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Inventory (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Inventory [Table Text Block] | Inventory
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Water stock |  | $ | 32,515 |  |  | $ | 33,436 |
Consumables stock |  |  | 276,568 |  |  |  | 275,119 |
Spare parts stock |  |  | 5,418,759 |  |  |  | 5,004,554 |
Total inventory |  |  | 5,727,842 |  |  |  | 5,313,109 |
Less current portion |  |  | 1,757,601 |  |  |  | 1,451,639 |
Inventory (non-current) |  | $ | 3,970,241 |  |  | $ | 3,861,470 |

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