INVENTORY (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

		September 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
Current Assets:		(unaudited)
Copper in process	$	964,381	$	2,018,795
Finished goods		6,642		72,815
Material and supplies		426,891		441,582
		1,397,914		2,533,192
Long-Term Assets:
Stockpiles and ore on leach pads		4,003,790		4,412,151
Total Inventory	$	5,401,704	$	6,945,343