LIQUIDITY (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement	Feb. 01, 2014 BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement Maximum	Oct. 31, 2011 BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement Maximum	Oct. 28, 2011 BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement Maximum	Nov. 13, 2013 Loan Agreement RCF Secured convertible loan facility tranch	Dec. 31, 2013 Loan Agreement RCF Secured convertible loan facility tranch	Nov. 13, 2013 Loan Agreement RCF Secured convertible loan facility Maximum	Nov. 13, 2013 Loan Agreement Tranche one RCF	Nov. 13, 2013 Loan Agreement Tranche one RCF Secured convertible loan facility	Nov. 13, 2013 Loan Agreement Tranche two RCF Secured convertible loan facility	Nov. 13, 2013 Loan Agreement Tranche three RCF Secured convertible loan facility	Mar. 01, 2014 Subsequent event	Feb. 12, 2014 Subsequent event Registered direct offering	Jan. 31, 2014 Subsequent event BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement	Jan. 31, 2014 Subsequent event BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement	Feb. 01, 2014 Subsequent event BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement	Jan. 29, 2014 Subsequent event Loan Agreement RCF	Feb. 04, 2014 Subsequent event Loan Agreement Tranche one RCF	Feb. 04, 2014 Subsequent event Loan Agreement Tranche one RCF Secured convertible loan facility
LIQUIDITY
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,117,303	$ 4,664,596	$ 2,890,263												$ 11,200,000
Uranium inventory	0
Maximum borrowing capacity										15,000,000		5,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000
Number of tranches								3
Proceeds from borrowings											3,000,000										2,000,000	2,000,000
Number of additional tranches									2
Aggregate offering price of the shares of common stock available to be sold under ATM Sales Agreement					15,000,000	15,000,000	15,000,000												7,100,000
Shares of common stock sold				970,000												3,960,000	523,350	523,350		7,500,000
Net proceeds from sale of shares of common stock	3,599,432	20,264,692		5,400,000												9,472,320	1,900,000	1,900,000
Sale of common stock in a registered direct offering	$ 3,599,432	$ 20,264,692														$ 10,300,000
Price per share (in dollars per share)																$ 2.60