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Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 29, 2014	May 19, 2014	Jan. 28, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 18, 2013	Jul. 21, 2010	Jun. 27, 2006
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Amount borrowed in short-term margin loans against holding of Kinross shares									$ 802,000
Proceeds from sale of 20,000 Kinross shares sold		82,000
Shares of Kinross owned						480,000
Value of Kinross shares owned at a market price of $4.14 per share						1,990,000
Anglo Platinum interest earned											0.51
Loss in unconsolidated subsidiary		28,000		153,000
Equity investment in unconsolidated subsidiary				0
Unrecognized losses related to 49% interest in unconsolidated subsidiary		181,000		181,000
Stock option expense for the amortization of grant date fair value		56,000	68,000	112,000	192,000
Options available under 2006 Stock Option Incentive Plan												2,800,000
Awards at Cdn$2.40 voluntarily cancelled under 2006 Plan								1,797,000
Options expired							264,000
Proceeds from options exercised of 112,500 shares at Cdn$1.55	176,000		176,000		176,000
Proceeds from options exercised of 5,000 shares at Cdn$1.49			$ 7,000		$ 7,000
Options available for award under 2013 Solitario Exploration and Royalty Corp. Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan										1,750,000
Options granted from 2013 plan as part of severance pay				50,562
Options granted at an exercise price of $1.14 per share			120,000		120,000
Potentially dilutive shares related to options excluded from earnings per share		1,758,000	2,600,900	1,758,000	2,600,900
Shares related to warrants excluded from earnings per share		1,624,748	1,624,748