Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Oct. 09, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2013
Trading Symbol	uec
Entity Registrant Name	URANIUM ENERGY CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001334933
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		86,200,024
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Public Float			$ 183,360,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY