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OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Additional Information (Detail) ¥ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 10, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 10, 2018 CNY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2018 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 145,600,000	$ 145,600,000	¥ 1.0	¥ 1,000.0
China Construction Bank [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	30,300,000
Wuhan Kingold Industrial Group Co Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries	$ 3,592,726
Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities					$ 2,630,301