STOCK OPTIONS (Details 1) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Stock Options Details 1
Share price	$ 2.93		$ 5.24
Exercise price	$ 2.93		$ 5.24
Risk-free interest rate	2.38%		1.41%
Expected volatility	108.14%		58.99%
Expected option life in years	10 years		5 years
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The expected volatility of the share price used to calculate the fair value of the share options granted. Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which a price is expected to fluctuate during a period. The measure of volatility used in option pricing models is the annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a period of time.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-IssueDate 2016-01-13
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-URIDate 2016-03-31

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The implied yield currently available on zero-coupon government issues of the country in whose currency the exercise price for share options granted is expressed, with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option being valued (based on the option's remaining contractual life and taking into account the effects of expected early exercise). [Refer: Government [member]]

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The amount of an expected dividend used to calculate the fair value of share options granted.

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