EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Purchase of equity investments in unconsolidated affiliates			$ 43,603,824	$ 0		$ 16,358,412	$ 0	$ 0
North American Lithium Inc.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, consideration transferred		$ 19,500,000
Sayona | North American Lithium Inc.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, consideration transferred		58,300,000			$ 800,000
Sayona Quebec | North American Lithium Inc.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, consideration transferred		$ 77,800,000
Atlantic Lithium
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest, ownership percentage	10.00%
Purchase of equity investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$ 16,000,000		$ 15,969,503			0
Equity investments, supply agreement, percentage	50.00%
Strategic partnership investments, expected equity interest to acquire	50.00%
Equity investments, additional expected ownership percentage to acquire, cost	$ 87,000,000
Sayona Quebec
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest, ownership percentage		25.00%	25.00%		25.00%
Purchase of equity investments in unconsolidated affiliates			$ 20,211,235			5,067,593
Sayona Quebec | Sayona
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest, ownership percentage		75.00%
Sayona
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest, ownership percentage			16.50%		16.50%
Purchase of equity investments in unconsolidated affiliates			$ 7,423,086			$ 11,290,819
Investment in additional equity offerings, excluding transaction costs			$ 7,200,000