INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Major components of tax expense (income) [abstract]

Disclosure of detailed information about effective income tax expense (recovery) [Table Text Block]

		Years Ended December 31,
		2022			2021			2020
Net loss for the year	$	(2,928,742	)	$	(3,723,784	)	$	(2,243,560	)
Expected income tax recovery based on statutory rate		(776,000	)		(987,000	)		(595,000	)
Adjustment to expected income tax benefit
Permanent differences		145,000			342,000			100,000
Other		(32,000	)		2,000			(7,000	)
Change in unrecognized deferred tax asset		663,000			643,000			502,000
Income tax provision (recovery)	$	-		$	-		$	-

Disclosure of deferred taxes [Table Text Block]

		Years Ended December 31,
		2022		2021			2020
Non-capital losses carried forward	$	20,707,000	$	18,340,000		$	16,251,000
Fixed assets - Canada		209,842	$	217,000			212,000
Other - Canada		383,000	$	256,000			245,000
Capital loss carry-forward - Canada		3,877,000	$	4,143,000			4,125,000
Lease - Canada		-	$	(28,000	)		(8,000	)
Exploration and evaluation properties - Congo		53,770,259		51,393,000			42,364,000
Total	$	78,947,101	$	74,321,000		$	63,189,000

Disclosure of detailed information about non-capital losses available [Table Text Block]

2026	$	261,000
2027		135,000
2028		196,000
2029		674,000
2030		1,520,000
2031		2,593,000
2032		2,187,000
2033		1,946,000
2034		870,000
2035		560,000
2036		612,000
2037		541,000
2038		675,000
2039		1,032,000
2040		2,449,000
2041		2,089,000
2042		2,367,000
	$	20,707,000