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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The proportion of ownership interest in a joint operation attributable to the entity. [Refer: Joint operations [member]]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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NATURE OF OPERATIONS (Details)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
NATURE OF OPERATIONS (Details)	Aug. 03, 2021	Nov. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Wheeler River Joint Venture
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Effective Ownership Interest			95.00%
Ownership Interest, in Key Contractual Arrangements			90.00%
Waterbury Lake Uranium LP
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Ownership interest, Joint Operations			67.41%	66.90%
McClean Lake Joint Venture
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Ownership Interest, in Key Contractual Arrangements			22.50%	22.50%
Midwest Joint Venture
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Ownership Interest, in Key Contractual Arrangements			25.17%	25.17%
Millennium Project
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Ownership interest, Joint Operations			30.099%
Kiggavik Project
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Ownership interest, Joint Operations			33.8118%
Christie Lake
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Ownership interest, Joint Operations			34.4508%
JCU
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Ownership interest, Joint Operations		50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
JCU \| Wheeler River Joint Venture
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Ownership interest, Joint Operations	5.00%		5.00%