Marketable securities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Statements [Line Items]

Disclosure of detailed information about marketable securities [Table Text Block]

			Value
	# of shares		$
Marketable securities at December 31, 2017	-		-
Received on sale of net smelter return royalty (Note 7)	1,125,000		8,325,000
Sale of securities	(311,800	)	(2,307,320	)
Fair market value adjustment	-		(3,334,120	)
Marketable securities at December 31, 2018	813,200		2,683,560