PREPAID LAND USE RIGHTS - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 CNY	Dec. 31, 2013 Land use rights USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Land use rights USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Land use rights USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Land use rights Jiangsu Lihua Copper Industry Co., Ltd. USD ($)	Dec. 31, 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	$ 5,577	$ 644	$ 3,595		$ 411,994	$ 404,207	$ 395,052
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year one					418,501
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year two					418,501
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year three					418,501
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year four					418,501
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , year five					418,501
Estimated expense of the prepaid land use rights , thereafter					418,501
Payments made to acquire land use rights	5,314,028							5,314,029	32,399,100
Unpaid amount of land use right	393,495			2,399,100
Land use right compensation paid to local communities	$ 5,950,703
Land allocated to the Company, certified	100
Land allocated to company	180
Land allocated to the company, not certified	80