PREPAID LAND USE RIGHTS - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 CNY	Jun. 30, 2013 Land use rights USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Land use rights USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Land use rights USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Land use rights USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Land use rights Jiangsu Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd. USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Land use rights Jiangsu Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd. CNY
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Land use rights, useful life			5 years					50 years
Amortization expense	$ 482	$ 0	$ 959	$ 170		$ 102,800	$ 101,132	$ 204,399	$ 202,267
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year one						412,961		412,961
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year two						412,961		412,961
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year three						412,961		412,961
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year four						412,961		412,961
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year five						412,961		412,961
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , thereafter						412,961		412,961
Payments made to acquire land use rights										5,243,676	32,399,100
Unpaid amount of land use right	388,286		388,286		2,399,100
Land use right compensation paid to local communities			$ 5,871,921
Land allocated to the Company, certified			100
Land use right area certificate date			2011-11
Land allocated to company	180		180
Land allocated to the company, not certified			80