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CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS (Narrative) (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Erdos Tch [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Erdos Tch [Member] CNY | Dec. 31, 2012 Erdos Tch [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Erdos Tch [Member] CNY | Sep. 30, 2012 Hengfeng [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Hengfeng [Member] CNY | Dec. 31, 2012 Shannxi Datong Coal Group [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Shannxi Datong Coal Group [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Shenqiu Project Phase Two [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 Shenqiu Project Phase Three [Member] USD ($)
Construction Contracts [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Construction in progress | $ 22,993,905 | $ 32,466,242 |  |  | $ 19,860,000 | 125,440,000 |  |  | $ 19,270,000 | $ 12,700,000 | $ 3,720,000 | $ 19,770,000
Additional construction in progress |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,020,000 |  | 7,100,000 |
Repayment for construction in progress |  |  | 3,580,000 | 22,040,000 |  |  | 13,720,000 | 86,700,000 |  |  |  |
Loss from construction termination |  |  | $ 2,960,000 | 18,740,000 |  |  | $ 320,000 | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |

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