Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	May 11, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	SDGRE
Entity Registrant Name	STANDARD GOLD
Entity Central Index Key	0000773717
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		43,898,756
Entity Public Float			$ 7,123,000