Midway Gold 10-Q 5 Nov 14 2014 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 03, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'
Trading Symbol	'mdw	'
Entity Registrant Name	'Midway Gold Corp	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001319009	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	174,919,068

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (CAD)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current Assets:	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents	22,978,965	51,363,302
Amounts Receivable	44,411	102,897
Inventories (Note 3)	486,238	'
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Note 4)	2,274,519	431,023
Total Current Assets	25,784,133	51,897,222
Long Term Assets:	'	'
Reclamation Deposits (Note 7)	4,193,952	1,595,400
Property, Equipment and Mine Development (Note 5)	63,766,278	16,750,950
Mineral Properties (Note 6)	57,762,195	53,200,288
Other Long Term Assets (Note 4)	4,248,069	405,162
Total Assets	155,754,627	123,849,022
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Note 15)	8,343,044	2,879,730
Preferred Share Dividends Payable	1,591,537	1,515,845
Other Short Term Liabilities	963,270	1,440,926
Total Current Liabilities	10,897,851	5,836,501
Long term liabilities:	'	'
Derivative Liability (Note 11)	'	8,189,720
Asset Retirement Obligations (Note 7)	3,532,475	51,967
Other Long Term Liabilities	305,805	121,689
Total Liabilities	14,736,131	14,199,877
Redeemable Preferred Shares (Note 11); Series A Preferred Shares - Unlimited, No Par Value; Issued and Outstanding – 37,837,838 (2014 and 2013); Redemption Price - US$1.85 per share	50,738,937	47,482,972
Stockholders' Equity (Note 10):	'	'
Common stock authorized – unlimited, no par value; Issued and outstanding – 173,761,914 and 130,915,872 at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	174,934,487	140,834,370
Additional Paid In Capital	3,210,029	3,195,325
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Note 13)	9,220,156	2,126,923
Accumulated Deficit	-97,085,113	-83,990,445
Total Stockholders' Equity	90,279,559	62,166,173
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	155,754,627	123,849,022

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)(CAD)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
			Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, No Par Value	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	'	'	37,837,838	37,837,838
Preferred stock, outstanding	'	'	37,837,838	37,837,838
Common stock, no par value	'	'	'	'
Common stock issued	173,761,914	130,915,872	'	'
Common stock outstanding	173,761,914	130,915,872	'	'

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Oper

Consolidated Statement Of Operations (CAD)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Consolidated Statement Of Operations [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and Accretion	242,907	140,960	583,104	382,215
Write-down of Inventories	266,054	'	266,054	'
Mineral Exploration Expenditures (Schedule)	1,202,264	1,605,830	2,525,784	4,185,765
General & Administrative:	'	'	'	'
Consulting	183,872	68,053	242,239	370,743
Interest and Bank Charges	1,124	825	2,944	2,186
Investor Relations	15,875	11,003	70,719	22,360
Legal, Audit and Accounting	249,088	396,032	832,890	3,094,750
Office and Administration	696,268	300,772	2,094,335	931,433
Salaries and Benefits	1,574,158	1,163,197	4,665,241	3,801,241
Transfer Agent and Filing Fees	45,856	208,721	177,363	342,146
Travel	70,031	69,178	247,575	250,391
Operating Loss	4,547,497	3,964,571	11,708,248	13,383,230
Other Income (Expense):	'	'	'	'
Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss)	-25,462	-1,259,322	-29,731	2,262,994
Gain on Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities (Note 11)	'	988,443	'	15,574,007
Interest and Investment Income	4,861	40,397	28,660	128,188
Loss on Sale of Equipment	'	-2,681	'	-2,681
Investment Write Down	'	-43,125	'	-43,125
Other Income (Expense)	-35,957	-15,590	-175,237	-24,393
Nonoperating Income (Expense), Total	-56,558	-291,878	-176,308	17,894,990
Net (Income) Loss Before Income Tax	4,604,055	4,256,449	11,884,556	-4,511,760
Income Tax Recovery (Expense)	-477,245	272,628	-1,210,112	2,179,077
Net Loss (Income)	5,081,300	3,983,821	13,094,668	-6,690,837
Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend (Note 11)	1,591,536	1,478,516	4,627,716	4,367,633
Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares (Note 11)	1,143,144	949,370	3,255,965	2,697,943
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders	7,815,980	6,411,707	20,978,349	374,739
Basic:	'	'	'	'
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding	172,870,093	129,605,544	150,039,147	128,840,275
Net Loss Per Share	0.05	0.05	0.14	'
Diluted:	'	'	'	'
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding	172,870,093	129,605,544	150,039,147	166,678,113
Net Loss Per Share	0.05	0.05	0.14	0.04

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Com

Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive (Income) Loss (CAD)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Consolidated Statement Of Comprehensive (Income) Loss [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net Loss (Income) for the Period	5,081,300	3,983,821	13,094,668	-6,690,837
Other Comprehensive Loss (Income)	'	'	'	'
Unrealized Loss (Gain) on Investment	'	7,500	'	13,750
Transfer of Realized Loss to Statement of Operations	'	-43,125	'	-43,125
Currency Translation Adjustment	-6,791,616	1,180,729	-7,093,233	-677,747
Other Comprehensive Loss (Income)	-6,791,616	1,145,104	-7,093,233	-707,122
Comprehensive Loss (Income)	-1,710,316	5,128,925	6,001,435	-7,397,959

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Cash

Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows (CAD)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash Provided By (Used In): Operating Activities:	'	'
Net Income (Loss)	-13,094,668	6,690,837
Items Not Involving Cash:	'	'
Depreciation	476,839	380,540
Accretion	106,265	1,675
Stock-Based Compensation	647,206	993,953
Unrealized Foreign Exchange Loss	'	64,711
Inventory Write-down	266,054	'
Investment Write Down	'	43,125
Gain on Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities	'	-15,574,007
Lease Abandonment and Amortization of Deferred Rent	160,689	'
Deferred Income Tax Recovery	'	-3,237,223
Loss on Sale of Equipment	'	2,681
Change in Non-Cash Working Capital Items:	'	'
Amounts Receivable	133,984	-42,002
Inventories	-735,769	'
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	-172,942	-204,024
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	-1,907,450	448,988
Other Short Term Liabilities	-448,967	1,080,184
Total Operating Activities	-14,568,759	-9,350,562
Investing Activities:	'	'
Mineral Property Acquisitions	-715,403	-1,482,858
Proceeds from Insurance	1,638,150	'
Additions to Property, Equipment and Mine Development	-39,703,879	-4,874,255
Reclamation Deposit	-2,438,754	871,203
Total Investing Activities	-41,219,886	-5,485,910
Financing Activities:	'	'
Common Stock Issued, Net of Issue Costs	29,358,563	'
Preferred Share Dividends Paid	-699,359	-1,925,655
Deferred Financing Costs	-3,700,236	-52,515
Total Financing Activities	24,958,968	-1,978,170
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes On Cash:	2,445,340	135,208
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents	-28,384,337	-16,679,434
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	51,363,302	75,052,836
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	22,978,965	58,373,402

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Chan

Consolidated Statement Of Changes In Stockholders' Equity	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Total	Total
	CAD	CAD	CAD	CAD	CAD		CAD
Temporary Equity, Balance at Nov. 30, 2012	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares Issued:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Share Issue Costs	'	'	'	'	-641,333	'	'
Temporary Equity, Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	'	'	'	'	44,261,122	'	44,261,122
Temporary Equity, Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012	'	'	'	'	37,837,838	'	'
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	138,304,344	11,418,155	-436,344	-92,896,376	'	'	56,389,779
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012	128,451,298	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares Issued:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Exercise of Stock Options (in shares)	37,500	'	'	'	'	'	'
Exercise of Stock Options	34,125	-13,125	'	'	'	'	21,000
Shares Issued For Dividends (in shares)	2,427,074	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares Issued For Dividends	2,495,901	'	'	'	'	'	2,495,901
Share Issue Costs	'	'	'	'	-314	'	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'	1,174,509	'	'	'	'	1,174,509
Accretion of Cost of Redeemable Preferred Shares	'	-3,500,736	'	'	'	'	-3,500,736
Preferred Shares Dividends Payable	'	-5,883,478	'	'	-278,572	'	-5,883,478
Unrealized Loss on Investment	'	'	-13,750	'	'	'	-13,750
Write-off of Investment	'	'	43,125	'	'	'	43,125
Unrealized Foreign Exchange Gain	'	'	2,533,892	'	'	'	2,533,892
Net Income (Loss)	'	'	'	8,905,931	'	'	8,905,931
Accretion of Cost of Redeemable Preferred Shares	'	'	'	'	3,500,736	'	3,500,736
Temporary Equity, Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	'	'	'	'	47,482,972	'	47,482,972
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	140,834,370	3,195,325	2,126,923	-83,990,445	'	'	62,166,173
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	130,915,872	'	'	'	'	'	'
Temporary Equity, Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	'	'	'	'	37,837,838	'	'
Shares Issued:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Public Offerings and Consent Fee (in shares)	36,949,243	'	'	'	'	'	'
Public Offerings and Consent Fee	27,853,910	'	'	'	'	'	27,853,910
Exercise of Stock Options (in shares)	1,967,500	'	'	'	'	'	1,967,500
Exercise of Stock Options	2,393,542	-938,541	'	'	'	'	1,455,001
Shares Issued For Dividends (in shares)	3,929,299	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares Issued For Dividends	3,852,665	'	'	'	'	'	3,852,665
Stock-Based Compensation	'	647,206	'	'	'	'	647,206
Accretion of Cost of Redeemable Preferred Shares	'	-3,255,965	'	'	'	'	-3,255,965
Preferred Shares Dividends Payable	'	-4,627,716	'	'	'	'	-4,627,716
Reclassification of Derivative Liability	'	8,189,720	'	'	'	'	8,189,720
Unrealized Foreign Exchange Gain	'	'	7,093,233	'	'	'	7,093,233
Net Income (Loss)	'	'	'	-13,094,668	'	'	-13,094,668
Accretion of Cost of Redeemable Preferred Shares	'	'	'	'	3,255,965	'	3,255,965
Temporary Equity, Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	'	'	'	'	50,738,937	'	50,738,937
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	174,934,487	3,210,029	9,220,156	-97,085,113	'	'	90,279,559
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2014	173,761,914	'	'	'	'	'	'
Temporary Equity, Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2014	'	'	'	'	37,837,838	'	'

