13. NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Net Loss Per Common Share Details
Net loss - available to common shareholders	$ (7,221,787)	$ (2,444,480)	$ (13,365,580)	$ (5,451,865)	$ (1,699,857)	$ (4,507,004)	$ (713,371)	$ (2,310,246)	$ (28,483,712)	$ (9,230,478)	$ (17,645,930)
Less: Gain on derivative Instruments									248,767us-gaap_DerivativeGainOnDerivative	10,750,666us-gaap_DerivativeGainOnDerivative	1,911,683us-gaap_DerivativeGainOnDerivative
Net loss - diluted									$ (28,732,479)	$ (19,981,144)	$ (19,557,613)
Weighted average number of shares - basic and diluted	66,091,826	64,664,274	56,239,562	48,215,919	30,994,932	30,930,650	30,901,177	28,311,602	58,804,622	30,279,442	25,183,654
Loss per share - basic	$ (0.11)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ (0.04)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ (0.24)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ (0.11)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ (0.05)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ (0.15)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ (0.02)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ (0.08)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ (0.48)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ (0.30)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ (0.70)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Loss per share - diluted	$ (0.13)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ (0.11)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ (0.24)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ (0.15)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ (0.16)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ (0.18)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ (0.14)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ (0.18)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ (0.49)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ (0.66)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ (0.78)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted

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