Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	May 06, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001629210
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Trading Symbol	PZG
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,779,954