Shares of common stock of the Company at a ratio of the Company’s common stock for each acquired company's share.

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Percentage of currently issued and outstanding shares exchangable for acquiree's shares in order to comply with NYSE rules. Approval of Company's shareholders is required to exchange a greater percentage.

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The maximum percentage the holders of issued and outstanding aquiree shares who may exercise the right of dissent in respect of the Arrangement.

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Total percentage of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders.

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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - shares	Feb. 13, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Subsequent Event
Common stock issued		299,570,000	274,421,000
Subsequent Event \| Lexam VG Gold
Subsequent Event
Ratio of Company's share for acquired company's share	0.056%
Common stock issued	12,689,709
Shares owned (as a percent)	4.00%
Maximum percentage holders of issued and outstanding aquiree shares who may exercise the right of dissent	5.00%
Percentage of currently issued and outstanding shares exchangable for acquiree's shares in order to comply with NYSE rules	1.00%