LOANS PAYABLE (Collective Capital Trust Plan) (Narrative) (Details)			12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Erdos TCH [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Erdos TCH [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Erdos Metallurgy to Xi'an TCH [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2011 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Xi'an TCH to Erdos TCH [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Erdos TCH to Beijing Trust [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Beijing Trust to the holders of the category B trust units [Member]	Dec. 03, 2011 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A1 [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A1 [Member]	Dec. 03, 2011 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A1 [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A1 [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A3 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] B Category [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] B Category [Member] Erdos TCH [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] B Category [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, stated rate																9.94%			11.00%	12.05%	8.35%
Debt instrument maturity term																2 years			3 years	4 years	4 years
Stock unit issued			$ 44,100,000	300,000,000														$ 235,600				$ 2,000,000	$ 7,400,000
Stock unit issued (in units)																		1,600,000				13,750,000	46,250,000
Repayment of debt															32,250,000		1,600,000
Trust loan payable								31,400,000	197,500,000	34,600,000	218,500,000
Trust loans payable - current	$ 31,421,526	$ 3,174,150
Management incentive benefit percentage of net profit					100.00%	0.00%
Benefits derived from clean development mechanism distribution							50.00%					50.00%	50.00%	70.00%