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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details Textual) - $ / shares
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding   162,186,972 162,186,972
Non-Brokered Private Placement [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues     45,833,334
Share Price   $ 0.48 $ 0.48
Paulson Co. Inc [Member] | Non-Brokered Private Placement [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues     32,429,842
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage     34.20%
Tocqueville Asset Management, L.P [Member] | Non-Brokered Private Placement [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues     9,041,554
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage     19.40%
AngloGold Ashanti [Member] | Non-Brokered Private Placement [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues     4,361,938
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage     9.50%
AN Gold Mines [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Payment Due To Related Party Percent 70.00%    
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage   11.90%  
Heflinger Group [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Payment Due To Related Party Percent 30.00%