Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020

Issued pursuant to Restricted Share Unit ("RSU") Plan (Note 6)

Schedule of property, plant and equipment

	Automotive		Computer Equipment		Machinery and equipment		Leasehold improvements		Heap leach  pads		Processing plant		Construction-in-progress *			Total
Cost
As at September 1, 2018	$          14,783		$    65,970		$   1,300,721		$         99,832		$    1,490,851		$                    -		$     1,381,969			$  4,354,126
Additions	-		4,950		-		21,147		-		-		-			26,097
Disposals	-		(7,142)		-		-		-		-		-			(7,142)
Foreign exchange	319		1,676		28,457		3,079		32,528		-		36,732			102,791
As at August 31, 2019	$          15,102		$    65,454		$   1,329,178		$       124,058		$    1,523,379		$                    -		$     1,418,701			$  4,475,872
Additions	29,270		173,534		51,659		91,621		-				600,517			946,601
Disposals	-		-		(30,040)		-		-		-		-			(30,040)
Transfer	-		-		-		-		-		1,756,516		(1,756,516)			-
Foreign exchange	(655)		(5,693)		(34,945)		(4,903)		(18,807)		-		(53,301)			(118,304)
As at August 31, 2020	$          43,717		$  233,295		$   1,315,852		$       210,776		$    1,504,572		$    1,756,516		$        209,401			$  5,274,129
Accumulated depreciation
As at September 1, 2018		$         14,552		$    48,911		$  1,143,231		$           78,759		$    1,068,694		$                    -		$                    -	$    2,354,147
Depreciation expense		12		7,191		36,718		4,956		304,238		-		-	353,115
Disposals		-		(5,214)		-		-		-		-		-	(5,214)
Foreign exchange		312		1,394		25,817		1,867		33,859		-		-	63,249
As at August 31, 2019		$         14,876		$    52,282		$  1,205,766		$           85,582		$    1,406,791		$                    -		$                    -	$    2,765,297
Depreciation expense		9,351		25,259		43,437		9,373		130,252		78,186		-	295,858
Foreign exchange		(450)		(1,514)		(19,196)		(1,763)		(32,471)		(1,452)		-	(56,846)
As at August 31, 2020		$        23,777		$    76,027		$  1,230,007		$           93,192		$    1,504,572		$          76,734		$                    -	$    3,004,309
Net book value
As at August 31, 2018		$             231		$     17,059		$      157,490		$           21,073		$     422,157		$                    -		$    1,381,969	$   1,999,979
As at August 31, 2019		$             226		$     13,172		$      123,412		$           38,476		$     116,588		$                    -		$    1,418,701	$   1,710,575
As at August 31, 2020		$        19,940		$   157,268		$        85,845		$         117,584		$                 -		$     1,679,782		$        209,401	$   2,269,820

* Construction in progress represents construction of the Company’s processing plant.