Organization and Business Operations	9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS	NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS Northern Minerals & Exploration Ltd. (the “Company”) is an emerging natural resource company operating in oil and gas production in central Texas and exploration for gold and silver in northern Nevada. The Company was incorporated in Nevada on December 11, 2006 under the name Punchline Entertainment, Inc. On August 22, 2012, the Company’s board of directors approved an agreement and plan of merger to effect a name change of the Company from Punchline Entertainment, Inc. to Punchline Resources Ltd. On July 12, 2013, the stockholders approved an amendment to change the name of the Company from Punchline Resources Ltd. to Northern Mineral & Exploration Ltd. FINRA approved the name change on August 13, 2013. On November 22, 2017, the Company created a wholly owned subsidiary, Kathis Energy LLC (“Kathis”) for the purpose of conducting oil and gas drilling programs in Texas. On December 14, 2017, Kathis Energy, LLC and other Limited Partners, created Kathis Energy Fund 1, LP, a limited partnership created for raising investor funds. The Company is working on the following projects: Coleman County, Texas – J.E. Richey Lease - Three well rework/recompletion project On October 14, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire a 75% working interest in the J.E. Richey lease. This lease area has six known productive formations. The existing three wells on the lease are fully equipped. There is spacing available for new drilling of two or more wells. Beginning in May 2015 the Company started conducting operations on the three wells to place them back into production. The rework/re-completion was completed on July 28, 2015 and production of oil and gas was established. On March 20, 2015, the Company sold a 37.5% working interest in the three wells. Jones County, Texas – Olson Lease - Palo Pinto Reef project During the fiscal year the Company acquired the Olson lease covering 160 acres in Jones County, Texas. This lease is 1.5 miles from the Strand Palo Pinto Reef Field which was discovered in 1940 and has produced 1,700,000 barrels of oil from 8 wells or 212,500 barrels of oil per well. The structure map on the Palo Pinto shows a large buildup in the Palo Pinto Reef across the southern portion of the lease. The Guinn #1 Olson well is 90’ high to a well 1000’ to the southeast and 42’ high to a well 1,150’ to the northwest. The Guinn well had a show and a tremendous buildup in the Palo Pinto Reef. The structural buildup and reef buildup across the acreage and close similarities to the Strand Field make this a very good prospect. Shackelford County, Texas – Guy Ranch Lease – Multiple Pay project During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2016 the Company acquired a 100% working interest in the 430-acre Guy Ranch Lease in Shackelford County. Subsequently the Company entered into a farm-out agreement with a third party whereby the third party has the right to earn a 75% working interest in a 20 acre drilling unit of the 430-acre lease. The third party is to pay 100% of the costs to drill and complete a well on the 20 acres to earn a 75% working interest. Runnels County, Texas – Riverside Prospects – Multiple Pay Project During the quarter ended April 30, 2018, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Kathis Energy LLC, (“Kathis”) leased 548.76 acres in Runnels County, Texas. This acreage consists of 4 leases in a well established area where oil and gas production was discovered during 1978 – 1983. Kathis owns 100% of the working interest in the acreage known as the Riverside Prospects. The original discovery wells were drilled on 40 acre spacing and crude oil prices fell before the field could be fully developed leaving excellent proven drilling locations open for drilling. Kathis has included the Riverside Prospects in its eight well drilling program. Winnemucca Mountain Gold Property, Nevada On September 14, 2012, the Company entered into an option agreement (as amended and restated on November 15, 2012, February 1, 2013 and August 26, 2013) with AHL Holdings Ltd., a Nevada corporation, and Golden Sands Exploration Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, wherein the Company acquired an option to purchase a revised 80% interest in and to certain mining claims from AHL Holdings and Golden Sands, which claims form the Swordfish Property (“Winnemucca Mountain Property”) in Humboldt County, Nevada. This Winnemucca Mountain property at September 14, 2012 consisted of 208 unpatented mining claims covering an area of approximately 3,800 acres. Effective July 30, 2014, the Company entered into amended and restated option agreement with AHL Holdings and Golden Sands that materially modifies and replaces the terms of the original option agreement (as amended last on August 26, 2013). The amended and restated option agreement dated July 30, 2014 was further amended by letter agreement on February 11, 2016. The aggregate cash fee payable to exercise the option was increased from $1,715,000 to $1,740,000 and the total number of common shares issuable to exercise the option has been increased from 100,000 to 3,850,000. Lastly, the amended and restated agreement provides that AHL Holdings may elect to receive shares of the Company’s common stock in lieu of any cash payments payable pursuant to the agreement at a 75% discount to the then current closing market price. In 2015 the Company failed to maintain in good standing all of the claims which form the Winnemucca Mountain Property whereby 70 unpatented mining claims were forfeited. The Company is obligated to pay the costs and cause to be re-acquired and recorded in the name of AHL Holdings the area of the property that was previously held by the 70 unpatented claims. No work was conducted on the property during the current fiscal year. The Company was given a default notice by the optionors on May 30, 2017, whereby the Company lost the right to earn an interest in the Winnemucca Mountain Property. As part of the Company’s outstanding obligations to the Option Agreement, the Company conducted a geophysical survey on the Winnemucca Property in January 2018. The geophysical survey included 7 lines on the property as recommended by our geologist. The survey yielded a number of structures that look very interesting. Past exploration has yielded low grade gold and silver but were drilled in a vertical manner and did not cross the main structure where the better values could be found. At present the Company is in discussions with optionors to negotiate a new agreement. Pemer Bacalar – Resort Development Project During the quarter ended October 31, 2017, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent with Pemer Bacalar SAPI DE CV on September 22, 2017 to examine the opportunity of acquiring ownership in approximately 61 acres (“Property”) on a freshwater lagoon near the community of Bacalar, Mexico in the state of Quintana Roo for the purpose of entering into a joint venture for the potential development of the Property into a resort. On November 16, 2017, subsequent to the end of the quarter, the Company entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) in order to further conduct due diligence toward this potential project. An amended MOU was entered into on April 13, 2018 setting forth the conditions for entering into a definitive agreement with Pemer Bacalar to acquire 51% of the Property. These conditions include obtaining an independent appraisal of the Property, develop a business plan in conjunction with a Joint Venture Operating Agreement, terms for the consideration for the Property and for NMEX to become current in its filings with the Securities Exchange Commission. It was mutually agreed to strive to accomplish these conditions on or before June 15, 2018. As of the date of this filing, the Company and Pemer Bacalar are in the final stages of entering into a definitive agreement.

