INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020

Disclosure of income tax [Abstract]

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

	2020			2019			2018
Loss before income taxes	$	7,056		$	16,670		$	40,024
Income tax recovery at statutory rates		(1,905	)		(4,503	)		(10,941	)
Difference of foreign tax rates		(8	)		(2	)		(231	)
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable portion of capital gains		(216	)		1,316			358
Changes in unrecognized deferred tax assets and other		2,201			3,295			10,814
Income tax expense (recovery)		72			106			—
Income tax expense (recovery) consists of:
Current income taxes	$	—		$	—		$	—
Deferred income taxes		72			106			—
	$	72		$	106		$	—

Disclosure of deferred taxes [Table Text Block]

		2020			2019			2018
Deferred tax liability at the beginning of the year	$	—		$	—		$	—
Tax (expense) relating to the loss from continuing operations		(72	)		(106	)		(15,527	)
Tax recovery relating to components of other comprehensive loss		72			106			—
Tax recovery recorded in deficit		—			—			15,527
Deferred tax liability at the end of the year	$	—		$	—		$	—

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

		2020			2019			2018
Convertible notes	$	(661	)	$	(1,024	)	$	—
Loans payable		(247	)		(339	)		—
Mineral properties		(2,221	)		(2,354	)		(2,434	)
Loss carry-forwards		3,129			3,717			2,434
	$	—		$	—		$	—

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

		2020		2019		2018
Tax Losses:
Operating loss carry-forwards - Canada	$	137,029	$	125,851	$	106,058
Operating loss carry-forwards - South Africa		100,409		28,925		23,026
Net capital loss carry-forwards		—		204		621
	$		$	154,980	$	129,705
Temporary Differences:
Mineral properties	$	7,672	$	7,526	$	7,664
Financing Costs		7,539		13,357		18,831
Property, plant and equipment		697		807		735
Other		603		381		254
	$	16,511	$	22,071	$	27,484
Investment Tax Credits:	$	318	$	312	$	318