Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 11, 2023	Nov. 01, 2022	Mar. 08, 2022	Oct. 20, 2023	Oct. 21, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	May 18, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reverse split			On March 8, 2022, the Company completed a reverse split of its common stock on a 1 for 35,641,667 / 49,398,602 basis.
Common stock, shares authorized						300,000,000	300,000,000	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock issued for exercise of options (Shares)						37,500	68,750
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options						$ 12,000	$ 72,000
Proceeds from exercise of warrants						7,503	18,757
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised						0	44,586
Proceeds from sale of common stock on at-the market ("ATM") program						2,761,260	17,946,505
Proceeds from stock options exercised						$ 12,000	$ 72,000
Number of share options granted						871,447	333,588
Weighted average exercise price of share options, granted						$ 3.26	$ 2.81
Common Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock issued for exercise of options (Shares)						37,500	68,750
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options						$ 37	$ 69
Common stock issued for investment in mineral properties (Shares)						306,749
Common stock issued for exercise of warrants (Shares)						3,607	9,018
Common stock issued for restricted stock units ("PSUs") (Shares)							18,609
Common stock issued for restricted stock units ("RSUs") (Shares)						962,750	165,663
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options						$ 11,963	$ 71,931
Common stock issued for investment in mineral properties						1,500,000
ATM Program [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum proceeds from sale of common stock on at-the market ("ATM") program					$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000
Number of common shares issued (Shares)		1,000,000					6,470,564
Issued price per share		$ 3.1
Proceeds from sale of common stock on at-the market ("ATM") program		$ 3,100,000					$ 17,950,000
Legal and consulting costs						$ 438,740	$ 68,889
Orion Equity Investment [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares value of Investment In orion equity investment	$ 17,000,000			$ 17,000,000
Description of stock transaction	Orion owns approximately 7.8% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Concurrent with the consummation of the Orion Equity Investment, the Company sold to Orion a 1% net smelter return royalty interest on certain properties held by the Company for total consideration of up to $1 million, with $75,000 paid at closing and the remaining $925,000 payable by Orion upon the achievement of certain development milestones.
Total consideration	$ 1,000,000
Total consideration paid	75,000
Total consideration remaining amount payable	925,000
Stock issuance costs related Orion Equity Investment.	179,774
Unsecured convertible debt	50,000,000
Orion purchased shares of common stock				6,666,667
Issued price per share				$ 2.55
Proceeds from sale of common stock	200,000,000
Cash received from issuance of shares	$ 300,000,000
Richmond Hill Option [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock issued for investment in mineral properties (Shares)						180,000
Common stock issued for investment in mineral properties						$ 675,000
Warrants [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of warrants outstanding						7,612,111	7,603,093	7,612,111		7,615,718
Class of warrant, outstanding remaining life							2 years 2 months 15 days
Restricted Stock Units ("RSU") [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted in period							635,567
Fair value of units granted							$ 2.83
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised							$ 1,147,565	$ 1,607,083
Common stock purchase options available for award										6,250,000
Shares remaining available for future grants							3,517,132
Term of options							5 years
Number of share options granted						871,447	333,588
Weighted average exercise price of share options, granted						$ 3.26	$ 2.81
Stock-based compensation expense						$ 1,868,637	$ 1,589,576
Weighted average grant date fair value of options						$ 1.54	$ 1.39
Risk-free interest rate							3.99%
Estimated volatility						65.00%	65.00%
Dividend yield						0.00%	0.00%
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested options							$ 588,396
Vesting period							1 year 3 months 7 days
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate						3.15%
Expected life						2 years 8 months 26 days	3 years
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Average [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected life							3 years 6 months
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate						3.77%
Expected life						3 years 10 months 6 days	4 years
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Exploration Costs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense						$ 448,992	$ 265,924
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense						$ 1,419,645	1,323,652
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units ("RSU") [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised							$ 709,988	5,777,500
Number of share options granted						545,258	635,567
Stock-based compensation expense						$ 1,505,872	$ 1,826,869
Weighted average grant date fair value of options						$ 3.17	$ 2.83
Grant date value fair of awards granted						$ 1,729,977	$ 1,796,473
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs and PSUs							$ 1,261,887
Vesting period							1 year 4 months 24 days
Units granted in period							226,050
Shares issued in period							165,663
Payment tax withholding							$ 225,000
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units ("RSU") [Member] | Exploration Costs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense						241,010	265,799
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units ("RSU") [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense						1,264,862	1,561,070
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised							512,611	$ 111,094
Stock-based compensation expense						$ 89,891	$ 906,550
Weighted average grant date fair value of options						$ 2.99	$ 3.72
Grant date value fair of awards granted						$ 337,527	$ 1,223,460
Risk-free interest rate							4.65%
Estimated volatility							73.30%
Dividend yield							0.00%
Expected life							1 year 9 months 29 days
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs and PSUs							$ 564,552
Vesting period							1 year 6 months 7 days
Units granted in period						112,842	329,182
Units vested in period							37,615
Percentage of performance target settled							86.00%
Shares issued in period							18,609
Payment tax withholding							$ 38,000
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Index multiplier							0.00%
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Index multiplier							200.00%
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member] | Exploration Costs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense						$ 23,305	$ 194,436
2022 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense						$ 66,586	$ 712,114