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Western Copper and Gold Corporation
(NYSE MKT:WRN) 

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Western Copper and Gold Corporation, an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Canada. The company explores for gold, copper, and molybdenum deposits. Its flagship property is the Casino mineral property that comprise 1,136 full and partial qua...

Full Time Employees: 9
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining

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    Unit: USD2009-12-31 2006-03-31 
      
      general and administrative
      
      expenses
      
      stock-based compensation
     233,629 
      investor relations and promotion
     97,753 
      management and consulting services
     54,945 
      audit and accounting
     36,195 
      office and administration
     32,820 
      regulatory and transfer agent fees
     22,650 
      amortization
     13,641 
      legal
     889 
      less: interest income
      
      loss for the period
      
      deficit, beginning of period
      
      future income tax liability assumed on
      
      reorganization
      
      deficit, end of period
      
      basic and diluted loss per share
      
      weighted-average number of shares outstanding
     18,209,236 
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        note
                                                                          
        assets
      198,287,325 197,154,774 193,998,798 193,616,218 193,502,877 146,323,856 141,080,607 137,331,506 113,657,532 116,205,020 114,864,516 113,980,260 116,499,708 108,157,055 82,667,429 56,945,795 55,967,850 51,801,705 50,918,610 48,883,659 46,087,857 47,424,908 47,857,520 48,064,637 45,842,288 45,856,965 45,572,284 45,718,744 46,160,808 46,214,077  47,833,972 48,087,550 48,794,357 49,842,328 49,624,152 49,702,630 51,966,739 52,126,881 51,723,268 51,371,026 51,469,800 51,761,289 99,185,859 99,092,973 99,092,973 96,875,640 109,377,291 88,500,931 88,500,931 89,688,423 87,003,474  83,316,052 78,478,161 79,216,492 78,503,650            
        cash and cash equivalents
      10,400,485 17,798,278 10,145,713 16,480,993 20,758,590 20,313,926 3,856,072 3,947,740 3,145,740 4,998,165 14,557,979 22,145,771 35,746,903 28,686,916 16,980,046 2,946,363 5,974,801 2,809,957 1,996,587 3,777,647 2,131,579 652,025 820,712 779,574 464,443 894,306 324,557 848,057 547,082 642,632  2,012,985 9,032,027 3,730,181 9,729,333 11,252,362 9,302,265 6,097,915 6,779,138 23,478,039 864,589 551,390 950,413 1,795,821 2,811,789 2,811,789 505,700 1,630,698 1,728,272 1,728,272 2,231,398 551,610  3,593,364 2,794,856 5,037,204 4,097,527  16,460,243 18,527,233 21,963,631 23,726,947 26,324,280 30,441,934 1,485,558 2,290,022 37,938,011 1,289,787 
        short-term investments
      44,983,055 40,647,232 52,765,549 57,178,413 56,455,486 11,205,145 28,566,421 34,629,203 16,452,647 24,224,444 24,076,816 21,113,912 16,043,254 21,023,465 10,009,616    511,363 1,519,749 1,509,378 4,535,879 5,027,818 5,613,161 4,646,277 4,643,780 5,536,861 7,040,045 8,056,952 8,687,723  9,545,888 4,020,641 11,113,522 9,062,005 9,022,458 12,137,605 20,422,871 23,052,521 9,010,788 2,576,991 4,632,805 6,624,525 15,025,342 19,103,488 19,103,488 21,574,973 22,006,197   6,001,178 10,246,915  8,192,702 8,136,242 8,025,162 8,080,395        33,078,928 34,791,988   
