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Quarterly Financial Data - Unaudited - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
Sep. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2023
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Sep. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2022
Mar. 31, 2022
Jan. 01, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
CURRENT ASSETS                    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,021,720 $ 511,809     $ 1,443,421          
Accounts and other related party receivables 110,320 71,509     7,515          
Short-term notes receivable related party 0 0     1,576,717          
Other current assets 743,439 734,585     947,428          
Total current assets 4,875,479 1,317,903     3,975,081          
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS                    
Investment in unconsolidated entities 9,001,646 8,878,974 $ 503,100   3,901,617          
Equity securities   6,394,049 759,905              
Exploration license 1,821,251 1,821,251     1,821,251          
Property and equipment, net 524,656 116,427     2,877,590          
Right of use - operating leases 121,568 167,940     300,025          
Other non-current assets 34,295 34,295     34,295          
Total non-current assets 17,876,818 17,412,936     9,895,746          
Total assets 22,752,297 18,730,839     13,870,827          
CURRENT LIABILITIES                    
Accounts payable 345,378 586,687     2,285,894          
Accrued expenses 8,493,358 7,895,653     17,615,507          
Operating lease liability, current portion 129,140 178,536     186,656          
Equity securities liability   1,446,796                
Put option liability   4,273,038                
Loans payable, current portion 15,413,894 14,258,915     21,732,654          
Total current liabilities 31,465,728 28,639,625     41,820,711          
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                    
Loans payable 7,903,074 4,199,152     663,536          
Litigation financing and other   51,027,114                
Deferred revenue 679,706 700,353     960,968          
Operating lease liability 0 0     129,139          
Warrant Liability   10,005,658                
Total long-term liabilities 77,193,103 65,932,277     60,725,058          
Total liabilities 108,658,831 94,571,902     102,545,769          
Commitments and contingencies (NOTE 18)              
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                    
Preferred stock - $.0001 par value; 24,984,166 shares authorized; none outstanding 0       0          
Common stock – $.0001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 14,487,146 issued 2,042 2,007     1,954          
Additional paid-in capital 263,616,186 263,024,673     256,963,264          
Accumulated deficit (296,096,957) (287,879,984)     (301,442,776)          
Total stockholders' deficit before non-controlling interest (32,478,729) (24,853,304)     (44,477,558)          
Non-controlling interest (53,427,805) (50,987,759)     (44,197,384)          
Total stockholders' deficit (85,906,534) (75,841,063) (70,648,430)   (88,674,942)       $ 4,501,234 $ (66,992,873)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $ 22,752,297 $ 18,730,839     13,870,827          
Previously Reported [Member]                    
CURRENT ASSETS                    
Cash and cash equivalents     1,832,078 $ 674,428   $ 6,782,608 $ 10,534,828 $ 2,106,313    
Accounts and other related party receivables     1,005,157 17   422,656 329,540 262,128    
Short-term notes receivable related party     690,795     0        
Other current assets     991,534 1,071,704   481,384 547,077 753,495    
Total current assets     4,519,564 3,779,893   7,686,648 11,411,445 3,121,936    
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS                    
Investment in unconsolidated entities     4,842,925 4,676,092 4,404,717 4,147,008 3,848,925 3,548,925    
Option to purchase equity securities in related parties           0   0    
Equity securities     0              
Exploration license     1,821,251 1,821,251   1,821,251 1,821,251 1,821,251    
Property and equipment, net     2,554,544 2,608,146 2,746,467 306,348 320,107 18,538    
Right of use - operating leases     213,108 242,703   341,833 382,587 422,336    
Other non-current assets     34,295 34,295   34,295 34,295 34,295    
Total non-current assets     9,466,123 9,382,487   6,650,735 6,407,165 5,845,345    
Total assets     13,985,687 13,162,380 13,281,836 14,337,383 17,818,610 8,967,281    
CURRENT LIABILITIES                    
Accounts payable     932,902 1,438,698 2,285,892 2,568,554 2,734,296 5,677,097    
Accrued expenses     36,919,178 32,809,997 40,481,204 37,715,418 33,978,084 30,827,610    
Operating lease liability, current portion     199,365 178,020   172,665 174,588 168,809    
Loans payable, current portion     2,216,963 1,906,620   20,284,010 20,384,010 24,984,010    
Total current liabilities     40,268,408 36,333,335   60,740,647 57,270,978 61,657,526    
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                    
Loans payable     38,708,182 34,204,032 25,011,049 24,354,604 24,174,983 19,483,909    
Litigation financing and other     0              
Deferred revenue         0          
Operating lease liability     26,578 78,497   186,406 225,944 271,428    
Total long-term liabilities     38,734,760 34,282,529   24,541,010 24,400,927 19,755,337    
Total liabilities     79,003,168 70,615,864 89,826,594 85,281,657 81,671,905 81,412,863    
Commitments and contingencies (NOTE 18)        
