White Mountain Titanium (WMTM) Inactive 10-Q8 Nov 132013 Q3 Quarterly reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Sep. 30, 2013	Nov. 05, 2013
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-13	'
Trading Symbol	'wmtm	'
Entity Registrant Name	'WHITE MOUNTAIN TITANIUM CORP	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001284766	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Smaller Reporting Company	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	68,141,107
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$976,544	$1,126,720
Prepaid expenses	66,113	93,775
Receivables	34,022	64,847
Total Current Assets	1,076,679	1,285,342
Property and Equipment	138,352	180,044
Mineral Properties	651,950	651,950
Technology Rights	1,866,664	2,099,998
Total Assets	3,733,645	4,217,334
Current	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	266,085	311,602
Stockholders' Equity	'	'
Preferred Stock and Paid-in Capital in Excess of $0.001 Par Value (Note 6(a) & 6(b)) 100,000,000 (December 31, 2012: 20,000,000) shares authorized Nil (December 31, 2012 - Nil) shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common Stock and Paid-in Capital in Excess of $0.001 Par Value (Note 6(a) & (b)) 500,000,000 (December 31, 2012: 100,000,000) shares authorized 68,141,107 (December 31, 2012 - 63,836,689) shares issued and outstanding	50,081,159	47,194,724
Deficit Accumulated During the Exploration Stage	-46,613,599	-43,288,992
Total Stockholders' Equity	3,467,560	3,905,732
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$3,733,645	$4,217,334

Condensed_Balance_Sheets_Paren

Condensed Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Preferred Stock, Par Value	$0.00	$0.00
Preferred Stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	20,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common Stock, Par Value	$0.00	$0.00
Common Stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	100,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	68,141,107	63,836,689
Common Stock, shares outstanding	68,141,107	63,836,689

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		143 Months Ended
Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013
Expenses	'	'	'	'	'
Advertising and promotion	$6,824	$47,186	$23,998	$80,715	$522,809
Amortization	91,902	104,251	276,515	306,011	1,257,288
Bank charges and interest	2,881	9,036	13,147	28,066	112,097
Consulting fees	67,551	69,316	129,791	323,782	3,171,829
Consulting fees - directors and officers	100,911	100,200	303,678	908,325	8,715,669
Engineering consulting	0	0	0	0	711,084
Exploration	375,880	1,136,228	1,324,008	3,205,155	12,783,617
Filing fees	2,943	20	23,628	1,918	105,985
Insurance	10,923	19,968	32,824	44,733	427,588
Investor relations	0	8,000	7,500	38,000	898,164
Licenses, taxes and filing fees, net	0	0	0	0	379,947
Management fees	101,228	101,228	303,684	632,184	4,486,273
Office	53,556	61,708	108,622	314,227	893,973
Professional fees	69,081	93,028	189,125	233,985	2,569,436
Rent	39,373	49,803	121,279	125,068	862,619
Research and development	-513	0	251,188	307,574	1,002,324
Telephone	7,997	8,271	22,514	24,474	196,223
Transfer agent fees	4,636	1,963	7,144	6,117	42,506
Travel and vehicle	36,480	48,506	123,249	190,251	1,753,417
Loss Before Other Items	-971,653	-1,858,712	-3,261,894	-6,770,585	-40,892,848
Gain on Sale of Marketable Securities	0	0	0	0	87,217
Loss on Sale of Assets	0	0	0	0	-19,176
Adjustment to Market for Marketable Securities	0	0	0	0	-67,922
Foreign Exchange	-20,518	7,794	-62,759	-156,936	-866,836
Interest Income	7	62	46	963	363,477
Dividend Income	0	0	0	0	4,597
Change in Fair Value of Warrants	0	0	0	0	-2,748,999
Change in Fair Value of Preferred Stock	0	0	0	0	-240,000
Financing Agreement Penalty	0	0	0	0	-330,000
Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss for Period	-992,164	-1,850,856	-3,324,607	-6,926,558	-44,710,490
Preferred stock dividends	0	0	0	0	-1,537,500
Net Loss Available for Distribution	($992,164)	($1,850,856)	($3,324,607)	($6,926,558)	($46,247,990)
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share	($0.01)	($0.03)	($0.05)	($0.11)	'
Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding	68,141,107	62,043,574	67,096,653	60,436,990	'

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended		143 Months Ended
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Activities	'	'	'
Net loss for period	($3,324,607)	($6,926,558)	($44,710,490)
Items not involving cash	'	'	'
Amortization	276,515	306,011	1,257,288
Stock-based compensation	123,684	123,684	3,881,613
Loss on sale of assets	0	0	19,176
Common stock issued for services	0	1,280,055	7,921,335
Change in fair value of warrants	0	0	2,748,999
Change in fair value of preferred stock	0	0	240,000
Financing agreement penalty	0	0	330,000
Adjustment to market for marketable securities	0	0	67,922
Gain on sale of marketable securities	0	0	-87,217
Non-cash exploration expenditures	0	0	600,000
Changes in non-cash working capital	'	'	'
Prepaid expenses	27,662	6,957	-75,414
Receivables	30,825	16,188	-26,740
Marketable securities	0	0	19,295
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	-45,517	-36,073	200,239
Cash Used in Operating Activities	-2,911,438	-5,229,736	-27,613,994
Investing Activities	'	'	'
Additions to property and equipment	-1,489	-106,021	-467,700
Additions to mineral properties	0	0	-651,950
Cash Used in Investing Activities	-1,489	-106,021	-1,119,650
Financing Activities	'	'	'
Repayment of long-term debt	0	0	-100,000
Issuance of preferred stock for cash	0	0	5,000,000
Issuance of common stock for cash	2,762,751	5,788,055	24,556,352
Stock subscriptions received	0	0	263,500
Working capital acquired on acquisition	0	0	171
Cash Provided by Financing Activities	2,762,751	5,788,055	29,720,023
Foreign Exchange Effect on Cash	0	0	-9,835
Inflow (Outflow) of Cash and Cash Equivalents	-150,176	452,298	976,544
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	1,126,720	1,983,725	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	976,544	2,436,023	976,544
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	'	'	'
Common shares issued for settlement of debt	0	0	830,000
Common shares issued to acquire technology	0	0	2,800,000
Common shares issued for preferred stock	$0	$0	$740,000

