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Stock Options (Details 1) - Stock option activity [Member]	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Underlying Shares, Beginning Balance \| shares	8,080,000
Number of Underlying Shares, Ending Balance \| shares	7,380,000
Number of Underlying Shares, Exercisable, December 31, 2018 \| shares	7,380,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning Balance	$ 0.36
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance	0.37
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable, December 31, 2018	0.37
Weighted Average Fair Market Value, Beginning Balance	0.29
Weighted Average Fair Market Value, Ending Balance	0.29
Weighted Average Fair Market Value, Exercisable, December 31, 2018	$ 0.29
October 28, 2018 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Underlying Shares, Expired, \| shares	(250,000)
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Expired	$ 0.30
Weighted Average Fair Market Value, Expired	$ 0.30
December 4, 2018 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Underlying Shares, Expired, \| shares	(450,000)
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Expired	$ 0.34
Weighted Average Fair Market Value, Expired	$ 0.36

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