MINERAL PROPERTIES AND PROPERTIES, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Table)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Mineral Properties and Properties, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Public Utility Property, Plant, and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
Mine and Mill Equipment	$	2,173,628	$	2,173,628
Mineral Properties		2,581,155		2,581,155
	$	4,754,783	$	4,754,783
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		2,173,628		2,173,628
Net carrying value	$	2,581,155	$	2,581,155