Consolidated_Statements_of_Sto

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit ) (USD $)	Common Stock and Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par Value [Member]	Preferred Stock and Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par Value [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Total
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$39,865,402	$0	($34,848,633)	$5,016,769
Beginning Balance (Shares) at Dec. 31, 2011	58,490,941	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	261,212	'	'	261,212
Shares issued for cash Private placement	5,275,555	'	'	5,275,555
Shares issued for cash Private placement (Shares)	3,736,248	'	'	'
Common stock issued for services	1,280,055	'	'	1,280,055
Common stock issued for services (shares)	584,500	'	'	'
Warrants exercised (in shares)	235,000	'	'	'
Warrants exercised	117,500	'	'	117,500
Stock options exercised	395,000	'	'	395,000
Stock options exercised (Shares)	790,000	'	'	790,000
Net loss for the period	'	'	-8,440,359	-8,440,359
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	47,194,724	'	-43,288,992	3,905,732
Ending Balance (Shares) at Dec. 31, 2012	63,836,689	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	123,684	'	'	123,684
Shares issued for cash Private placement	2,762,751	'	'	2,762,751
Shares issued for cash Private placement (Shares)	4,304,418	'	'	'
Stock options exercised (Shares)	'	'	'	0
Net loss for the period	'	'	-3,324,607	-3,324,607
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2013	$50,081,159	$0	($46,613,599)	$3,467,560
Ending Balance (Shares) at Sep. 30, 2013	68,141,107	'	'	'

NATURE_OF_BUSINESS_AND_BASIS_O

NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	Sep. 30, 2013
NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION [Text Block]	'
	1	NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN

		White Mountain Titanium Corporation (the “Company”) is in the business of exploring for titanium deposits or reserves on its Cerro Blanco mining concessions. The Company is an exploration stage company and its principal business is to advance exploration and development activities on the Cerro Blanco rutile (titanium dioxide) Property (“Cerro Blanco”) located in Region III of northern Chile.

		The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows at September 30, 2013, and for the period then ended, have been made. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s December 31, 2012, annual report on Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 15, 2013. The organization and business of the Company, accounting policies followed by the Company and other information are contained in the notes to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed as part of the Company’s December 31, 2012 Form 10-K. The results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

		These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management on the basis of U.S. GAAP applicable to a going concern, which assumes the Company will continue to operate for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of operations. The Company has an accumulated deficit of $46,613,599 at September 30, 2013 (December 31, 2012 - $43,288,992), has not yet commenced revenue-producing operations, and has significant expenditure requirements to continue to advance its exploration and development activities on the Cerro Blanco property and its Chinuka process technology. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company closed a private placement for gross proceeds of $3,013,100 (Note 6). Management intends to raise additional capital through stock issuances to finance operations. However, there is no assurance that management will be successful in its future financing activities.

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_AND_RISK

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISKS	9 Months Ended
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISKS	Sep. 30, 2013
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISKS [Text Block]	'
	2	FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISKS

		The Company has classified its financial instruments as follows:

			Cash and cash equivalents – as held-for-trading
			Receivables – as loans and receivables
			Accounts payable and accrued liabilities – as other financial liabilities.

		(a)	Fair value

			The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying amounts of these instruments approximate their respective fair values due to the short maturities of these instruments. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

		•	Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
		•	Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices); and
		•	Level 3 - inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

		(b)	Credit risk

			Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a financial instrument will fail to discharge its contractual obligations.

			The Company mitigates credit risk, in respect of cash and cash equivalents, by purchasing highly liquid, short-term guaranteed investment certificates (“GIC”) held at a high credit quality Canadian financial institution and by maintaining its cash with high credit quality Canadian and Chilean financial institutions. The receivables consist of GST due from the Government of Canada and expenditure advances to a director.

			September 30,			December 31,
			2013			2012
	Cash	$	976,544		$	873,258
	GICs		-			253,462
		$	976,544		$	1,126,720

		(c)	Liquidity risk

			Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in satisfying financial obligations as they become due. The Company manages its liquidity risk by forecasting cash flows required for operations and anticipated investing and financing activities. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 totaled $976,544 and $1,126,720, respectively. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $266,085 and $311,602, respectively, all of which fall due in the next fiscal quarter.

		(d)	Market risk

			Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market prices. Market risk comprises three types of risk: interest rate risk, foreign currency risk and other price risk.

			(i)	Interest rate risk

				Interest rate risk consists of two components:

				(a)	To the extent that payments made or received on the Company’s monetary assets and liabilities are affected by changes in the prevailing market interest rates, the Company is exposed to interest rate cash flow risk.

				(b)	To the extent that changes in prevailing market interest rates differ from the interest rate in the Company’s monetary assets and liabilities, the Company is exposed to interest rate price risk.

				The Company’s cash and cash equivalents consist of cash held in bank accounts and variable rate GICs. Due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments, fluctuations in market interest rates do not have a significant impact on estimated fair values and on cash flows associated with the interest income as of September 30, 2013.

