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Accounts Receivable and Other, Net - Additional Information (Detail) - Related Party [Member] - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Accounts receivable | $ 216,603 | $ 664,596
Neptune Minerals, Inc. [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Accounts receivable | $ 216,603 | $ 52,098

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