Schedule_Of_Mineral_Exploratio

Schedule Of Mineral Exploration Expenditures (CAD)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	1,202,264	1,605,830	2,525,784	4,185,765
Pan [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	86,061	578,309	92,352	1,432,693
Pan [Member] | Assays And Analysis [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	33,252	1,358	33,252	1,358
Pan [Member] | Engineering And Consulting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	1,462	31,427	1,462	65,781
Pan [Member] | Environmental [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	886	'	886	32
Pan [Member] | Field Office And Supplies [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	1,098	126,622	2,814	208,812
Pan [Member] | Legal And Accounting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	908	'	908	6,076
Pan [Member] | Property Maintenance And Taxes [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	'	1,200
Pan [Member] | Reclamation Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	48	-4,946	52	1,896
Pan [Member] | Reproduction And Drafting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	4,102	11	6,084
Pan [Member] | Salaries And Labor [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	47,959	378,504	50,472	999,378
Pan [Member] | Travel, Transportation And Accommodation [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	448	41,242	2,495	142,076
Gold Rock [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	607,906	629,269	1,579,000	2,294,594
Gold Rock [Member] | Assays And Analysis [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	7,150	'	124,361
Gold Rock [Member] | Drilling [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	'	413,109
Gold Rock [Member] | Engineering And Consulting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	96,956	33,036	138,292	181,366
Gold Rock [Member] | Environmental [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	235,430	338,790	821,211	581,367
Gold Rock [Member] | Field Office And Supplies [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	19,334	17,980	67,884	196,731
Gold Rock [Member] | Legal And Accounting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	15,349	114	19,665	16,111
Gold Rock [Member] | Property Maintenance And Taxes [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	178,317	167,589	179,440	236,411
Gold Rock [Member] | Reclamation Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	355	84	562	6,600
Gold Rock [Member] | Reproduction And Drafting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	704	2,174	2,381
Gold Rock [Member] | Salaries And Labor [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	59,622	48,542	330,886	469,222
Gold Rock [Member] | Travel, Transportation And Accommodation [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	2,543	15,280	18,886	66,935
Spring Valley [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	29,021	'	214,656	4,914
Spring Valley [Member] | Engineering And Consulting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	11,924	'	104,628	-205
Spring Valley [Member] | Field Office And Supplies [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	754	'	15,017	160
Spring Valley [Member] | Legal And Accounting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	2,767	'	21,215	3,627
Spring Valley [Member] | Property Maintenance And Taxes [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	9,784	'	9,784	'
Spring Valley [Member] | Reclamation Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	18	'	28	12
Spring Valley [Member] | Reproduction And Drafting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	1,536	4
Spring Valley [Member] | Salaries And Labor [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	3,680	'	54,257	1,195
Spring Valley [Member] | Travel, Transportation And Accommodation [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	94	'	8,191	121
Tonopah [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	91,963	78,942	106,956	84,812
Tonopah [Member] | Engineering And Consulting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	'	2,335
Tonopah [Member] | Environmental [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	1,498	'	2,271
Tonopah [Member] | Field Office And Supplies [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	2,398	931	3,390	1,166
Tonopah [Member] | Legal And Accounting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	'	30
Tonopah [Member] | Property Maintenance And Taxes [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	78,927	69,533	79,496	70,055
Tonopah [Member] | Reclamation Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	56	10	58	281
Tonopah [Member] | Reproduction And Drafting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	95	6
Tonopah [Member] | Salaries And Labor [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	10,284	6,074	23,087	7,575
Tonopah [Member] | Travel, Transportation And Accommodation [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	298	896	830	1,093
Golden Eagle [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	638	525	14,284	10,618
Golden Eagle [Member] | Engineering And Consulting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	'	3,212
Golden Eagle [Member] | Field Office And Supplies [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	17	6	1,193	500
Golden Eagle [Member] | Legal And Accounting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	'	66
Golden Eagle [Member] | Property Maintenance And Taxes [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	579	473	7,963	3,653
Golden Eagle [Member] | Reproduction And Drafting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	134	'
Golden Eagle [Member] | Salaries And Labor [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	40	40	4,307	2,947
Golden Eagle [Member] | Travel, Transportation And Accommodation [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	2	6	687	240
Pinyon Project [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	86,547	76,901	90,121	159,115
Pinyon Project [Member] | Engineering And Consulting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	'	273
Pinyon Project [Member] | Field Office And Supplies [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	2,258	907	2,566	4,384
Pinyon Project [Member] | Legal And Accounting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	'	480
Pinyon Project [Member] | Property Maintenance And Taxes [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	78,580	69,190	78,580	124,306
Pinyon Project [Member] | Reclamation Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	53	10	53	36
Pinyon Project [Member] | Reproduction And Drafting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	35	101
Pinyon Project [Member] | Salaries And Labor [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	5,376	5,920	8,428	26,968
Pinyon Project [Member] | Travel, Transportation And Accommodation [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	280	874	459	2,567
Property Investigations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	300,128	241,884	428,415	199,019
Property Investigations [Member] | Assays And Analysis [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	1,550	656	1,550
Property Investigations [Member] | Engineering And Consulting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	258	29,226	11,229
Property Investigations [Member] | Field Office And Supplies [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	7,831	'	17,283	487
Property Investigations [Member] | Legal And Accounting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	'	297
Property Investigations [Member] | Property Maintenance And Taxes [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	272,501	240,076	273,629	185,012
Property Investigations [Member] | Reclamation Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	183	'	193	'
Property Investigations [Member] | Reproduction And Drafting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	'	'	982	'
Property Investigations [Member] | Salaries And Labor [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	18,642	'	100,210	17
Property Investigations [Member] | Travel, Transportation And Accommodation [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	971	'	6,236	427
Segment Subtotal Number One [Member]	'	'	'	'
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Exploration costs incurred	814,951	1,286,520	1,992,964	3,817,013

Nature_And_Continuance_Of_Oper

Nature And Continuance Of Operations	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Nature And Continuance Of Operations [Abstract]	'
Nature And Continuance Of Operations	'
	1.  Nature and Continuance of Operations
	Midway Gold Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated on May 14, 1996 under the laws of the Province of British Columbia and its principal business activities are the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties.
	The Company has not generated any revenues from operations.  These unaudited consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business in the foreseeable future.  The Company has incurred operating losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 of $4,547,497 and $11,708,248, respectively.  Further operating losses are anticipated in the development of its business.  Since inception of May 14, 1996 to September 30, 2014 the Company’s accumulated deficit totals $97,085,113.  The Company’s cash on hand and working capital at September 30, 2014 is $22,978,965 and $14,886,282, respectively.  The Company also has established an aggregate U.S.$55,000,000 senior secured credit facility consisting of a U.S.$45,000,000 project financing facility and a U.S.$10,000,000 cost overrun facility to fund development and construction of the Pan Project (Note 8).
	Recoverability of amounts capitalized for the Company’s mineral properties, other than the Pan and Spring Valley Projects, are dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise funds or generate profits to enable funds to be available to complete exploration on the mineral properties, identify economically recoverable reserves and develop the mineral properties into profitable projects, or the receipt of adequate proceeds from the sale of such projects.
	Recoverability of amounts capitalized for the Pan Project is dependent on the Company’s ability to draw on the Company’s debt facility, successfully complete construction and operate it profitably, or the receipt of adequate proceeds from any sale of the project.  The Spring Valley project is subject to a joint venture agreement with Barrick Gold Exploration Inc., who is responsible for carrying the Company to production by funding and arranging financing for the Company’s share of cost of operations and mine exploration, development and construction expenses.  The Company is responsible for funding costs incurred subsequent to commercial production.  Barrick is also responsible for arranging financing for the Company’s share of the cost of operations and mine exploration, development and construction expenses.

Significant_Accounting_Policie

Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Significant Accounting Policies	'
	2.  Significant Accounting Policies
	The consolidated interim financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. 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 pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures included are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.  Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.
	In management’s opinion, the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements contained herein reflect all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring items, which are necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows on a basis consistent with that of our prior audited consolidated financial statements, except as described below.  The results of operations for interim periods may not be indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year.  The Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K includes a summary of significant accounting policies and should be read in conjunction with this Form 10-Q.
	Inventories
	As of September 30, 2014, inventories include ore on leach pads and materials and supplies.  Ore on leach pad is carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value.  Cost includes mining costs (ore and waste) including mine site overhead and depreciation and amortization.  Net realizable value is computed using expected metal prices reduced for any further estimated processing, refining, and selling costs.
	Materials and supplies are valued at the lower of weighted average cost or net realizable value.  Cost includes applicable taxes and freight.
	Foreign Currency Translation
	Effective January 1, 2014, the functional currency of the Company’s Canadian operations changed from the Canadian dollar to the United States dollar (“U.S. dollar”) based upon significant changes in economic facts and circumstances, which included the receipt of the Record of Decision for the Pan Project in December 2013, the commencement of construction at the Pan Project in 2014, and recent and anticipated financings in U.S. dollars. These changes in economic facts and circumstances have resulted in the U.S. dollar being the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates.  The change in the functional currency of the Company’s Canadian operations has been applied prospectively with differences attributable to current-rate translation of non-monetary assets and liabilities at the date of change being reported through other comprehensive income.  The reporting currency remains the Canadian dollar, and all amounts herein are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.
	The financial statements of the Company’s operations are translated from their functional currency, the United States dollar, to the reporting currency, the Canadian dollar, using the current rate method.  Assets and liabilities are translated using the current rate in effect at the balance sheet date and revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate for the period.  Adjustments resulting from the translation, if any, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.
	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”.  The amendments in ASU 2014-09 affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards (e.g., insurance contracts or lease contracts). This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance, and creates a Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period.  Early application is not permitted.  The Company does not currently have revenue contracts with customers, but it will begin assessing the impact of such contracts as appropriate.
	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
	In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-10, “Development Stage Entities (Topic 915)”.  The amendments in ASU 2014-10 remove all incremental financial reporting requirements from U.S. GAAP for development stage entities, including the removal of Topic 915, Development Stage Entities, from the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.  In addition, the ASU: (a) adds an example disclosure in Topic 275, Risks and Uncertainties, to illustrate one way that an entity that has not begun planned principal operations could provide information about the risks and uncertainties related to the company’s current activities; and (b) removes an exception provided to development stage entities in Topic 810, Consolidation, for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity.  As allowed by ASU 2014-10, the Company has early adopted ASU 2014-10 and impacts of its adoption have been reflected throughout the Company’s consolidated financial statements, with the significant effect being the elimination of disclosures of certain cumulative amounts incurred during the period from inception to the period end reporting date.
	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. The guidance requires an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or tax credit carryforward, unless such tax loss or credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes resulting from the disallowance of a tax position. In the event that the tax position is disallowed or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit shall be presented in the financial statements as a liability and shall not be combined with deferred tax assets.  The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods, and is to be applied prospectively.  The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05, “Parent's Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity”, an amendment to FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 830, “Foreign Currency Matters” ("FASB ASC Topic 830"). The update clarifies that complete or substantially complete liquidation of a foreign entity is required to release the cumulative translation adjustment ("CTA") for transactions occurring within a foreign entity. However, transactions impacting investments in a foreign entity may result in a full or partial release of CTA even though complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity has not occurred. Furthermore, for transactions involving step acquisitions, the CTA associated with the previous equity-method investment will be fully released when control is obtained and consolidation occurs. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-04, “Obligations Resulting From Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation is Fixed at the Reporting Date, an amendment to FASB ASC Topic 405, Liabilities” ("FASB ASC Topic 405").  The update requires an entity to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed as of the reporting date as the sum of the obligation the entity agreed to pay among its co-obligors and any additional amount the entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. This ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2013 and is required to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented for those obligations that existed upon adoption of the ASU. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Inventories

Inventories	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Inventories [Abstract]	'
Inventories	'
	3. Inventories
	The following table provides the components of inventories:
		30-Sep-14		31-Dec-13
	Materials and Supplies	$	70,278	$	-
	Ore on Leach Pads		415,960		-
		$	486,238	$	-
	The Company began placing ore on the leach pad during the three months ended September 30, 2014.  The period-end market value of the Company’s production-related inventories is determined in part by using expected realizable gold prices and is highly sensitive to this input.  The Company had a write-down of Ore on Leach Pads inventory of $266,054 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.  A decline in metal price levels and/or an increase in production costs per ounce of gold could result in, or contribute to, a future write-down of production-related inventories.

Prepaids_And_Other_Assets

Prepaids And Other Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Prepaids And Other Assets [Abstract]	'
Prepaids And Other Assets	'
	4. Prepaids and Other Assets
	At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, prepaids and other assets consisted of the following:
		30-Sep-14		31-Dec-13
	Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
	Insurance Proceeds Receivable	$	1,654,212	$	-
	Prepaid Expenses		583,297		396,903
	Deposits		37,010		34,120
		$	2,274,519	$	431,023
	Other Long Term Assets
	Deferred Financing Costs	$	4,138,031	$	299,902
	Deposits		110,038		105,260
		$	4,248,069	$	405,162

Property_Equipment_And_Mine_De

Property, Equipment And Mine Development	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Equipment And Mine Development [Abstract]	'
Property, Equipment And Mine Development	'
	5.  Property, Equipment and Mine Development
	At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, property, equipment and mine development consisted of the following:
		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Land	$	617,047	$	585,974
	Buildings and Leasehold Improvements		802,059		761,670
	Computer Equipment and Software		1,911,325		1,403,123
	Trucks and Autos		445,404		422,975
	Office Equipment		281,483		248,370
	Field Equipment		1,033,910		287,447
	Mine Development		60,727,734		14,511,873
	Subtotal		65,818,962		18,221,432
	Accumulated Depreciation		-2,052,684		-1,470,482
	Totals	$	63,766,278	$	16,750,950
	Depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $181,519 and $476,839, respectively, compared to depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 of $140,323 and $380,540, respectively.
	During the three months ended September 30, 2014 severe thunderstorms damaged portions of Mine Development assets at the Company’s Pan project resulting in a $3,334,212 write-down of Mine Development costs.  Repairs of all damage has been completed as of September 30, 2014, with an estimated total cost of $3,853,001 to complete the repair work.  Insurance proceeds of $1,638,150 were received during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and additional proceeds of $1,654,212 was receivable as of September 30, 2014 of which $1,125,900 was received subsequent to September 30, 2014 (Note 4).  No net gain or loss resulted from the write down of the Mine Development costs and the recognition of insurance proceeds.  Further proceeds that maybe received will be recognized upon final settlement of the insurance claim.

