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	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Deep Sea Mineral Company, CIC, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 681,456	$ 681,456
Receivable to be paid in cash	662,007	662,007
Option to convert receivable to equity		19,449
Monaco [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating payable	232,542	232,542	$ 233,855
Revenue recognized from related party transaction		1,500,000
Accounts receivable	141,738	141,738	$ 612,498
Entity Controlled By Independent Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Earnest Money Deposit Received		150,000
Entity Controlled By Independent Director [Member] \| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Earnest Money Deposit Payable		$ 150,000
Earnest deposit breakup fee payable in percent		10.00%
Greg Stemm Past Chairman [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Earnest Money Deposit Received	$ 450,000