Schedule of Mineral Property Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015
Professional Fees	$ 136	$ 161
Mineral property expense	667	$ 327	$ 327
Alaska, USA [Member]
Community	55		28
Engineering expense	173		4
Environmental	8		0
Geochemistry and geophysics	12		0
Land and permitting	98		96
Project support	39		49
Wages and benefits	148		150
Mineral property expense	533		327
Antioquia,Colombia [Member]
Assaying	1		0
Land and permitting	6		0
Project support	50		0
Professional Fees	20		0
Wages and benefits	57		0
Mineral property expense	$ 134		$ 0

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The charge against earnings in the period for known or estimated future costs arising from requirements to perform environmental remediation activities.

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Exploration expenses (including prospecting) related to the mining industry would be included in operating expenses. Exploration costs include costs incurred in identifying areas that may warrant examination and in examining specific areas that are considered to have prospects of mineral reserves.

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The aggregate amount of expenditures for salaries, wages, profit sharing and incentive compensation, and other employee benefits, including equity-based compensation, and pension and other postretirement benefit expense.

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A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer.

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