Mineral_Properties

Mineral Properties	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Mineral Properties [Abstract]	'
Mineral Properties	'
	6.  Mineral Properties
	Details on the Company’s mineral properties are found in Note 7  to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013.
				September 30,		December 31,
	Mineral Property			2014		2013
	Pan		$	37,990,656	$	35,831,787
	Gold Rock			2,315,823		1,885,212
	Spring Valley			5,487,292		5,168,424
	Tonopah			9,411,232		7,959,646
	Golden Eagle			2,433,200		2,310,671
	Pinyon			123,992		44,548
	Totals		$	57,762,195	$	53,200,288
		(a)		Pan property, Nevada
	The Company acquired a mineral lease agreement for a 100% interest in certain of the Pan property claims which requires the Company to pay advance minimum royalties on an annual basis.  The minimum advance royalties will be creditable against a sliding scale Net Smelter Returns (“NSR”) production royalty of between 2.5% and 4%.  The Company must incur a minimum of U.S.$65,000 per year for work expenditures, including claim maintenance fees, during the term of the mining lease.  On January 2, 2014, the Company paid advanced royalties of $245,768 (U.S.$231,072).
	The Company also owns 100% of certain adjoining claims acquired by staking.
		(b)		Gold Rock property, Nevada
	Through a series of four royalty agreements and one assignment, the Company acquired claims that currently comprise the Gold Rock property.  The royalty agreements are subject to sliding scale royalties on NSR ranging between 2% and 6% based upon gold price and advanced minimum royalty payments recoverable from commercial production.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company has paid $315,105 (U.S.$295,217) in advanced minimum royalty payments.
		(c)		Spring Valley property, Nevada
	The Company signed an exploration and option to joint venture agreement with Barrick Gold Exploration Inc. (“Barrick”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation, effective March 9, 2009, granting Barrick the exclusive right to explore, develop and earn an interest in the Spring Valley property.  Barrick has completed the expenditure requirement of U.S.$38.0 million to earn a 70% interest in the Spring Valley property.  The Company has elected to allow Barrick to earn an additional 5% interest (75% total) by carrying the Company to production and arranging financing for the Company’s share of the cost of operations and mine exploration, development and construction expenses.  The cost that Barrick incurs from carrying the Company to production will be recouped by Barrick, plus interest, once commercial production has been established.
	The Company exercised its option to enter into a joint venture with Barrick as of February 23, 2014.  With the formation of the joint venture agreement with Barrick, initial capital accounts were established by terms of the joint venture agreement, and Barrick is the manager of the joint venture.
		(d)		Tonopah property, Nye County, Nevada
	Through a series of agreements, amendments and payments the Company acquired a 100% interest in the Tonopah property.  The acquisition is subject to a sliding scale royalty on NSR between 2% and 7% from any commercial production, based on changes in gold prices and an advance minimum royalty, recoverable from commercial production, of U.S.$300,000 per year payable on each August 15th.  The Company entered into an agreement allowing payment of only U.S.$50,000 of the U.S.$300,000 payment due on August 15, 2014.  The remaining U.S.$250,000,  along with the August 15, 2015 U.S.$300,000 payment, will be paid subsequent to economic completion of the Pan project (Note 8).  The Company is contractually obligated for both payments and has accrued these unpaid amounts in accrued liabilities.
		(e)		Golden Eagle property, Washington
	The Company purchased a 75% interest in the Golden Eagle, Washington project from Kinross Gold USA Inc. (“Kinross”) in August 2008, at a cost of $1,537,950 (U.S.$1,500,000) and purchased a 25% interest in the Golden Eagle project from Hecla Limited at a cost of $500,200 (U.S.$483,333). Kinross retained a 2% NSR royalty and was granted a first right of refusal to toll mill ore from the Golden Eagle property at their Kettle River Mill.
		(f)		Pinyon property, Nevada
	The Company entered into an earn-in agreement with Aurion Resources (“Aurion”) in November 2012 for claims. The Company can earn up to a 70% interest in the Pinyon property.  The Company can also earn an additional 5% (75% total) by arranging mine financing.  As of September 30, 2014 the Company has a spent a total of $377,466.

Reclamation_And_Remediation

Reclamation And Remediation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Reclamation And Remediation [Abstract]	'
Reclamation And Remediation	'
	7.  Reclamation and Remediation
	The Company is required to post bonds with the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) for reclamation of planned mineral exploration and development programs associated with the Company’s mineral properties located in the United States.  For the Spring Valley property, Barrick is responsible for bonding for the surface disturbance created by the exploration and development programs in which they are funding.
	At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 the Company had purchased surety contracts for reclamation bonds covering the Company’s exploration projects in the amount of U.S.$846,491.  The surety contracts were renewed in May 2014 and are in place through May of 2015, at which point the Company can elect to renew the surety contracts or deposit the full cash amount of the reclamation bonds with the BLM.
	As a part of the permitting process for the Pan Project, the Company is required to have a reclamation bond of approximately U.S.$15,300,000 held with the BLM.  The Company purchased a surety contract for the reclamation bond, which amount requires the Company to deposit U.S.$3,700,000 into an escrow account as security for abandonment and remediation obligations,  which has been recorded in reclamation deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The surety contract names the Company and several of its subsidiaries as indemnitors to the surety agreement. The holder of the surety contract may require, at its sole discretion that the Company make additional deposits to the escrow account of up to the U.S.$15,300,000 reclamation bond amount.  The Company is required to maintain the escrow account until all abandonment and remediation obligations have been completed to the satisfaction of the BLM.  Over the life of the Pan Project, prior to the completion of all abandonment and remediation obligations, the Company has the right to request a refund of a portion or all of the Pan Project reclamation deposit.  Granting of the request is at the surety contract holder’s sole discretion.
	At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013,  $3,542,236 and $61,236, respectively, were accrued for reclamation obligations relating to the Company’s properties. A reconciliation of the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is as follows:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	61,236
	Additions, Changes in Estimates and Other		3,372,424
	Liabilities Settled		-
	Accretion of Liability		108,576
	Balance as of September 30, 2014	$	3,542,236
	Less: Current Asset Retirement Obligations		9,761
	Long-Term Asset Retirement Obligations	$	3,532,475
	Additions, changes in estimates and other during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were related to construction of the Pan mine, which began in January 2014.  Construction on several areas of the Pan mine plan are completed or are nearing completion as of September 30, 2014.  The Company estimates that of the reclamation obligations as of September 30, 2014, approximately 94% of its total reclamation expenditures will occur during the years 2028 – 2039.
	The current portion of reclamation and remediation liabilities of $9,761 and $9,269 at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, are included in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities on the accompanying consolidated interim balance sheets.

Debt

Debt	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt [Abstract]	'
Debt	'
	8. Debt
	On July 18, 2014, the Company entered into a U.S.$55 million three-year senior secured project finance facility (the “Loan Facility”) with Commonwealth Bank of Australia (“CBA”) which will be used to fund continued development and construction of the Pan Project.  The Loan Facility is comprised of two tranches: a project finance facility of U.S.$45 million, plus a cost overrun facility of U.S.$10 million. Advances under the project finance facility will bear interest at LIBOR plus 3.75% until economic completion, as defined in the Loan Facility agreement, and LIBOR plus 3.50% thereafter.  Advances under the cost overrun facility will bear interest at the project finance facility rate plus 2.00%.
	The Loan Facility will be secured by substantially all of the assets of the borrower (MDW Pan LLP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and the owner of the Pan Project and related assets) and all other entities of the consolidated group. Upon achieving economic completion and meeting certain other requirements, security will be limited to the assets of MDW Pan LLP and guarantees from the Company and an affiliate. Pursuant to the Loan Facility, the Company’s ability to receive distributions from MDW Pan LLP for corporate general and administrative expenses, and other non-Pan expenditures is contingent upon satisfying certain conditions precedent and achieving various economic completion tests relating to, but not limited to, mine production, recoveries, sales, costs and sustainability over a three-month period.  Economic completion must be achieved by September 30, 2015.
	The Company’s ability to draw on the Loan Facility is contingent upon customary conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, funding any expected cost overruns on the Pan Project and establishment of an un-margined hedging program through CBA.  The Company satisfied the gold hedging requirements on October 7, 2014 by entering into commitments to deliver to CBA, at a flat forward price of $1,200 per ounce, 80,500 ounces of gold over a 23-month period commencing in May 2015.
	As of September 30, 2014, the Company has not drawn against the Loan Facility. The Loan Facility was amended on October 3, 2014, which provided for quarterly loan repayment terms to begin in June 2015 through the maturity date of March 31, 2017.

Net_Loss_Income_Per_Share

Net Loss (Income) Per Share	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Net Loss (Income) Per Share [Abstract]	'
Net Loss (Income) Per Share	'
	9.    Net Loss (Income) Per Share
	Basic loss (income) per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted loss (income) per common share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period and includes the dilutive effect of preferred shares, stock options and warrants.
	The two-class method is used to calculate basic and diluted loss (income) per common share since preferred shares are a participating security under ASC 260 Earnings Per Share.  The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines income per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings.  Under the two-class method, basic loss (income) per common share is computed by dividing net loss (income) attributable to common shareholders after allocation of income to participating securities by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year.  Diluted loss (income) per common share is computed using the more dilutive of the two-class method or the if-converted method.  In periods of net loss, no effect is given to participating securities since they do not contractually participate in the losses of the Company.
	Basic and diluted (income) loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are calculated as follows:
		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Basic Loss (Income) Per Share:
	Numerator:
	Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Common Shareholders	$	7,815,980	$	6,411,707	$	20,978,349	$	374,739
	Denominator:
	Weighted-Average Common Shares For Basic Loss (Income) Per Share		172,870,093		129,605,544		150,039,147		128,840,275
	Basic Loss (Income) Per Share	$	0.05	$	0.05	$	0.14	$	-
	Diluted Loss Per Share:
	Numerator:
	Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders	$	7,815,980	$	6,411,707	$	20,978,349	$	374,739
	Effect of Gain on Change in Fair Value of Derivative Preferred Liability		-		-		-		14,427,439
	Effect of Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares		-		-		-		-2,697,943
	Effect of Preferred Shares Dividend		-		-		-		-4,367,633
	Effect of Canadian Corporate Dividend Tax		-		-		-		-1,061,992
	Diluted Loss	$	7,815,980	$	6,411,707	$	20,978,349	$	6,674,610
	Denominator:
	Weighted-Average Common Shares for Basic (Income) Loss Per Share		172,870,093		129,605,544		150,039,147		128,840,275
	Effect of Dilutive Securities:
	Preferred Series A shares		-		-		-		37,837,838
	Stock Options		-		-		-		-
	Dilutive Potential Common Shares		-		-		-		37,837,838
	Total Shares		172,870,093		129,605,544		150,039,147		166,678,113
	Diluted Loss Per Share	$	0.05	$	0.05	$	0.14	$	0.04
	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014,  37,837,838 preferred shares that could be converted to shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted loss per common share, as the effect of doing so would have been anti-dilutive.
	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the effects of the assumed exercise of stock options of 3,598,161 and 4,134,167 shares of common stock, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive.

