EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure Of Exploration And Evaluation Assets [Abstract]

Disclosure of exploration and evaluation assets summary [Table Text Block]

		Total
Balance at January 1, 2020	$	47,235,079
Land acquisitions/option payments		36,000
Claim staking		54,626
Legal expenses		4,365
Title review and environment		6,816
Reclamation adjustment*		9,425,220
Depreciation**		(7,424	)
Total		56,754,682
Advance minimum royalty		54,950
Balance at December 31, 2020		56,809,632
Land acquisitions/option payments		45,000
Claim staking		3,000
Reclamation adjustment*		(424,038	)
Depreciation**		(7,404	)
Total		56,426,190
Advance minimum royalty		64,950
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	56,491,140

*Reclamation adjustment is the change in present value of the reclamation liability, mainly due to changes to inflation rate and discount rate. Also see Note 15.

**A staff house building with a carrying value of $187,150 has been included in the DeLamar property. This building is being depreciated.

Disclosure of exploration and evaluation expenses summary [Table Text Block]

December 31, 2021		DeLamar deposit		Florida Mountain deposit		War Eagle deposit		Other deposits		Joint expenses		Total
Contract exploration drilling	$	1,164,217	$	5,089,592	$	601,761	$	1,071,786	$	-	$	7,927,356
Contract metallurgical drilling		424,819		-		-		-		-		424,819
Contract condemnation drilling		226,752		-		-		-		-		226,752
Exploration drilling - other drilling labour & related costs		762,001		2,628,087		445,944		598,134		-		4,434,166
Metallurgical drilling - other drilling labour & related costs		196,570		-		-		-		-		196,570
Condemnation drilling - other drilling labour & related costs		124,235		-		-		-		-		124,235
Other exploration expenses*		153,982		-		17,232		222,359		1,447,921		1,841,494
Other development expenses**		-		-		-		-		1,664,611		1,664,611
Land***		231,544		103,877		2,815		21,772		236,426		596,434
Permitting		-		-		-		-		4,357,412		4,357,412
Metallurgical test work		238,965		179,874		-		-		-		418,839
Technical reports and studies		-		-		-		-		1,640,468		1,640,468
Community engagement		-		-		-		-		219,238		219,238
Total	$	3,523,085	$	8,001,430	$	1,067,752	$	1,914,051	$	9,566,076	$	24,072,394

*Includes mapping, IP, sampling, payroll, exploration G&A expenses, consultants

**Includes development G&A expenses and payroll

***Includes BLM and IDL annual fees, consulting, property taxes, legal, etc. expenses

December 31, 2020		DeLamar deposit		Florida Mountain deposit		War Eagle deposit		Other deposits		Joint expenses		Total
Contract exploration drilling	$	368,944	$	2,310,366	$	740,989	$	-	$	-	$	3,420,299
Contract metallurgical drilling		737,431		-		-		-		-		737,431
Exploration drilling - other drilling labour & related costs		240,249		1,195,220		446,690		272,597		-		2,154,756
Metallurgical drilling - other
drilling labour & related costs		318,201		-		-		-		-		318,201
Other exploration expenses*		-		321,755		-		405,750		1,310,546		2,038,051
Other development expenses**		-		-		-		-		1,006,451		1,006,451
Land***		162,816		88,451		4,528		26,188		218,829		500,182
Permitting		-		-		-		-		1,619,696		1,619,696
Metallurgy test work		239,985		239,884		-		-		-		479,869
Technical reports and studies		-		-		-		-		327,020		327,020
Community engagement		-		-		-		-		172,261		172,261
Total	$	2,066,996	$	4,155,676	$	1,192,207	$	704,535	$	4,654,803	$	12,774,217

*Includes mapping, IP, sampling, payroll, exploration G&A expenses, consultants.

**Includes development G&A expenses and payroll

***Includes BLM and IDL annual fees, consulting, property taxes, legal, etc. expenses