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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION - (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2018	Nov. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Apr. 18, 2019	Dec. 13, 2017	Jul. 18, 2017
Anatolia Energy Limited
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of replacement options issued		7,495
Sale of stock price per share		$ 0.00001096
Number of replacement options outstanding			113
Performance shares outstanding			0
Alabama Graphite
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of replacement options outstanding			4,528
Number of replacement options and warrants	50,168
Replacement options and warrants shares exchange rate	$ 0.0016
Exercise prices for the option and warrant shares						$ 0.77809
Number of replacement warrants outstanding			11,440
Alabama Graphite \| CAD Currency
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise prices for the option and warrant shares	$ 0.0016
2013 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares reserved for future issuance			45,886
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 0.1	$ 0.3
2013 Plan \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares reserved for future issuance			66,278		66,000		20,000
Stock option vesting period			10 years