SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	May 31, 2008 May 2008 equity infusion	Oct. 31, 2011 BTIG ATM Sales Agreement	Dec. 31, 2012 BTIG ATM Sales Agreement	Jan. 31, 2014 BTIG ATM Sales Agreement Subsequent event	Jan. 31, 2014 BTIG ATM Sales Agreement Subsequent event	Feb. 01, 2014 BTIG ATM Sales Agreement Subsequent event	Feb. 01, 2014 BTIG ATM Sales Agreement Maximum	Oct. 31, 2011 BTIG ATM Sales Agreement Maximum	Oct. 28, 2011 BTIG ATM Sales Agreement Maximum	Jan. 31, 2013 Cormark Securities, Inc. Neutron Energy, Inc.	Sep. 05, 2012 RCF Private placement	Mar. 09, 2012 RCF Private placement	Mar. 31, 2013 Rights offering rightpershare	Mar. 31, 2013 Rights offering RCF Short term financing	Mar. 31, 2013 Rights offering RCF Short term financing	Dec. 31, 2012 Rights offering RCF Short term financing	Dec. 31, 2013 Rights offering RCF Short term financing
Number of subscription rights issued for each share of common stock owned or subject to a warrant															1
Number of shares of common stock entitled to be purchased for each subscription right															0.3119
Exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 57.80												$ 2.55
Shares of common stock that can be purchased upon exercise of warrants			990,000
Proceeds from sale of shares of common stock	$ 3,599,432	$ 20,264,692			$ 5,400,000	$ 1,900,000	$ 1,900,000								$ 8,900,000
Short term financing repaid																5,000,000
Shares of common stock sold					970,000	523,350	523,350												31,343
Interest paid	11,230	14,100															79,167	16,667
Aggregate offering price of the shares of common stock available to be sold under ATM Sales Agreement								7,100,000	15,000,000	15,000,000	15,000,000
Percentage of commission to be paid on the gross proceeds from the sale of shares under ATM Sales Agreement				3.00%
Proceeds from sale of shares of common stock													5,000,000	10,000,000
Shares of common stock sold under private placement													970,000	1,000,000
Price per share under private placement (in dollars per share)												$ 3.50	$ 5.16	$ 9.75
Shares issued in satisfaction of fees related to merger												83,200
Fees related to merger for which the entity has issued shares												$ 291,500