MINERAL PROPERTIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2016

Mineral Industries Disclosures [Abstract]

Capitalized Costs Relating to Acquisition Activities Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The Company had the following activity related to capitalized acquisition costs:

	Chisna		North Bullfrog		LMS		Total
	(note 6a))		(note 6d))		(note 6c))
Balance, May 31, 2014	$	550,255	$	3,168,810	$	326,050	$	4,045,115
Acquisition costs
Cash payments (note 6d)(ii)(1)		-		32,508		-		32,508
Shares issued (note 6d)(ii)(1)		-		64,600		-		64,600
Asset retirement obligations		-		132,579		-		132,579
Currency translation adjustments		80,950		462,915		47,967		591,832
Balance, May 31, 2015		631,205		3,861,412		374,017		4,866,634
Acquisition costs
Cash payments (note 6d)(ii)(1)		-		32,594		-		32,594
Shares issued (note 6d)(ii)(1)		-		11,250		-		11,250
Asset retirement obligations		-		153,825		-		153,825
Currency translation adjustments		46,490		202,599		27,546		276,635
Reclassified to asset held-for-sale		-		-		(401,563)		(401,563)
Write-off of capitalized acquisition costs		(677,695)		-				(677,695)
Balance, May 31, 2016	$	-	$	4,261,680	$	-	$	4,261,680

Cost Incurred in Acquisition Exploration and Evaluation Activities Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The following table presents costs incurred for exploration and evaluation activities for the year ended May 31, 2016:

	West Pogo		Chisna		North  Bullfrog		LMS		Total
	(note 6b))		(note 6a))		(note 6d))		(note 6c))
Exploration costs:
Assay	$	-	$	-	$	757,432	$	-	$	757,432
Drilling		-		-		929,841		-		929,841
Equipment rental		-		-		51,347		-		51,347
Field costs		181		247		134,382		561		135,371
Geological/ Geophysical		-		6,210		328,740		1,904		336,854
Land maintenance & tenure		-		13,534		373,795		32,900		420,229
Permits		-		-		632		-		632
Studies		-		-		322,972		-		322,972
Transportation		-		-		-		1,999		1,999
Travel		-		913		66,858		-		67,771
		181		20,904		2,965,999		37,364		3,024,448
Cost recovery		(23,802)		(39,463)		-		(104,838)		(168,103)
Total expenditures (recovery) for the year	$	(23,621)	$	(18,559)	$	2,965,999	$	(67,474)	$	2,856,345

The following table presents costs incurred for exploration and evaluation activities for the year ended May 31, 2015:

	West Pogo		Chisna		North  Bullfrog		LMS		Total
	(note 6b))		(note 6a))		(note 6d))		(note 6c))
Exploration costs:
Aircraft services	$	-	$	11,202	$	-	$	-	$	11,202
Assay		-		12,926		935,239		-		948,165
Drilling		-		-		1,577,253		-		1,577,253
Equipment rental		-		1,466		232,808		-		234,274
Field costs		2,027		9,218		317,575		337		329,157
Geological/ Geophysical		4,201		1,984		1,009,824		29,599		1,045,608
Land maintenance & tenure		11,023		77,972		263,754		27,331		380,080
Permits		-		-		1,700		-		1,700
Studies		-		-		920,301		-		920,301
Transportation		-		-		-		1,130		1,130
Travel		-		5,133		185,494		1,423		192,050
Total expenditures for the year	$	17,251	$	119,901	$	5,443,948	$	59,820	$	5,640,920