Schedule of Mineral Property Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015
Professional Fees	$ 210	$ 685	$ 346	$ 846
Mineral property expense	611	291	1,278	618
Alaska, USA [Member]
Community	67	52	122	110
Engineering expense	46	13	219	17
Environmental	15	4	23	4
Geochemistry and geophysics	1	0	13	0
Land and permitting	111	69	209	135
Project support	67	38	106	87
Wages and benefits	150	115	298	265
Mineral property expense	457	291	990	618
Antioquia,Colombia [Member]
Assaying	5	0	6	0
Land and permitting	8	0	14	0
Project support	49	0	99	0
Professional Fees	28	0	48	0
Wages and benefits	64	0	121	0
Mineral property expense	$ 154	$ 0	$ 288	$ 0