Schedule of Mineral Property Expenses (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		122 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	May 31, 2013	May 31, 2014	May 31, 2013	May 31, 2014
Community	$ 23	$ 28	$ 34	$ 43
Drilling	0	400	0	400
Engineering expense	27	620	102	750
Environmental	0	27	15	27
Geochemistry and geophysics	0	18	0	67
Land and permitting	96	74	189	192
Project support	75	588	146	680
Wages and benefits	268	476	583	874
Mineral property expense	$ 489	$ 2,231	$ 1,069	$ 3,033	$ 52,326