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Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Nov. 03, 2014	Aug. 15, 2014	May 19, 2014	Jan. 28, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 18, 2013	Jun. 27, 2006
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Amount borrowed in short-term margin loans against holding of Kinross shares									$ 802,000
Shares of Kinross owned					480,000
Value of Kinross shares owned at a market price of $2.22 per share					1,000,000
Equity investment in unconsolidated subsidiary			153,000
Unrecognized losses related to 49% interest in unconsolidated subsidiary			461,000
Options available under 2006 Stock Option Incentive Plan											2,800,000
Awards at Cdn$2.40 voluntarily cancelled under 2006 Plan								1,797,000
Grant date fair value of options under 2006 Stock Option Incentive Plan						1,618,000
Options expired							264,000
Proceeds from options exercised of 112,500 shares at Cdn$1.55				176,000
Proceeds from options exercised of 5,000 shares at Cdn$1.49				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
Potentially dilutive shares relatred to options excluded from earnings per share	3,748,000	2,600,900	3,748,000	2,600,900
Shares related to warrants excluded from earnings per share	1,624,748	1,624,748	1,624,748	1,624,748
Stock option expense for the amortization of grant date fair value	511,000	13,000	622,000	206,000
Options granted under 2006 plan at Cdn$1.60 per share	1,990,000		1,990,000
Grant date fair value of options granted under 2006 Plan			$ 78,000