Financial instruments and financial risk management (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Statements [Line Items]

Disclosure of maturity analysis for derivative financial liabilities [Table Text Block]

		Within one		Between one
		year		and five		More than
				years		five years
Trade payables and accrued liabilities	$	312,981	$	-	$	-

Disclosure of financial assets [Table Text Block]

	December 31,	December 31,
	2018	2017
	$	$
Amortized cost:
Cash and cash equivalents	405,849	4,066,588
Loans and receivables:
Interest receivable	543	5,210
Reclamation deposits	232,000	187,900
Fair value through profit or loss:
Marketable securities	2,683,560	-
	3,321,952	4,259,698

Disclosure of financial liabilities [Table Text Block]

	December 31,	December 31,
	2018	2017
	$	$
Amortized cost:
Trade payables	229,422	134,982

Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [Table Text Block]

		As at December 31, 2018
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash	$	405,849	$	-	$	-
Marketable securities	$	2,683,560	$	-	$	-
Total	$	3,089,409	$	-	$	-

		As at December 31, 2017
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash	$	4,066,588	$	-	$	-