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Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 28 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 16, 2024 USD ($) | Aug. 24, 2021 USD ($) oz | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jul. 15, 2012 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2008 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 | Jul. 01, 2024 a | Aug. 04, 2021 oz
Avidian Alaska [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease agreement payment obligation term |  |  |  |  |  |  | Avidian Alaska entered into a 15 year lease agreement with an effective date of July 18, 2015 with Tanya Stolz. Avidian Alaska shall pay minimum annual lease payments as outlined under the schedule in section 4.1 of the agreement. Avidian Alaska's obligation for July 18, 2025 is $100,000 and will increase by $10,000 per year, with a final payment on July 18, 2030 for $130,000. |  |  |
Lease agreement payment obligation increase amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000 |  |  |
Lease agreement obligation final payment amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 130,000 |  |  |
Lease agreement period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |
Lease agreement payment obligation amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |
Tetlin Village Land [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of Land (Acre) | a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |
Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Salary and Compensation, Retention Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |
Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short Term Incentive Plan, Minimum Performance Target, Payout, Percentage of Base Salary |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |
Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short Term Incentive Plan, Minimum Performance Target, Payout, Percentage of Base Salary |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150.00% |  |  |
Executive Vice President [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual Base Salary |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |  |
President and Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual Base Salary | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CIRI [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Annual Exploration Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,000 |  |  |
Lease payable |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000 |  |  |
Contractual annual exploration costs payment deferral period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |
Production Threshold, One [Member] | Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Production Threshold, Mineral Resource (Ounce) | oz |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Production Threshold, Output, Gold (Ounce) | oz |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,000
Gold to Silver Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1:65 |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Contingent Consideration |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production Threshold, One [Member] | Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest Issued and Issuable |  | $ 3,750,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production Threshold, Two [Member] | Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Production Threshold, Mineral Resource (Ounce) | oz |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000
Asset Acquisition, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Production Threshold, Output, Gold (Ounce) | oz |  | 60,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gold to Silver Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1:65 |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Contingent Consideration |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production Threshold, Two [Member] | Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest Issued and Issuable |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Joint Venture Company [Member] | Silver Royalty [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty value greater than amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000 |  |  |
The Joint Venture Company [Member] | Omnibus Royalty Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty value greater than amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |
The Joint Venture Company [Member] | Peak Gold, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drawdown prepayments into income |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
The Joint Venture Company [Member] | Royal Gold [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalties recognized into income |  |  |  |  |  |  | 127,366 |  |  |
The Joint Venture Company [Member] | KG Mining [Member] | Silver Royalty [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepayment received pursuant to purchase agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |
Tetlin Lease [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advance Royalties to Be Paid Per Year |  |  |  | $ 75,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Tetlin Lease [Member] | Scenario 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Production Royalty Rate Increase |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment that Lessor May Pay to Lessee to Increase Royalty Rate |  |  | $ 450,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tetlin Lease [Member] | The Joint Venture Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Term of Leases and Concessions on Undeveloped Acreage (Year) |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Extension of Term of Leases and Concessions on Undeveloped Acreage (Year) |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Contractual Annual Exploration Costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 350,000 |  |  |  |
Tetlin Lease [Member] | The Joint Venture Company [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |
Tetlin Lease [Member] | The Joint Venture Company [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Tetlin Lease and Certain Other Properties [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual Claim Rentals |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 436,258 |  |  |
Tetlin Lease and Certain Other Properties [Member] | The Joint Venture Company [Member] | Royal Gold [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Overriding Royalty Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |
Additional Properties [Member] | The Joint Venture Company [Member] | Royal Gold [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Smelter Returns Silver Royalty, Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28.00% |  |  |

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