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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Long-Term Debt Obligations) (Details) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 07, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2016 shares | Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | May. 12, 2015 USD ($) payment | Mar. 06, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) payment | Dec. 28, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued during period for purchase of assets (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,839,049 | $ 13,297,549 |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility, borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding on facility |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from lines of credit |  |  |  |  |  | 4,400,000 |  |  |  |
Prepaid interest and fees |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |
Number of cash payments | payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |
Periodic installments amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |
Total principal payment and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |
Revolving credit facility, interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 9.50% |  |  |  |
Covenant compliance, minimum required liquidity amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |
Covenant compliance, percentage of dore value included in liquidity amount |  |  |  |  |  | 90.00% |  |  |  |
Note Payable (Auramet Facility) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 | 1,600,000 |
Note Payable (Auramet Facility) | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility, borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  | $ 10,000,000
Amount outstanding on facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |
Note Payable (Daney) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term extension |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 months |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 1,139,834 |
Note Payable (Hard Rock Nevada) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | $ 325,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance cost |  | $ 20,245 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 325,000 | 0 |
Lease Obligation (Varilease) | Capital Lease Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cash payments | payment |  |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |
Shares of common stock issued to noteholder as payment on long-term debt | shares |  |  | 2,250,000 |  |  |  |  | 2,250,000 |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  | $ 3,233,732 | $ 3,556,479 |
Monthly payment amount |  |  |  |  | 247,830 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale leaseback |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Additional Land and Buildings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term note |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock | Note Payable (Daney) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares of common stock issued to noteholder as payment on long-term debt | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |
Common Stock | Additional Land and Buildings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued during period for purchase of assets (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 1,538,462 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Note Payable (Auramet Facility) | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of lines of credit | $ 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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