Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	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	$ (87,722)	$ 37,157
Beginning Balance (Shares) at Nov. 30, 2013	53,066,656
Exercise of NovaGold Arrangement options	$ 631			(615)			16
Exercise of NovaGold Arrangement options (Shares)	46,929
Private placement	$ 5,068	$ 2,163					7,231
Private Placement (shares)	6,521,740
NovaGold Performance Share Units	$ 28		(28)
NovaGold Performance Share Units (shares)	14,166
Restricted Share Units	$ 929				(929)
Restricted Share Units (Shares)	492,501
Deferred Share Units	$ 282				(282)
Deferred Share Units (Shares)	154,373
Stock-based compensation				(9)	330		321
Loss for the period						(7,619)	(7,619)
Ending Balance at Aug. 31, 2014	$ 111,833	2,163	124	16,624	1,703	(95,341)	37,106
Ending Balance (Shares) at Aug. 31, 2014	60,296,365
Beginning Balance at Nov. 30, 2013	$ 104,895		152	17,248	2,584	(87,722)	$ 37,157
Beginning Balance (Shares) at Nov. 30, 2013	53,066,656
Private Placement (shares)							6,521,740
Exercise of options							$ 631
Exercise of options (Shares)							46,929
Ending Balance at Nov. 30, 2014	$ 111,833	2,163	124	17,089	2,008	(97,370)	$ 35,847
Ending Balance (Shares) at Nov. 30, 2014	60,296,365
Private placement							0
Issuance pursuant to Sunward Arrangement	$ 22,851			108			22,959
Issuance pursuant to Sunward Arrangement (Shares)	43,116,312
Restricted Share Units to settle liability					183		$ 183
Exercise of options	$ 7			(7)
Exercise of options (Shares)	7,499						(33,333)
Restricted Share Units	$ 819				(819)
Restricted Share Units (Shares)	795,368
Deferred Share Units	$ 180				(180)
Deferred Share Units (Shares)	119,139
Stock-based compensation				456	126		$ 582
Loss for the period						(7,442)	(7,442)
Ending Balance at Aug. 31, 2015	$ 135,690	$ 2,163	$ 124	$ 17,646	$ 1,318	$ (104,812)	$ 52,129
Ending Balance (Shares) at Aug. 31, 2015	104,334,683