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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 11, 2020 USD ($) | Aug. 06, 2020 USD ($) promissoryNote | Jun. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 13, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 27, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 08, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,475,000 |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00% |
Remaining principal balance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,986,047 |  | $ 4,986,047 |  |  | $ 5,575,168
Loss on early retirement of GF Comstock debenture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67,127 | $ 284,647 |  |
Three Promissory Notes | Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of promissory notes | promissoryNote |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  | $ 4,475,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 12.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount on issuance of debt |  | $ 255,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument covenant compliance long term debt prepayment percentage |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument covenant compliance principal payment deferred percentage |  | 34.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument covenant compliance principal payment deferred amount |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, covenant, additional term |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount on twenty day volume weighted average price of common stock percentage |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scott H. Jolcover Unsecured Promissory Note - 12% interest, due 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest payments |  |  |  |  |  | 2,876 |  |  |  |  |
Remaining principal balance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 159,064 |  | $ 159,064 |  |  | 0
Scott H. Jolcover Unsecured Promissory Note - 12% interest, due 2021 | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00% |  | 12.00% |  |  |
Senior Secured Debenture (GF Comstock 2) - 11% interest, due Dec 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest payments |  |  |  |  |  | $ 82,646 | $ 330,080 | $ 423,318 | 1,065,947 |  |
Loss on early retirement of GF Comstock debenture | $ 51,000 |  |  |  |  | 51,433 | 0 | 51,433 | 0 |  |
Interest expense reimbursed |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41,071 | $ 161,160 | $ 260,795 | $ 278,623 |  |
Senior Secured Debenture (GF Comstock 2) - 11% interest, due Dec 2020 | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  | $ 10,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 11.00% |  | 11.00% |  | 11.00% |  |  |
Discount on issuance of debt |  |  |  | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest in subsidiaries pledged as collateral (as a percent) |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Early repayment, make whole payment |  |  |  | $ 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining principal balance | 4,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 4,929,277
Remaining balance of make whole obligation | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Caterpillar Equipment Facility and Capital Lease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 5.70% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, periodic payment |  |  | $ 37,817 |  | $ 29,570 |  |  |  |  |  |

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