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11. Related Party Transactions (Details Narartive) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Audit committee received amount in cash		$ 24,000
Consulting fees	89,204	107,359	55,469
Fees and expenses to officer		37,083	32,000
Royalty expense	$ 61,678	$ 45,515	$ 54,587

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Expenditures for salaries of officers. Does not include allocated share-based compensation, pension and post-retirement benefit expense or other labor-related non-salary expense. For commercial and industrial companies, excludes any direct and overhead labor that is included in cost of goods sold.

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Amount of expense related to royalty payments under a contractual arrangement such as payment for mineral and drilling rights and use of technology or intellectual property.

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