PREPAID LAND USE RIGHTS - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Land use rights USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Land use rights USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Land use rights USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Land use rights USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Land use rights Jiangsu Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd. USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 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	$ 1,938	$ 1,938	$ 2,897	$ 170	$ 103,503	$ 100,673	$ 307,902	$ 302,940
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year one	415,023		415,023
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year two	415,023		415,023
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year three	415,023		415,023
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year four	415,023		415,023
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year five	415,023		415,023
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , thereafter	415,023		415,023
Payments made to acquire land use rights									5,269,860	32,399,100
Unpaid amount of land use right									390,224	2,399,100
Land use right compensation paid to local communities			$ 5,901,242
Land allocated to the Company, certified			100
Land allocated to company	180		180
Land allocated to the company, not certified			80