Note 7 - Equity-Accounted Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2023
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	$ 5,676
Uranium Royalty Corp [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Additional Shares Acquired (in shares)	1,930,750
Equity Method Investment, Additional Shares Acquired, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.94
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	$ 5,676
Equity Method Investment, Shares Owned (in shares)	16,930,750
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	15.10%		14.90%
Ownership Interest Percentage, Contingent, Outstanding Options and Warrants Fully Exercised	13.00%
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 48,420		$ 34,200
JCU (Canada) Exploration Company Limited [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
Equity Method Investment, Recoverable Exploration Expenditures	$ 30
Equity Method Investment, Amount Owed from Acquisition Company	$ 9		$ 201

The number of additional shares acquired during the period accounted for as equity method investment.

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The price per share of additional shares acquired during the period accounted for as equity method investment.

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Amount owed from acquisition company under equity method of accounting.

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Recoverable exploration expenditures incurred under equity method of accounting.

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Number of shares owned in equity method investment.

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Ownership interest percentage once outstanding options and warrants are fully exercised.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481687/323-10-50-3

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Fair value portion of investments accounted under the equity method.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2E
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2E

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 820
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 820
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(12))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
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