Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Inventory (Details)

v2.4.1.9
Inventory (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory, Net, Total $ 4,703,000us-gaap_InventoryNet $ 5,168,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
Costs in excess of net realizable value 0us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves  
In Process Inventory [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory, Net, Total 1,368,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= urg_InProcessInventoryMember
2,084,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= urg_InProcessInventoryMember
Plant Inventory [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory, Net, Total 761,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= urg_PlantInventoryMember
882,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= urg_PlantInventoryMember
Conversion Facility Inventory [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory, Net, Total $ 2,574,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= urg_ConversionFacilityInventoryMember
$ 2,202,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= urg_ConversionFacilityInventoryMember