The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Venture Metals, LLC trade name [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Non-compete agreements [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Non-compete agreements [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Venture Metals, LLC customer list [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful life			5 years	5 years		10 years
Amortization expense	$ 354,300	$ 375,000
Cancelation of non-compete agreement					$ (144,700)