Mineral Properties and Interest (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Mineral Properties and Interest
Mineral properties and interest	$ 72,820,365	$ 72,519,373
Percentage of net smelter returns royalty	1.70%
Annual payments due under option agreements	$ 180,000

Mineral properties, net of adjustments.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 360
-Publisher FASB
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Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 932
-SubTopic 360
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 25
-Paragraph 7
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482479/932-360-25-7

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