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LOANS PAYABLE (Collective Capital Trust Plan - Narrative) (Details) |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] CNY | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Erdos TCH [Member] Minimum [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Erdos TCH [Member] Maximum [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Erdos Metallurgy to Xi'an TCH [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] CNY | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Xi'an TCH to Erdos TCH [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Erdos TCH to Beijing Trust [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] Beijing Trust to the holders of the category B trust units [Member] | Dec. 03, 2011 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A1 [Member] CNY | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A1 [Member] | Dec. 03, 2011 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A1 [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] CNY | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A1 [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A2 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] A3 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] B Category [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] B Category [Member] Erdos TCH [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member] B Category [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, stated rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.94% |  |  | 11.00% | 12.05% | 8.35% |  |
Debt instrument maturity term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  | 3 years | 4 years | 4 years |  |
Stock unit issued |  |  | $ 44,100,000 | 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 235,600 |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 | $ 46,250,000
Stock unit issued (in units) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000 |  |  |  | 13,750,000 | 6,800,000
Repayment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,250,000 |  | 1,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Trust loan payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,500,000 | 218,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trust loans payable - current | $ 3,154,077 | $ 3,174,150 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management incentive benefit percentage of net profit |  |  |  |  | 0.00% | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefits derived from clean development mechanism distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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