INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2021

Disclosure of income tax [Abstract]

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

		2021			2020			2019
Loss before income taxes	$	13,008		$	7,056		$	16,670
Income tax recovery at statutory rates		(3,512	)		(1,905	)		(4,503	)
Difference of foreign tax rates		19			(8	)		(2	)
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable portion of capital gains		1,061			(216	)		1,316
Changes in unrecognized deferred tax assets and other		2,487			2,201			3,295
Income tax expense (recovery)		55			72			106
Income tax expense consists of:
Current income taxes	$	-		$	-		$	-
Deferred income taxes		55			72			106
	$	55		$	72		$	106

Disclosure of deferred taxes [Table Text Block]

		2021			2020			2019
Deferred tax liability at the beginning of the year	$	-		$	-		$	-
Tax (expense) relating to the loss from continuing operations		(55	)		(72	)		(106	)
Tax recovery relating to components of other comprehensive loss		55			72			106
Tax recovery recorded in deficit		-			-			-
Deferred tax liability at the end of the year	$	-		$	-		$	-

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

		2021			2020			2019
Convertible notes	$	(389	)	$	(661	)	$	(1,024	)
Loans payable		(180	)		(247	)		(339	)
Mineral properties		(2,597	)		(2,221	)		(2,354	)
Loss carry-forwards		3,166			3,129			3,717
	$	-		$	-		$	-

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

		2021		2020		2019
Tax Losses:
Operating loss carry-forwards - Canada	$	158,619	$	137,037	$	125,851
Operating loss carry-forwards - South Africa		35,958		100,415		28,925
Net capital loss carry-forwards		-		-		204
	$	194,577	$	237,452	$	154,980
Temporary Differences:
Mineral properties	$	7,931	$	7,672	$	7,526
Financing Costs		3,611		7,539		13,357
Property, plant and equipment		728		697		807
Other		800		603		381
	$	13,070	$	16,511	$	22,071
Investment Tax Credits:	$	329	$	318	$	312