			(ii)	Foreign currency risk

				The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk to the extent expenditures incurred or funds received and balances maintained by the Company are denominated in currencies other than the US dollar (primarily Canadian dollars (“CAD”) and Chilean pesos (“CLP”)). As at September 30, 2013, the Company has net monetary assets of $55,721 (December 31, 2012 - $60,846) denominated in CAD and net monetary liabilities of $148,317 (December 31, 2012 – $131,017) in CLP.

				As at September 30, 2013, the Company’s sensitivity analysis suggests that a change in the absolute rate of exchange in CAD by 7% and CLP by 10% will not have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

				The Company has not entered into any foreign currency contracts to mitigate this risk.

			(iii)	Other price risk

				Other price risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market prices, other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign currency risk. The Company is not exposed to other price risk.

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	9 Months Ended
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	Sep. 30, 2013
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT [Text Block]	'
	3	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

						30-Sep-13
						Accumulated
				Cost		Amortization		Net

		Vehicles	$	129,439	$	87,779	$	41,660
		Office furniture		54,137		26,303		27,834
		Office equipment		32,007		17,598		14,409
		Computer equipment		9,390		8,291		1,099
		Computer software		68,556		45,150		23,406
		Field equipment		122,360		92,416		29,944

			$	415,889	$	277,537	$	138,352

						31-Dec-12
						Accumulated
				Cost		Amortization		Net

		Vehicles	$	129,439	$	79,291	$	50,148
		Office furniture		53,843		20,363		33,480
		Office equipment		32,007		14,283		17,724
		Computer equipment		8,197		8,036		161
		Computer software		68,556		28,323		40,233
		Field equipment		122,360		84,062		38,298

			$	414,402	$	234,358	$	180,044

MINERAL_PROPERTIES

MINERAL PROPERTIES	9 Months Ended
MINERAL PROPERTIES	Sep. 30, 2013
MINERAL PROPERTIES [Text Block]	'
	4	MINERAL PROPERTIES

		Cerro Blanco

		On September 5, 2003, the Company, through its wholly-owned Chilean subsidiary, White Mountain Chile, entered into a purchase agreement with Compañía Contractual Mineral Ojos del Salado (“Ojos del Salado”), a wholly- owned Chilean subsidiary of Phelps Dodge Corporation, to acquire a 100% interest in nine exploration mining concessions totaling 1,183 hectares, collectively known as Cerro Blanco. Cerro Blanco is located in Region III of northern Chile, approximately 39 kilometers, or 24 miles, west of the city of Vallenar. Consideration for the purchase, including legal fees, was $651,950.

		The purchase agreement covering Cerro Blanco was originally entered into between Ojos del Salado and Dorado Mineral Resources NL (“Dorado”) on March 17, 2000. Under that agreement, Dorado purchased the mining exploitation concessions from Ojos del Salado for $1,000,000, of which $350,000 was paid. A first mortgage and prohibitions against entering into other contracts regarding mining concessions without the prior written consent of Ojos del Salado had also been established in favor of Ojos del Salado. On September 5, 2003, White Mountain Chile assumed Dorado’s obligations under the purchase agreement, including the mortgage and prohibitions, with payment terms as described above.

		La Martina

		As a result of regional exploration carried out in January 2013, a new rutile prospect named La Martina has been discovered and staked in the Atacama, or Region III, geographic region of northern Chile. La Martina, which is located approximately 45 kilometres south-west of the City of Vallenar and 17 kilometres south-west of the Cerro Blanco project, consists of six registered exploration concessions. These concessions cover an area of 1,288 hectares, comparable in size to the area covering the current eight known prospects at Cerro Blanco. Alteration and mineralization at La Martina is similar to that observed on the Cerro Blanco project. Concession fees and other costs incurred in staking the property have been expensed.

		Ownership in mineral properties involves certain inherent risks due to the difficulties of determining the validity of certain claims as well as the potential for problems arising from the frequent, ambiguous conveyance history characteristic of mineral properties. The Company has investigated ownership of its mineral properties, and to the best of its knowledge, ownership of its interests is in good standing. At present, the Company has determined that it has no material asset retirement obligations.

		Exploration expenditures incurred by the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

				2013		2012

		Assaying	$	3,420	$	16,301
		Concession fees		95,248		107,123
		Drilling		36,973		189,979
		Environmental		439,545		395,440
		Equipment rental		48,646		151,689
		Geological consulting fees		99,027		1,302,116
		Maps and miscellaneous		-		79,138
		Site costs		586,050		921,519
		Transportation		15,099		41,850

		Exploration expenditures for period	$	1,324,008	$	3,205,155

TECHNOLOGY_RIGHTS

TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS	9 Months Ended
TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS	Sep. 30, 2013
TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS [Text Block]	'
	5	TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS

		On October 1, 2010, the Company issued 4,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the terms of the non- exclusive, sublicensing agreement of the titanium metal technology developed by Chinuka Limited plc. (“Chinuka” or the “Chinuka Process”), giving the Company access to the Chinuka Process for the Cerro Blanco project. La Serena Technologies Ltd. (“La Serena”) executed the sublicensing agreement as holder of the Chinuka Process master license. Four million restricted shares of common stock were issued to Chinuka and La Serena ( 800,000 to Chinuka and 3,200,000 to La Serena); 1,000,000 of the total were delivered at the time of signing of the agreement ( 500,000 shares released each to Chinuka and La Serena). The balance of common stock was to be released from escrow over 24 months at the end of each subsequent fiscal quarter on the basis of 37,500 to Chinuka and 337,500 to La Serena. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, all shares had been released. The Company may terminate the sublicense agreement under certain circumstances as stipulated in the agreement. La Serena may terminate the agreement if any of the following conditions are not met:

		•	Cumulative expenditures of $5,000,000 by the Company within five years of the effective date to advance development of the Chinuka Process towards commercialization (cumulative expenditures to September 30, 2013: $1,002,324);
		•	2% gross royalty payments to La Serena on any revenue generated by the Cerro Blanco project, which is attributable to the Chinuka Process. The gross royalty payments following five years from the effective date of the agreement are subject to a minimum payment of $200,000 per year; and
		•	Commercial production of titanium metal using the Chinuka Process and feed stock derived from the Cerro Blanco project within nine years after closing.

