NOTE 5. INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES (Details 5) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2015	May. 31, 2014	May. 31, 2015	May. 31, 2014
Equity losses of affiliates	$ 3,939	$ 3,616	$ 6,561	$ 7,237
Donlin Gold LLC Alaska USA
Mineral property expenditures				5,893
Depreciation				94
Equity losses of affiliates			6,150	5,986
The Galore Creek Partnership, British Columbia, Canada
Mineral property expenditures	12	47	25	328
Care and maintenance expense	273	438	386	922
Equity losses of affiliates	285	485	411	$ 1,250
Donlin Gold LLC, Alaska, USA
Mineral property expenditures	3,612	3,083	6,065
Depreciation	42	48	85
Equity losses of affiliates	$ 3,654	$ 3,131	$ 6,150