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Plant and equipment
9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2015
Plant and equipment [Text Block]
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Plant and equipment


    in thousands of US dollars  
    August 31, 2015  
          Accumulated        
    Cost     amortization     Net  
    $       $       $    
British Columbia, Canada                  
Furniture and equipment   46     (21 )   25  
Leasehold improvements   32     (18 )   14  
Computer hardware and software   101     (69 )   32  
Alaska, USA                  
Machinery and equipment   2,887     (2,773 )   114  
Vehicles   275     (255 )   20  
Computer hardware and software   31     (31 )   -  
Antioquia, Colombia                  
Machinery and equipment   206     (16 )   190  
Leasehold improvements   73     (7 )   66  
Vehicles   52     (4 )   48  
Computer hardware and software   1     -     1  
    3,704     (3,194 )   510  

    in thousands of US dollars  
    November 30, 2014  
          Accumulated        
    Cost     amortization     Net  
    $     $     $  
British Columbia, Canada                  
Furniture and equipment   46     (15 )   31  
Leasehold improvements   32     (13 )   19  
Computer hardware and software   98     (44 )   54  
Alaska, USA                  
Machinery and equipment   2,833     (2,579 )   254  
Vehicles   275     (218 )   57  
Computer hardware and software   31     (31 )   -  
    3,315     (2,900 )   415