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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Long-Term Debt Obligations) (Details) (USD $) |  |  | 0 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  | 0 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Feb. 12, 2014 Note Payable (Auramet Facility) [Member] payment | Jun. 30, 2014 Note Payable (Auramet Facility) [Member] | Feb. 11, 2014 Note Payable (Auramet Facility) [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Note Payable (Auramet Facility) [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment Facility) [Member] | Mar. 26, 2014 Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment Facility) [Member] agreement | Mar. 26, 2014 Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment Facility 3), Agreement 1 [Member] | Mar. 26, 2014 Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment Facility 3), Agreement 2 [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Notes Payable - Other [Member] | Mar. 26, 2014 Notes Payable - Other [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Notes Payable - Other [Member] | Feb. 12, 2014 Prepaid Expenses [Member] Note Payable (Auramet Facility) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility, borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note payable, interest rate |  |  |  |  | 9.50% |  |  | 4.70% |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Covenant compliance, required liquidity amount |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Covenant compliance, percentage of dore included in liquidity amount |  |  |  |  | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts borrowed on facility |  |  | 4,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of line of credit drawn in prepaid assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000
Loan fees paid |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in satisfaction of loan fees |  |  | 137,105 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional shares of common stock to be issued for loan fees |  |  | 63,505 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guaranteed value of stock issued for loan fees |  |  | 123,835 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cash payments |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic installments amount |  |  | 357,143 |  |  |  |  |  | 15,553 | 13,754 |  |  |  |
Number of notes payable agreements entered into |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt and capital lease obligations | 12,692,746 | 7,907,474 |  | 5,000,000 |  | 0 | 1,280,144 |  |  |  | 354,911 |  | 403,278 |
Notes payable for financing of of mining vehicle |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,500 |  |

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