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Commitments And Contingencies (Details) CAD in Thousands, AUD in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015 CAD	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 AUD	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Contract dispute settlement | $				$ 295
Used mill equipment [Member]
Term of lease	2 years	2 years
Monthly rental payment	CAD 18	$ 13
Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent			90.00%	90.00%
Percentage of royalty on gold			1.00%	1.00%
Percentage of royalty on other metals			1.00%	1.00%
Minimum payment per year | AUD			AUD 50
Mt Todd Australia [Member] | Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation [Member]
Percentage of participating interest in gold project by affiliate			10.00%	10.00%

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Cash payment to affiliate as percentage of value of annual gold production from current mining leases.

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