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           Sales (Details) (USD $) 
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        12 Months Ended | 
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           Dec. 31, 2014
 
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| Sales | |
| Number of Sales Contracts with Delivery Obligations | 2urg_NumberOfSalesContractsWithDeliveryObligations | 
| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net | $ 29,349us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | 
| Concentration Risk, Percentage | 100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 | 
| Company A [Member] | |
| Sales | |
| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net | 
10,123us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyMember  | 
      
| Concentration Risk, Percentage | 
34.50%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyMember  | 
      
| Company B [Member] | |
| Sales | |
| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net | 
9,199us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyBMember  | 
      
| Concentration Risk, Percentage | 
31.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyBMember  | 
      
| Company C [Member] | |
| Sales | |
| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net | 
7,197us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyCMember  | 
      
| Concentration Risk, Percentage | 
24.50%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyCMember  | 
      
| Company A,B and C [Member] | |
| Sales | |
| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net | 
2,507us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember  | 
      
| Concentration Risk, Percentage | 
8.50%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember  | 
      
| Disposal fees | 
$ 323urg_DisposalFees / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember  | 
      
| Disposal Fees Concentration Risk Percentage | 
1.10%urg_DisposalFeesConcentrationRiskPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember  | 
      
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