        marketable securities
      725,670 2,408,894 1,854,200 1,229,200 881,720 1,308,400 606,720 409,240 450,940 500,100 539,280 1,001,880 451,040 691,160 695,260 348,100 189,700 108,400 135,500 175,100 214,800 271,000 329,300 448,100 381,500 433,600 437,800 233,800 325,500                                        
        other assets
      578,376 694,434 1,062,191 611,242 615,213 1,343,928 937,723 946,130 883,930 999,489 636,433 481,446 583,772 479,672 514,758 429,287 185,663 158,973 181,210 304,543 149,187 242,224 162,468 257,800 131,072 165,849 152,590 59,573 100,630 220,327  289,792 331,507 368,806 304,294 310,980 622,821 367,067 355,704 247,487 360,289 292,893 383,690 568,966 472,829 472,829 175,048                      
        current assets
      56,687,586 61,548,838 65,827,653 75,499,848 78,711,009 34,171,399 33,966,936 39,932,313 20,933,257 30,722,198 39,810,508 44,743,009 52,824,969 50,881,213 28,199,680 3,723,750 6,350,164 3,077,330 2,824,660 5,777,039 4,004,944 5,701,128 6,340,298 7,098,635 5,623,292 6,137,535 6,451,808 8,181,475 9,030,164 9,550,682 10,700,067 11,848,665 13,384,175 15,212,509 19,095,632 20,585,800 22,062,691 26,887,853 30,187,363 32,736,314 3,801,869 5,477,088 7,958,628 17,390,129 22,388,106 22,388,106 22,255,721 23,825,447 3,955,936 3,955,936 8,540,919 11,354,793 13,795,726 12,047,235 11,034,654 13,216,359 12,260,675 13,216,359           
        property, plant and equipment
      48,016 50,000 7,434 68,302 98,736 129,170 190,373 221,142 251,577  40,000                                                          
        right-of-use assets
      267,233 238,590 41,094 30,326 69,143 120,877 224,336 276,061 327,786 697,753 491,630 374,324 451,770 490,493                                                       
        exploration and evaluation assets
      141,284,490 135,317,346 128,122,617 118,017,742 114,623,989 111,902,410 106,698,962 96,901,990 92,144,912 84,785,069 74,522,378 68,862,927 63,222,969 56,785,349 54,467,749 53,222,045 49,617,686 48,724,375 48,093,950 43,106,620 42,082,913 41,723,780 41,517,222 40,966,002 40,218,996 39,719,430 39,120,476 37,537,269 37,130,644 36,663,395  35,985,307 34,703,375 33,581,848 30,746,696 29,038,352 27,639,939 25,078,886 21,939,518 18,973,282 47,528,131 45,938,009 43,734,281 81,619,696 76,515,156 76,515,156 74,414,221                      
        liabilities
      5,475,090 5,464,814 2,950,578 2,932,704 2,763,025 4,336,679 7,357,327 3,552,382 3,214,144 5,612,664 4,134,747 2,674,419 4,176,923 2,024,949        650,737 983,613 786,028 767,248 863,305 666,042 561,305 541,173 436,173  936,128 772,023 892,794 1,215,552 909,349 584,230 2,173,285 1,852,660 1,563,862 1,250,206 1,101,080 1,048,503 4,198,204 3,294,068 3,294,068 2,895,930 13,713,040 13,876,583 13,876,583 14,640,981 14,162,462  12,410,192 10,842,285 10,763,013 10,439,188            
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
      5,196,246 5,217,725 2,908,180 2,897,937 2,682,876 4,196,913 7,102,613 3,241,890 2,849,173 5,142,719 3,358,410 1,621,861 2,755,056 1,528,976 699,798 1,164,569 704,225 561,842 418,989 712,722 375,604 650,737 983,613 786,028 767,248 863,305 666,042 561,305 541,173 436,173 659,661 936,128 772,023 892,794 1,215,552 909,349 584,230 2,173,285 1,852,660 1,563,862 1,250,206 1,101,080 1,048,503 2,253,068 1,348,932 1,348,932 950,794 1,240,539 1,404,082 1,404,082 2,168,480 1,689,961 1,097,409 2,445,077 877,170 797,898 474,073 797,898 1,501,448 861,049 1,012,124 907,825 1,491,051 1,398,207 558,801 737,314 828,032 158,587 
