ACQUISITION OF RENO CREEK PROJECT (Details) (Parenthetical) - Reno Creek Project [Member] - Subsequent Event [Member]	Aug. 09, 2017 $ / shares shares
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset Acquisition Share Price	$ 1.37
Asset Acquisition, Number of Warrants Issued \| shares	11,308,728
Asset Acquisition, Warrants Price	$ 0.45

Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a asset acquisition.

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