Share capital (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

Schedule of Common Shares Issued and Outstanding [Table Text Block]

	in thousands of dollars, except share amounts
	Number of shares	Ascribed value
		$
November 30, 2012	46,665,069	92,168
Exercise of NovaGold Warrants	6,088,262	11,996
Exercise of NovaGold Arrangement Options	52,243	254
Vesting of NovaGold Performance and Deferred Share Units	16,586	32
Vesting of Restricted Share Units	244,496	445
November 30, 2013	53,066,656	104,895
Exercise of NovaGold Arrangement Options	46,929	632
Vesting of NovaGold Performance Share Units	14,166	28
Vesting of Restricted Share Units	425,833	803
Vesting of Deferred Share Units	75,661	139
February 28, 2014, issued and outstanding	53,629,245	106,497

Schedule of Stock Options Activity [Table Text Block]

	February 28, 2014
			Weighted average
			exercise price
	Number of options		$
Balance – beginning of period	168,332		1.72
Forfeited	(13,332	)	2.30
Balance – end of period	155,000		1.67

Schedule of Disclosure of Stock Options Outstanding [Table Text Block]

		Stock options - outstanding		Stock options - exercisable
			Weighted		Weighted
	Number of	Weighted	average	Number of	average
	outstanding	average years	exercise price	exercisable	exercise price
Range of price	options	to expiry	$	options	$
$1.60 to $1.79	155,000	3.69	1.67	51,666	1.67
	155,000	3.69	1.67	51,666	1.67

Schedule of NovaGold Arrangement Options Activity [Table Text Block]

	February 28, 2014
			Weighted average
			exercise price
	Number of options		$
Balance – beginning of period	1,709,503		3.92
Exercised	(212,075	)	1.18
Forfeited	(67,998	)	3.88
Balance – end of period	1,429,430		4.33

Schedule of NovaGold Arrangement Stock Options Outstanding [Table Text Block]

		Stock options - outstanding		Stock options - exercisable
			Weighted		Weighted
	Number of	Weighted	average	Number of	average
	outstanding	average years	exercise price	exercisable	exercise price
Range of price	options	to expiry	$	options	$
$2.00 to $3.99	749,112	0.99	2.95	678,836	2.85
$4.00 to $5.99	408,595	2.34	5.10	408,595	5.10
$6.00 to $7.99	271,723	2.00	6.94	268,944	6.95
	1,429,430	1.57	4.33	1,356,375	4.34

Schedule of Unit Plans and Changes Activity [Table Text Block]

	Number of RSUs		Number of DSUs
Balance – beginning of year	851,673		750,000
Granted	-		661
Vested/paid	(425,833	)	(75,661	)
Forfeited	-		-
Balance – end of year	425,840		675,000