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Note 4 - Winnemucca Mountain Property (Details Textual) - Winnemucca Mountain Property [Member]	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 14, 2012 a	Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired				80.00%				80.00%
Unpatented Mining Claims				138
Area of Land \| a				2,700
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 25,000	$ 25,000	$ 25,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable			$ 3,000,000
New Option Agreement [Member]
Other Commitment							$ 285,453	$ 381,770
New Option Agreement [Member] \| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Other Commitment					$ 285,453	$ 285,453
New Option Agreement [Member] \| Cash Payments [member]
Other Commitment								181,770
New Option Agreement [Member] \| Firm Commitments [Member]
Other Commitment								$ 200,000