Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Jun. 05, 2013
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2013
Trading Symbol	uec
Entity Registrant Name	URANIUM ENERGY CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001334933
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		85,510,046
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3