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Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	25. Subsequent Events In January 2013, the Company determined that accelerated payments were required pursuant to the operating agreement of Northern Comstock Mining, LLC (See Note 23). Pursuant to the operating agreement, $5,000,000 in accelerated payments were triggered when an additional 200,000 gold equivalent ounces were validated by a third party technical report. The payments will be made in the form of Series A-1 convertible preferred stock. In March 2013, the Company raised $10 million ($9.8 net of issuance costs) from the issuance of 5 million shares of common stock.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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