	The Company has valued the consideration for the technology rights on the basis of the market value of the common shares issued for technology rights on the date of issuance of $2,800,000 and is amortizing this amount on a straight line basis over nine years.

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, amortization of technology rights included in amortization expense is $233,334 (nine months ended September 30, 2012 - $233,334).

					30-Sep-13
					Accumulated
				Cost	Amortization		Net

		Technology rights	$	2,800,000	933,336	$	1,866,664

					31-Dec-12
					Accumulated
				Cost	Amortization		Net

		Technology rights	$	2,800,000	700,002	$	2,099,998

CAPITAL_STOCK

CAPITAL STOCK	9 Months Ended
CAPITAL STOCK	Sep. 30, 2013
CAPITAL STOCK [Text Block]	'
	6	CAPITAL STOCK

		(a)	Authorized stock

			On July 2, 2013, the Board of Directors, through unanimous written consent, adopted a proposal to amend the Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 500,000,000 shares and the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock to 100,000,000 shares. The proposal was approved by the stockholders at the Annual General Meeting held on September 5, 2013.

		(b)	Preferred stock

			During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company designated shares of Series A preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. Each share of preferred stock was convertible into one common share at any time at the holder’s option, subject to the adjustments to the conversion ratio. The adjustment to the conversion price of these preferred shares is based on the lowest of the share price of any common shares issued, the exercise price of any options granted or reprised, or any preferred shares issued after the issuance of these preferred shares. The preferred stock was unlisted, non-retractable and non-redeemable. The preferred stockholders were entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of common stock into which the preferred stock are convertible. The preferred stockholders were further entitled to the same dividends and distributions as the common stockholders.

			On February 4, 2013, the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State a Certificate of Withdrawal of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series A convertible preferred stock. The Company has no shares of Series A convertible preferred stock outstanding or authorized to be issued.

		(c)	Common stock

			During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company:

		•	Issued 4,304,418 units for gross proceeds of $3,013,100 by way of a private placement priced at $0.70 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one-half warrant, each whole warrant exercisable at $0.90 per share until July 25, 2014. The Company paid commissions, finders and legal fees of $250,349. In addition, 215,221 compensation warrants were issued to agents. The terms and conditions of the agent warrants are essentially identical to the terms and conditions of the warrants sold to investors as part of the units, except that the agent warrants had an original expiration date of March 12, 2015.

	During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company:

		•	Issued 584,500 shares of common stock to management, employees and consultants for past services at a weighted average fair value of $2.19 per share based on the market value at the time of the director’s approval. Total value of this share issuance was $1,280,055, and has been expensed to management fees, consulting fees, office expenses and consulting fees – directors and officers (Note 6(e)). The shares were granted under the 2010 Management Compensation Plan;

		•	Issued 235,000 shares on the exercise of warrants at $0.50 per share and a further 790,000 shares of common stock on the exercise of stock options at $0.50 per share;
		•	Issued 1,536,248 units for gross proceeds of $2,611,622 by way of a private placement priced at $1.70 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one-half warrant, each whole warrant exercisable at $1.70 per share until March 31, 2014. The Company paid commissions of $216,067. In addition, 142,409 compensation warrants were issued to agents. The terms and conditions of the selling agent warrants are essentially identical to the terms and conditions of the warrants sold to investors as part of the Units;

		•	Issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock at $1.50 per share for gross proceeds of $1,500,000 and paid a finder’s fee of $60,000 ; and

		•	Issued 1,200,000 shares of common stock at $1.25 per share for gross proceeds of $1,500,000 and paid a finder’s fee of $60,000.

		(d)	Stock options

			The Company has a stock option plan, adopted in 2005, and a Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan, adopted in 2010, (individually the “2005 Plan” and the “2010 Plan”, respectively, and, collectively, the “Plans”). Under the Plans, the Company is authorized to grant options to executive officers and directors, employees and consultants of the Company. The 2005 Plan was originally authorized to grant 3,140,000 shares; the 2010 Plan was originally authorized to issue 4,901,740 shares, which amount is increased at the end of each year to represent 10% of the total outstanding shares at year-end, up to a maximum of 3,800,000. The terms of any stock options granted under the 2005 Plan may not exceed five years and the exercise price of any stock option granted may not be discounted below the maximum discount permitted under the policies of the Toronto Stock Exchange. The terms of any stock options granted under the 2010 Plan may not exceed ten years and the exercise price of any stock option plan is fixed by the plan administrator.

			The Company has also adopted a Management Compensation Plan for the benefit of officers, directors and employees of the Company. The pool will consist of 1% of the outstanding shares at the end of each year.

			During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, no stock options were granted . During the year ended December 31, 2012, options for 790,000 shares were exercised for gross proceeds of $395,000, and the Company granted 150,000 stock options to an officer. The options entitle the officer to purchase a total of 150,000 common shares of the Company at the price of $1.30 per common share exercisable for five years.

