Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Notes Payable (Details)

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Notes Payable (Details)
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Dec. 19, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 19, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2011
USD ($)
May 13, 2013
Bridge Loan [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 24, 2013
Bridge Loan [Member]
May 13, 2013
Bridge Loan [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 19, 2014
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 14, 2014
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 23, 2013
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2013
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 24, 2013
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 19, 2014
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
Mar. 14, 2014
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 19, 2013
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
CAD
Oct. 23, 2013
RMBAH Second Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2013
RMBAH Second Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2013
RMBAH Second Loan Facility [Member]
CAD
Oct. 15, 2013
Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2013
Three-month LIBOR
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
First And Second Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 19, 2013
Due Quarterly Commencing From March Thirty One Two Thousand Fourteen [Member]
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 23, 2013
Due Quarterly Commencing From January One Two Thousand Fourteen [Member]
Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]
Oct. 23, 2014
Due Quarterly Commencing From January One Two Thousand Fifteen [Member]
Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]
item
Dec. 31, 2014
Due Quarterly Commencing From September Nineteen Two Thousand Fourteen [Member]
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Notes Payable                                                            
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt             $ 5,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
            $ 20,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
            $ 15,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahSecondLoanFacilityMember
  $ 34,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
             
Interest added to variable rate (as a percent)                                                 7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
         
Annual interest rate (as a percent)                 7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
                                    5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_QuarterlyPaymentsAxis
= urg_DueQuarterlyCommencingFromJanuaryOneTwoThousandFourteenMember
   
Effective Interest Rate                             21.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
8.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
  7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
7.77%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
    16.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahSecondLoanFacilityMember
               
Debt Instrument Origination Fee Percentage               4.00%urg_DebtInstrumentOriginationFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
                                           
Maturity Date             Jul. 31, 2013               Mar. 31, 2016                 Oct. 01, 2021            
Minimum Amounts To Be Obtained For Clearing Debt                 6,000,000urg_MinimumAmountsToBeObtainedForClearingDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
                                         
Class Of Warrant Or Right Issued Number 2,354,545urg_ClassOfWarrantOrRightIssuedNumber                       4,294,167urg_ClassOfWarrantOrRightIssuedNumber
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
              3,100,800urg_ClassOfWarrantOrRightIssuedNumber
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahSecondLoanFacilityMember
                 
Class Of Warrant Or Right, Exercise Price Of Warrants Or Rights   $ 1.19us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 $ 1.19us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 $ 1.35us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 $ 1.06us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 $ 1.12us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1                         1.20us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
    1.25us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahSecondLoanFacilityMember
               
Class Of Warrant Or Right Issued Value                         3,100,000urg_ClassOfWarrantOrRightIssuedValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
              1,100,000urg_ClassOfWarrantOrRightIssuedValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahSecondLoanFacilityMember
                 
Arrangement Fee                         1,200,000urg_DebtFinanceArrangementFee
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
              900,000urg_DebtFinanceArrangementFee
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahSecondLoanFacilityMember
                 
Arrangement Fee Percentage                         6.00%urg_DebtFinanceArrangementFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
              6.00%urg_DebtFinanceArrangementFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahSecondLoanFacilityMember
                 
Legal Fees                         200,000us-gaap_LegalFees
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
              100,000us-gaap_LegalFees
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahSecondLoanFacilityMember
                 
Number of installments                                                         28urg_DebtInstrumentNumberOfInstallments
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_QuarterlyPaymentsAxis
= urg_DueQuarterlyCommencingFromJanuaryOneTwoThousandFifteenMember
 
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost                       4,032,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
              1,622,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahSecondLoanFacilityMember
          5,654,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
/ urg_LoanFacilityAxis
= urg_FirstAndSecondLoanFacilityMember
       
Proceeds from debt financing   5,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt 75,100,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt             3,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
1,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
                                     
Periodic payment amount                             7,562,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
                33,005,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
    1,250,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
/ urg_QuarterlyPaymentsAxis
= urg_DueQuarterlyCommencingFromMarchThirtyOneTwoThousandFourteenMember
    810,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
/ urg_QuarterlyPaymentsAxis
= urg_DueQuarterlyCommencingFromSeptemberNineteenTwoThousandFourteenMember
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity                                 3,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
                         
Maximum Borrowing Capacity                             $ 5,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
  $ 10,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
                         
Warrants Cancelled                                       1,550,400urg_WarrantsCancelled
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahSecondLoanFacilityMember