Income taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Schedule of Income Tax Expense [Table Text Block]

in thousands of dollars
	November 30, 2014		November 30, 2013		November 30, 2012
	$		$		$
Combined federal and provincial statutory tax rate	26.00%		25.67%		25.13%
Income taxes at statutory rate	(2,508	)	(6,261	)	(7,794	)
Difference in foreign tax rates	(580	)	(1,590	)	(2,652	)
Effect of statutory rate changes	-		(20	)	6
Expiry of net operating losses	-		-		376
Non-deductible expenditures	243		2,139		2,498
Other	(224	)	-		(39	)
Valuation allowance	3,069		5,732		7,605
Income tax expense	-		-		-

Schedule of Future Income Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

in thousands of dollars
	November 30, 2014		November 30, 2013
	$		$
Future income tax assets
Non-capital losses	48,717		45,278
Mineral property interest	14,266		14,704
Deferred interest	9,041		9,041
Property, plant and equipment	24		13
Share issuance costs	235		105
Other deductible temporary differences	699		748
Total future tax assets	72,982		69,889
Valuation allowance	(72,979	)	(69,840	)
Net future income tax assets	3		49
Future income tax liabilities
Other taxable temporary differences	3		49
Future income tax liabilities	3		49
Net future income tax assets	-		-

Schedule of Loss Carry-Forwards Expiry [Table Text Block]

in thousands of dollars
	Non-capital losses	Operating losses
	Canada	United States
	$	$
2015	-	-
2016	-	-
2017	-	-
2018	-	4,206
Thereafter	12,498	106,394
	12,498	110,600