			The following table represents service-based stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012:
				30-Sep-13						31-Dec-12
							Weighted Average						Weighted Average
				Number of			Exercise			Number of			Exercise
				Shares			Price			Shares			Price
		Outstanding - beginning of period		315,000		$	1.14			1,080,000		$	0.58
		Granted		-			-			150,000			1.3
		Expired		(165,000	)		1			(125,000	)		0.5
		Exercised		-			-			(790,000	)		0.5

		Outstanding – end of period		150,000		$	1.3			315,000		$	1.14

		Exercisable – end of period		150,000		$	1.3			315,000		$	1.14

	As at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the following stock options were outstanding:

					Exercise			September 30,			December 31,
		Expiry Date			Price			2013			2012

		23-Jun-13		$	1			-			165,000
		1-Oct-17		$	1.3			150,000			150,000

								150,000			315,000

	The 150,000 shares under option at September 30, 2013 were exercisable at a price of $1.30 per share and had a weighted average remaining contractual life of 4.01 years.

The shares under option at December 31, 2012 were in the following exercise price ranges:

											Weighted Average
		Weighted Average			Number of Shares			Aggregate Intrinsic			Remaining Contractual
		Exercise Price			under Option			Value			Life in Years

	$	1			165,000		$	-			0.23
		1.3			150,000			-			4.51

	$	1.14			315,000		$	-			2.27

	(e)	Stock-based compensation

		During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, $123,684 (2012 - $123,684) was recognized as stock- based compensation for the 2,000,000 management warrants issued to directors and officers in 2010 (Note 6(f)). The maximum stock-based compensation to be recognized is $944,959. The remaining unamortized balance of $347,857 (December 31, 2012 - $471,541) will be amortized through December 2015. These warrants were fair valued using a trinomial barrier pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: exercise price of $1.50, risk-free interest rate of 1.89%, expected life of 3.4 years, an expected volatility factor of 75.90%, a dividend yield of 0.00% and a probability exercisability of 11%. The Company estimated the exercisability of these warrants using a Monte Carlo probability calculator.

		During the year ended December 31, 2012, in recognition of past service in prior years, the Company issued 584,500 shares of common stock at a fair value of $1,280,055 to management, employees and consultants, under the 2010 Management Compensation Plan. No such issuance has since been made.

		Total stock-based compensation recognized for shares issued and warrants granted for services for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

			2013			2012

	Consulting fees	$	-		$	153,300
	Consulting fees – directors and officers		-			607,725
	Management fees		123,684			452,184
	Office		-			190,530

		$	123,684		$	1,403,739

	(f)	Warrants

		During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company issued 2,000,000 warrants to two officers and directors of the Company as compensation, as approved by the Board in January 2010 (Note 6(d)). These warrants are exercisable at $1.50 per share expiring December 31, 2015. These warrants vest only upon occurrence of one of the following events and are exercisable in full upon the first of the following events:

		(i)	If on or before June 30, 2011 the closing price of the common stock of the Company is at least $2.00 per share for five consecutive trading days (this vesting condition was not met);

		(ii)	If on or before December 31, 2012 the closing price of the common stock of the Company is at least $2.50 per share for five consecutive trading days (this vesting condition was not met); and

		(iii)	If on or before December 31, 2015 the closing price of the common stock of the Company is at least $3.00 per share for five consecutive trading days.

		These prices are subject to reasonable adjustment upon occurrence of certain conditions, as defined in the warrant indenture.

		During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued warrants to purchase 2,152,216 shares of common stock, as part of a private placement offering (Note 6(c)). Each whole warrant is exercisable at $0.90 per share until July 25, 2014. In addition, 215,221 compensation warrants were issued to agents. The terms and conditions of the agent warrants are identical to the terms and conditions of the warrants sold to investors as part of the Units, except that the agent warrants had an original expiration date of March 12, 2015.

		On September 5, 2013, the Board of Directors amended all outstanding warrants (except those held by member of management) to extend the expiration date of the warrants to December 31, 2015.

		Details of stock purchase warrant activity is as follows:

			30-Sep-13						31-Dec-12
						Weighted						Weighted
						Average						Average
			Number			Exercise			Number			Exercise
			of Warrants			Price			of Warrants			Price

	Outstanding - beginning of period		4,716,862		$	1.22			4,041,383		$	1.07
	Correction to opening balance		-			-			(55	)		1.07
	Issued		2,367,437			0.9			910,534			1.7
	Exercised		-			-			(235,000	)		0.5
	Expired		(36,000	)		(1.18	)		-			-

	Outstanding - end of period		7,048,299		$	1.11			4,716,862		$	1.22

As at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the following share purchase warrants were outstanding:

							September 30,			December 31,
	Expiry Date			Exercise Price			2013			2012

	19-Jan-13		$	1.18			-			36,000
	31-Dec-15		$	0.65			1,770,328			1,770,328
	31-Dec-15		$	1.70	*		910,534			910,534
	31-Dec-15		$	0.9	*		2,152,216			-
	31-Dec-15		$	0.9	*		215,221			-
	31-Dec-15		$	1.5			2,000,000			2,000,000

							7,048,299			4,716,862

*Subsequent to the period end, these warrants were re-priced to $0.65.

LOSS_PER_SHARE

LOSS PER SHARE	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
LOSS PER SHARE [Text Block]	'
	7	LOSS PER SHARE

		Potentially dilutive securities not included in diluted weighted average shares outstanding include shares underlying 150,000 in outstanding options and 7,048,299 warrants.

SUBSEQUENT_EVENT

SUBSEQUENT EVENT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
SUBSEQUENT EVENT [Text Block]	'
	8	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

		Management has evaluated subsequent events through November 5, 2013, which represents the date the consolidated financial statements were issued. The following subsequent events have occurred:

		•	On October 7, 2013, the Board of Directors approved the re-pricing of the exercise price of all outstanding warrants, excluding any warrants held by management, to $0.65.