        current portion of lease obligation
      186,452 123,434 18,663 34,767 80,149 139,766 236,934 226,134 245,673 245,273 249,747 177,357 164,978 162,914                                                       
        current liabilities
      5,382,698 5,341,159 2,926,843 2,932,704 2,763,025 4,336,679 7,339,547 3,468,024 3,094,846 5,387,992 3,860,351 2,450,735 3,876,943 1,691,890 699,798 1,168,813 738,953 608,558 418,989 712,722 375,604                   1,563,862       950,794                      
        lease obligations
      92,392 123,655 23,735    17,780 84,358 119,298 224,672 274,396 223,684 299,980 333,059                                                       
        shareholders' equity
      192,812,235 191,689,960 191,048,220 190,683,514 190,739,852 141,987,177  133,779,124 110,443,388 110,592,356 110,729,769 111,305,841 112,322,785 106,132,106 81,967,631 55,776,982 55,228,897 51,193,147                                    70,905,860 67,635,876              
        share capital
      277,814,004 275,365,655 274,337,363 272,237,207 272,158,699 219,917,135 210,283,958 210,005,092 185,643,706 183,542,846 183,369,901 183,294,751 183,190,992 176,390,601 151,165,793 123,882,929 122,786,044 118,403,223 117,730,970 114,944,106 111,926,166 111,891,213 111,401,048 110,890,797 108,021,796 107,181,891 106,231,384 105,371,442 105,270,155 105,113,340 105,113,340 105,113,340 105,113,340 105,113,340 105,084,993 105,057,214 104,620,174 104,620,174 104,620,174 104,603,488 104,217,164 104,217,164 104,217,164 103,747,315 103,714,478 103,714,478 99,762,215 97,086,083 79,810,303 79,810,303 79,790,495 75,650,170 77,567,251 74,693,628 71,951,130 71,951,130 71,951,130 71,951,130 71,951,130 71,951,130 71,883,630 71,883,630 71,883,629 71,571,029 71,406,307 69,913,797 39,150,018 6,022,277 
        contributed surplus
      39,005,151 39,440,933 39,199,490 38,704,246 38,158,355 38,607,130 37,836,574 37,348,256 37,501,726 37,253,697 36,857,429 36,225,437 35,203,220 34,903,069 34,787,107 34,374,532 34,484,355 34,406,034 33,821,984 33,673,509 33,561,551 33,307,142 33,229,333 33,181,478 32,689,577 32,842,934 33,014,208 32,864,099 32,846,910 32,849,330 32,799,280 32,740,181 32,681,030 32,595,436 32,424,524 32,320,693 32,403,161 32,155,361 31,996,989 31,781,680 31,036,559 30,546,014 29,870,978 28,509,702 27,880,372 27,880,372 29,264,497 29,411,940 24,981,831 24,981,831 24,851,014 26,009,461 25,921,463 24,035,353 22,998,745 22,698,985 22,832,741 22,698,985 22,542,151 22,358,716 22,294,000 22,091,594 21,847,978 21,836,266 21,645,416 22,455,594 21,353,610 247,021 
        deficit
                                                               -42,482,557           
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
      198,287,325 197,154,774 193,998,798 193,616,218 193,502,877 146,323,856  137,331,506 113,657,532 116,205,020 114,864,516 113,980,260 116,499,708 108,157,055 82,667,429 56,945,795 55,967,850 51,801,705                                                   
        subsequent event
                                                                          
        shareholders’ equity
            133,723,280            50,499,621 48,170,937 45,712,253 46,774,171 46,873,907 47,278,609 45,075,040 44,993,660 44,906,242 45,157,439 45,619,635 45,777,904  46,897,844 47,315,527 47,901,563 48,626,776 48,714,803 49,118,400 49,793,454 50,274,221 50,159,406 50,120,820 50,368,720 50,712,786 94,987,655 95,798,905 95,798,905 93,979,710 95,664,251 74,624,348 74,624,348 75,047,442 72,841,012    68,453,479 68,064,462            
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
            141,080,607            50,918,610 48,883,659 46,087,857 47,424,908 47,857,520 48,064,637 45,842,288 45,856,965 45,572,284 45,718,744 46,160,808 46,214,077  47,833,972 48,087,550 48,794,357 49,842,328 49,624,152 49,702,630 51,966,739 52,126,881 51,723,268 51,371,026 51,469,800 51,761,289 99,185,859 99,092,973 99,092,973                       
        subsequent events
                                                                          
        flow-through premium liability
                252,194 651,517 956,909   4,244 34,728 46,716                                                   
        commitments
                                                                          
        property and equipment
                                             13,672 41,026 54,703 68,380 95,734 109,411 109,411 125,398 141,383 157,367 157,367 173,353 191,537 209,506 227,519 245,532 297,551 272,967 297,551 63,649 45,875 54,574 63,273 72,067 80,861 89,497 98,172 107,105  
        mineral properties
                                    36,389,795                 85,330,161 84,307,328 84,307,328 80,893,851 75,376,844 47,024,377 70,960,998 67,117,675 65,702,582 65,970,008 47,024,377 64,047,426 61,664,820 58,853,128 57,194,181 55,395,547 51,097,993 47,265,078 46,507,499 4,523,514 4,635,474 
        total assets
                                    47,089,862                      61,109,909     60,538,287          5,963,748 
        total liabilities
                                    659,661                      7,671,951               826,738 
        total shareholders’ equity
                                    46,430,201                      53,437,958     52,167,558           
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                    47,089,862                      61,109,909                
        net assets
                                    46,430,201                      53,437,958     52,167,558           
        expressed in canadian dollars
                                                                          
        reclamation bond
                                                 80,300 80,300 80,300 80,300 80,300 80,300 80,300 80,300 80,300  80,300 80,300              
        deferred tax liability
                                                 1,945,136 1,945,136 1,945,136 1,945,136                      
        share premium
                                                                          
        liabilities + shareholders’ equity
                                                    96,875,640 109,377,291 88,500,931 88,500,931 89,688,423 87,003,474    79,216,492             
        other receivables
                                                     131,914 191,747 191,747 260,018 127,294  209,941 47,264 103,233 36,831  97,911 110,941 58,721 116,734 162,141 284,462 123,802 235,367   
        prepaid expenses
                                                     56,638 35,476 35,476 48,325 428,974  51,228 56,292 50,760 45,922  39,080 66,109 47,943 55,076 46,923 63,619  82,608 72,270 1,425 
        future income tax
                                                     12,472,501 12,472,501 12,472,501 12,472,501 12,472,501  9,965,115 9,965,115 9,965,115 9,965,115  10,310,549 10,310,549 10,310,549 10,310,549 11,710,372 11,710,372 11,710,372 11,710,372  668,151 
        short-term investments .
                                                      2,000,441 2,000,441                   
        reclamation obligation
                                                          80,300                
        other liabilities
                                                          685,000                
        future income tax liability
                                                          5,889,542     7,572,831           
        liabilities + shareholders' equity
                                                           83,316,052 78,478,161              
        liabilities+shareholders’ equity
                                                              78,503,650            
        prepaid expenses and advances
                                                                      734,566    
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                          
        accounts receivable
                                                                        55,810  
        receivables
                                                                         18,582 
        total current assets
                                                                         1,309,794 
        equipment
                                                                         18,480 
        total shareholders' equity
                                                                         5,137,010 
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                         5,963,748 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-09-30 2019-08-08 2019-03-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-03-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-03-31 
                                                                      
