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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 10, 2020	Jul. 15, 2012	Jul. 31, 2008	Jun. 30, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019
Contingent Salary and Compensation, Retention Agreement					$ 1,500,000
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Contingent Salary and Compensation, Retention Agreement	$ 350,000				1,000,000
Short Term Incentive Plan, Minimum Performance Target, Payout, Percentage of Base Salary	25.00%
Short Term Incentive Plan, All Performance Goals, Payout, Percentage of Base Salary	100.00%
Short Term Incentive Plan, Maximum Performance Target, Payout, Percentage of Base Salary	200.00%
Short Term Incentive Plan, Payout, Percentage Cash	50.00%
Short Term Incentive Plan, Payout, Percentage Restricted Stock	50.00%
Short Term Incentive Plan, Change of Control, Percentage of Base Salary	200.00%
Short Term Incentive Plan, Change of Control, Maximum Period of Payment (Day)	30 days
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	1 year
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	2 years
Chief Financial Officer [Member]
Contingent Salary and Compensation, Retention Agreement					$ 250,000
Tetlin Lease [Member]
Inception-to-date Payments to Reduce Royalty Rate				$ 225,000
Decrease in Royalty Rates				0.75%
Tetlin Lease [Member] \| Scenario 1 [Member]
Increase in Royalty Rates				0.25%
Payment that Lessor May Pay to Lessee to Increase Royalty Rate				$ 150,000
Tetlin Lease [Member] \| Scenario 2 [Member]
Increase in Royalty Rates				0.50%
Payment that Lessor May Pay to Lessee to Increase Royalty Rate				$ 300,000
Tetlin Lease [Member] \| Scenario 3 [Member]
Increase in Royalty Rates				0.75%
Payment that Lessor May Pay to Lessee to Increase Royalty Rate				$ 450,000
Tetlin Lease [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Advance Royalties to Be Paid Per Year		$ 75,000		$ 50,000
Tetlin Lease [Member] \| The Joint Venture Company [Member]
Contractual Annual Exploration Costs			$ 350,000
Tetlin Lease [Member] \| The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Royalty Rate			2.00%	1.25%
Tetlin Lease [Member] \| The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Royalty Rate			5.00%	4.25%
Gold Properties [Member]
Annual Claim Rentals				$ 323,248
Tetlin Lease and Certain Other Properties [Member] \| The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Royal Gold [Member]
Overriding Royalty Interest				3.00%
Additional Properties [Member] \| The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Royal Gold [Member]
Overriding Royalty Interest				2.00%
Native Village of Tetlin Land [Member]
Initial Term of Leases and Concessions on Undeveloped Acreage (Year)			10 years
Extension of Term of Leases and Concessions on Undeveloped Acreage (Year)			10 years