CURRENT AND DEFERRED TAX (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

CURRENT AND DEFERRED TAX [Abstract]

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

		December 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Income/(loss) before income taxes	$	(32,933,645	)	$	(20,249,424	)
Applicable statutory rate		27.00%			27.00%
Income tax expense at statutory rate		(8,892,084	)		(5,467,344	)
Increase/(decrease) attributable to:
Change in deferred tax assets not recognized		8,122,508			5,337,431
Change in tax rate		530,940			-
Rate differential due to foreign operations		145,053			78,587
Share-based compensation		503,033			457,349
Reclamation		(419,666	)		(412,815	)
Non-deductible items		10,216			6,792
Income tax expense	$	-		$	-
Effective tax rate		0%			0%

Disclosure of composition of deferred tax assets (liabilities) [Table Text Block]

		December 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Exploration and development expenditures	$	(50,964	)	$	(91,705	)
Non-capital losses		249,100			319,425
Right-of-use assets		(198,136	)		(227,720	)
Total	$	-		$	-

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

		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Exploration and development expenditures	$	41,236,815	$	24,472,852
Non-capital losses		42,063,515		25,908,177
Share-issuance costs		3,444,913		3,571,049
Reclamation and remediation liabilities		5,326,843		4,538,985
Finance leases under IFRS 16		932,700		1,006,040
Unrealized foreign exchange losses		1,180,161		795,080
Charitable contributions		14,277		8,718
Accrued liabilities		196,784		-
Total temporary differences and losses for which no deferred tax asset is recognized	$	94,396,007	$	60,300,901