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Fair value portion of investments accounted under the equity method.

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Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.

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Note 8 - Equity-accounted Investment (Details Textual) - Uranium Royalty Corp [Member]			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 20, 2021 $ / shares	May 20, 2021 USD ($) shares	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020
Equity Method Investment, Shares Owned (in shares) \| shares			14,000,000		14,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			18.80%		18.80%		19.50%
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax, Total			$ 493,101	$ (479,148)	$ 1,041,900	$ (528,690)
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure			$ 49,300,000		$ 49,300,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Additional Shares Acquired (in shares) \| shares		1,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Additional Shares Acquired, Price Per Share (in CAD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 4.10
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments		$ 3,396,852