Share_Capital

Share Capital	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Share Capital [Abstract]	'
Share Capital	'
	10.  Share Capital
	(a)     The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares and preferred shares.
	(b)     Share issuances
		(i)		On January 2, 2014, the Company issued 1,485,728 common shares in the amount of $1,284,431 for the payment of the Q4 2013 quarterly dividend on the Series A Preferred Shares (Note 11).
		(ii)		On April 1, 2014, the Company issued 1,121,046 common shares in the amount of $1,298,573 for the payment of the Q1 2014 quarterly dividend on the Series A Preferred Shares (Note 11).
		(iii)		On June 6, 2014, the Company issued 30,121,000 common shares upon the close of a “bought deal” public offering for U.S.$0.83 per share (the “June 6, 2014 Offering”).  Gross proceeds of the June 6, 2014 Offering were $27,340,470 (U.S.$25,000,430).  The Company incurred $2,053,544 (U.S.$1,889,020) in share issuance costs.  Additionally, the Company issued 3,434,474 common shares in the amount of $3,117,431 (U.S.$2,850,613) for payment of the Series A Preferred Shareholders’ consent to issue shares in the June 6, 2014 Offering.
		(iv)		On June 17, 2014, the Company issued 3,012,100 common shares as an over-allotment to the June 6, 2014 Offering for U.S.$0.83 per share.  Gross proceeds of the over-allotment were $2,713,047 (U.S.$2,500,043).  The Company incurred $146,063 (U.S.$134,595) in issuance costs.  Additionally, the Company issued 381,669 common shares in the amount of $343,775 (U.S.$316,785) for payment of the Series A Preferred Shareholders’ consent to issue shares for the over-allotment of the June 6, 2014 Offering.
		(v)		On July 2, 2014, the Company issued 1,322,525 common shares in the amount of $1,269,661 for the payment of the Q2 2014 quarterly dividend on the Series A Preferred Shares (Note 11).
		(vi)		During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company issued 1,967,500 common shares pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options.  Proceeds received on the options exercised totalled $1,455,001.
	(c)     Stock options
	On June 20, 2013, the Company adopted the 2013 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) after approval of the 2013 Plan by the Company’s Shareholders at the Annual General and Special Meeting.  The 2013 Plan is designed to replace the 2008 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”); however, all outstanding option grants as of June 20, 2013 remain under the 2008 Stock Option Plan.  Upon adoption of the 2013 Plan, the 2008 Stock Option Plan ceased to be available for the granting of new stock options.
	The 2013 Plan permits a fixed aggregate number of common shares to be issuable under all awards under the 2013 Plan of 16,628,914 (“Award Cap”), which was equivalent to 10% of the Company’s common shares plus Series A Preferred Shares as of April 18, 2013. The total number of common shares issuable to insiders at any time and issued to insiders of the Company within any one-year period pursuant to stock options granted under the 2013 Plan, together with any other security based compensation arrangements of the Company, may not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares and preferred shares.  The number of common shares issuable for Awards made under the 2008 Stock Option Plan is deducted from the Award Cap. The Award Cap represents the maximum number of shares issuable under both plans.
	The exercise price of a stock option granted under the 2013 Plan will be determined by the Compensation Committee at the time the option is granted, but the exercise price may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common shares on the date of grant of such option.  The fair market value is the closing price of one common share on the trading day of the date of grant on the NYSE MKT. Stock options granted under the 2013 Plan are subject to the following restrictions: (i) a promissory note is not permitted as payment for a stock option; (ii) the maximum term for stock options is 10 years from the date of grant; and (iii) unless otherwise fixed, stock options expire three months after the person to which they have been granted is terminated (12 months if due to death) or when options expire during a trading restriction, expiry is extended to the third trading day after a period during which trading in the common shares was prohibited or restricted pursuant to the policies of the Company.
	The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The option pricing model requires the input of subjective assumptions which are based on several different criteria. Expected volatility is based on the historical price volatility of the Company’s common stock. Expected dividend yield is assumed to be nil, as the Company has not paid dividends since inception on common shares. Expected forfeitures are calculated based upon historical experience of options. The expected life is estimated based on historical experience for options granted. Risk free interest rates are based on U.S. government obligations with a term approximating the expected life of the option.
	The stock-based compensation for options vesting during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is included in the consolidated statement of operations as follows:
			Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
			September 30,						September 30,
			2014			2013			2014			2013
	Salaries and Benefits		$	217,736		$	184,360		$	564,601		$	787,979
	Mineral Exploration Expenditures			1,653			40,420			28,204			142,381
	Mine Development			3,561			-			18,594			-
	Consulting			5,435			17,484			35,807			63,593
	Total		$	228,385		$	242,264		$	647,206		$	993,953
	2008 Stock Option Plan – TSX Stock Exchange
	The estimated unrecognized compensation cost from unvested options as of September 30, 2014 was approximately $61,169, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting period of 0.44 years, and has a weighted average remaining contractual term of 3.45 years.
	The weighted-average grant date fair value of unvested options is summarized below for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
			30-Sep-14			30-Sep-13
	Unvested Beginning of Year		$	0.55		$	2.12
	Granted			-			0.55
	Vested			0.55			0.63
	Expired			-1.19			-1.01
	Unvested End of Period		$	0.55		$	0.82
	The following table summarizes activity for compensatory stock options during the nine months ended September 30, 2014:
			Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price			Aggregate Intrinsic Value			Number of Shares Exercisable
	Outstanding, January 1, 2014		9,645,834		$	1.27		$	632,800		8,122,490
	Granted		-			-			-		748,336
	Exercised		-1,967,500			0.74			-		-1,967,500
	Expired		-1,440,001			1.64			-		-1,193,331
	Outstanding, September 30, 2014		6,238,333		$	1.36		$	979,825		5,709,995
	The following table summarizes information about outstanding compensatory stock options as of September 30, 2014:
			Options Outstanding							Options Exercisable
	Exercise Prices		Number of Shares		Remaining Contractual Life (years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price			Number Exercisable		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	$0.58 - $1.00		2,159,167		0.9		$	0.73		2,159,167		$	0.73	$	957,292
	$1.01 - $1.60		1,721,666		3.4			1.16		1,193,328			1.17		22,533
	$1.61 - $2.10		2,357,500		2.1			2.08		2,357,500			2.11		-
			6,238,333		2.1		$	1.36		5,709,995		$	1.38	$	979,825
	2013 Stock Option Plan – NYSE MKT Stock Exchange
	The estimated unrecognized compensation cost from unvested options as of September 30, 2014 was approximately U.S.$517,433, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting period of 2.76 years, and has a weighted average remaining contractual term of 4.66 years.
	The weighted-average U.S.$ grant date fair value of unvested options is summarized below for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
			30-Sep-14			30-Sep-13
	Unvested Beginning of Year		$	0.41		$	-
	Granted			0.44			0.44
	Vested			0.47			-
	Expired			-0.56			-
	Unvested End of Period		$	0.42		$	0.44
	The following table summarizes activity for compensatory stock options during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, values in U.S.$, except share amounts:
			Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price			Aggregate Intrinsic Value			Number of Shares Exercisable
	Outstanding, January 1, 2014		399,000		$	0.87		$	-		-
	Granted		1,756,005			1.07			-		562,333
	Exercised		-			-			-		-
	Expired		-261,628			-			-		-250,000
	Outstanding, September 30, 2014		1,893,377		$	0.96		$	38,210		312,333
	The following table summarizes information about outstanding compensatory stock options as of September 30, 2014, values in U.S.$, except share amounts:
		Options Outstanding							Options Exercisable
Exercise Prices		Number of Shares		Remaining Contractual Life (years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price			Number Exercisable		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
$0.56 - $1.00		1,876,702		4.69		$	0.90		312,333		$	0.92	$	38,210
$1.01 - $1.60		16,675		4.31			1.03		-			-		-
		1,893,377		4.69		$	0.96		312,333		$	0.92	$	38,210
d)     Share purchase warrants:
There were no outstanding warrants as of September 30, 2014.
As of December 31, 2013, there were 6,130,781 warrants outstanding with an exercise price of U.S.$1.85 per share and each warrant entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share until January 6, 2014.  All warrants expired on January 6, 2014 unexercised.  U.S. GAAP requires the value of share purchase warrants issued with an exercise price denominated in a currency other than the Company’s Canadian dollar functional currency to be considered as a liability and this liability is stated at fair value each reporting period.  As of December 31, 2013, the fair value of the warrant liability was adjusted to zero based upon the stock price of $0.81 compared to the exercise price of $1.85 and only six days remaining on the warrants term.  As of September 30, 2013, the fair value of the warrant liability was adjusted to $112,847.  The gain of $476,790 and $1,053,534 related to the change in the fair value of the warrants has been reported in “Gain on change in fair value of derivative liabilities” within Other Income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company did not issue any warrants.

Redeemable_Preferred_Shares

Redeemable Preferred Shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Redeemable Preferred Shares [Abstract]	'
Redeemable Preferred Shares	'
	11.  Redeemable Preferred Shares
	In December 2012, the Company issued 37,837,838 Series A Preferred Shares at U.S.$1.85 per share for gross proceeds of $68,936,000  (U.S.$70,000,000) by way of a private placement.  The Company incurred a total of $641,333 in share issuance costs, of which the Company proportionately allocated $229,753 to an embedded derivative liability and, the remaining share issuance costs of $411,580 were netted against the redeemable preferred shares on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The Series A Preferred Shares are a participating security as defined under ASC 260, in that the security participates in dividends with common stock and has rights to earnings (additional-paid-in-capital in the absence of earnings) that otherwise would have been available to common shareholders.  There is an eight percent (8%) annual dividend, compounding monthly, payable quarterly on the Series A Preferred Shares. At the Company’s option, it may pay the 8% dividend with common shares, net of withholding taxes, in-lieu of cash, based on the closing price of the Company’s common shares as quoted by the NYSE MKT on the trading day immediately prior to the payment date.
	Details of dividends paid or declared to date are as follows:
	Dividend		Date Declared		Record Date		Dividend Per Share		Total Dividend	Payment Date	Payment Type (1)
	Preferred Series A Holders		3/11/13		3/25/13	$	0.04	$	1,699,140	4/1/13	Cash
	Preferred Series A Holders		6/20/13		6/24/13		0.04		1,479,868	7/2/13	1,166,930 Shares
	Preferred Series A Holders		9/17/13		9/23/13		0.04		1,467,197	10/1/13	1,260,144 Shares
	Preferred Series A Holders		12/19/13		12/23/13		0.04		1,515,845	1/2/14	1,485,728 Shares
	Preferred Series A Holders		3/25/14		3/28/14		0.04		1,536,547	4/1/14	1,121,046 Shares
	Preferred Series A Holders		6/18/14		6/27/14		0.04		1,499,632	7/2/14	1,322,525 Shares
	Preferred Series A Holders		9/19/14		9/26/14		0.04		1,591,537	10/1/14	1,157,154 Shares
						$	0.28	$	10,789,766
		-1		Dividends denoted as paid in shares require the issuance of shares and the payment of withholding taxes in cash.
	Canadian tax legislation requires a corporate tax to be paid on all cash or in-kind dividends declared and paid by a Canadian entity on taxable preferred shares.  The dividends declared since the offering in December 2012 have resulted in Canadian corporate “Part VI.1” tax of $2,712,925,  $1,762,136 of which has been remitted as of September 30, 2014.  The Company is entitled to a deduction for tax purposes equal to 3.5 times Part VI.1 taxes paid.  Therefore, future Canadian corporate tax savings, if realized, should approximately offset the preferred dividend tax expense.
	During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 the Company incurred $477,245 and $1,210,112 of Part VI.1 tax expense, respectively.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 the Company incurred $309,801 and $1,061,992 of Part VI.1 tax expense, respectively.
	The holders of each Series A Preferred Share are able to convert the shares into a  common share on a one-for-one basis at any time.  After December 13, 2013, the Company can pro-ratably force conversion of the shares into common shares on a one-for-one basis provided that the weighted average price of the common shares exceeds U.S.$3.70 on each trading day during 20 consecutive trading days immediately prior to both the delivery of an applicable mandatory conversion notice and the applicable mandatory conversion date.  From December 13, 2017, the Company or each holder of Series A Preferred Shares has the right, exercisable by 30 days' notice in writing, to redeem or to require the Company to redeem at their issue price of U.S.$1.85 per share any portion of the Series A Preferred Shares plus accumulated unpaid dividends for cash.
	If the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares had been converted as of September 30, 2014,  37,837,838 common shares would have been issued and the fair value of those common shares based upon the closing price on the NYSE MKT as of September  30,  2014 of U.S.$1.04 would have been U.S.$39,351,351.  If the common share price was above U.S.$1.85, there would be no change to the number of common shares issued upon conversion.
	Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares, have the right to nominate and elect, voting as a separate class, one (1) director to the Company’s Board.  If the size of the Company’s Board is increased beyond seven (7) members, increases will occur in increments of two (2) and the “Preferred Governance Majority” will have the right to designate one (1) of the two additional director nominees for election or appointment as director.  The Preferred Governance Majority has the right to fill any vacancy of the preferred shareholder director position.
	Subject to shareholder approval, if the Company is unable to redeem any Series A Preferred Shares two (2) years after a demand for redemption, then, subject to a special separate resolution of the holders of common shares and provided it is permitted by the Company’s articles, as amended, the holder of Series A Preferred Shares are to be entitled to (i) as a single class, vote to elect a majority of our Board, and (ii) in the event that our articles do not permit a single class of our shareholders to elect a majority of our Board sell, as may be permitted by applicable law, on our behalf, our assets, in such holder’s discretion, that are sufficient to redeem any Series A Preferred Shares. The proposal of this special separate resolution of the holders of our common shares failed to pass during our 2013 and 2014 Annual General and Special meeting of shareholders.  The Company is required to seek shareholder approval for the proposal of the special resolution at each annual and special meeting of shareholders until the special resolution is passed.
	Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares are entitled to a liquidation preference equal to 125% of the initial issue price of U.S.$1.85 prior and in preference to any distribution to the holders of our common shares.
	In addition, holders of the Series A Preferred Shares have consent rights over a variety of significant corporate and financing matters, including, but not limited to, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the Company, the issuance of any common shares or common share equivalents for less than U.S.$1.85 per share or any amendment to the Company’s articles in a manner adverse to the holders of Series A Preferred Shares.
	Of the 37,837,838 Series A Preferred Shares sold, EREF-MID II, LLC and HCP-MID, LLC purchased a combined 17,837,838 Series A Preferred Shares.  Hale Fund Management, LLC, (“HFM”) is the manager of EREF-MID II, LLC. Hale Capital Partners, LP, (“HCP”) is the sole member of HCP-MID, LLC.  Hale Fund Partners, LLC, (“HFP”) is the general partner of HCP. Hale Capital Management, LP, (“HCM”) is the manager of HCP.  Hale Fund Management, LLC, (“HFM”), is the general partner of HCM and exercises voting and investment power over the Series A Preferred Shares held by HCP-MID, LLC.  Mr. Martin Hale, a member of the Company’s board of directors, is the (i) CEO of HCP, (ii) the sole owner and managing member of HFP and (iii) the sole owner and CEO of HFM.
	U.S. GAAP requires that embedded derivatives not closely related to the host contract be bifurcated from the host contract and accounted for at fair value.  Because the convertible feature of the Series A Preferred Shares is denominated in the U.S. dollar, a foreign currency in respect to the functional currency of the parent of the Company as of December 13, 2012, the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Shares and throughout fiscal year 2013, the Company bifurcated the Series A Preferred Shares and recorded an embedded derivative liability for the conversion feature.  Effective January 1, 2014, the functional currency of the parent changed from the Canadian dollar to the U.S. dollar based upon significant changes in economic facts and circumstances.  As a result of this change in functional currency to the U.S. dollar, the embedded derivative liability recorded as of December 31, 2013 of $8,189,720 was reclassified to additional paid in capital pursuant to ASC815 due to the conversion feature of the Series A Preferred Shares no longer being denominated in a foreign currency.
	The balance of the Company’s redeemable preferred shares and changes in the carrying amount of the redeemable preferred shares are as follows:
			Redeemable Preferred Shares
	Balance as of December 31, 2012		$	44,261,122
	Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares			3,500,736
	Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend			5,883,478
	Declared Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend			-6,162,050
	Share Issuance Costs			-314
	Balance as of December 31, 2013		$	47,482,972
	Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares			3,255,965
	Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend			4,627,716
	Declared Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend			-4,627,716
	Balance as of September 30, 2014		$	50,738,937

