Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Notes Payable - Maturities (Details)

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Notes Payable - Maturities (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Total $ 45,815us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Principal 31,996us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
Interest 6,577us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Oct. 01, 2021
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Principal 6,750us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
Interest 492us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Mar. 31, 2016
Year One [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Total 7,285us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearOneMember
Year One [Member] | Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Principal 3,115us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearOneMember
Interest 1,335us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearOneMember
Year One [Member] | RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Principal 2,438us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearOneMember
Interest 397us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearOneMember
Year Two [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Total 10,342us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearTwoMember
Year Two [Member] | Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Principal 4,367us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearTwoMember
Interest 1,568us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearTwoMember
Year Two [Member] | RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Principal 4,312us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearTwoMember
Interest 95us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearTwoMember
Year Three [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Total 5,934us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearThreeMember
Year Three [Member] | Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Principal 4,623us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearThreeMember
Interest 1,311us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearThreeMember
Year Four [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Total 5,934us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearFourMember
Year Four [Member] | Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Principal 4,895us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearFourMember
Interest 1,039us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearFourMember
Year Five [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Total 5,935us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearFiveMember
Year Five [Member] | Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Principal 5,183us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearFiveMember
Interest 752us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_YearFiveMember
Subsequent Years  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Total 10,385us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_SubsequenttoyearfiveMember
Subsequent Years | Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]  
Payments On Outstanding Debt [Line Items]  
Principal 9,813us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_SubsequenttoyearfiveMember
Interest $ 572us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_YearAxis
= urg_SubsequenttoyearfiveMember