INVENTORY (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

		March 31,		December 31,
		2013		2012
Current Assets:		(unaudited)
Copper in process	$	2,018,275	$	2,018,795
Finished goods		70,385		72,815
Material and supplies		437,411		441,582
		2,526,071		2,533,192
Long-Term Assets:
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads		3,812,074		4,412,151
Total Inventory	$	6,338,145	$	6,945,343