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_AND_RISK1

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISKS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISKS (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013
Mitigation of Credit Risk in Respect of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block]	'
			September 30,		December 31,
			2013		2012
	Cash	$	976,544	$	873,258
	GICs		-		253,462
		$	976,544	$	1,126,720

PROPERTY_AND_EQUIPMENT_Tables

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)	9 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013								Dec. 31, 2012
Property and Equipment [Table Text Block]	'								'
						30-Sep-13								31-Dec-12
						Accumulated								Accumulated
				Cost		Amortization		Net				Cost		Amortization		Net

		Vehicles	$	129,439	$	87,779	$	41,660		Vehicles	$	129,439	$	79,291	$	50,148
		Office furniture		54,137		26,303		27,834		Office furniture		53,843		20,363		33,480
		Office equipment		32,007		17,598		14,409		Office equipment		32,007		14,283		17,724
		Computer equipment		9,390		8,291		1,099		Computer equipment		8,197		8,036		161
		Computer software		68,556		45,150		23,406		Computer software		68,556		28,323		40,233
		Field equipment		122,360		92,416		29,944		Field equipment		122,360		84,062		38,298

			$	415,889	$	277,537	$	138,352			$	414,402	$	234,358	$	180,044

MINERAL_PROPERTIES_Tables

MINERAL PROPERTIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
MINERAL PROPERTIES (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013
Exploration Expenditures Incurred [Table Text Block]	'
				2013		2012

		Assaying	$	3,420	$	16,301
		Concession fees		95,248		107,123
		Drilling		36,973		189,979
		Environmental		439,545		395,440
		Equipment rental		48,646		151,689
		Geological consulting fees		99,027		1,302,116
		Maps and miscellaneous		-		79,138
		Site costs		586,050		921,519
		Transportation		15,099		41,850

		Exploration expenditures for period	$	1,324,008	$	3,205,155

TECHNOLOGY_RIGHTS_Tables

TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Technology Rights [Table Text Block]

30-Sep-13

31-Dec-12

Accumulated

Cost

Amortization

Net

Cost

Amortization

Net

Technology rights

2,800,000

933,336

1,866,664

Technology rights

2,800,000

700,002

2,099,998

CAPITAL_STOCK_Tables

CAPITAL STOCK (Tables)	9 Months Ended
CAPITAL STOCK (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013
Service-Based Stock Option Activity [Table Text Block]	'
				30-Sep-13						31-Dec-12
							Weighted Average						Weighted Average
				Number of			Exercise			Number of			Exercise
				Shares			Price			Shares			Price
		Outstanding - beginning of period		315,000		$	1.14			1,080,000		$	0.58
		Granted		-			-			150,000			1.3
		Expired		(165,000	)		1			(125,000	)		0.5
		Exercised		-			-			(790,000	)		0.5

		Outstanding – end of period		150,000		$	1.3			315,000		$	1.14

		Exercisable – end of period		150,000		$	1.3			315,000		$	1.14
Stock Options Outstanding [Table Text Block]	'
					Exercise			September 30,			December 31,
		Expiry Date			Price			2013			2012

		23-Jun-13		$	1			-			165,000
		1-Oct-17		$	1.3			150,000			150,000

								150,000			315,000
Shares under Option in Exercise Price Ranges [Table Text Block]	'
												Weighted Average
			Weighted Average			Number of Shares			Aggregate Intrinsic			Remaining Contractual
			Exercise Price			under Option			Value			Life in Years

		$	1			165,000		$	-			0.23
			1.3			150,000			-			4.51

		$	1.14			315,000		$	-			2.27
Total Stock-Based Compensation Recognized for Shares Issued and Warrants Granted for Services [Table Text Block]	'
				2013			2012

		Consulting fees	$	-		$	153,300
		Consulting fees – directors and officers		-			607,725
		Management fees		123,684			452,184
		Office		-			190,530

			$	123,684		$	1,403,739
Stock Purchase Warrant Activity [Table Text Block]	'
				30-Sep-13						31-Dec-12
							Weighted						Weighted
							Average						Average
				Number			Exercise			Number			Exercise
				of Warrants			Price			of Warrants			Price

		Outstanding - beginning of period		4,716,862		$	1.22			4,041,383		$	1.07
		Correction to opening balance		-			-			(55	)		1.07
		Issued		2,367,437			0.9			910,534			1.7
		Exercised		-			-			(235,000	)		0.5
		Expired		(36,000	)		(1.18	)		-			-

		Outstanding - end of period		7,048,299		$	1.11			4,716,862		$	1.22
Share Purchase Warrants Outstanding [Table Text Block]	'
								September 30,			December 31,
		Expiry Date			Exercise Price			2013			2012

		19-Jan-13		$	1.18			-			36,000
		31-Dec-15		$	0.65			1,770,328			1,770,328
		31-Dec-15		$	1.70	*		910,534			910,534
		31-Dec-15		$	0.9	*		2,152,216			-
		31-Dec-15		$	0.9	*		215,221			-
		31-Dec-15		$	1.5			2,000,000			2,000,000

								7,048,299			4,716,862

NATURE_OF_BUSINESS_AND_BASIS_O1

NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accumulated deficit	$46,613,599	$43,288,992
Gross proceeds from private placement	$3,013,100	'

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_AND_RISK2

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISKS (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 12, 2001	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISKS (Narrative) (Details)	USD ($)	CAD	CLP	USD ($)	CAD	CLP	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	Canadian Dollar [Member]	Chilean Pesos [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	$976,544	'	'	$1,126,720	'	'	$2,436,023	$1,983,725	$0	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	266,085	'	'	311,602	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net monetary assets	'	55,721	'	'	60,846	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net monetary liabilities	'	'	148,317	'	'	131,017	'	'	'	'	'
Change in exchange rate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	7.00%	10.00%

