ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2003
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS [Abstract]
Asset retirement obligations	$ 525,000	$ 100,000	$ 200,000
Asset Retirement Obligations Roll Forward [Abstract]
Asset retirement obligations, beginning of year	100,000	200,000	200,000
Liabilities settled during the year	0	(100,000)
Increase in obligations during the year	425,000	0
Asset retirement of obligations, end of the year	$ 525,000	$ 100,000	$ 200,000