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Nature of Operations (Details)	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015
Midas Gold Shares [Member]
Holding percentage	4.90%	11.20%	4.90%

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