MINERAL_PROPERTIES_Narrative_D

MINERAL PROPERTIES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 17, 2000	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 05, 2003
		ha	Subsidiaries [Member]
			ha
Acquired interest rate percentage	'	'	100.00%
Number of exploration mining concessions	'	'	9
Area of exploration mining	'	1,288	1,183
Purchase consideration including legal fee	'	'	$651,950
Purchase of mining exploration, total amount	1,000,000	'	'
Purchase of mining exploration, cash paid	$350,000	'	'

TECHNOLOGY_RIGHTS_Narrative_De

TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		143 Months Ended
TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 01, 2010	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Common stock issued for agreement	4,000,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock released upon signing	1,000,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Escrow release period	'24 months	'	'	'	'	'	'
Advance development expense within five years of the effective date	'	'	'	$5,000,000	'	'	'
Research and development	'	-513	0	251,188	307,574	1,002,324	'
Gross royalty payment, percentage	'	'	'	2.00%	'	'	'
Effective royalty minimum payment per year following five years from the effective date	'	200,000	'	200,000	'	200,000	'
Technology Rights, market value	'	2,800,000	'	2,800,000	'	2,800,000	2,800,000
Technology Rights, amortization period	'	'	'	'9 years	'	'	'
Amortization of Technical Rights	'	'	'	$233,334	$233,334	'	'
Chinuka [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock issued for agreement	800,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock released upon signing	500,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock to be released from escrow over twenty four months at end of each subsequent fiscal quarter	37,500	'	'	'	'	'	'
La Serena [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock issued for agreement	3,200,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock released upon signing	500,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock to be released from escrow over twenty four months at end of each subsequent fiscal quarter	337,500	'	'	'	'	'	'

CAPITAL_STOCK_Narrative_Detail

CAPITAL STOCK (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

143 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2010

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2010

Sep. 30, 2013

Common Stock and Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par Value [Member]

Share-Based Compensation [Member]

Private Placement 1[Member]

Private Placement 2 [Member]

Private Placement 3 [Member]

Expiry Date, December 31, 2015 [Member]

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

On or before June 30, 2011 [Member]

On or before December 31, 2012 [Member]

On or before December 31, 2015 [Member]

2005 Plan [Member]

2010 Plan [Member]

Stock Option [Member]

Warrants [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Officer [Member]

Common Stock, Shares Authorized

500,000,000

100,000,000

500,000,000

Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized

100,000,000

20,000,000

100,000,000

Preferred stock, shares issued

Preferred stock designated, par value

$0.00

Equity issuance, per share amount

$2.19

$1.30

Stock issued for services, value

$1,280,055

Shares issued upon exercise of warrants

235,000

Stock options exercised, shares

790,000

Stock option exercise price

$0.50

Private placement units issued

4,304,418

1,536,248

2,152,216

Gross proceed from private placement

3,013,100

2,611,622

Number of common stock in each unit

Number of warrants in each unit

0.5

Commissions paid

250,349

216,067

Compensation warrants issued to agents

215,221

142,409

215,221

Stock option, Outstanding

150,000

315,000

150,000

1,080,000

150,000

Exercise Price

$1.30

$1.14

$1.30

$0.58

$1.30

Contractual life

'4 years 4 days

Warrant exercisable price per share

$0.90

$1.70

$0.90

Warrants exercised, value

117,500

Stock options exercised (Shares)

790,000

Gross proceed from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options

395,000

Stock option authorized to grant

3,140,000

4,901,740

Sale price per unit

$0.70

$1.70

Number of shares sold

1,000,000

1,200,000

Sale price per common stock sold

$1.50

$1.25

Proceeds From Sale Of Common Stock

1,500,000

Finder's fee

60,000

Increase in stock option authorized to grant as a percentage of total outstanding shares at year-end

10.00%

Additional stock option authorized to issue

3,800,000

Stock option granted term

'5 years

Stock-based compensation

123,684

3,881,613

123,684

Maximum stock based compensation to be recognized

944,959

Unamortized stock-based compensation

347,857

471,541

Warrants, exercise price

$1.50

Warrants, risk-free interest rate

1.89%

Warrants, expected life

'3 years 4 months 24 days

Warrants, volitility factor

75.90%

Warrants, dividend yeild

0.00%

Warrants, expected probability of exercisability

11.00%

Stock issued during period for compensation

1,280,055

Warrants exercise price

$0.50

$1.50

Change in fair value of warrants

($2,748,999)

Warrants issued as compensation

2,000,000

Warrants vesting, per share closing price of common stock for five consecutive trading days

$2.50

Common stock issued for services, shares

584,500

150,000

Exercise price for warrants

$0.65

LOSS_PER_SHARE_Narrative_Detai

LOSS PER SHARE (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
LOSS PER SHARE (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2013
Warrant [Member]	'
Potentially dilutive securities not included in diluted weighted average shares outstanding	7,048,299
Stock Option [Member]	'
Potentially dilutive securities not included in diluted weighted average shares outstanding	150,000

SUBSEQUENT_EVENT_Narrative_Det

SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Narrative) (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], Warrant [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Oct. 07, 2013
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Warrant [Member]	'
Exercise price for warrants	$0.65

Mitigation_of_Credit_Risk_in_R

Mitigation of Credit Risk in Respect of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 12, 2001
Cash and cash equivalents	$976,544	$1,126,720	$2,436,023	$1,983,725	$0
Credit risk [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	976,544	1,126,720	'	'	'
Cash [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	976,544	873,258	'	'	'
GICs [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$0	$253,462	'	'	'