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                    
Preferred stock - $.0001 par value; 24,984,166 shares authorized; none outstanding     0 0       0    
Common stock – $.0001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 14,487,146 issued     1,998 1,989   1,950 1,946 1,448    
Additional paid-in capital     271,083,470 270,608,427 265,882,279 264,621,682 264,323,108 249,189,881    
Accumulated deficit     (287,354,763) (281,631,073) (298,231,607) (293,459,800) (288,004,571) (283,321,086)    
Total stockholders' deficit before non-controlling interest     (16,269,295) (11,020,657)   (28,836,168) (23,679,517) (34,129,757)    
Non-controlling interest     (48,748,186) (46,432,827)   (42,108,106) (40,173,778) (38,315,825)    
Total stockholders' deficit     (65,017,481) (57,453,484) (76,544,758) (70,944,274) (63,853,295) (72,445,582)   $ (62,488,638)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit     13,985,687 13,162,380 13,281,836 14,337,383 17,818,610 8,967,281    
Previously Reported [Member] | Related Party [Member]                    
CURRENT ASSETS                    
Short-term notes receivable related party       2,033,744            
Litigation Financing Adjustment [Member]                    
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS                    
Investment in unconsolidated entities         0          
Property and equipment, net         0          
Total non-current assets     0              
Total assets     0   0          
CURRENT LIABILITIES                    
Accounts payable         0     0    
Accrued expenses     (28,940,418) (25,886,275) (22,865,695) (19,779,018) (16,694,822) (13,789,304)    
Operating lease liability, current portion     0              
Total current liabilities     (28,940,418) (25,886,275)   (19,779,018) (16,694,822) (13,789,304)    
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                    
Loans payable     (23,706,580) (23,493,443) (24,347,513) (24,204,704) (24,025,083) (19,334,009)    
Litigation financing and other     48,744,614 47,056,993   44,795,966 44,182,659 36,128,779    
Deferred revenue         0          
Total long-term liabilities     25,038,034 23,563,550   20,591,262 20,157,576 16,794,770    
Total liabilities     (3,902,384) (2,322,725) (1,844,260) 812,244 3,462,754 3,005,466    
Commitments and contingencies (NOTE 18)        
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                    
Preferred stock - $.0001 par value; 24,984,166 shares authorized; none outstanding     0 0   0 0 0    
Additional paid-in capital         0          
Accumulated deficit     3,902,384 2,322,725 1,844,260 (812,244) (3,462,754) (3,005,466)    
Total stockholders' deficit before non-controlling interest     3,902,384 2,322,725   (812,244) (3,462,754) (3,005,466)    
Non-controlling interest     0              
Total stockholders' deficit     3,902,384 2,322,725   (812,244) (3,462,754) (3,005,466)    
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit     0   0          
CIC Equity Investment Adjustment [Member]                    
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                    
Preferred stock - $.0001 par value; 24,984,166 shares authorized; none outstanding               0    
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities Adjustments [Member]                    
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS                    
Investment in unconsolidated entities       503,100   503,100 503,100 503,100    
Option to purchase equity securities in related parties       836,453   1,079,212 1,215,981 1,353,630    
Total non-current assets     256,805 333,353   576,112 712,881 850,530    
Total assets     256,805 333,353   576,112 712,881 850,530    
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                    
Deferred revenue     759,905 836,453   1,079,212 1,215,981 1,353,630    
Total long-term liabilities     759,905 836,453   1,079,212 1,215,981 1,353,630    
Total liabilities     759,905 836,453   1,079,212 1,215,981 1,353,630    
Commitments and contingencies (NOTE 18)          
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                    
Preferred stock - $.0001 par value; 24,984,166 shares authorized; none outstanding     0 0   0 0      
Accumulated deficit     (503,100) (503,100)   (503,100) (503,100) (503,100)    
Total stockholders' deficit before non-controlling interest     (503,100) (503,100)   (503,100) (503,100) (503,100)    
Total stockholders' deficit     (503,100) (503,100)   (503,100) (503,100) (503,100)    
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit     256,805 333,353   576,112 712,881 850,530    
2022 Warrant Adjustment [Member]                    
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS                    
Option to purchase equity securities in related parties       0   0        
Total non-current assets     0 0   0 0      
Total assets     0 0   0 0      
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                    
Deferred revenue       0            
Warrant Liability     9,946,945 8,870,064   10,436,569 11,648,889      
Total long-term liabilities     9,946,945 8,870,064   10,436,569 11,648,889      
Total liabilities     9,946,945 8,870,064   10,436,569 11,648,889      
Commitments and contingencies (NOTE 18)              
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                    
Preferred stock - $.0001 par value; 24,984,166 shares authorized; none outstanding     0 0   0 0      
Additional paid-in capital     (8,686,840) (8,686,840)   (8,686,840) (8,686,840)      
