Mineral properties and development costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2020

Mineral properties and development costs

Schedule of mineral properties and development costs

	in thousands of dollars
		Acquisition costs	Assets
		reimbursable	derecognized	February 29,
	November 30, 2019	from Ambler	note 4(a)	2020
	$	Metals LLC	$	$
Alaska, USA
Ambler (a)	26,631	(44)	(26,587)	—
Bornite (b)	4,000	—	(4,000)	—
	30,631	(44)	(30,587)	—

	in thousands of dollars
	November 30, 2018	Acquisition costs	November 30, 2019
	$	$	$
Alaska, USA
Ambler (a)	26,587	44	26,631
Bornite (b)	4,000	—	4,000
	30,587	44	30,631

Schedule of mineral property expenses

		In thousands of dollars
	Three months ended	Three months ended
	February 29, 2020	February 28, 2019
	$	$
Alaska, USA
Community	137	118
Drilling	—	0
Engineering	723	357
Environmental	99	165
Geochemistry and geophysics	12	165
Land and permitting	134	120
Project support	249	226
Other income	—	(1)
Wages and benefits	191	385
	1,545	1535