PREPAID LAND USE RIGHTS - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) mu	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 CNY	Jun. 30, 2012 Land use rights USD ($) mu	Sep. 30, 2011 Land use rights USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Land use rights USD ($) mu	Jun. 30, 2011 Land use rights USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Land use rights Jiangsu Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd. USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Land use rights Jiangsu Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd. CNY
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Land use rights, useful life							50 years
Amortization expense	$ 985	$ 170	$ 1,836		$ 101,132	$ 98,144	$ 202,267	$ 195,041
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year one					403,416		403,416
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year two					403,416		403,416
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year three					403,416		403,416
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year four					403,416		403,416
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year five					403,416		403,416
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , thereafter					403,416		403,416
Payments made to acquire land use rights									5,122,468	32,399,100
Unpaid amount of land use right		379,310		2,399,100
Land use right compensation paid to local communities		$ 5,736,192
Land allocated to the Company, certified		100
Land use right area certificate date		2011-11
Land allocated to the Company					180		180
Land allocated to the Company, not certified		80