Accumulated deficit     (1,260,105) (183,224)   (1,749,729) (2,962,049)      
Total stockholders' deficit before non-controlling interest     (9,946,945) (8,870,064)   (10,436,569) (11,648,889)      
Total stockholders' deficit     (9,946,945) (8,870,064)   (10,436,569) (11,648,889)      
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit     0 0     0      
Other Adjustments [Member]                    
CURRENT ASSETS                    
Other current assets     (10,327) (6,848)            
Total current assets     (10,327) (6,848)            
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS                    
Investment in unconsolidated entities         0          
Property and equipment, net     922,121 634,256 131,123          
Total non-current assets     922,121 634,256            
Total assets     911,794 627,408 131,123          
CURRENT LIABILITIES                    
Accounts payable         2          
Accrued expenses         (2)          
Loans payable, current portion     (428,614) (931,425)       311,123    
Total current liabilities     (428,614) (931,425)       311,123    
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                    
Loans payable       931,425 0          
Litigation financing and other     423,696              
Deferred revenue         0          
Total long-term liabilities     423,696 931,425            
Total liabilities     (4,918)   0     311,123    
Commitments and contingencies (NOTE 18)        
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                    
Preferred stock - $.0001 par value; 24,984,166 shares authorized; none outstanding     0 0   0 0 0    
Additional paid-in capital     (232,175) (232,175) 0 (232,175) (232,175) (232,175)    
Accumulated deficit     1,148,887 859,583 131,123 232,175 232,175 (78,948)    
Total stockholders' deficit before non-controlling interest     916,712 627,408       (311,123)    
Total stockholders' deficit     916,712 627,408       (311,123)    
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit     911,794 627,408 $ 131,123          
Restated [Member]                    
CURRENT ASSETS                    
Cash and cash equivalents     1,832,078 674,428   6,782,608 10,534,828 2,106,313    
Accounts and other related party receivables     1,005,157 17   422,656 329,540 262,128    
Short-term notes receivable related party     690,795     0        
Other current assets     981,207 1,064,856   481,384 547,077 753,495    
Total current assets     4,509,237 3,773,045   7,686,648 11,411,445 3,121,936    
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS                    
Investment in unconsolidated entities     4,339,825 4,172,992   3,643,908 3,345,825 3,045,825    
Option to purchase equity securities in related parties       836,453   1,079,212 1,215,981 1,353,630    
Equity securities     759,905              
Exploration license     1,821,251 1,821,251   1,821,251 1,821,251 1,821,251    
Property and equipment, net     3,476,665 3,242,402   306,348 320,107 18,538    
Right of use - operating leases     213,108 242,703   341,833 382,587 422,336    
Other non-current assets     34,295 34,295   34,295 34,295 34,295    
Total non-current assets     10,645,049 10,350,096   7,226,847 7,120,046 6,695,875    
Total assets     15,154,286 14,123,141   14,913,495 18,531,491 9,817,811    
CURRENT LIABILITIES                    
Accounts payable     932,902 1,438,698   2,568,554 2,734,296 5,677,097    
Accrued expenses     7,978,760 6,923,722   17,936,400 17,283,262 17,038,306    
Operating lease liability, current portion     199,365 178,020   172,665 174,588 168,809    
Loans payable, current portion     1,788,349 975,195   20,284,010 20,384,010 25,295,133    
Total current liabilities     10,899,376 9,515,635   40,961,629 40,576,156 48,179,345    
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                    
Loans payable     15,001,602 11,642,014   149,900 149,900 149,900    
Litigation financing and other     49,168,310 47,056,993   44,795,966 44,182,659 36,128,779    
Deferred revenue     759,905 836,453   1,079,212 1,215,981 1,353,630    
Operating lease liability     26,578 78,497   186,406 225,944 271,428    
Warrant Liability     9,946,945 8,870,064   10,436,569 11,648,889      
Total long-term liabilities     74,903,340 68,484,021   56,648,053 57,423,373 37,903,737    
Total liabilities     85,802,716 77,999,656   97,609,682 97,999,529 86,083,082    
Commitments and contingencies (NOTE 18)          
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                    
Preferred stock - $.0001 par value; 24,984,166 shares authorized; none outstanding     0 0   0 0 0    
Common stock – $.0001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 14,487,146 issued     1,998 1,989   1,950 1,946 1,448    
Additional paid-in capital     262,164,455 261,689,412   255,702,667 255,404,093 248,957,706    
Accumulated deficit     (284,066,697) (279,135,089)   (296,292,698) (294,700,299) (286,908,600)    
Total stockholders' deficit before non-controlling interest     (21,900,244) (17,443,688)   (40,588,081) (39,294,260) (37,949,446)    
Non-controlling interest     (48,748,186) (46,432,827)   (42,108,106) (40,173,778) (38,315,825)    
Total stockholders' deficit     (70,648,430) (63,876,515)   (82,696,187) (79,468,038) (76,265,271)    
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit     $ 15,154,286 14,123,141   $ 14,913,495 $ 18,531,491 $ 9,817,811    
Restated [Member] | Related Party [Member]                    
CURRENT ASSETS                    
Short-term notes receivable related party       $ 2,033,744