CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current Assets
Cash	$ 921,197	$ 935,750
Restricted cash	1,147,224	0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $33,443 and $18,872	591,209	326,464
Inventories	2,602,547	3,111,643
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	429,599	285,419
Current assets of discontinued operations		176,926
Total Current Assets	5,691,776	4,836,202
Long-term Assets
Property, machinery and mining assets, net	16,318,045	16,722,150
Non-marketable investment	57,279	55,546
Investment in and advances to Joint Venture	5,634,030	5,376,997
Non-current assets of discontinued operations		131,552
Total long-term Assets	22,009,354	22,286,245
Total Assets	27,701,130	27,122,447
Current Liabilities
Short-term loans	9,236,548	7,797,845
Account payable - trade	648,609	198,706
Account payable - construction vendors	1,166,065	1,164,411
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,878,069	2,499,615
Due to stockholders and related parties	368,344	373,322
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		250,944
Total Current Liabilities	13,297,635	12,284,843
Long-term liabilities
Convertible loan	1,000,000	100,970
Total liabilities	14,297,635	12,385,813
Preferred stock:
$0.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and 2012
Common stock:
$0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 52,805,961 and 51,795,961 shares issued and 50,387,038 and 49,377,038 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and 2012	52,806	51,796
Additional paid-in capital	36,742,099	33,032,641
Treasury stock 2,418,923 shares at cost	(5,216,770)	(5,216,770)
Accumulated deficit	(21,916,564)	(16,125,326)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	3,741,924	2,994,293
Total stockholders' Equity	13,403,495	14,736,634
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 27,701,130	$ 27,122,447