COMMON STOCK (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Apr. 15, 2014 Former executive	Apr. 15, 2014 Former executive	Feb. 12, 2012 Registered direct offering	Feb. 12, 2012 Registered direct offering	Oct. 31, 2011 BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement	Jul. 02, 2014 BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement	Nov. 05, 2014 BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement Subsequent event	Oct. 31, 2011 BTIG, LLC ATM Sales Agreement Maximum	Oct. 06, 2014 Juan Tafoya Land Corporation Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement	Aug. 08, 2014 Juan Tafoya Land Corporation Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement	Aug. 08, 2014 Juan Tafoya Land Corporation Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 RCF Facility
COMMON STOCK
Common stock issued					3,960,000			788,186
Common share price (in dollars per share)				$ 2.80		$ 2.60
Proceeds from sale of shares of common stock	$ 11,519,950	$ 3,599,432			$ 9,307,245			$ 2,586,358
Aggregate offering price of the shares of common stock available to be sold under ATM Sales Agreement										6,300,000	15,000,000
Aggregate price of the common stock in the prospectus filed with the SEC									4,100,000
Percentage of commission to be paid on the gross proceeds from the sale of shares under ATM Sales Agreement							3.00%
Common stock issued for loan interest and fees															253,376
Proceeds included in accounts receivable								358,988
Interest and fees															676,409
Amount settled on settlement			333,847
Common stock issued for settlement of litigation			119,231
Common stock issued for settlement of land obligations (in shares)													127,359
Common stock issued for settlement of land obligation	342,595												342,595
Rental payments														337,500
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)												91,631
Repurchase of common stock												$ 248,383