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Accounts Receivable and Other - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Monaco [Member] | Related Party [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 555,379	$ 183,453
Deep Sea Mineral Company [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	280,021
Deep Sea Mineral Company [Member] | Related Party [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 29,558	$ 0

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