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Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)					1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	34 Months Ended	37 Months Ended
	Sep. 16, 2024 USD ($)	Aug. 24, 2021 USD ($) oz	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 15, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2008 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 08, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Arrangement Agreement [Member]
Estimated fair value of shares to be issued										$ 397,500,000
Reciprocal termination fee										$ 15,000,000
Transaction costs accrued and capitalized							$ 2,200,000
Avidian Alaska [Member]
Lease agreement payment obligation term							Avidian Alaska entered into a 15 year lease agreement with an effective date of July 18, 2015 with Tanya Stolz. Avidian Alaska shall pay minimum annual lease payments as outlined under the schedule in section 4.1 of the agreement. Avidian Alaska's obligation for July 18, 2025 is $100,000 and will increase by $10,000 per year, with a final payment on July 18, 2030 for $130,000.
Lease agreement payment obligation increase amount							$ 10,000
Lease agreement obligation final payment amount							$ 130,000
Lease agreement period							15 years
Lease agreement payment obligation amount							$ 100,000
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Short Term Incentive Plan, Minimum Performance Target, Payout, Percentage of Base Salary							0.00%
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Short Term Incentive Plan, Minimum Performance Target, Payout, Percentage of Base Salary							150.00%
Chief Financing Officer and Secretary [Member]
Annual Base Salary							$ 400,000
President and Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Annual Base Salary	$ 600,000
CIRI [Member]
Contractual Annual Exploration Costs							25,000
Lease payable							$ 150,000
Contractual annual exploration costs payment deferral period							4 years
Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC [Member]
Asset Acquisition, Contingent Consideration Payable							$ 2,757,952				$ 1,100,480
Production Threshold, One [Member] \| Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC [Member]
Asset Acquisition, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Production Threshold, Mineral Resource (Ounce) \| oz		500,000
Asset Acquisition, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Production Threshold, Output, Gold (Ounce) \| oz		30,000
Gold to Silver Ratio								1:65
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Contingent Consideration		$ 5,000,000
Production Threshold, One [Member] \| Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest Issued and Issuable		$ 3,750,000
Production Threshold, Two [Member] \| Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC [Member]
Asset Acquisition, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Production Threshold, Mineral Resource (Ounce) \| oz		1,000,000
Asset Acquisition, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Production Threshold, Output, Gold (Ounce) \| oz		60,000
Gold to Silver Ratio									1:65
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Contingent Consideration		$ 5,000,000
Production Threshold, Two [Member] \| Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest Issued and Issuable		$ 5,000,000
Contango Shareholders [Member] \| Arrangement Agreement [Member]
Shareholders ownership percentage										50.001%
Dolly Varden Shareholders [Member] \| Arrangement Agreement [Member]
Shareholders ownership percentage										49.999%
The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Silver Royalty [Member]
Royalty value greater than amount							1,200,000
The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Omnibus Royalty Agreement [Member]
Royalty value greater than amount							1,200,000
The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Peak Gold, LLC [Member]
Drawdown prepayments into income					$ 1,200,000
The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Royal Gold [Member]
Royalties recognized in interest and other income							584,589
The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| KG Mining [Member] \| Silver Royalty [Member]
Prepayment received pursuant to purchase agreement							1,200,000
Tetlin Lease [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Advance Royalties to Be Paid Per Year				$ 75,000
Tetlin Lease [Member] \| Scenario 3 [Member]
Percentage of Production Royalty Rate Increase			0.75%
Payment that Lessor May Pay to Lessee to Increase Royalty Rate			$ 450,000
Tetlin Lease [Member] \| The Joint Venture Company [Member]
Initial Term of Leases and Concessions on Undeveloped Acreage (Year)						10 years
Extension of Term of Leases and Concessions on Undeveloped Acreage (Year)						10 years
Contractual Annual Exploration Costs						$ 350,000
Tetlin Lease [Member] \| The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Tetlin Lease [Member] \| The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Royalty Rate						5.00%
Tetlin Lease and Certain Other Properties [Member]
Annual Claim Rentals							$ 436,258
Tetlin Lease and Certain Other Properties [Member] \| The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Royal Gold [Member]
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Additional Properties [Member] \| The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Royal Gold [Member]
Net Smelter Returns Silver Royalty, Percent							28.00%
Kitsault Valley Project [Member] \| Dolly Varden Acquisition [Member]
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