Property_and_Equipment_Details

Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cost	$415,889	$414,402
Accumulated Amortization	277,537	234,358
Net	138,352	180,044
Vehicles [Member]	'	'
Cost	129,439	129,439
Accumulated Amortization	87,779	79,291
Net	41,660	50,148
Office furniture [Member]	'	'
Cost	54,137	53,843
Accumulated Amortization	26,303	20,363
Net	27,834	33,480
Office equipment [Member]	'	'
Cost	32,007	32,007
Accumulated Amortization	17,598	14,283
Net	14,409	17,724
Computer equipment [Member]	'	'
Cost	9,390	8,197
Accumulated Amortization	8,291	8,036
Net	1,099	161
Computer software [Member]	'	'
Cost	68,556	68,556
Accumulated Amortization	45,150	28,323
Net	23,406	40,233
Field equipment [Member]	'	'
Cost	122,360	122,360
Accumulated Amortization	92,416	84,062
Net	$29,944	$38,298

Exploration_Expenditures_Incur

Exploration Expenditures Incurred (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
Exploration Expenditures Incurred (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Exploration expenditures	$1,324,008	$3,205,155
Assaying [Member]	'	'
Exploration expenditures	3,420	16,301
Concession fees [Member]	'	'
Exploration expenditures	95,248	107,123
Drilling [Member]	'	'
Exploration expenditures	36,973	189,979
Environmental [Member]	'	'
Exploration expenditures	439,545	395,440
Equipment rental [Member]	'	'
Exploration expenditures	48,646	151,689
Geological consulting fees [Member]	'	'
Exploration expenditures	99,027	1,302,116
Site costs [Member]	'	'
Exploration expenditures	586,050	921,519
Transportation [Member]	'	'
Exploration expenditures	15,099	41,850
Maps and miscellaneous [Member]	'	'
Exploration expenditures	$0	$79,138

Technology_Rights_Details

Technology Rights (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cost	$2,800,000	$2,800,000
Accumulated Amortization	933,336	700,002
Net	$1,866,664	$2,099,998

ServiceBased_Stock_Option_Acti

Service-Based Stock Option Activity (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Service-Based Stock Option Activity (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Number of Shares	'	'
Outstanding - beginning of year	315,000	1,080,000
Number of Shares, Granted	0	150,000
Number of Shares, Expired	-165,000	-125,000
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock option, shares	0	-790,000
Number of Shares, Outstanding - end of period	150,000	315,000
Number of Shares, Exercisable - end of period	150,000	315,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding - beginning of period	$1.14	$0.58
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted	$0	$1.30
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Expired	$1	$0.50
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	$0	$0.50
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding - end of period	$1.30	$1.14
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable - end of period	$1.30	$1.14

Stock_Options_Outstanding_Deta

Stock Options Outstanding (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Exercise Price	$1.30	$1.14	$0.58
Stock option, Outstanding	150,000	315,000	1,080,000
Expiry Date, June 23, 2013 [Member]	'	'	'
Exercise Price	$1	'	'
Stock option, Outstanding	0	165,000	'
Expiry Date, October 1, 2017 [Member]	'	'	'
Exercise Price	$1.30	'	'
Stock option, Outstanding	150,000	150,000	'

Shares_under_Option_in_Exercis

Shares under Option in Exercise Price Ranges (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 1.00 [Member]	Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 1.30 [Member]	Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 1.14 [Member]
Exercise Price	$1.30	$1.14	$0.58	$1	$1.30	$1.14
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years	'	'	'	'0 years 2 months 23 days	'4 years 6 months 4 days	'2 years 3 months 7 days
Number of Shares under Option	150,000	315,000	1,080,000	165,000	150,000	315,000
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	'	'	'	$0	$0	$0

Total_StockBased_Compensation_

Total Stock-Based Compensation Recognized for Shares Issued and Warrants Granted for Services (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Share based compensation expense	$123,684	$1,403,739
Consulting Fees [Member]	'	'
Share based compensation expense	0	153,300
Consulting Fees [Member] \| Officer [Member]	'	'
Share based compensation expense	0	607,725
Management Fees [Member]	'	'
Share based compensation expense	123,684	452,184
Office [Member]	'	'
Share based compensation expense	$0	$190,530

Stock_Purchase_Warrant_Activit

Stock Purchase Warrant Activity (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stock Purchase Warrant Activity (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Number of warrants	'	'
Number of warrants, Outstanding beginning of year	4,716,862	4,041,383
Number of warrants, Correction to opening balance	0	-55
Number of warrants, Issued	2,367,437	910,534
Number of warrants, Exercised	0	-235,000
Number of warrants, Expired	-36,000	0
Number of warrants, Outstanding end of year	7,048,299	4,716,862
Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Issued	0.9	1.7
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	0	0.5
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at Beginning of Period	1.22	1.07
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Correction to opening balance	$0	$1.07
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Expired	-1.18	0
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at End of Period	1.11	1.22

Share_Purchase_Warrants_Outsta

Share Purchase Warrants Outstanding (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2011

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Expiry Date, December 31, 2015 Exercise Price 1 [Member]

Expiry Date, December 31, 2015 Exercise Price 2 [Member]

Expiry Date, December 31, 2015 Exercise Price 3 [Member]

Expiry Date, December 31, 2015 Exercise Price 4 [Member]

Expiry Date, December 31, 2015 Exercise Price 5 [Member]

Expiry Date, January 19, 2013 [Member]

Warrant, exercise price per warrant

$0.50

$0.65

$1.70

$0.90

$1.50

$1.18

Number of warrants, Outstanding

4,716,862

7,048,299

4,041,383

1,770,328

910,534

2,152,216

215,221

2,000,000

36,000