PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Balances (net)	$ 43,924,022		$ 43,714,081
Impairment provision	279,429	268,923
Uranium plant
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Balances (net)	10,886,000		10,913,000
Permits and licenses
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Balances (net)	4,098,000		3,902,000
Mineral rights
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Balances (net)	4,000,000		3,873,000
VBPP
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Balances (net)	20,274,000		20,274,000
Evaluation and delineation
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Balances (net)	2,460,000		2,460,000
Vehicles/depreciable equipment
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Balances (net)	1,390,000		1,435,000
Wellfield development
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Balances (net)	153,000		153,000
Other uranium properties
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Balances (net)	239,000		246,000
Other property, plant and equipment
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Balances (net)	424,000		458,000
Kingsville Dome Property
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Impairment provision	96,000	168,000
Net carrying value of the property	5,400,000
Rosita Property
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Impairment provision	5,000	14,000
Net carrying value of the property	4,900,000
Vasquez Property
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Impairment provision	178,000	87,000
Net carrying value of the property	$ 412,000