0001072725-21-000022 | 6-K | XBRL Viewer

Cover	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	6-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Registrant Name	Gold Reserve Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001072725

Arbitral Award, Settlement Agreement and Mining Data Sale (Details Narrative)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Arbitral Award Settlement Agreement And Mining Data Sale
Total Award	$ 740,300,000
Settlement Agreement	1,032,000,000.000
[custom:VenezuelaAgreedToPayForAward-0]	792
Venezuela Agreed To Pay For Mining Data	240,000,000
Payments Made Pursuant To Settlement Agreement	254,000,000
Amount Due And Unpaid Including Interest	908,000,000
Interest Due	130,000,000
Cumulative Amount Paid To Cvr Holders	10,000,000.0
Increase In Obligation To Cvr Holders	60,000
Cumulative Amount Paid To Bonus Plan Participants	4,400,000
Increase In Obligation To Bonus Plan Participants	$ 70,000

KSOP Plan (Details Narrative)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Ksop Plan
[custom:ShareValueKSOPContribution]	$ 170,000

Label	Element	Value
[custom:AccumulatedDepreciationLeaseholdImprovements-0]	gdrzf_AccumulatedDepreciationLeaseholdImprovements	$ (21,787)
[custom:AccumulatedDepreciationLeaseholdImprovements-0]	gdrzf_AccumulatedDepreciationLeaseholdImprovements	(20,596)
[custom:LeaseholdImprovementsNet-0]	gdrzf_LeaseholdImprovementsNet	7,603
[custom:LeaseholdImprovementsNet-0]	gdrzf_LeaseholdImprovementsNet	8,794
[custom:MineralPropertyGross-0]	gdrzf_MineralPropertyGross	350,000
[custom:MineralPropertyGross-0]	gdrzf_MineralPropertyGross	350,000
[custom:MineralPropertyNet-0]	gdrzf_MineralPropertyNet	350,000
[custom:MineralPropertyNet-0]	gdrzf_MineralPropertyNet	350,000
[custom:AccumulatedDepreciationFurnitureAndFixtures-0]	gdrzf_AccumulatedDepreciationFurnitureAndFixtures	(295,150)
[custom:AccumulatedDepreciationFurnitureAndFixtures-0]	gdrzf_AccumulatedDepreciationFurnitureAndFixtures	(286,083)
ContingentValueRights	gdrzf_ContingentValueRights
ContingentValueRights	gdrzf_ContingentValueRights	32,654
Siembra Minera Project costs (Note 7)	gdrzf_SiembraMineraProjectCosts	278,467
Siembra Minera Project costs (Note 7)	gdrzf_SiembraMineraProjectCosts	377,042
[custom:MachineryAndEquipmentNet-0]	gdrzf_MachineryAndEquipmentNet	1,858,959
[custom:MachineryAndEquipmentNet-0]	gdrzf_MachineryAndEquipmentNet	1,858,959
Legal and accounting	gdrzf_LegalAndAccounting	321,453
Legal and accounting	gdrzf_LegalAndAccounting	$ 187,132
[custom:MaximumNumberOfOptionsAvailableUnderThePlan-0]	gdrzf_MaximumNumberOfOptionsAvailableUnderThePlan	8,750,000
Arbitration and settlement (Note 3)	gdrzf_ArbitrationAndSettlement	$ 80,304
Arbitration and settlement (Note 3)	gdrzf_ArbitrationAndSettlement	$ 277,486
[custom:OptionsAvailableForGrant-0]	gdrzf_OptionsAvailableForGrant	1,997,000
Equipment holding costs	gdrzf_EquipmentHoldingCosts	$ 114,143
Equipment holding costs	gdrzf_EquipmentHoldingCosts	108,573
[custom:AccumulatedDepreciationMachineryAndEquipment-0]	gdrzf_AccumulatedDepreciationMachineryAndEquipment
[custom:AccumulatedDepreciationMachineryAndEquipment-0]	gdrzf_AccumulatedDepreciationMachineryAndEquipment
[custom:AccumulatedDepreciationMineralProperty-0]	gdrzf_AccumulatedDepreciationMineralProperty
[custom:AccumulatedDepreciationMineralProperty-0]	gdrzf_AccumulatedDepreciationMineralProperty
[custom:OutstandingOptionsNumber315To326-0]	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsNumber315To326	430,000
Income Tax Benefit Based On Canadian Tax Rates	gdrzf_IncomeTaxBenefitBasedOnCanadianTaxRates	$ 468,569
Income Tax Benefit Based On Canadian Tax Rates	gdrzf_IncomeTaxBenefitBasedOnCanadianTaxRates	519,833
[custom:AccumulatedDepreciationTransportationEquipment-0]	gdrzf_AccumulatedDepreciationTransportationEquipment	(181,677)
[custom:AccumulatedDepreciationTransportationEquipment-0]	gdrzf_AccumulatedDepreciationTransportationEquipment	(165,338)
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2035	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2035	13,449,912
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2026	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2026	2,078,857
[custom:OutstandingOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue315To326-0]	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue315To326	0
Total deferred income tax assets	gdrzf_DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsGross	43,782,533
Total deferred income tax assets	gdrzf_DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsGross	42,964,308
Different Tax Rates On Foreign Subsidiaries	gdrzf_DifferentTaxRatesOnForeignSubsidiaries	(76,520)
Different Tax Rates On Foreign Subsidiaries	gdrzf_DifferentTaxRatesOnForeignSubsidiaries	(34,139)
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2037	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2037	$ 12,059,053
Outstanding Options Number Total	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsNumberTotal	4,679,565
Nondeductible Expenses	gdrzf_NondeductibleExpenses	$ (9,858)
Nondeductible Expenses	gdrzf_NondeductibleExpenses	$ (9,882)
[custom:OutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears315To326]	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears315To326	3 years 8 months 15 days
[custom:ExercisableOptionsNumber315To326-0]	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsNumber315To326	430,000
[custom:ExercisableOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue315To326-0]	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue315To326	$ 0
[custom:TransportationEquipmentNet-0]	gdrzf_TransportationEquipmentNet	145,111
[custom:TransportationEquipmentNet-0]	gdrzf_TransportationEquipmentNet	$ 161,450
[custom:ExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears315To326]	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears315To326	3 years 8 months 15 days
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2036	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2036	$ 15,990,530
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2034	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2034	9,422,491
