INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2023

Disclosure of income tax [Abstract]

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

		2023			2022			2021
Loss before income taxes	$	5,621		$	8,250		$	13,008
Income tax recovery at statutory rates		(1,518	)		(2,227	)		(3,512	)
Difference of foreign tax rates		(7	)		(13	)		19
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable portion of capital gains		921			983			1,061
Changes in unrecognized deferred tax assets and other		646			1,250			2,487
Income tax expense (recovery)		42			(7	)		55
Income tax (recovery) expense consists of:
Current income taxes	$	-		$	-		$	-
Deferred income taxes		42			(7	)		55
	$	42		$	(7	)	$	55

Disclosure of deferred taxes [Table Text Block]

		2023			2022			2021
Deferred tax liability at the beginning of the year	$	-		$	-		$	-
Tax recovery (expense) relating to the loss from continuing operations		(42	)		-			(55	)
Tax recovery relating to components of other comprehensive loss		42			(7	)		55
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]

		2023			2022			2021
Convertible notes	$	-		$	-		$	(389	)
Loans payable		-			-			(180	)
Mineral properties		(2,090	)		(2,241	)		(2,597	)
Loss carry-forwards		2,090			2,241			3,166
	$	-		$	-		$	-

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

		2023		2022		2021
Tax Losses:
Operating loss carry-forwards - Canada	$	158,670	$	159,298	$	158,619
Operating loss carry-forwards - South Africa		133,524		103,917		35,958
Net capital loss carry-forwards		-		-		-
	$	292,194	$	263,215	$	194,577
Temporary Differences:
Mineral properties	$	7,394	$	7,632	$	7,931
Financing Costs		1,948		2,993		3,611
Property, plant and equipment		675		697		728
Other		1,111		866		800
	$	11,128	$	12,188	$	13,070