FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:

As of September 30, 2015
Assets:	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Other investments - warrants	$	-	$	-	$	69,000	$	69,000
Investment in marketable securities:
Basic materials		16,207,000		-		-		16,207,000
Other		1,526,000		-		-		1,526,000
		17,733,000		-		-		17,733,000
	$	17,733,000	$	-	$	69,000	$	17,802,000

As of June 30, 2015
Assets:	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Other investments - warrants	$	-	$	-	$	104,000	$	104,000
Investment in marketable securities:
Basic materials		2,761,000		-		-		2,761,000
Other		3,066,000		-		-		3,066,000
		5,827,000		-		-		5,827,000
	$	5,827,000	$	-	$	104,000	$	5,931,000

Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the fair value hierarchy for these assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as follows:

									Net loss for the three months
Assets	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		September 30, 2015		ended September 30, 2015
Other non-marketable investments	$	-	$	-	$	1,709,000	$	1,709,000	$	-

									Net loss for the three months
Assets	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		June 30, 2015		ended September 30, 2014
Other non-marketable investments	$	-	$	-	$	14,978,000	$	14,978,000	$	-