Organization and Business Operations

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Northern Minerals & Exploration Ltd. (the “Company”) is an emerging natural resource company operating in oil and gas production in central Texas and exploration for gold and silver in northern Nevada.

The Company was incorporated in Nevada on December 11, 2006 under the name Punchline Entertainment, Inc. On August 22, 2012, the Company’s board of directors approved an agreement and plan of merger to effect a name change of the Company from Punchline Entertainment, Inc. to Punchline Resources Ltd. On July 12, 2013, the stockholders approved an amendment to change the name of the Company from Punchline Resources Ltd. to Northern Mineral & Exploration Ltd. FINRA approved the name change on August 13, 2013.

On November 22, 2017, the Company created a wholly owned subsidiary, Kathis Energy LLC (“Kathis”) for the purpose of conducting oil and gas drilling programs in Texas.

On December 14, 2017, Kathis Energy, LLC and other Limited Partners, created Kathis Energy Fund 1, LP, a limited partnership created for raising investor funds.

The Company is working on the following projects:

Coleman County, Texas – J.E. Richey Lease - Three well rework/recompletion project

On October 14, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire a 75% working interest in the J.E. Richey lease. This lease area has six known productive formations. The existing three wells on the lease are fully equipped. There is spacing available for new drilling of two or more wells. Beginning in May 2015 the Company started conducting operations on the three wells to place them back into production. The rework/re-completion was completed on July 28, 2015 and production of oil and gas was established. On March 20, 2015, the Company sold a 37.5% working interest in the three wells.

Jones County, Texas – Olson Lease - Palo Pinto Reef project

During the fiscal year the Company acquired the Olson lease covering 160 acres in Jones County, Texas. This lease is 1.5 miles from the Strand Palo Pinto Reef Field which was discovered in 1940 and has produced 1,700,000 barrels of oil from 8 wells or 212,500 barrels of oil per well. The structure map on the Palo Pinto shows a large buildup in the Palo Pinto Reef across the southern portion of the lease. The Guinn #1 Olson well is 90’ high to a well 1000’ to the southeast and 42’ high to a well 1,150’ to the northwest. The Guinn well had a show and a tremendous buildup in the Palo Pinto Reef. The structural buildup and reef buildup across the acreage and close similarities to the Strand Field make this a very good prospect.

