Rendering
| Component: (Network and Table) | 
|---|
| Network | 30903 - Disclosure - Reclamation and Remediation (Tables) (http://www.goldresourcecorp.com/role/DisclosureReclamationAndRemediationTables)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001160791 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Reclamation And Remediation | Period [Axis] | 
|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 
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Reclamation And Remediation  |    | 
Changes in Reclamation and Remediation  |  
		
			
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						2016 
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						2015 
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						(in thousands) 
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				| 
					 
						Reclamation liabilities – balance at beginning of period 
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						$ 
				 | 
				2,192
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				 | 
				
					 
						$ 
				 | 
				2,545
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				| 
					 
						Changes in estimate 
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				82
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				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				17
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				| 
					 
						Foreign currency exchange gain 
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				(367)
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				(370)
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				| 
					 
						Reclamation liabilities – balance at end of period 
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				1,907
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				2,192
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				| 
					 
						Asset retirement obligation – balance at beginning of period 
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				623
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				448
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
			 
			
				| 
					 
						Changes in estimate 
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				(21)
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				187
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
			 
			
				| 
					 
						Accretion expense 
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				23
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				42
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
			 
			
				| 
					 
						Foreign currency exchange gain 
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				(107)
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				(54)
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				| 
					 
						Asset retirement obligation – balance at end of period 
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				518
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				623
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
			 
			
				| 
					 
						Total period end balance 
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						$ 
				 | 
				2,425
				 | 
				
					 
						  
				 | 
				
					 
						$ 
				 | 
				2,815
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