Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Nov. 26, 2012
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2012
Trading Symbol	cntm
Entity Registrant Name	Contact Minerals Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001409175
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,530,000
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1