INCOME TAX EXPENSE AND DEFERRED TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Disclosure of major components of tax expense (income) [Abstract]

Disclosure of reconciliation of applicable tax rates [Table Text Block]

		December 31,			December 31,
For the year ended		2025			2024
Income for the year before income tax	$	54,696		$	29,349
Canadian statutory tax rate		27.0%			27.0%
Computed expected tax expense at statutory rates		14,768			7,924
Permanent differences		3,063			249
Effect of change and difference in tax rate		1,949			1,472
Foreign exchange		(520	)		814
Adjustment to prior years provision versus statutory tax returns and expiry of non-capital losses		1,817			1,167
Change in unrecognized deferred tax assets		(121	)		(1,429	)
	$	20,956		$	10,197
Current income tax expense	$	17,218		$	6,973
Deferred income tax expense		3,738			3,224
Total income tax expense	$	20,956		$	10,197

Disclosure of deferred income tax asset and liabilities [Table Text Block]

		December 31,			December 31,
For the year ended		2025			2024
Deferred tax assets:
Non-capital losses	$	28,077		$	7,405
Allowable Capital losses		2,225			2,670
Share issuance costs and finance fees		459			11
Mineral property, plant and equipment		589			1,076
Other		4,914			1,774
Total deferred tax assets	$	36,264		$	12,936
Deferred tax liabilities:
Exploration and evaluation assets		(4,656	)		(493	)
Other		(3,926	)		(2,868	)
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	(8,582	)	$	(3,361	)
Unrecognized deferred tax assets		(34,644	)		(12,799	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(6,962	)	$	(3,224	)

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

		December 31,		December 31,
		2025		2024
Temporary differences
Non-Capital losses available for future years		99,462		27,425
Allowable capital losses		16,656		19,949
Share issuance costs and financing fees		1,699		41
Mineral property, plant and equipment		3,945		3,755
Exploration and evaluation assets		4,183		559
Other		17,265		6,462
Unrecognized deductible temporary differences	$	143,210	$	58,191