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Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation (Details) (Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project [Member]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Beginning Balance	$ 339,564	$ 0
Liabilities incurred	682,380	304,046
Reclassified from current liabilities		33,000
Accretion expense	49,899	2,518
Asset Retirement Obligation, Ending Balance	$ 1,071,843	$ 339,564

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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