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Note 9 - Equity-accounted Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022
Uranium Royalty Corp [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Shares Owned (in shares)	15,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	15.40%		15.50%
Ownership Interest Percentage, Contingent, Outstanding Options and Warrants Fully Exercised	12.90%
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 33,300		$ 43,700
JCU (Canada) Exploration Company Limited [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
Number of Projects	12
Equity Method Investment, Recoverable Exploration Expenditures	$ 394
Equity Method Investment, Amount Owed from Acquisition Company	$ 577	$ 0
JCU (Canada) Exploration Company Limited [Member] \| Denison's Wheeler River Project [Member]
Ownership Percentage in Mineral Properties	10.00%
JCU (Canada) Exploration Company Limited [Member] \| Cameco’s Millennium Project [Member]
Ownership Percentage in Mineral Properties	30.10%
JCU (Canada) Exploration Company Limited [Member] \| Orano’s Kiggavik Project [Member]
Ownership Percentage in Mineral Properties	33.80%
JCU (Canada) Exploration Company Limited [Member] \| UEX’s Christie Lake Project [Member]
Ownership Percentage in Mineral Properties	34.50%