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Measurements	'
	12.  Fair Value Measurements
	The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. The Company determines fair value based on assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability in the principal or most advantageous market. When considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, the following fair value hierarchy distinguishes between observable and unobservable inputs, which are categorized in one of the following levels:
		·		Level 1 Inputs: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date.
		·		Level 2 Inputs: Other than quoted prices included in Level 1 inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
		·		Level 3 Inputs: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at measurement date.
	Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  Certain financial instruments, including cash and equivalents, amounts receivable, current assets, reclamation deposits, accounts payable, preferred share dividends payable and other short and long term liabilities, are carried at cost, which approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
	The Company did not have any Level 1 financial assets or liabilities as of September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013.
	The Company’s Level 2 liability as of December 31, 2013 is an embedded derivative liability related to the convertible Series A Preferred Shares issued as part of a private offering closed on December 13, 2012 (Note 11).  The Company engaged a third party valuation firm to determine the fair value of the derivative liability and the Company recorded the change in the fair value of the derivative liability through the Consolidated Statement of Operations.   As a result of the change in functional currency of the Company’s parent from the Canadian dollar to the U.S. dollar, effective January 1, 2014, the embedded derivative liability related to the convertible Series A Preferred Shares was reclassified to additional paid in capital at that date, and no embedded derivative liability is recorded as of September 30, 2014.
	The Company did not have any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities as of September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013.
	Financial instruments measured at fair value as at December 31, 2013 were as follows:
	Financial Instrument			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total at December 31, 2013
	Liabilities
	Preferred Share Liability		$	-	$	-8,189,720	$	-	$	-8,189,720

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'
	13. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
	The components of AOCI as of September 30, 2014 were as follows:
		Currency Translation Adjustment		Total AOCI
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	-2,126,923	$	-2,126,923
	Other Comprehensive Income Before Reclassifications		-7,093,233		-7,093,233
	Balance as of September 30, 2014	$	-9,220,156	$	-9,220,156

Commitments

Commitments	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments [Abstract]	'
Commitments	'
	14.  Commitments
	The Company has obligations under operating leases for its corporate offices in Englewood, Colorado until 2020, field offices in Ely, Nevada until 2015 and office equipment until 2018.  Future minimum lease payments for non-cancellable leases with initial lease terms in excess of one year are included in the table below.
	The Company signed a Contract Mining Agreement with Ledcor CMI, Inc (“Ledcor”) on May 19, 2014 relating to mining activities at the Pan project.  On July 21, 2014, the Company signed the notice to proceed with Ledcor, triggering the start of the 63 month term of the contract.  Under the terms of the Contract Mining Agreement, Ledcor is to provide all required labor, material and equipment (excluding fuel) to complete all necessary drilling, blasting, loading, hauling and related activities for the mining of the Pan project.  Payment by the Company to Ledcor is primarily based on unit prices for bank cubic yards and tons.  The Contract Mining Agreement contains a lease related to mining equipment as well as other non-lease elements.  The Contract Mining Agreement is an operating lease and accounted for as such.  Expected future minimum payments, including both the future minimum lease payments and the other non-lease element payments for the Contract Mining Agreement over the initial 35 months of the agreement, consistent with the break fee term, are included in the table below.  The expected future minimum payments are determined by rates within the Contract Mining Agreement and estimated tons moved and bank cubic yards for drilling and blasting.
	The Company has signed unconditional purchase obligation agreements relating to the development of the Pan Project which as of September 30, 2014 committed the Company to $9,069,091 of non-cancellable capital expenditures payable during 2014.  In addition, the Company has cancellable contract obligations related to consulting service agreements until 2016.
		Fiscal Year
		2014		2015 - 2016		2017 - 2018		Thereafter		Total
	Operating Lease Obligations	$	7,736,336	$	74,629,038	$	19,312,595	$	393,419	$	102,071,388
	Contractual Obligations		9,095,299		119,691		8,288		-		9,223,278
	Total	$	16,831,635	$	74,748,729	$	19,320,883	$	393,419	$	111,294,666
	The Company is subject to litigation, claims and governmental and regulatory proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. It is the opinion of the Company’s management that current claims and litigation involving the Company are not likely to have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations.
	The Company is required to pay Ledcor a break fee if the contract is terminated during the first 35 months of the contract.  The break fee began at U.S.$9,712,000 and declines to $nil over the 35 month period.  As of September 30, 2014, the break fee was U.S.$9,303,000.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Related Party Transactions	'
	15.  Related Party Transactions
	On August 18, 2014, Dr. Roger Newell retired from the Company’s Board of Directors.  In connection with Dr. Newell’s retirement, The Company and Dr. Newell entered into an advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) dated August 18, 2014.  Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, for a period of one year from the effective date of the Advisory Agreement, Dr. Newell agreed to provide the Company with advisory services including, but not limited to, technical or commercial advice regarding mining properties and assistance at the request and direction of our management, provide general advice regarding prevailing commercial practices and industry trends and assist in special projects as may be reasonably assigned by our management.  Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, we agreed to compensate Dr. Newell U.S.$4,166.67 per month and shall reimburse Dr. Newell for reasonable and necessary registration fees, membership fees, travel, transportation and lodging expenses and other expenses up to a maximum amount of U.S.$20,000.00 per year.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company paid Dr. Newell $10,453 under the agreement.
	On August 18, 2014, the Company approved Indemnification Agreements with each of the Company’s directors and officers.    The Indemnification Agreements provide, among other things, that each of the Company’s directors and officers shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by each of the Company’s directors and officers in connection with any proceeding by reason of his or her relationship with the Company.  In addition, the Indemnification Agreements provide for the advancement of expenses incurred by each of the Company’s directors and officers in connection with any proceeding covered by the Indemnification Agreements, subject to the conditions set forth therein and to the extent such advancement is not prohibited by law. The Indemnification Agreements also sets out the procedures for determining entitlement to indemnification, the requirements relating to notice and defense of claims for which indemnification is sought, the procedures for enforcement of indemnification rights and the limitations on and exclusions from indemnification, and the minimum levels of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance to be maintained by the Company.
	For information on the related parties involved in the Series A Preferred transaction see Note 11.
	On May 14, 2014, the Company obtained the consent of the Series A Preferred Shareholders with respect to the issuance of Common Shares in connection with the June 6, 2014 Offering.  Pursuant to the rights granted to the Series A Preferred Shareholders, the Company agreed to seek the consent of the Preferred Governance Majority of the Series A Preferred Shareholders in the event the Company offers Common Shares at a price less than US$1.85 per Common Share.  As consideration for obtaining the consent of the Series A Preferred Shareholders and to compensate the Series A Preferred Shareholders for the dilution that they will suffer as a result of the June 6, 2014 Offering and the over-allotment to the June 6, 2014 Offering, the Company agreed to issue 3,816,143 Common Shares to the Series A Preferred Shareholders (the “Fee Shares”) in an aggregate amount equal to $3,461,206 (U.S.$3,167,398 (the “Consent Fee”), at a deemed price equal to the June 6, 2014 Offering price of U.S.$0.83 per share.  The Consent Fee was negotiated at arm’s length by the members of a special committee of the Company’s independent directors (the “Special Committee”).  The Fee Shares were issued pro rata to the Series A Preferred Shareholders based on their percentage holdings of Series A Preferred Shares.  The Special Committee, after considering the advice of its financial and legal advisors, unanimously recommended to the Company’s board of directors the payment of the Consent Fee and the issuance of the Fee Shares.  Messrs. Martin Hale and Nathaniel Klein were not members of the Special Committee.

Supplemental_Disclosure_With_R

Supplemental Disclosure With Respect To Cash Flows	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Supplemental Disclosure With Respect To Cash Flows [Abstract]	'
Supplemental Disclosure With Respect To Cash Flows	'
	16.  Supplemental Disclosure with Respect to Cash Flows
	Supplemental cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:
		30-Sep-14		30-Sep-13
	Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend, including Accrual	$	4,627,716	$	4,367,633
	Canadian Part VI.1 Taxes Paid		1,762,136		-
	Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares		3,255,965		2,697,943
	Reclassification of Derivative Liability		8,189,720		-
	Common Share Issuance for Payment of Preferred Dividend		3,852,665		1,253,352
	Common Share Issuance for Consent Fee to Preferred Shareholders		3,461,206		-
	Net Increase (Decrease) in Asset Retirement Obligations		3,372,424		51,665
	Share Issuance Costs Included in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities		49,652		-

Retirement_Savings_Plan

Retirement Savings Plan	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Retirement Savings Plan [Abstract]	'
Retirement Savings Plan	'
	17.   Retirement Savings Plan
	The Company sponsors an employee-directed 401(k) savings plan (the “401(k) Plan”) for all eligible employees over the age of 18.  Under the 401(k) Plan, employees may make voluntary contributions based upon a percentage of their pretax income.
	The Company matches 50% of each employee’s contribution up to 6% of the employee’s pretax income.  The Company’s cash contributions vest ratably over a three year service period.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company made matching cash contributions of $25,917 and $78,973, respectively, compared to $21,943 and $59,233 for three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

Segment_Disclosures

Segment Disclosures	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Segment Disclosures	'
	18.  Segment Disclosures
	The Company considers itself to operate in a single segment, being mineral exploration and development, with all of the Company’s long-lived assets being located in the United States at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Significant_Accounting_Policie1

Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Inventories	'
	Inventories
	As of September 30, 2014, inventories include ore on leach pads and materials and supplies.  Ore on leach pad is carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value.  Cost includes mining costs (ore and waste) including mine site overhead and depreciation and amortization.  Net realizable value is computed using expected metal prices reduced for any further estimated processing, refining, and selling costs.
	Materials and supplies are valued at the lower of weighted average cost or net realizable value.  Cost includes applicable taxes and freight.
Foreign Currency Transaction	'
	Foreign Currency Translation
	Effective January 1, 2014, the functional currency of the Company’s Canadian operations changed from the Canadian dollar to the United States dollar (“U.S. dollar”) based upon significant changes in economic facts and circumstances, which included the receipt of the Record of Decision for the Pan Project in December 2013, the commencement of construction at the Pan Project in 2014, and recent and anticipated financings in U.S. dollars. These changes in economic facts and circumstances have resulted in the U.S. dollar being the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates.  The change in the functional currency of the Company’s Canadian operations has been applied prospectively with differences attributable to current-rate translation of non-monetary assets and liabilities at the date of change being reported through other comprehensive income.  The reporting currency remains the Canadian dollar, and all amounts herein are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.
	The financial statements of the Company’s operations are translated from their functional currency, the United States dollar, to the reporting currency, the Canadian dollar, using the current rate method.  Assets and liabilities are translated using the current rate in effect at the balance sheet date and revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate for the period.  Adjustments resulting from the translation, if any, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	'
	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”.  The amendments in ASU 2014-09 affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards (e.g., insurance contracts or lease contracts). This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance, and creates a Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period.  Early application is not permitted.  The Company does not currently have revenue contracts with customers, but it will begin assessing the impact of such contracts as appropriate.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements	'
	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
	In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-10, “Development Stage Entities (Topic 915)”.  The amendments in ASU 2014-10 remove all incremental financial reporting requirements from U.S. GAAP for development stage entities, including the removal of Topic 915, Development Stage Entities, from the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.  In addition, the ASU: (a) adds an example disclosure in Topic 275, Risks and Uncertainties, to illustrate one way that an entity that has not begun planned principal operations could provide information about the risks and uncertainties related to the company’s current activities; and (b) removes an exception provided to development stage entities in Topic 810, Consolidation, for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity.  As allowed by ASU 2014-10, the Company has early adopted ASU 2014-10 and impacts of its adoption have been reflected throughout the Company’s consolidated financial statements, with the significant effect being the elimination of disclosures of certain cumulative amounts incurred during the period from inception to the period end reporting date.
	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. The guidance requires an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or tax credit carryforward, unless such tax loss or credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes resulting from the disallowance of a tax position. In the event that the tax position is disallowed or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit shall be presented in the financial statements as a liability and shall not be combined with deferred tax assets.  The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods, and is to be applied prospectively.  The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05, “Parent's Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity”, an amendment to FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 830, “Foreign Currency Matters” ("FASB ASC Topic 830"). The update clarifies that complete or substantially complete liquidation of a foreign entity is required to release the cumulative translation adjustment ("CTA") for transactions occurring within a foreign entity. However, transactions impacting investments in a foreign entity may result in a full or partial release of CTA even though complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity has not occurred. Furthermore, for transactions involving step acquisitions, the CTA associated with the previous equity-method investment will be fully released when control is obtained and consolidation occurs. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Inventories_Tables

Inventories (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Inventories [Abstract]	'
Components of Inventories	'
		30-Sep-14		31-Dec-13
	Materials and Supplies	$	70,278	$	-
	Ore on Leach Pads		415,960		-
		$	486,238	$	-

Prepaids_And_Other_Assets_Tabl

Prepaids And Other Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Prepaids And Other Assets [Abstract]	'
Prepaids And Other Assets	'
		30-Sep-14		31-Dec-13
	Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
	Insurance Proceeds Receivable	$	1,654,212	$	-
	Prepaid Expenses		583,297		396,903
	Deposits		37,010		34,120
		$	2,274,519	$	431,023
	Other Long Term Assets
	Deferred Financing Costs	$	4,138,031	$	299,902
	Deposits		110,038		105,260
		$	4,248,069	$	405,162

Property_Equipment_And_Mine_De1

Property, Equipment And Mine Development (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Equipment And Mine Development [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Property, Equipment And Mine Development	'
		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Land	$	617,047	$	585,974
	Buildings and Leasehold Improvements		802,059		761,670
	Computer Equipment and Software		1,911,325		1,403,123
	Trucks and Autos		445,404		422,975
	Office Equipment		281,483		248,370
	Field Equipment		1,033,910		287,447
	Mine Development		60,727,734		14,511,873
	Subtotal		65,818,962		18,221,432
	Accumulated Depreciation		-2,052,684		-1,470,482
	Totals	$	63,766,278	$	16,750,950

Mineral_Properties_Tables

Mineral Properties (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Mineral Properties [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Mineral Properties	'
			September 30,		December 31,
	Mineral Property		2014		2013
	Pan	$	37,990,656	$	35,831,787
	Gold Rock		2,315,823		1,885,212
	Spring Valley		5,487,292		5,168,424
	Tonopah		9,411,232		7,959,646
	Golden Eagle		2,433,200		2,310,671
	Pinyon		123,992		44,548
	Totals	$	57,762,195	$	53,200,288

Reclamation_And_Remediation_Ta

Reclamation And Remediation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Reclamation And Remediation [Abstract]	'
Reconciliation Of Reclamation And Remediation Liabilities	'
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	61,236
	Additions, Changes in Estimates and Other		3,372,424
	Liabilities Settled		-
	Accretion of Liability		108,576
	Balance as of September 30, 2014	$	3,542,236
	Less: Current Asset Retirement Obligations		9,761
	Long-Term Asset Retirement Obligations	$	3,532,475

Net_Loss_Income_Per_Share_Tabl

Net Loss (Income) Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Net Loss (Income) Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted Calculations	'
		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Basic Loss (Income) Per Share:
	Numerator:
	Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Common Shareholders	$	7,815,980	$	6,411,707	$	20,978,349	$	374,739
	Denominator:
	Weighted-Average Common Shares For Basic Loss (Income) Per Share		172,870,093		129,605,544		150,039,147		128,840,275
	Basic Loss (Income) Per Share	$	0.05	$	0.05	$	0.14	$	-
	Diluted Loss Per Share:
	Numerator:
	Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders	$	7,815,980	$	6,411,707	$	20,978,349	$	374,739
	Effect of Gain on Change in Fair Value of Derivative Preferred Liability		-		-		-		14,427,439
	Effect of Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares		-		-		-		-2,697,943
	Effect of Preferred Shares Dividend		-		-		-		-4,367,633
	Effect of Canadian Corporate Dividend Tax		-		-		-		-1,061,992
	Diluted Loss	$	7,815,980	$	6,411,707	$	20,978,349	$	6,674,610
	Denominator:
	Weighted-Average Common Shares for Basic (Income) Loss Per Share		172,870,093		129,605,544		150,039,147		128,840,275
	Effect of Dilutive Securities:
	Preferred Series A shares		-		-		-		37,837,838
	Stock Options		-		-		-		-
	Dilutive Potential Common Shares		-		-		-		37,837,838
	Total Shares		172,870,093		129,605,544		150,039,147		166,678,113
	Diluted Loss Per Share	$	0.05	$	0.05	$	0.14	$	0.04

Share_Capital_Tables

Share Capital (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Salaries and Benefits	$	217,736		$	184,360		$	564,601		$	787,979
	Mineral Exploration Expenditures		1,653			40,420			28,204			142,381
	Mine Development		3,561			-			18,594			-
	Consulting		5,435			17,484			35,807			63,593
	Total	$	228,385		$	242,264		$	647,206		$	993,953
Outstanding Compensatory Stock Options	'
		Options Outstanding							Options Exercisable
	Exercise Prices	Number of Shares		Remaining Contractual Life (years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price			Number Exercisable		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	$0.58 - $1.00	2,159,167		0.9		$	0.73		2,159,167		$	0.73	$	957,292
	$1.01 - $1.60	1,721,666		3.4			1.16		1,193,328			1.17		22,533
	$1.61 - $2.10	2,357,500		2.1			2.08		2,357,500			2.11		-
		6,238,333		2.1		$	1.36		5,709,995		$	1.38	$	979,825
2008 Stock Option Plan [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Of Options	'
		30-Sep-14			30-Sep-13
	Unvested Beginning of Year	$	0.55		$	2.12
	Granted		-			0.55
	Vested		0.55			0.63
	Expired		-1.19			-1.01
	Unvested End of Period	$	0.55		$	0.82
Activity For Compensatory Stock Options	'
		Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price			Aggregate Intrinsic Value			Number of Shares Exercisable
	Outstanding, January 1, 2014	9,645,834		$	1.27		$	632,800		8,122,490
	Granted	-			-			-		748,336
	Exercised	-1,967,500			0.74			-		-1,967,500
	Expired	-1,440,001			1.64			-		-1,193,331
	Outstanding, September 30, 2014	6,238,333		$	1.36		$	979,825		5,709,995
2013 Stock Option Plan [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Of Options	'
		30-Sep-14			30-Sep-13
	Unvested Beginning of Year	$	0.41		$	-
	Granted		0.44			0.44
	Vested		0.47			-
	Expired		-0.56			-
	Unvested End of Period	$	0.42		$	0.44
Activity For Compensatory Stock Options	'
		Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price			Aggregate Intrinsic Value			Number of Shares Exercisable
	Outstanding, January 1, 2014	399,000		$	0.87		$	-		-
	Granted	1,756,005			1.07			-		562,333
	Exercised	-			-			-		-
	Expired	-261,628			-			-		-250,000
	Outstanding, September 30, 2014	1,893,377		$	0.96		$	38,210		312,333
Outstanding Compensatory Stock Options	'
		Options Outstanding							Options Exercisable
	Exercise Prices	Number of Shares		Remaining Contractual Life (years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price			Number Exercisable		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	$0.56 - $1.00	1,876,702		4.69		$	0.90		312,333		$	0.92	$	38,210
	$1.01 - $1.60	16,675		4.31			1.03		-			-		-
		1,893,377		4.69		$	0.96		312,333		$	0.92	$	38,210

Redeemable_Preferred_Shares_Ta

Redeemable Preferred Shares (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Redeemable Preferred Shares [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Dividends	'
	Dividend		Date Declared		Record Date		Dividend Per Share		Total Dividend	Payment Date	Payment Type (1)
	Preferred Series A Holders		3/11/13		3/25/13	$	0.04	$	1,699,140	4/1/13	Cash
	Preferred Series A Holders		6/20/13		6/24/13		0.04		1,479,868	7/2/13	1,166,930 Shares
	Preferred Series A Holders		9/17/13		9/23/13		0.04		1,467,197	10/1/13	1,260,144 Shares
	Preferred Series A Holders		12/19/13		12/23/13		0.04		1,515,845	1/2/14	1,485,728 Shares
	Preferred Series A Holders		3/25/14		3/28/14		0.04		1,536,547	4/1/14	1,121,046 Shares
	Preferred Series A Holders		6/18/14		6/27/14		0.04		1,499,632	7/2/14	1,322,525 Shares
	Preferred Series A Holders		9/19/14		9/26/14		0.04		1,591,537	10/1/14	1,157,154 Shares
						$	0.28	$	10,789,766
		-1		Dividends denoted as paid in shares require the issuance of shares and the payment of withholding taxes in cash.
Change In Carrying Amount Of Redeemable Preferred Stock	'
			Redeemable Preferred Shares
	Balance as of December 31, 2012		$	44,261,122
	Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares			3,500,736
	Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend			5,883,478
	Declared Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend			-6,162,050
	Share Issuance Costs			-314
	Balance as of December 31, 2013		$	47,482,972
	Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares			3,255,965
	Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend			4,627,716
	Declared Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend			-4,627,716
	Balance as of September 30, 2014		$	50,738,937

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]	'
Financial Instruments Measured At Fair Value	'
	Financial Instrument		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total at December 31, 2013
	Liabilities
	Preferred Share Liability	$	-	$	-8,189,720	$	-	$	-8,189,720

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'
		Currency Translation Adjustment		Total AOCI
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	-2,126,923	$	-2,126,923
	Other Comprehensive Income Before Reclassifications		-7,093,233		-7,093,233
	Balance as of September 30, 2014	$	-9,220,156	$	-9,220,156

Commitments_Tables

Commitments (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments [Abstract]	'
Future Minimum Lease Payments For Non-Cancellable Lease	'
		Fiscal Year
		2014		2015 - 2016		2017 - 2018		Thereafter		Total
	Operating Lease Obligations	$	7,736,336	$	74,629,038	$	19,312,595	$	393,419	$	102,071,388
	Contractual Obligations		9,095,299		119,691		8,288		-		9,223,278
	Total	$	16,831,635	$	74,748,729	$	19,320,883	$	393,419	$	111,294,666

Supplemental_Disclosure_With_R1

Supplemental Disclosure With Respect To Cash Flows (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Supplemental Disclosure With Respect To Cash Flows [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Supplemental Disclosures Of Cash Flow Information	'
		30-Sep-14		30-Sep-13
	Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend, including Accrual	$	4,627,716	$	4,367,633
	Canadian Part VI.1 Taxes Paid		1,762,136		-
	Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares		3,255,965		2,697,943
	Reclassification of Derivative Liability		8,189,720		-
	Common Share Issuance for Payment of Preferred Dividend		3,852,665		1,253,352
	Common Share Issuance for Consent Fee to Preferred Shareholders		3,461,206		-
	Net Increase (Decrease) in Asset Retirement Obligations		3,372,424		51,665
	Share Issuance Costs Included in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities		49,652		-

