| Results of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities Disclosure [Table Text Block] |
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August 31, 2020 |
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Oil |
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|
Mining |
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| (in ’000s of dollars) |
|
Extraction |
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|
Operations |
|
|
Consolidated |
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| Additions to non-current assets |
|
$ |
2,073 |
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|
$ |
50 |
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|
$ |
2,123 |
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| Reportable segment assets |
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40,405 |
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|
|
33,240 |
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|
|
73,645 |
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| Reportable segment liabilities |
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$ |
19,416 |
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|
$ |
100 |
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|
$ |
19,516 |
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August 31, 2019 |
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|
Oil |
|
|
Mining |
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|
|
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| (in ’000s of dollars) |
|
Extraction |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Consolidated |
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| Additions to non-current assets |
|
$ |
12,498 |
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|
|
23,800 |
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|
|
36,298 |
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| Reportable segment assets |
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|
36,690 |
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|
36,166 |
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|
|
72,856 |
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| Reportable segment liabilities |
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$ |
11,663 |
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|
|
3,374 |
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|
|
15,037 |
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| Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
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August 31, 2020 |
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| (in ’000s of dollars) |
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Oil
Extraction |
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|
Mining operations |
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Consolidated |
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| Revenues from hydrocarbon sales |
|
$ |
291 |
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|
$ |
- |
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|
$ |
291 |
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| Other production and maintenance costs |
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|
(1,714 |
) |
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|
- |
|
|
|
(1,714 |
) |
| Advance royalty payments |
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|
- |
|
|
|
(988 |
) |
|
|
(988 |
) |
| Gross Loss |
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(1,423 |
) |
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|
(988 |
) |
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(2,411 |
) |
| Operating Expenses |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
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|
104 |
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|
|
- |
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|
|
104 |
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| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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6,180 |
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|
4 |
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6,184 |
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| Investor relations |
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(92 |
) |
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|
- |
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(92 |
) |
| Professional fees |
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|
2,613 |
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|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2,614 |
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| Salaries and wages |
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|
1,044 |
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|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,044 |
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| Share-based compensation |
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|
888 |
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|
|
- |
|
|
|
888 |
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| Travel and promotional expenses |
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|
714 |
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|
|
- |
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|
714 |
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| Other |
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|
1,013 |
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|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1,016 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Financing costs |
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|
2,672 |
|
|
|
- |
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|
|
2,672 |
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| Impairment of investments |
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|
75 |
|
|
|
- |
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|
|
75 |
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| Other expense (income) |
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|
746 |
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|
|
- |
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|
|
746 |
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| Gain on settlement of liabilities |
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|
(525 |
) |
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|
- |
|
|
|
(525 |
) |
| Loss on conversion of convertible debt |
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|
745 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
745 |
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| Gain on debt extinguishment |
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|
(55 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(55 |
) |
| Penalty on convertible note |
|
|
610 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
610 |
|
| Other income |
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|
(29 |
) |
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|
- |
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
| Derivative liability movements |
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|
187 |
|
|
|
- |
|
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|
187 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Net loss |
|
$ |
11,387 |
|
|
$ |
992 |
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|
$ |
12,379 |
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August 31, 2019 |
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| (in ’000s of dollars) |
|
Oil
Extraction |
|
|
Mining operations |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
| Revenues from hydrocarbon sales |
|
$ |
59 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
59 |
|
| Other production and maintenance costs |
|
|
1,347 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,347 |
|
| Advance royalty payments |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
| Gross Loss |
|
|
(1,288 |
) |
|
|
(291 |
) |
|
|
(1,579 |
) |
| Operating Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
74 |
|
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
11,531 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
11,544 |
|
| Investor relations |
|
|
1,485 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,485 |
|
| Professional fees |
|
|
6,194 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,194 |
|
| Research and development expenses |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
113 |
|
| Salaries and wages |
|
|
1,405 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,405 |
|
| Share-based compensation |
|
|
916 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
916 |
|
| Travel and promotional expenses |
|
|
683 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
683 |
|
| Other |
|
|
735 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
748 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Financing costs |
|
|
1,225 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,225 |
|
| Impairment of investments |
|
|
914 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
914 |
|
| Other expense (income) |
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
452 |
|
| Gain on settlement of liabilities |
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
535 |
|
| Interest income |
|
|
(83 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(83 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net loss |
|
$ |
15,484 |
|
|
$ |
304 |
|
|
$ |
15,788 |
|
|