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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Schedule of additional disclosures of cash flow information |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
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|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Cash paid during the period for: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  | $ | 14,100 |  | $ | 19,000 |  | $ | 25,400 |
The following non-cash transactions occurred in 2012, 2011 and 2010 and such transactions are summarized as follows: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued to acquire Neutron Energy, Inc. |  | $ | 16,577,000 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Common stock issued for loan origination fees |  | $ | 160,000 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Capital lease additions |  | $ | 106,200 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Common stock issued for deferred compensation |  | $ | — |  | $ | 697,027 |  | $ | — |
Restricted common stock issued for services |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | 17 |  | $ | 28 |
Restricted share issuance of Common Stock in connection with a cash conservation plan |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 106,500 |
Schedule of change in the balance of the restoration and reclamation liability |
|  | December 31, |
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|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Reserve for future restoration and reclamation costs at January 1, |  | $ | 4,735,759 |  | $ | 5,043,645 |
Changes in cash flow estimates |  |  | 1,444,406 |  |  | 1,101,234 |
Costs incurred |  |  | (1,767,289 | ) |  | (1,530,303 | )
Accretion expense |  |  | 85,181 |  |  | 121,183 |
Reserve for future restoration and reclamation costs at December 31, |  | $ | 4,498,057 |  | $ | 4,735,759 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations, for changes such as new obligations, changes in estimates of existing obligations, spending on existing obligations, property dispositions, and foreign currency translation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6393242&loc=d3e13201-110859 + Details
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