CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017	Feb. 28, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017
Expenses
Accounting and audit	$ 15,852	$ 6,563	$ 21,970	$ 21,363
Bank charges and interest expense	380	561	737	1,813
Consulting	11,000	10,958	21,700	50,086
Mineral exploration costs	6,083	1,160	6,083	32,669
Fees and dues	7,632	7,157	19,436	18,425
Insurance	4,275	3,219	7,277	6,767
Investor relations	38,852	55,935	51,503	83,190
Legal and professional	3,219	1,758	6,967	8,094
Office and miscellaneous	2,088	2,983	3,863	604
Research and development	102,996	0	211,744	0
Rent	1,371	4,114	2,733	8,838
Stock based compensation	0	124,746	31,237	164,392
Telephone	74	886	(129)	1,583
Training & Conferences	0	0	0	0
Travel	4,328	5,206	6,959	5,733
Total expenses	198,150	225,246	392,080	403,557
(Loss) for the period before other items	(198,150)	(225,246)	(392,080)	(403,557)
Other income (expense)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	(1,398)	0	(809)	0
Gain (loss) on marketable securities	0	(282)	0	12,316
Impairment of long term investments	0	(1)	0	(1)
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period	$ (199,548)	$ (225,529)	$ (392,889)	$ (391,242)
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted	109,574,975	93,670,835	106,332,976	91,811,606