INVENTORY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

		At December 31,
		2012		2011
Current Assets:
Copper in process	$	2,018,795	$	3,170,759
Finished goods		72,815		37,361
Material and supplies		441,582		555,772
		2,533,192		3,763,892
Long-Term Assets:
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads		4,412,151		6,347,012
	$	6,945,343	$	10,110,904