The proportion of ownership interest in a subsidiary attributable to the entity. [Refer: Subsidiaries [member]]

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-Name IAS
-Number 27
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 17
-Subparagraph b
-Clause iii
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-URIDate 2018-03-16

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-Name IAS
-Number 27
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
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-Subparagraph b
-Clause iii
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-URIDate 2018-03-16

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-Name IFRS
-Number 12
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 19B
-Subparagraph c
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Disclosure of subsidiaries (Details)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Disclosure of subsidiaries (Details)	Nov. 06, 2017	Nov. 07, 2011	Apr. 30, 2012	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018
Platinum Group Metals (RSA) (Pty) Ltd. [Member]
Statements [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest				100.00%	100.00%
Mnombo Wethu Consultants (Pty) Limited [Member]
Statements [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest	49.90%	49.90%		49.90%	49.90%
Waterberg JV Co. [Member]
Statements [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest			37.00%	37.05%	37.05%
Lion Battery Technologies Inc [Member]
Statements [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest				57.69%