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Hillgrove Advances Payable (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Payments on Hillgrove advances payable	$ 1,020,799	$ 0
Gain on settlement of Hillgrove advance	(113,422)	0
Concentrate Processing Agreement [Member] | Hillgrove Mines Ltd [Member]
Hillgrove advances payable, current	1,134,221
Payments on Hillgrove advances payable	(1,020,799)	0
Gain on settlement of Hillgrove advance	$ (113,422)	$ 0

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