Stock options (Note 9)	gdrzf_AccumulatedStockOptionExpense	21,456,674
Stock options (Note 9)	gdrzf_AccumulatedStockOptionExpense	21,409,668
Exercisable Options Aggregate Intrinsic Value Total	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueTotal	0
Deferred income tax assets net of valuation allowance	gdrzf_DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsNetOfValuationAllowance	104,546
Deferred income tax assets net of valuation allowance	gdrzf_DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsNetOfValuationAllowance	6,065
Change In Valuation Allowance And Other	gdrzf_ChangeInValuationAllowanceAndOther	(382,191)
Change In Valuation Allowance And Other	gdrzf_ChangeInValuationAllowanceAndOther	121,546
Contingent value rights (Note 3)	gdrzf_AccruedContingentValueRights	60,242
Contingent value rights (Note 3)	gdrzf_AccruedContingentValueRights	60,242
Outstanding Options Aggregate Intrinsic Value Total	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueTotal	0
Total Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward	gdrzf_TotalCanadianTaxLossCarryforward	145,703,590
Income Tax Benefit	gdrzf_IncomeTaxBenefit	0
Income Tax Benefit	gdrzf_IncomeTaxBenefit	$ 597,358
[custom:OutstandingOptionsNumber161To193-0]	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsNumber161To193	879,922
Outstanding Options Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term Years Total	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYearsTotal	5 years 4 months 20 days
Exercisable Options Number Total	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsNumberTotal	4,589,564
[custom:OptionExpense]	gdrzf_OptionExpense	$ 47,006
[custom:OptionExpense]	gdrzf_OptionExpense	47,006
[custom:OutstandingOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue161To193-0]	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue161To193	0
[custom:NoncashCompensationExpense]	gdrzf_NoncashCompensationExpense	$ 500,000
Exercisable Options Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term Years Total	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYearsTotal	5 years 3 months 21 days
[custom:RepricedOptions]	gdrzf_RepricedOptions	4,369,565
[custom:OutstandingOptionsNumber239-0]	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsNumber239	3,369,643
[custom:OutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears161To193]	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears161To193	4 years 3 months 21 days
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2033	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2033	$ 8,132,291
[custom:ExercisableOptionsNumber161To193-0]	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsNumber161To193	789,921
[custom:ExercisableOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue161To193-0]	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue161To193	$ 0
Income Tax Benefit Recorded By The Company	gdrzf_IncomeTaxBenefitRecordedByTheCompany	0
Income Tax Benefit Recorded By The Company	gdrzf_IncomeTaxBenefitRecordedByTheCompany	$ 600,000
[custom:ExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears161To193]	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears161To193	3 years 8 months 19 days
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2031	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2031	$ 19,279,633
[custom:UsTaxLossCarryforward-0]	gdrzf_UsTaxLossCarryforward	571,266
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2027	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2027	3,858,088
Total Us Tax Loss Carryforward	gdrzf_TotalUsTaxLossCarryforward	571,266
[custom:ExercisableOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue239-0]	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue239	0
The Companys Income Tax Receivable	gdrzf_TheCompanysIncomeTaxReceivable	8,700,000
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2032	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2032	5,593,839
[custom:FurnitureAndFixturesNet-0]	gdrzf_FurnitureAndFixturesNet	126,282
[custom:FurnitureAndFixturesNet-0]	gdrzf_FurnitureAndFixturesNet	135,349
[custom:OutstandingOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue239-0]	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValue239	0
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2030	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2030	17,217,517
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2038	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2038	1,154,018
[custom:TransportationEquipmentGross-0]	gdrzf_TransportationEquipmentGross	326,788
[custom:TransportationEquipmentGross-0]	gdrzf_TransportationEquipmentGross	326,788
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2039	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2039	$ 3,007,702
[custom:OutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears239]	gdrzf_OutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears239	5 years 10 months 17 days
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2029	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2029	$ 13,936,295
Foreign currency gain (loss)	gdrzf_ForeignCurrencyGainLoss	8,301
Foreign currency gain (loss)	gdrzf_ForeignCurrencyGainLoss	$ (40,621)
[custom:ExercisableOptionsNumber239-0]	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsNumber239	3,369,643
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2040	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2040	$ 4,779,494
Amount Payable In Event Of Change Of Control	gdrzf_AmountPayableInEventOfChangeOfControl	6,700,000
Canadian Tax Loss Carryforward Expiring 2028	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2028	14,705,272
[custom:CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2041-0]	gdrzf_CanadianTaxLossCarryforwardExpiring2041	$ 1,038,598
[custom:ExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears239]	gdrzf_ExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTermYears239	5 years 10 months 17 days

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