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Accounts Receivable and Other - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 234,955	$ 664,596
Neptune Minerals, Inc. [Member] | Related Party [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	141,738	612,498
Deep Sea Mineral Exploration Company [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 91,547	$ 52,098

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