Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018
Operating expenses:
General and administrative (Note 11)	$ 18,735	$ 16,321	$ 18,493
Equity loss - Donlin Gold (Note 5)	14,502	10,491	8,798
Operating Expenses, Total	33,237	26,812	27,291
Loss from operations	(33,237)	(26,812)	(27,291)
Interest expense on promissory note (Note 7)	(6,014)	(7,286)	(6,461)
Accretion of notes receivable (Note 4)	3,337	3,220	1,061
Other income, net (Note 13)	1,569	4,395	1,751
Loss before income taxes and other items	(34,345)	(26,483)	(30,940)
Income tax recovery (expense) (Note 14)	781	(1,278)	(526)
Net loss from continuing operations	(33,564)	(27,761)	(31,466)
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 15)	0	0	(81,299)
Net loss	(33,564)	(27,761)	(112,765)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	932	48	(4,062)
Reclassification of cumulative translation adjustment included in net loss from discontinued operations (Note 15)	0	0	(13,776)
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on marketable securities during period net of $nil, $nil and $128 tax recovery, respectively	0	0	(541)
Reclassification adjustment for losses on marketable securities included in net loss from continuing operations (Note 13)	0	0	76
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent, Total	932	48	(18,303)
Comprehensive loss	$ (32,632)	$ (27,713)	$ (131,068)
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.10)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	(0.25)
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted, Total	$ (0.10)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.35)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic and diluted (thousands) (in shares)	329,269	325,785	322,487