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	Nov. 10, 2015 $ / shares	Nov. 09, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 26, 2015 USD ($) a shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares
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Earning per share basic and diluted \| $ / shares					$ 0.01	$ 0.30	$ (5.63)	$ (5.28)
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Anatolia Energy [Member]
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Anatolia Energy [Member] \| Temrezli Project [Member]
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Anatolia Energy [Member] \| Additional Shares Termination Payments [Member]
Settled by issuance of shares value							$ 700
Number of shares issued during period for settlement \| shares							117,097
Anatolia Energy [Member] \| NASDAQ [Member]
Issued consideration based upon opening share price \| $ / shares	$ 9.00
Anatolia Energy [Member] \| ASX [Member]
Issued consideration based upon opening share price \| $ / shares	8.38
Anatolia Energy [Member] \| ASX [Member] \| Australian [Member]
Issued consideration based upon opening share price \| $ / shares	$ 11.88
Energy Fuels [Member]
Number of shares issued during peirod for acquisition \| shares			76,455
Cash			$ 2,500
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Payments for royalties			5,000
Energy Fuels [Member] \| February 22, 2016 [Member]
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Energy Fuels [Member] \| Sections 8 of Township 13 North [Member]
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Energy Fuels [Member] \| Sections 17 of Township 13 North [Member]
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Roca Honda Project [Member]
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Roca Honda Project [Member] \| Section 17 [Member]
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