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Asset Retirement Obligation and Accrued Reclamation Costs (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Asset Retirement Obligation and Accrued Reclamation Costs
Balance	$ 191,149	$ 184,219	$ 176,368
Accretion Expense	$ 6,930	$ 7,851

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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