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Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Reserves for doubtful accounts	$ 2,315,797	$ 2,315,797
Monaco [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	352,702	$ 629,400
Neptune Minerals, Inc. [Member] | Monaco [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Percentage of accounts receivable		50.00%
Reserves for doubtful accounts	$ 2,315,797	$ 2,315,797

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