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COMMITMENTS
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
COMMITMENTS
(13)         COMMITMENTS
 
Pursuant to the Century Thrust Joint Venture Agreement (Joint Venture), the Company may be required to fund up to $6.5 million in exploration expenditure, of which $4.37 million has already been funded, in order to acquire a 51% beneficial interest in the Joint Venture. Should Aurum wish to execute its rights under the agreement, it may be required to expend up to a further $2.13 million on the Century Thrust Concession by December 2015, (see note 1). All such exploration costs are being expensed as incurred.