Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Aug. 05, 2011
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Trading Symbol	urz
Entity Registrant Name	URANERZ ENERGY CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0001162324
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		76,953,074
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2