INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2019

Statements [Line Items]

Disclosure of detailed information about effective income tax expense recovery [Table Text Block]

		2019			2018			2017
Loss before income taxes	$	16,670		$	40,024		$	588,716
Income tax recovery at statutory rates		(4,503	)		(10,941	)		(153,066	)
Difference of foreign tax rates		(2	)		(231	)		(11,774	)
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable portion of capital gains		1,316			358			158,059
Changes in unrecognized deferred tax assets and other		3,295			10,814			8,436
Income tax expense (recovery)		106			-			1,655
Income tax expense (recovery) consists of:
Current income taxes	$	-		$	-		$	-
Deferred income taxes		106			-			1,655
	$	106		$	-		$	1,655

Disclosure of deferred taxes [Table Text Block]

The gross movement on the net deferred income tax account is as follows:
		2019			2018			2017
Deferred tax liability at the beginning of the year	$	-		$	-		$	-
Tax recovery relating to the loss (income) from continuing operations					(15,527	)		(1,655	)
Tax (expense) recovery relating to components of other comprehensive income		(106	)		-			1,655
Tax (expense) recovery recorded in deficit		(106	)		15,527			-
Deferred tax liability at the end of the year	$	-		$	-		$	-

Disclosure of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities [Table Text Block]

		2019			2018			2017
Convertible notes	$	(1,024	)		-		$	-
Loans payable		(339	)		-			-
Mineral properties		(2,354	)		(2,434	)		(4,635	)
Loss carry-forwards		3,717			2,434			4,635
	$	-		$	-		$	-

Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Table Text Block]

		2019		2018		2017
Tax Losses:
Operating loss carry-forwards - Canada	$	125,851	$	106,058	$	85,898
Operating loss carry-forwards - South Africa		28,925		23,026		204,500
Net capital loss carry-forwards		204		621		-
	$	154,980	$	129,705	$	290,398

Temporary Differences:
Mineral properties	$	7,526	$	7,664	$	305,515
Financing Costs		13,357		18,831		16,481
Property, plant and equipment		807		735		692
Other		381		254		368
	$	22,071	$	27,484	$	323,056
Investment Tax Credits:	$	312	$	318	$	331