Organization and Business Operations	3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 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. On May 7, 2018, the Company created ENMEX LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary in Mexico, for the purposes of managing and operating its investments in Mexico including but not limited to the Joint Venture opportunity being negotiated with Pemer Bacalar on approximately 61 acres on the Bacalar Lagoon on the Yucatan Peninsula. There was no activity from inception to date. The Company is working on the following projects: *ENMEX Operations LLC – Wholly owned Subsidiary - 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. The amended MOU of April 13, 2018 expired on June 15, 2018; however, discussions have continued toward seeking a definitive agreement and also continued subsequent to October 31, 2018. *Coleman County, Texas – Three well rework/re-completion project* On October 14, 2014, we entered into an agreement to acquire the 206.5 acre J.E. Richey oil and gas lease. This lease area has six known productive formations. The existing three wells on the lease are fully equipped. Beginning in May 2015 we 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. Additional work was conducted on J. E. Richey lease during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018. No additional work was performed during the quarter ended October 31, 2018. *Kathis Energy LLC – Wholly owned Subsidiary:* The Company created a wholly owned subsidiary, Kathis Energy LLC (“Kathis”), on November 22, 2017 for the purpose of conducting oil and gas drilling programs in Texas. The Company agreed to assign to Kathis the Olson and Guy Ranch leases in exchange for $126,500. *Jones County, Texas – Palo Pinto Reef project* During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2016 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. *Shackelford County, Texas – Guy Ranch Project:* During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2016 the Company acquired 692-acres divided into two tracts Guy Ranch Lease in Shackelford County. The Guy Ranch lease is located in the southern part of Shackelford County. The Ranch has 32 wind turbines on it representing it is at a structurally higher elevation. The principal targets for this drilling prospect is the Patio (aka Palo Pinto Sand) and Morris Sands the area is also known to be productive from three other formations on the Guy Ranch acreage. *Riverside Prospects, Runnels County, Texas* On October 20, 2017 the Company entered into an exclusive option agreement with Murphree Oil Company to acquire drilling prospects on four leases in Runnels County near the City of Ballinger, known as the Riverside Prospects. During the quarter ended April 30, 2018, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Kathis Energy LLC, (“Kathis”) paid the lease bonuses for extending the oil and gas lease period on 548.76 acres covering the Riverside Prospects. This acreage consists of 4 leases in a well established area where oil and gas production was discovered during 1978 – 1983. On November 2, 2018 a fresh option agreement was entered into for the Riverside Leases. *89 Guy #4 Well – Cased Hole:* On April 16, 2018, Kathis Energy acquired the 89 Guy Well #4 located on a 20-acre tract on the Guy Ranch property in Shackelford County, Texas. The well is an abandoned cased well that was drilled in October 2010 and completed in the Patio Sand at the interval of 3,144’ - 3,154’. The interval perforated (3,144 – 3,154’) is above the best productive part of the formation. *McClure 2B Gas Well – Producing:* On February 6, 2018 the Company acquired the McClure # 2B producing gas well on a 40-acre oil & gas lease located in Palo Pinto County near the Community of Graford, Texas. The McClure 2B well is completed in the Strawn in the interval 2,882’ to 2,940’ and has produced in excess of 70 million cubic feet of natural gas. *Carter & Foster Wells – Producing:* During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018 the Company acquired the Carter and Foster wells located west of the Community of Atwell, Texas in Callahan County. The Carter lease consists of 40 acres and has one well. The Foster lease has 10 acres around each well of the three wells, all of which are fully equipped with surface and subsurface equipment. All four wells are completed in the Palo Pinto Limestone formation at approximately 1,900 feet. *Reeves Lease – Acreage – Palo Pinto Reef Prospect:* In August 2018 the Company paid for the geological prospecting fees for a Palo Pinto Reef prospect in Jones County. The Reeves lease covers 160 acres and is located near Noodle, Texas in Jones County. The projected depth of the Palo Pinto Reef is 4,300’. *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 4,100 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 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 under the Option Agreement the Company conducted a geophysical survey on the Winnemucca Property in January 2018 at a cost of $35,100. On July 23, 2018, the Company entered into a New Option Agreement with AHL Holding Ltd & Golden Sands Exploration Inc. (“Optionors”). This agreement provided for the payment of $25,000 and the issuance of 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and work commitments. The Company issued the shares and made the initial payment of $25,000 per the agreement on July 31, 2018. The second payment of $25,000 per the terms of the agreement was to be paid when it was due on August 31, 2018. The Company is in default of the terms of the July 23, 2018 agreement. The Company at the time of this filing is in discussions to seek a mutual agreement and or settlement with the Optionors to proceed forward with the Winnemucca Property. The Company has firm cash commitments of $149,000 and firm exploration commitments of $200,000 pursuant to the July 23, 2018 agreement.

