Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity - USD ($)	Share capital [Member]	Warrants [Member]	Contributed surplus [Member]	Contributed surplus - options [Member]	Contributed surplus - units [Member]	Deficit [Member]	Total
Beginning Balance at Nov. 30, 2013	$ 104,895		$ 152	$ 17,248	$ 2,584,000	$ (87,722,000)	$ 37,157,000
Beginning Balance (Shares) at Nov. 30, 2013	53,066,656
Exercise of NovaGold Arrangement options	$ 632			(615)			17,000
Exercise of NovaGold Arrangement options (Shares)	46,929
NovaGold Performance Share Units	$ 28		(28)
NovaGold Performance Share Units (shares)	14,166
Restricted Share Units	$ 803				(803,000)
Restricted Share Units (Shares)	425,833
Deferred Share Units	$ 282				(282,000)
Deferred Share Units (Shares)	154,373
Stock-based compensation				33	218,000		251,000
Loss for the period						(4,707,000)	(4,707,000)
Ending Balance at May. 31, 2014	$ 106,640		124	16,666	1,717,000	(92,429,000)	32,718,000
Ending Balance (Shares) at May. 31, 2014	53,707,957
Beginning Balance at Nov. 30, 2014	$ 111,833	$ 2,163	124	17,089	2,008,000	(97,370,000)	35,847,000
Beginning Balance (Shares) at Nov. 30, 2014	60,296,365
Restricted Share Units	$ 636				(636,000)
Restricted Share Units (Shares)	337,336
Stock-based compensation				343	28,000		371,000
Loss for the period						(3,280,000)	(3,280,000)
Ending Balance at May. 31, 2015	$ 112,469	$ 2,163	$ 124	$ 17,432	$ 1,400,000	$ (100,650,000)	$ 32,938,000
Ending Balance (Shares) at May. 31, 2015	60,633,701