Organization and Business Operations	9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
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 (“Pemer Bacalar”) 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. The Company entered into a preliminary joint venture agreement (the “Agreement”) on June 11, 2019 with a private Mexican entity to work together on the raising of capital funds necessary to build a 68 room Waterfront Hotel & Resort & 92 residential Jungle villas, Cenote Villas, 4 bars & restaurants, clubhouse, tennis, aquatic center, wellness center & etc on a beautiful property (the “Property”) situated on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, in the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Under the terms of the Agreement Northern has the right to participate for a 20% interest in the Property. The Property consists of approximately 207.5 Acres +/- (84 Ha) and 3,444.8 ft (1050 meters) Lagoon front plus 1033.4 ft (315 meters) waterfront. *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 nine months ended April 30, 2019. As of April 30, 2019, management determined that the $96,000 asset carried on the balance sheet was impaired resulting in a loss on impairment of $46,000. *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. Both of these oil and gas leases have expired. *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. No work was performed during the nine months ended April 30, 2019. The lease expired in April 2019. *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. This oil and gas lease expired on December 16, 2018. All associated expenditures have been fully expensed. *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. The Option Agreement expired on December 31, 2018. *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. No work was conducted during the nine months ended April 30, 2019. *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. No work was performed during the nine months ended April 30, 2019. *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. No work was performed during the nine months ended April 30, 2019. *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’. During the quarter the third party that paid for the lease agreed to return the lease bonus due to not being able to obtain all parties signatures for obtaining a lease. The Company is seeking to recover its geological fees paid in 2018. *Winnemucca Mountain Gold Property, Nevada* As previously announced, on September 14, 2012, we entered into an option agreement (as last amended on February 11, 2016) with AHL Holdings Ltd., and Golden Sands Exploration Inc., wherein we acquired an option to purchase an 80% interest in and to certain mining claims, which claims form the Winnemucca Mountain Property in Humboldt County, Nevada (“Property”). This Winnemucca Mountain property currently is comprised of 138 unpatented mining claims covering approximately 2700 acres. 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 terms of the July 31, 2018 agreement. The second payment of $25,000 per the terms of the agreement was not paid when it became due on August 31, 2018 causing the Company to default on the terms of the July 23, 2018 agreement. On March 25, 2019 the Company entered into a New Option Agreement with the Optionors. As stated in the New Option Agreement the Company has agreed to certain terms and conditions to have the right to earn an 80% interest in the Property, these terms include cash payments, issuance of common shares of the Company and work commitments. During the quarter ended April 30, 2019 the Company engaged an independent geologist to conduct geological studies to prepare a recommendation of a work program for the Winnemucca Property.

Organization and Business Operations

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

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 (“Pemer Bacalar”) 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. The Company entered into a preliminary joint venture agreement (the “Agreement”) on June 11, 2019 with a private Mexican entity to work together on the raising of capital funds necessary to build a 68 room Waterfront Hotel & Resort & 92 residential Jungle villas, Cenote Villas, 4 bars & restaurants, clubhouse, tennis, aquatic center, wellness center & etc on a beautiful property (the “Property”) situated on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, in the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Under the terms of the Agreement Northern has the right to participate for a 20% interest in the Property. The Property consists of approximately 207.5 Acres +/- (84 Ha) and 3,444.8 ft (1050 meters) Lagoon front plus 1033.4 ft (315 meters) waterfront.

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 nine months ended April 30, 2019. As of April 30, 2019, management determined that the $96,000 asset carried on the balance sheet was impaired resulting in a loss on impairment of $46,000.

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. Both of these oil and gas leases have expired.

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. No work was performed during the nine months ended April 30, 2019. The lease expired in April 2019.

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. This oil and gas lease expired on December 16, 2018. All associated expenditures have been fully expensed.

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. The Option Agreement expired on December 31, 2018.

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. No work was conducted during the nine months ended April 30, 2019.

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. No work was performed during the nine months ended April 30, 2019.

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. No work was performed during the nine months ended April 30, 2019.

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’. During the quarter the third party that paid for the lease agreed to return the lease bonus due to not being able to obtain all parties signatures for obtaining a lease. The Company is seeking to recover its geological fees paid in 2018.

Winnemucca Mountain Gold Property, Nevada

As previously announced, on September 14, 2012, we entered into an option agreement (as last amended on February 11, 2016) with AHL Holdings Ltd., and Golden Sands Exploration Inc., wherein we acquired an option to purchase an 80% interest in and to certain mining claims, which claims form the Winnemucca Mountain Property in Humboldt County, Nevada (“Property”). This Winnemucca Mountain property currently is comprised of 138 unpatented mining claims covering approximately 2700 acres.

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 terms of the July 31, 2018 agreement. The second payment of $25,000 per the terms of the agreement was not paid when it became due on August 31, 2018 causing the Company to default on the terms of the July 23, 2018 agreement.

On March 25, 2019 the Company entered into a New Option Agreement with the Optionors. As stated in the New Option Agreement the Company has agreed to certain terms and conditions to have the right to earn an 80% interest in the Property, these terms include cash payments, issuance of common shares of the Company and work commitments.

During the quarter ended April 30, 2019 the Company engaged an independent geologist to conduct geological studies to prepare a recommendation of a work program for the Winnemucca Property.