Organization and Business Operations

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 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.

On May 7, 2018, the Company created ENMEX LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary in Mexico, for the purposes of managing and operating its investments in Mexico including but not limited to the Joint Venture opportunity being negotiated with Pemer Bacalar on approximately 61 acres on the Bacalar Lagoon on the Yucatan Peninsula. There was no activity from inception to date.

The Company is working on the following projects:

ENMEX Operations LLC – Wholly owned Subsidiary - 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. The amended MOU of April 13, 2018 expired on June 15, 2018; however, discussions have continued toward seeking a definitive agreement and also continued subsequent to October 31, 2018.

Coleman County, Texas – Three well rework/re-completion project

On October 14, 2014, we entered into an agreement to acquire the 206.5 acre J.E. Richey oil and gas lease. This lease area has six known productive formations. The existing three wells on the lease are fully equipped. Beginning in May 2015 we 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. Additional work was conducted on J. E. Richey lease during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018. No additional work was performed during the quarter ended October 31, 2018.

Kathis Energy LLC – Wholly owned Subsidiary:

The Company created a wholly owned subsidiary, Kathis Energy LLC (“Kathis”), on November 22, 2017 for the purpose of conducting oil and gas drilling programs in Texas. The Company agreed to assign to Kathis the Olson and Guy Ranch leases in exchange for $126,500.

Jones County, Texas – Palo Pinto Reef project

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2016 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.

Shackelford County, Texas – Guy Ranch Project:

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2016 the Company acquired 692-acres divided into two tracts Guy Ranch Lease in Shackelford County. The Guy Ranch lease is located in the southern part of Shackelford County. The Ranch has 32 wind turbines on it representing it is at a structurally higher elevation. The principal targets for this drilling prospect is the Patio (aka Palo Pinto Sand) and Morris Sands the area is also known to be productive from three other formations on the Guy Ranch acreage.

Riverside Prospects, Runnels County, Texas

On October 20, 2017 the Company entered into an exclusive option agreement with Murphree Oil Company to acquire drilling prospects on four leases in Runnels County near the City of Ballinger, known as the Riverside Prospects. During the quarter ended April 30, 2018, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Kathis Energy LLC, (“Kathis”) paid the lease bonuses for extending the oil and gas lease period on 548.76 acres covering the Riverside Prospects. This acreage consists of 4 leases in a well established area where oil and gas production was discovered during 1978 – 1983. On November 2, 2018 a fresh option agreement was entered into for the Riverside Leases.

89 Guy #4 Well – Cased Hole:

On April 16, 2018, Kathis Energy acquired the 89 Guy Well #4 located on a 20-acre tract on the Guy Ranch property in Shackelford County, Texas. The well is an abandoned cased well that was drilled in October 2010 and completed in the Patio Sand at the interval of 3,144’ - 3,154’. The interval perforated (3,144 – 3,154’) is above the best productive part of the formation.

McClure 2B Gas Well – Producing:

On February 6, 2018 the Company acquired the McClure # 2B producing gas well on a 40-acre oil & gas lease located in Palo Pinto County near the Community of Graford, Texas. The McClure 2B well is completed in the Strawn in the interval 2,882’ to 2,940’ and has produced in excess of 70 million cubic feet of natural gas.

Carter & Foster Wells – Producing:

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018 the Company acquired the Carter and Foster wells located west of the Community of Atwell, Texas in Callahan County. The Carter lease consists of 40 acres and has one well. The Foster lease has 10 acres around each well of the three wells, all of which are fully equipped with surface and subsurface equipment. All four wells are completed in the Palo Pinto Limestone formation at approximately 1,900 feet.

Reeves Lease – Acreage – Palo Pinto Reef Prospect:

In August 2018 the Company paid for the geological prospecting fees for a Palo Pinto Reef prospect in Jones County. The Reeves lease covers 160 acres and is located near Noodle, Texas in Jones County. The projected depth of the Palo Pinto Reef is 4,300’.

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 4,100 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 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 under the Option Agreement the Company conducted a geophysical survey on the Winnemucca Property in January 2018 at a cost of $35,100.

On July 23, 2018, the Company entered into a New Option Agreement with AHL Holding Ltd & Golden Sands Exploration Inc. (“Optionors”). This agreement provided for the payment of $25,000 and the issuance of 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and work commitments. The Company issued the shares and made the initial payment of $25,000 per the agreement on July 31, 2018. The second payment of $25,000 per the terms of the agreement was to be paid when it was due on August 31, 2018. The Company is in default of the terms of the July 23, 2018 agreement. The Company at the time of this filing is in discussions to seek a mutual agreement and or settlement with the Optionors to proceed forward with the Winnemucca Property. The Company has firm cash commitments of $149,000 and firm exploration commitments of $200,000 pursuant to the July 23, 2018 agreement.