Recovered_Sheet1

Nature And Continuance of Operations (Details) (CAD)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Nature And Continuance Of Operations [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating loss	4,547,497	3,964,571	11,708,248	13,383,230	'	'
Accumulated Deficit	97,085,113	'	97,085,113	'	83,990,445	'
Cash on hand	22,978,965	58,373,402	22,978,965	58,373,402	51,363,302	75,052,836
Working capital	14,886,282	'	14,886,282	'	'	'

Nature_And_Continuance_of_Oper1

Nature And Continuance of Operations (Credit Facility) (Details) (Secured Debt [Member], USD $)	Jul. 18, 2014
Loan Facility [Member]	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$55,000,000
Project Finance Facility [Member]	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	45,000,000
Cost Overrun Facilty [Member]	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$10,000,000

Inventories_Narrative_Details

Inventories (Narrative) (Details) (CAD)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Inventories [Abstract]	'	'
Write-down of Inventories	266,054	266,054

Inventories_Components_of_Inve

Inventories (Components of Inventories) (Details) (CAD)	Sep. 30, 2014
Inventories [Abstract]	'
Materials and Supplies	70,278
Ore on Leach Pads	415,960
Inventory	486,238

Prepaids_And_Other_Assets_Deta

Prepaids And Other Assets (Details)	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
	USD ($)	CAD	USD ($)	CAD
Prepaids And Other Assets [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Insurance Proceeds Receivable	'	1,654,212	'	'
Prepaid Expenses	'	583,297	'	396,903
Deposits	'	37,010	'	34,120
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	'	2,274,519	'	431,023
Deferred Financing Costs	'	4,138,031	'	299,902
Deposits	846,491	110,038	846,491	105,260
Other Long Term Assets	'	4,248,069	'	405,162

Property_Equipment_And_Mine_De2

Property, Equipment And Mine Development (Narrative) (Details) (CAD)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Nov. 05, 2014
					Subsequent Event [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Depreciation expense	181,519	140,323	476,839	380,540	'
Write down of mine development costs	3,334,212	'	'	'	'
Estimated cost to complete repair work	3,853,001	'	'	'	'
Proceeds from Insurance	1,638,150	'	1,638,150	'	1,125,900
Insurance Proceeds Receivable	1,654,212	'	1,654,212	'	'

Property_Equipment_And_Mine_De3

Property, Equipment And Mine Development (Schedule Of Property, Equipment And Mine Development) (Details) (CAD)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	65,818,962	18,221,432
Accumulated depreciation	-2,052,684	-1,470,482
Totals	63,766,278	16,750,950
Land [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	617,047	585,974
Building And Leasehold Improvements [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	802,059	761,670
Computer Equipment And Software[Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	1,911,325	1,403,123
Trucks And Autos [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	445,404	422,975
Office Equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	281,483	248,370
Field Equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	1,033,910	287,447
Mine Development [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	60,727,734	14,511,873

Mineral_Properties_Pan_Nevada_

Mineral Properties (Pan, Nevada Narrative) (Details) (Pan [Member])	0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2014	Jan. 02, 2014	Jan. 02, 2003	Sep. 30, 2014	Jan. 07, 2003	Jan. 07, 2003	Jan. 07, 2003
	USD ($)	CAD	USD ($)			Minimum [Member]	Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Percentage of ownership interests acquired	'	'	'	'	100.00%	'	'
Percentage of royalty from production	'	'	'	'	'	2.50%	4.00%
Minimum requirement for expenditures during the term of the mining lease	'	'	$65,000	'	'	'	'
Royalty payment	$231,072	245,768	'	'	'	'	'
Percentage of certain adjoining claims aquired through staking	'	'	'	100.00%	'	'	'

Mineral_Properties_Gold_Rock_N

Mineral Properties (Gold Rock, Nevada) (Narrative) (Details) (Gold Rock [Member])	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
	USD ($)	CAD	Minimum [Member]	Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Percentage of royalty from production	'	'	2.00%	6.00%
Royalty payment	$295,217	315,105	'	'

Mineral_Properties_Spring_Vall

Mineral Properties (Spring Valley, Nevada) (Narrative) (Details) (Spring Valley [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014
Spring Valley [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Percentage of ownership interests acquired	70.00%
Joint venture, percentage of interest granted	75.00%
Joint venture, amount contributed by Barrick Gold Corporation	$38
Percentage of additional interest	5.00%

Mineral_Properties_Tonopah_Pro

Mineral Properties (Tonopah Property, Nye County, Nevada) (Narrative) (Details) (Tonopah [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 15, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Aug. 15, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Percentage of ownership interests acquired	'	100.00%	'
Royalty Expense	'	$300,000	'
Royalty payment	50,000	'	'
Accrued royalties	'	'	$250,000
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Percentage of royalty from production	'	2.00%	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Percentage of royalty from production	'	7.00%	'

Mineral_Properties_Golden_Eagl

Mineral Properties (Golden Eagle, Washington) (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2008	Aug. 31, 2008	Aug. 31, 2008	Aug. 31, 2008	Aug. 31, 2008
	Kinross [Member]	Kinross [Member]	Golden Eagle [Member]	Golden Eagle [Member]	Golden Eagle [Member]
	USD ($)	CAD	Kinross [Member]	HeclaLimited [Member]	HeclaLimited [Member]
				USD ($)	CAD
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Percentage of ownership interests acquired	'	'	75.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Acquisition cost of business acquired	$1,500,000	1,537,950	'	$483,333	500,200
Royalty percentage	'	'	2.00%	'	'

Mineral_Properties_Pinyon_Neva

Mineral Properties (Pinyon, Nevada) (Narrative) (Details) (Pinyon [Member], CAD)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Pinyon [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Initial percentage of interest	70.00%
Percentage of additional interest	5.00%
Joint venture, percentage of interest granted	75.00%
Maintenance fees	377,466

Mineral_Properties_Schedule_Of

Mineral Properties (Schedule Of Mineral Properties) (Details) (CAD)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Mineral properties	57,762,195	53,200,288
Pan [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Mineral properties	37,990,656	35,831,787
Gold Rock [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Mineral properties	2,315,823	1,885,212
Spring Valley [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Mineral properties	5,487,292	5,168,424
Tonopah [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Mineral properties	9,411,232	7,959,646
Golden Eagle [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Mineral properties	2,433,200	2,310,671
Pinyon Project [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Mineral properties	123,992	44,548

Reclamation_And_Remediation_Na

Reclamation And Remediation (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014
	USD ($)	CAD	USD ($)	CAD	Pan [Member]
					USD ($)
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Deposits	$846,491	110,038	$846,491	105,260	'
Reclamation bond	'	'	'	'	15,300,000
Deposit in escrow account	'	'	'	'	3,700,000
Reclamation obligations accrual	'	3,542,236	'	61,236	'
Current portion of reclamation and remediation liabilities	'	9,761	'	9,269	'
Percentage of undiscounted reclamation expenditures will occur during the years 2028 through 2039	94.00%	94.00%	'	'	'

Reclamation_And_Remediation_Re

Reclamation And Remediation (Reconciliation Of Reclamation And Remediation Liabilities) (Details) (CAD)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Reclamation And Remediation [Abstract]	'	'
Balance as of December 31, 2013	61,236	'
Additions, Changes in Estimates and Other	3,372,424	'
Accretion of Liability	108,576	'
Balance as of September 30, 2014	3,542,236	'
Less: Current Asset Retirement Obligations	9,761	9,269
Long-Term Asset Retirement Obligations	3,532,475	51,967

Debt_Details

Debt (Details)	9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jul. 18, 2014	Jul. 18, 2014	Jul. 18, 2014	Jul. 18, 2014	Jul. 18, 2014	Jul. 18, 2014
	oz	Loan Facility [Member]	Loan Facility [Member]	Project Finance Facility [Member]	Cost Overrun Facilty [Member]	Cost Overrun Facilty [Member]	LIBOR [Member]	LIBOR [Member]
		Secured Debt [Member]	Secured Debt [Member]	Secured Debt [Member]	Secured Debt [Member]	Secured Debt [Member]	Project Finance Facility, Until Economic Completion [Member]	Project Finance Facility, After Economic Completion [Member]
			USD ($)	USD ($)		USD ($)	Secured Debt [Member]	Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Face amount of debt instrument	'	'	$55,000,000	$45,000,000	'	$10,000,000	'	'
Debt instrument term	'	'3 years	'	'	'	'	'	'
Basis spread on variable interest rate	'	'	'	'	2.00%	'	3.75%	3.50%
Flat forward price (dollars per ounce)	1,200	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Flat forward (ounces of gold)	80,500	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Flat forward period	'23 months	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Net_Loss_Income_Per_Share_Narr

Net Loss (Income) Per Share (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
	Convertible Debt Securities [Member]	Convertible Debt Securities [Member]	Stock Option And Warrants [Member]	Stock Option And Warrants [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Shares excluded from the computation of EPS	37,837,838	37,837,838	3,598,161	4,134,167

Net_Loss_Income_Per_Share_Sche

Net Loss (Income) Per Share (Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted Calculations) (Details) (CAD)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Net Loss (Income) Per Share [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders	7,815,980	6,411,707	20,978,349	374,739
Weighted-Average Common Shares For Basic Loss (Income) Per Share	172,870,093	129,605,544	150,039,147	128,840,275
Basic Loss (Income) Per Share	0.05	0.05	0.14	'
Effect of Gain on Change in Fair Value of Derivative Preferred Liability	'	'	'	14,427,439
Effect of Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares	'	'	'	-2,697,943
Effect of Preferred Shares Dividend	'	'	'	-4,367,633
Effect of Canadian Corporate Dividend Tax	'	'	'	-1,061,992
Diluted Loss	7,815,980	6,411,707	20,978,349	6,674,610
Preferred Series A Shares	'	'	'	37,837,838
Dilutive Potential Common Shares	'	'	'	37,837,838
Total Shares	172,870,093	129,605,544	150,039,147	166,678,113
Diluted Loss Per Share	0.05	0.05	0.14	0.04

Share_Capital_Narrative_Detail

Share Capital (Narrative) (Details)

0 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2014

Jun. 17, 2014

Jun. 17, 2014

Jun. 06, 2014

Jun. 06, 2014

Apr. 01, 2014

Jan. 02, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Jun. 17, 2014

Jun. 17, 2014

Jun. 06, 2014

Jun. 06, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Apr. 18, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

CAD

CAD

CAD

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

Maximum [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

2008 Stock Option Plan [Member]

2013 Stock Option Plan [Member]

2013 Stock Option Plan [Member]

Warrant Liability [Member]

Warrant Liability [Member]

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

CAD

Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Public Offerings and Consent Fee (in shares)

'

3,012,100

3,012,100

30,121,000

30,121,000

'

1,485,728

'

'

'

'

'

'

381,669

381,669

3,434,474

3,434,474

3,816,143

3,816,143

'

'

'

'

'

Public Offerings and Consent Fee

'

$2,500,043

2,713,047

$25,000,430

27,340,470

'

'

27,853,910

'

'

'

'

'

$316,785

343,775

$2,850,613

3,117,431

$3,167,398

3,461,206

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from Common stock issued, net of issue costs

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,284,431

29,358,563

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common shares, per share

'

$0.83

'

$0.83

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$0.83

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shares Issued For Dividends (in shares)

1,322,525

'

'

'

'

1,121,046

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shares Issued For Dividends

1,269,661

'

'

'

'

1,298,573

'

3,852,665

2,495,901

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Exercise of stock options

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,967,500

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,967,500

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from stock options exercised

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,455,001

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share issuance cost

'

'

'

1,889,020

2,053,544

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

134,595

146,063

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock price

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.81

$1.04

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Maximum number of shares issuable under the plan

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

16,628,914

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of shares issuable under plan to Company's common shares plus Series A Preferred Shares

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

'

'

'

Minimum percentage of exercise price to the fair value market valeue of common shares

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Expected term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'10 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock options term, upon termination of optionee's employment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'3 months

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock options term, upon death or disability

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'12 months

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Estimated unrecognized compensation cost from unvested options

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

61,169

'

517,433

'

'

Estimated unrecognized compensation cost from unvested options remaining vesting period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'5 months 9 days

'

'2 years 9 months 4 days

'

'

Outstanding warrants

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

6,130,781

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Outstanding warrants, exercise price

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1.85

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of warrants

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

'

'

112,847

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Exercise price of warrants

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.85

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Exercise price of warrant, exercise period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'6 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted average remaining contractual term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'3 years 5 months 12 days

'

