FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Deferred federal income tax asset (liability)
Property development costs-net of amortization	$ 13,500,000	$ 10,399,000	$ 11,583,000
Accelerated depreciation	(294,000)	(105,000)	(151,000)
Restoration reserves	(2,681,000)	(2,080,000)	(1,560,000)
Net operating loss carryforwards utilized	996,000	143,000
Net operating loss and percentage depletion carryforwards	57,724,000	39,496,000	34,766,000
Valuation allowance and other-net	(69,245,000)	(47,853,000)	(44,638,000)
Amount, causing the entity's tax provision to differ from the federal statutory rate
Pretax income (loss)	(15,624,373)	(11,199,397)	(10,354,567)
Pretax income (loss) times statutory tax rate	(5,312,000)	(3,808,000)	(3,521,000)
Increases (decreases) in taxes resulting from:
Change in valuation allowance	5,312,000	3,808,000	3,521,000
Income tax benefit	0	0	0
% of Pretax Income
Pretax income (loss) times statutory tax rate (as a percent)	34.00%	34.00%	34.00%
Increases (decreases) in taxes resulting from:
Change in valuation allowance (as a percent)	(34.00%)	(34.00%)	(34.00%)
Income tax benefit (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Estimated net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards	167,000,000
NOL's associated with the Neutron acquisition	$ 29,600,000