INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2022

Disclosure of income tax [Abstract]

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

		2022			2021			2020
Loss before income taxes	$	8,250		$	13,008		$	7,056
Income tax recovery at statutory rates		(2,227	)		(3,512	)		(1,905	)
Difference of foreign tax rates		(13	)		19			(8	)
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable portion of capital gains		983			1,061			(216	)
Changes in unrecognized deferred tax assets and other		1,250			2,487			2,201
Income tax expense (recovery)		(7	)		55			72
Income tax (recovery) expense consists of:
Current income taxes	$	-		$	-		$	-
Deferred income taxes		(7	)		55			72
	$	(7	)	$	55		$	72

Disclosure of deferred taxes [Table Text Block]

		2022			2021			2020
Deferred tax liability at the beginning of the year	$	-		$	-		$	-
Tax recovery (expense) relating to the loss from continuing operations		7			(55	)		(72	)
Tax recovery relating to components of other comprehensive loss		(7	)		55			72
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]

		2022			2021			2020
Convertible notes	$	-		$	(389	)	$	(661	)
Loans payable		-			(180	)		(247	)
Mineral properties		(2,241,430	)		(2,597	)		(2,221	)
Loss carry-forwards		2,241,430			3,166			3,129
	$	-		$	-		$	-

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

		2022		2021		2020
Tax Losses:
Operating loss carry-forwards - Canada	$	159,298	$	158,619	$	137,037
Operating loss carry-forwards - South Africa		103,917		35,958		100,415
Net capital loss carry-forwards		-		-		-
	$	263,215	$	194,577	$	237,452
Temporary Differences:
Mineral properties	$	7,632	$	7,931	$	7,672
Financing Costs		2,993		3,611		7,539
Property, plant and equipment		697		728		697
Other		866		800		603
	$	12,188	$	13,070	$	16,511