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Inventory (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Inventory [Table Text Block] |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Water stock |  | $ | 28,222 |  | $ | 32,515 |
Consumables stock |  |  | 224,584 |  |  | 276,568 |
Spare parts stock |  |  | 5,334,418 |  |  | 5,418,759 |
Total inventory |  |  | 5,587,224 |  |  | 5,727,842 |
Less current portion |  |  | 1,383,135 |  |  | 1,757,601 |
Inventory (non-current) |  | $ | 4,204,089 |  | $ | 3,970,241 |

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