'4 years 7 months 28 days

'

'

Gain on change in fair value of derivative liabilities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

476,790

1,053,534

Share_Capital_StockBased_Compe

Share Capital (Stock-Based Compensation) (Details) (CAD)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	228,385	242,264	647,206	993,953
Salaries And Benefits [Member]	'	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	217,736	184,360	564,601	787,979
Mineral Exploration Expenditures [Member]	'	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	1,653	40,420	28,204	142,381
Mine Development [Member]	'	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	3,561	'	18,594	'
Consulting [Member]	'	'	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation	5,435	17,484	35,807	63,593

Share_Capital_Weighted_Average

Share Capital (Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Of Options) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
	2008 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2008 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2013 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2013 Stock Option Plan [Member]
	CAD	CAD	USD ($)	USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Unvested Beginning of Year	0.55	2.12	$0.41	'
Granted	'	0.55	$0.44	$0.44
Vested	0.55	0.63	$0.47	'
Expired	-1.19	-1.01	($0.56)	'
Unvested End of Period	0.55	0.82	$0.42	$0.44

Share_Captial_Activity_For_Com

Share Captial (Activity For Compensatory Stock Options) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
		2008 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2013 Stock Option Plan [Member]
		CAD	USD ($)
Number of Shares	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	9,645,834	399,000
Granted	'	'	1,756,005
Exercised	-1,967,500	-1,967,500	'
Cancelled	'	-1,440,001	-261,628
Ending Balance	'	6,238,333	1,893,377
Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	1.27	$0.87
Granted	'	'	$1.07
Exercised	'	0.74	'
Cancelled	'	1.64	'
Ending Balance	'	1.36	$0.96
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	'	'	'
Outstanding, Beginning balance	'	632,800	'
Outstanding, Ending balance	'	979,825	$38,210
Number of Shares Exercisable	'	'	'
Outstanding, Beginning balance	'	8,122,490	'
Granted	'	748,336	562,333
Exercised	'	-1,967,500	'
Expired	'	-1,193,331	-250,000
Outstanding, Ending balance	'	5,709,995	312,333

Share_Capital_Outstanding_Comp

Share Capital (Outstanding Compensatory Stock Options) (Details)	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
	2008 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2008 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2008 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2008 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2008 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2013 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2013 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2013 Stock Option Plan [Member]	2013 Stock Option Plan [Member]
	CAD	CAD	$0.56 - $1.00 [Member]	$1.01 - $1.60 [Member]	$1.61 - $2.20 [Member]	USD ($)	USD ($)	$0.56 - $1.00 [Member]	$1.01 - $1.60 [Member]
			CAD	CAD	CAD			USD ($)	USD ($)
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Exercise Prices, Lower Range	'	'	0.58	1.01	1.61	'	'	$0.56	$1.01
Exercise Prices, Upper Range	'	'	1	1.6	2.1	'	'	$1	$1.60
Options Outstanding Number of Shares	6,238,333	9,645,834	2,159,167	1,721,666	2,357,500	1,893,377	399,000	1,876,702	16,675
Options Outstanding Remaining Contractual Life (in years)	'2 years 1 month 6 days	'	'10 months 24 days	'3 years 4 months 24 days	'2 years 1 month 6 days	'4 years 8 months 9 days	'	'4 years 8 months 9 days	'4 years 3 months 22 days
Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price	1.36	1.27	0.73	1.16	2.08	$0.96	$0.87	$0.90	$1.03
Options Exercisable Number Exercisable	5,709,995	8,122,490	2,159,167	1,193,328	2,357,500	312,333	'	312,333	'
Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price	1.38	'	0.73	1.17	2.11	$0.92	'	$0.92	'
Options Exercisable Aggregate Intrinsic Value	979,825	'	957,292	22,533	'	$38,210	'	$38,210	'

Redeemable_Preferred_Shares_Na

Redeemable Preferred Shares (Narrative) (Details)

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Jun. 06, 2014

Jun. 06, 2014

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

USD ($)

CAD

CAD

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

CAD

CAD

Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]

Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]

Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]

Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]

Converted Scenario [Member]

EREF-Mid II LLC And HCP-Mid LLC [Member]

CAD

USD ($)

USD ($)

CAD

Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]

Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]

USD ($)

Temporary Equity [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Shares, issued

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

37,837,838

37,837,838

37,837,838

'

'

Preferred stock, redemption price per share

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1.85

$1.85

'

'

'

Preferred stock, outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

37,837,838

37,837,838

37,837,838

37,837,838

'

17,837,838

Gross proceeds from issuance of preferred shares

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$70,000,000

68,936,000

$39,351,351

'

Share issuance cost

1,889,020

2,053,544

'

'

'

'

'

'

641,333

'

'

314

'

'

Fair value of the embedded derivative liability

'

'

229,753

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Direct issuance costs allocated to Preferred Stock

'

'

411,580

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred shares, annual dividend rate

'

'

'

'

8.00%

8.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted average price per common shares

'

'

'

'

$3.70

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consecutive trading days

'

'

'

'

'20 days

'20 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share Price

'

'

'

'

$1.04

'

'

0.81

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred dividend tax

'

'

'

'

'

2,712,925

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payment of preferred dividend tax

'

'

'

'

'

1,762,136

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred dividend tax incurred

'

'

'

309,801

'

1,210,112

1,061,992

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Tax deduction ratio

'

'

'

'

3.5

3.5

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Liquidation preference percentage of initial issuance price

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

125.00%

'

'

'

'

Notice in writing period

'

'

'

'

'30 days

'30 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Derivative liability

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8,189,720

'

'

'

'

'

'

Redeemable_Preferred_Shares_Sc

Redeemable Preferred Shares (Schedule Of Dividends) (Details) (Convertible Preferred Stock [Member], CAD)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'
Dividend Per Share	0.28
Total Dividend	10,789,766
Installment 1 FY2013 [Member]	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'
Date Declared	11-Mar-13
Record Date	25-Mar-13
Dividend Per Share	0.04
Total Dividend	1,699,140
Payment Date	1-Apr-13
Installment 2 FY2013 [Member]	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'
Date Declared	20-Jun-13
Record Date	24-Jun-13
Dividend Per Share	0.04
Total Dividend	1,479,868
Payment Date	2-Jul-13
Payment Type, Number of shares	1,166,930	[1]
Installment 3 FY2013 [Member]	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'
Date Declared	17-Sep-13
Record Date	23-Sep-13
Dividend Per Share	0.04
Total Dividend	1,467,197
Payment Date	1-Oct-13
Payment Type, Number of shares	1,260,144	[1]
Installment 4 FY2013 [Member]	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'
Date Declared	19-Dec-13
Record Date	23-Dec-13
Dividend Per Share	0.04
Total Dividend	1,515,845
Payment Date	2-Jan-14
Payment Type, Number of shares	1,485,728	[1]
Installment 1 FY 2014 [Member]	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'
Date Declared	25-Mar-14
Record Date	28-Mar-14
Dividend Per Share	0.04
Total Dividend	1,536,547
Payment Date	1-Apr-14
Payment Type, Number of shares	1,121,046	[1]
Installment 2 FY 2014 [Member]	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'
Date Declared	18-Jun-14
Record Date	27-Jun-14
Dividend Per Share	0.04
Total Dividend	1,499,632
Payment Date	2-Jul-14
Payment Type, Number of shares	1,322,525	[1]
Installment 3 FY 2014 [Member]	'
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'
Date Declared	19-Sep-14
Record Date	26-Sep-14
Dividend Per Share	0.04
Total Dividend	1,591,537
Payment Date	1-Oct-14
Payment Type, Number of shares	1,157,154	[1]
[1]	Dividends denoted as paid in shares require the issuance of shares and the payment of withholding taxes in cash.

Redeemable_Preferred_Shares_Ch

Redeemable Preferred Shares (Change In Carrying Amount Of Redeemable Preferred Stock) (Details) (CAD)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Redeemable Preferred Shares [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Temporary Equity, Balance	'	'	47,482,972	44,261,122	44,261,122
Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares	'	'	3,255,965	'	3,500,736
Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend	1,591,536	1,478,516	4,627,716	4,367,633	5,883,478
Declared Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend	'	'	-4,627,716	'	-6,162,050
Share Issuance Costs	'	'	'	'	-314
Temporary Equity, Balance	50,738,937	'	50,738,937	'	47,482,972

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details) (CAD)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Preferred Share Liability	'	-8,189,720	'
Fair value of the embedded derivative liability	0	'	229,753
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Fair value of assets or liabilities	0	0	'
Significant Other Observable Inputs [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Preferred Share Liability	'	-8,189,720	'
Significant Unobservable Inputs [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Fair value of assets or liabilities	0	0	'

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv2

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) (CAD)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'
Beginning balance	-2,126,923
Other Comprehensive Income Before Reclassifications	-7,093,233
Ending balance	-9,220,156
Currency Translation Adjustment [Member]	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'
Beginning balance	-2,126,923
Other Comprehensive Income Before Reclassifications	-7,093,233
Ending balance	-9,220,156

Commitments_Narrative_Details

Commitments (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
	USD ($)	CAD
Commitments [Abstract]	'	'
Unconditional purchase obligation agreements related to the the development of the Pan Project	'	9,069,091
Term of contract	'P63M	'
Contract break fee, period of contract	'35 months	'
Break fee, amount	9,712,000	'
Remaining break fee	$9,303,000	'

Commitments_Future_Minimum_Lea

Commitments (Future Minimum Lease Payments For Non-Cancellable Lease) (Details) (CAD)	Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments [Abstract]	'
Operating Lease Obligations, 2014	7,736,336
Operating Lease Obligations, 2015-2016	74,629,038
Operating Lease Obligations, 2017-2018	19,312,595
Operating Lease Obligations, Thereafter	393,419
Operating Lease Obligations, Total	102,071,388
Contractual Obligation, 2014	9,095,299
Contractual Obligations, 2015-2016	119,691
Contractual Obligations, 2017-2018	8,288
Contractual Obligations, Total	9,223,278
Total, 2014	16,831,635
Total, 2015-2016	74,748,729
Total, 2017-2018	19,320,883
Total, Therafter	393,419
Total	111,294,666

Related_Party_Transactions_Det

Related Party Transactions (Details)

0 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Jun. 17, 2014

Jun. 17, 2014

Jun. 06, 2014

Jun. 06, 2014

Jan. 02, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Jun. 17, 2014

Jun. 17, 2014

Jun. 06, 2014

Jun. 06, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Jun. 06, 2014

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

CAD

Former Board of Director [Member]

Former Board of Director [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

Series A Preferred Shareholders [Member]

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

Related Party Transaction [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Period of Advisory Agreement

'

'

'

'

'

'

'1 year

'1 year

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Monthly compensation

'

'

'

'

'

'

$4,166.67

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Annual maximum reimbursable amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

20,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amount paid under Advisory Agreement

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10,453

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred stock, redemption price per share

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1.85

Shares issued (in shares)

3,012,100

3,012,100

30,121,000

30,121,000

1,485,728

'

'

'

381,669

381,669

3,434,474

3,434,474

3,816,143

3,816,143

'

Shares issued

$2,500,043

2,713,047

$25,000,430

27,340,470

'

27,853,910

'

'

$316,785

343,775

$2,850,613

3,117,431

$3,167,398

3,461,206

'

Common shares, per share

$0.83

'

$0.83

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$0.83

'

'

'

'

Supplemental_Disclosure_With_R2

Supplemental Disclosure With Respect To Cash Flows (Details) (CAD)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Supplemental Disclosure With Respect To Cash Flows [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Preferred Share Cumulative Dividend, including Accrual	1,591,536	1,478,516	4,627,716	4,367,633	5,883,478
Canadian Part VI.1 Taxes Paid	'	'	1,762,136	'	'
Accretion of Redeemable Preferred Shares	1,143,144	949,370	3,255,965	2,697,943	3,500,736
Reclassification of Derivative Liability	'	'	8,189,720	'	'
Common Share Issuance for Payment of Preferred Dividend	'	'	3,852,665	1,253,352	'
Common Share Issuance for Consent Fee to Preferred Shareholders	'	'	3,461,206	'	'
Net Increase (Decrease) in Asset Retirement Obligations	'	'	3,372,424	51,665	'
Share Issuance Costs Included in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	'	'	49,652	'	'

Retirement_Savings_Plan_Detail

Retirement Savings Plan (Details) (CAD)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Retirement Savings Plan [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Percent of match	'	'	50.00%	'
Percentage employer matches of employee's percentage contribution	'	'	6.00%	'
Service period of cash contributions	'	'	'3 years	'
Matching cash contributions	25,917	21,943	78,973	59,233