v3.26.1
Mineral Property Interest (Narrative) (Details)
shares in Thousands
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 10, 2020
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Dec. 29, 2023
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Aug. 31, 2022
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Jul. 31, 2022
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Aug. 31, 2021
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Oct. 16, 2019
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Oct. 31, 2018
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Mar. 20, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2025
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Dec. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2021
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Dec. 31, 2025
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Dec. 31, 2025
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Sep. 10, 2020
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Oct. 16, 2019
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Disclosure of mineral property interest [Line Items]                                
Mineral property interests                   $ 31,300,000     $ 37,282,000      
Canada [Member] | New Polaris [Member]                                
Disclosure of mineral property interest [Line Items]                                
Property ownership                 100.00%              
Net profit interest terms                 subject to a 15% net profit interest which may be reduced to a 10% net profit interest within one year of commercial production by issuing 150,000 common shares              
Reclamation bond                   209,000     $ 219,000      
Canada [Member] | Windfall Hills [Member]                                
Disclosure of mineral property interest [Line Items]                                
Property ownership                 100.00%              
Mineral property interests                              
Canada [Member] | Uduk Lake properties [Member]                                
Disclosure of mineral property interest [Line Items]                                
NSR royalty                 1.50%              
NSR reduction price                       $ 1,000,000        
NSR reduction, additional royalty                 3.00%              
Canada [Member] | Dunn properties [Member]                                
Disclosure of mineral property interest [Line Items]                                
NSR royalty                 2.00%              
Reduced NSR royalty                 1.00%              
NSR reduction price                       $ 500,000        
United States [Member] | Fondaway Canyon [Member]                                
Disclosure of mineral property interest [Line Items]                                
Property ownership               100.00%                
Cash flows from (used in) exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources               $ (2,000,000)                
NSR terms               For the Fondaway Canyon project, it bears both a 3% NSR and a 2% NSR. The 3% NSR has a buyout provision for an original amount of $600,000 which is subject to advance royalty payments of $35,000 per year by July 15th of each year until a gross total of $600,000 has been paid at which time the NSR is bought. A balance of $425,000 with a fair value of $183,000 was outstanding upon the closing of the Membership Agreement; a balance of $Nil remained payable as at December 31, 2023. The 2% NSR has a buyout provision of either $2 million in cash or 19.99% interest of a public entity which owns AIM if AIM were to close an initial public offering of at least $5 million                
United States [Member] | Fondaway Canyon [Member] | Getchell Gold Corp [Member]                                
Disclosure of mineral property interest [Line Items]                                
NSR royalty           2.00%                    
Reduced NSR royalty           1.00%                    
NSR reduction price                               $ 1,000,000
Option to sell, percentage           100.00%                    
Option to sell, total compensation                               4,000,000
Option to sell, cash compensation                               2,000,000
Option to sell, share compensation                               $ 2,000,000
Option to sell, minimum annual work commitment           $ 1,450,000                    
Gain on option exercised   $ 738,000                            
United States [Member] | Corral Canyon [Member]                                
Disclosure of mineral property interest [Line Items]                                
Mineral property interests                              
United States [Member] | Silver King [Member] | Brownstone Ventures (US) Inc. [Member]                                
Disclosure of mineral property interest [Line Items]                                
NSR royalty             2.00%                  
Reduced NSR royalty             1.00%                  
NSR reduction price             $ 1,000,000                  
Cash flows from (used in) exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources                 $ 12,000 $ 12,000            
Option to sell, percentage             100.00%                  
Option to sell, cash compensation             $ 240,000                  
Option to sell, early option exercise payment             $ 120,000                  
United States [Member] | Lightning Tree [Member] | Ophir Gold Corp. [Member]                                
Disclosure of mineral property interest [Line Items]                                
NSR royalty 2.50%                              
Reduced NSR royalty 1.00%                              
NSR reduction price $ 1,000,000                              
Cash flows from (used in) exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources     $ 50,000   $ 25,000                      
Option to sell, percentage 100.00%                              
Option to sell, cash compensation $ 137,500                              
Option to sell, share compensation (in shares) | shares 2,500                           2,500  
Option to sell, warrant compensation (in warrants) | shares 2,500                           2,500  
Option to sell, aggregate exploration expenditures                             $ 4,000,000  
Shares received in sale of mineral property interest (in shares) | shares                     1,250          
Shares received in sale of mineral property interest                     $ 159,600          
Warrants received in sale of mineral property interest (in warrants) | shares                     1,250          
Warrants received in sale of mineral property interest                     $ 5,000          
United States [Member] | Hot Springs Point [Member]                                
Disclosure of mineral property interest [Line Items]                                
NSR royalty       3.00%                        
Cash flows from (used in) exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources       $ 480,000                        
Option to sell, percentage       100.00%