Liquidity	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Liquidity	2. LIQUIDITY The Company last recorded revenues from operations in 2009. Since that time, the Company has relied on equity financings, debt financings and asset sales to fund its operations. The Company expects to rely on these forms of financing to fund its operations into the near future. The Company’s current business plan requires working capital to fund non-discretionary expenditures for uranium reclamation activities, mineral property holding costs, business development costs and administrative costs. The Company intends to pursue project financing to support execution of the graphite business plan, including discretionary capital expenditures associated with graphite battery-material product development, construction of pilot plant facilities and construction of commercial production facilities. The Company’s current lithium business plan will be funded by working capital, however, the Company is pursuing project financing including possible joint venture partners to fund discretionary greenfield exploration activities. At September 30, 2018, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1.4 million and working capital of $0.9 million. As of October 31, 2018, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1.7 million. Other financing resources available to the Company include a promissory note in the amount of $3.5 million due from Laramide Resources Ltd. (“Laramide”) (Note 4) and the Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”) acting as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company has registered the offer and sale from time to time of shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $8.0 million (the “ATM Offering”). As of October 31, 2018, approximately $4.5 million is available for future sales under the ATM Offering. The Company will also continue to pursue opportunities to monetize its non-core assets and identify ways to reduce its cash expenditures. These sources and actions, along with other anticipated financings, are expected to provide the Company with the necessary liquidity to fund non-discretionary expenditures through January 2020. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. While the Company has been successful in raising funds in the past through equity and debt financings as well as through the sale of non-core assets, no assurance can be given that additional financing will be available to it in amounts sufficient to meet the Company’s needs or on terms acceptable to the Company. In the event that funds are not available, the Company may be required to materially change its business plans.

Liquidity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

2. LIQUIDITY

The Company last recorded revenues from operations in 2009. Since that time, the Company has relied on equity financings, debt financings and asset sales to fund its operations. The Company expects to rely on these forms of financing to fund its operations into the near future.

The Company’s current business plan requires working capital to fund non-discretionary expenditures for uranium reclamation activities, mineral property holding costs, business development costs and administrative costs. The Company intends to pursue project financing to support execution of the graphite business plan, including discretionary capital expenditures associated with graphite battery-material product development, construction of pilot plant facilities and construction of commercial production facilities. The Company’s current lithium business plan will be funded by working capital, however, the Company is pursuing project financing including possible joint venture partners to fund discretionary greenfield exploration activities.

At September 30, 2018, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1.4 million and working capital of $0.9 million. As of October 31, 2018, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1.7 million. Other financing resources available to the Company include a promissory note in the amount of $3.5 million due from Laramide Resources Ltd. (“Laramide”) (Note 4) and the Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”) acting as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company has registered the offer and sale from time to time of shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $8.0 million (the “ATM Offering”). As of October 31, 2018, approximately $4.5 million is available for future sales under the ATM Offering. The Company will also continue to pursue opportunities to monetize its non-core assets and identify ways to reduce its cash expenditures. These sources and actions, along with other anticipated financings, are expected to provide the Company with the necessary liquidity to fund non-discretionary expenditures through January 2020.

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. While the Company has been successful in raising funds in the past through equity and debt financings as well as through the sale of non-core assets, no assurance can be given that additional financing will be available to it in amounts sufficient to meet the Company’s needs or on terms acceptable to the Company. In the event that funds are not available, the Company may be required to materially change its business plans.