Shackelford County, Texas – Guy Ranch Lease – Multiple Pay project

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2016 the Company acquired a 100% working interest in the 430-acre Guy Ranch Lease in Shackelford County. Subsequently the Company entered into a farm-out agreement with a third party whereby the third party has the right to earn a 75% working interest in a 20 acre drilling unit of the 430-acre lease. The third party is to pay 100% of the costs to drill and complete a well on the 20 acres to earn a 75% working interest.

Runnels County, Texas – Riverside Prospects – Multiple Pay Project

During the quarter ended April 30, 2018, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Kathis Energy LLC, (“Kathis”) leased 548.76 acres in Runnels County, Texas. This acreage consists of 4 leases in a well established area where oil and gas production was discovered during 1978 – 1983. Kathis owns 100% of the working interest in the acreage known as the Riverside Prospects. The original discovery wells were drilled on 40 acre spacing and crude oil prices fell before the field could be fully developed leaving excellent proven drilling locations open for drilling. Kathis has included the Riverside Prospects in its eight well drilling program.

Winnemucca Mountain Gold Property, Nevada

On September 14, 2012, the Company entered into an option agreement (as amended and restated on November 15, 2012, February 1, 2013 and August 26, 2013) with AHL Holdings Ltd., a Nevada corporation, and Golden Sands Exploration Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, wherein the Company acquired an option to purchase a revised 80% interest in and to certain mining claims from AHL Holdings and Golden Sands, which claims form the Swordfish Property (“Winnemucca Mountain Property”) in Humboldt County, Nevada. This Winnemucca Mountain property at September 14, 2012 consisted of 208 unpatented mining claims covering an area of approximately 3,800 acres.

Effective July 30, 2014, the Company entered into amended and restated option agreement with AHL Holdings and Golden Sands that materially modifies and replaces the terms of the original option agreement (as amended last on August 26, 2013). The amended and restated option agreement dated July 30, 2014 was further amended by letter agreement on February 11, 2016. The aggregate cash fee payable to exercise the option was increased from $1,715,000 to $1,740,000 and the total number of common shares issuable to exercise the option has been increased from 100,000 to 3,850,000. Lastly, the amended and restated agreement provides that AHL Holdings may elect to receive shares of the Company’s common stock in lieu of any cash payments payable pursuant to the agreement at a 75% discount to the then current closing market price.

In 2015 the Company failed to maintain in good standing all of the claims which form the Winnemucca Mountain Property whereby 70 unpatented mining claims were forfeited. The Company is obligated to pay the costs and cause to be re-acquired and recorded in the name of AHL Holdings the area of the property that was previously held by the 70 unpatented claims. No work was conducted on the property during the current fiscal year. The Company was given a default notice by the optionors on May 30, 2017, whereby the Company lost the right to earn an interest in the Winnemucca Mountain Property.

As part of the Company’s outstanding obligations to the Option Agreement, the Company conducted a geophysical survey on the Winnemucca Property in January 2018. The geophysical survey included 7 lines on the property as recommended by our geologist. The survey yielded a number of structures that look very interesting. Past exploration has yielded low grade gold and silver but were drilled in a vertical manner and did not cross the main structure where the better values could be found. At present the Company is in discussions with optionors to negotiate a new agreement.

Pemer Bacalar – Resort Development Project

During the quarter ended October 31, 2017, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent with Pemer Bacalar SAPI DE CV on September 22, 2017 to examine the opportunity of acquiring ownership in approximately 61 acres (“Property”) on a freshwater lagoon near the community of Bacalar, Mexico in the state of Quintana Roo for the purpose of entering into a joint venture for the potential development of the Property into a resort. On November 16, 2017, subsequent to the end of the quarter, the Company entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) in order to further conduct due diligence toward this potential project. An amended MOU was entered into on April 13, 2018 setting forth the conditions for entering into a definitive agreement with Pemer Bacalar to acquire 51% of the Property. These conditions include obtaining an independent appraisal of the Property, develop a business plan in conjunction with a Joint Venture Operating Agreement, terms for the consideration for the Property and for NMEX to become current in its filings with the Securities Exchange Commission. It was mutually agreed to strive to accomplish these conditions on or before June 15, 2018. As of the date of this filing, the Company and Pemer Bacalar are in the final stages of entering into a definitive agreement.