INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Statement [Line Items]

Disclosure of detailed information about effective income tax expense recovery [Table Text Block]

		2017			2016
Net loss for the year	$	(56,863,922	)	$	(17,455,889	)
Statutory rate		26.75%			27.00%
Expected income tax recovery	$	(15,211,000	)	$	(4,713,000	)
Permanent differences		1,431,000			1,805,000
Impact of flow-through shares		580,000			480,000
Share issuance costs		(1,276,000	)		-
Adjustment to prior years provision versus statutory tax returns		(597,000	)		126,000
Change in unrecognized deductible temporary differences and other		15,040,000			2,378,000
Total	$	(33,000	)	$	76,000

Disclosure of deferred taxes [Table Text Block]

		2017			2016
Deferred income tax (recovery) expense	$	(33,000	)	$	76,000
Total	$	(33,000	)	$	76,000

Disclosure of deferred tax liabilities [Table Text Block]

		2017			2016
Exploration and evaluation assets	$	4,333,000		$	3,532,000
Convertible debentures		-			1,454,000
Non-capital losses		(3,916,000	)		(4,004,000	)
Share issuance costs		(119,000	)		(839,000	)
Equipment		(18,000	)		(6,000	)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	280,000		$	137,000

Disclosure of detailed information about deferred tax liabilities [Table Text Block]

		2017			2016
Opening balance	$	137,000		$	-
Recognized in income tax expense		167,000			290,000
Recognized in equity		(24,000	)		(153,000	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	280,000		$	137,000

Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Table Text Block]

			Expiry Date			Expiry Date
		2017	Range		2016	Range
Temporary Differences
Non-capital losses available for future periods	$	24,735,000	2031 to 2037	$	-	-
Net capital losses		355,000	No expiry		-	-
Share issuance costs		12,148,000	-		6,101,000	-
Convertible debt		24,211,000	-		-	-
Equipment		513,000	-		1,140,000	-