Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	11. Subsequent events On July 26, 2013, Solitario closed a private placement of 2,451,892 shares of its common stock at a price of $0.84 per share for total proceeds of $2,059,589 (the “Offering”). The Offering was unanimously approved by Solitario’s Board of Directors and, as part of the Offering, insiders subscribed for 606,665 shares (the “Insider Shares”) for a total purchase of $509,999. The offer and sale of the Insider Shares was unanimously approved by Solitario’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. All shares in the Offering were offered and sold on the same terms and conditions. The Offering was made pursuant to the exemption from registration provided under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The shares are subject to a four-month holding period in Canada. The Offering was priced at $0.84 per share which represents the closing sale price of Solitario’s common stock on the NYSE MKT on July 15, 2013, the date of the subscriptions for the Insider Shares. The Offering was not underwritten by a broker and there were no underwriter discounts or commissions. Solitario repaid its outstanding margin loan with UBS on July 26, 2013 and as of August 6, 2013 has no balance outstanding on its short-term debt.

Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

11. Subsequent events

On July 26, 2013, Solitario closed a private placement of 2,451,892 shares of its common stock at a price of $0.84 per share for total proceeds of $2,059,589 (the “Offering”). The Offering was unanimously approved by Solitario’s Board of Directors and, as part of the Offering, insiders subscribed for 606,665 shares (the “Insider Shares”) for a total purchase of $509,999. The offer and sale of the Insider Shares was unanimously approved by Solitario’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. All shares in the Offering were offered and sold on the same terms and conditions.

The Offering was made pursuant to the exemption from registration provided under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The shares are subject to a four-month holding period in Canada. The Offering was priced at $0.84 per share which represents the closing sale price of Solitario’s common stock on the NYSE MKT on July 15, 2013, the date of the subscriptions for the Insider Shares. The Offering was not underwritten by a broker and there were no underwriter discounts or commissions.

Solitario repaid its outstanding margin loan with UBS on July 26, 2013 and as of August 6, 2013 has no balance outstanding on its short-term debt.