          cash flows provided by
                                                                      
          operating activities
                                               61,489                       
          loss and comprehensive loss
                                                                      
          items not affecting cash
                                                -163,560 -14,299 595,554     -22,800 -80,825 205,014  -38,405 85,856          
          depreciation
        31,333 16,821 16,561 38,817 51,134 51,734 51,725 51,725 51,725 38,723 38,723 38,723 38,723                                                  
          finance costs
        5,074 2,100 1,047 1,197 2,401 3,571 5,839 6,940 8,008 12,095 7,802 8,452 9,714                                                  
          gain on marketable securities
                                                                      
          share-based payments
        474,126 747,852 641,804 586,662 690,293 642,961 558,972 146,691 207,011 309,770 380,869 569,736 600,187 209,654 196,763 164,225 70,998 95,855 35,306 40,653 49,118 -9,438 62,969 81,282 -114,303 102,060 86,718 39,409 35,375 39,725  40,266 59,972 57,058 77,444 80,158 88,008  -74,779 246,542 -163,560 -14,299 595,554                    
          change in non-cash working capital items
                 27,734       -69,265 163,392              1,371   -16,270 86,558 52,157     46,916 22,038     -165,484     1,542   12,276       
          settlement of dsu's
                                                                      
          financing activities
        1,395,958 418,162 1,255,712 -46,579 51,006,843 3,373,208 -61,617 23,868,073 1,378,982  14,603 37,104 8,131,211 25,099,094 192,000 794,333 4,417,844 1,845,510 16,700 3,017,940 25,000 372,500 360,000 3,188,001 586,166 666,167 181,000 70,666       19,599        301,500     -2,831,633 2,781,480 62,033 5,295,065            
          financings
                                                                     
          financing costs
                                                                      
          exercise of stock options
        1,427,584   3,247,500 217,500 585,000 1,440,000 55,332 77,833 816,000 340,500 192,000 794,334            70,666       19,599        301,500  2,193,642 257,408  -425,383 421,763 15,500 89,917      434,900 -53,200 -302,900 368,900 583,374  
          exercise of warrants
        1,275,000                                              2,357,500 48,750             
          lease payments
                                                                      
          investing activities
                1,803,627                -484,917 458,711 200,142 629,471 272,706 483,478     -1,384,165 2,296,800 3,570,142                          
          redemption (purchase) of short-term investments - net
                                                                      
          mineral property expenditures
                                                                     119,820 
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
        2,217,357                                                              
          purchase of property, plant and equipment
                                                                      
          change in cash and cash equivalents
              -91,668 802,000 1,804,473    7,059,987   -3,028,438 3,164,844 1,168,236                 -1,523,029 1,950,097 3,257,790                          
          cash and cash equivalents - beginning
        14,202,317 25,971,261 1,341,267 30,688,210 28,647,190 1,641,721                                             
          cash and cash equivalents - ending
        -7,397,793 7,652,565 10,145,713 -4,277,597 444,664 20,313,926 -91,668 802,000 3,145,740 -9,559,814 -7,587,792 22,145,771 7,059,987 11,706,870 16,980,046 -3,028,438 3,164,844 2,809,957          300,975 -95,550 642,632 -1,182,659 -7,019,042 5,301,846 3,730,181 -1,523,029 1,950,097 9,302,265   23,478,039   950,413                    
          (gain) loss on marketable securities
                                                                      
          redemption (purchase) of short-term investments
         12,118,317 1,243,806      5,000,000                     850,000     3,000,000 5,000,000      1,500,000                    
          unrealized (gain) on marketable securities
                                                                      
          private placement
             3,323,363                                                        
          private placement issuance costs
                                                                      
          non-cash working capital items
                                                                      
          change in accrued interest
                                                                      
          change in other assets
           138,995 132,641 69,039                                                         
          change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
           -78,288 212,103 147,540                                                         
          financings costs
                                                                      
          purchase of short-term investments - net
                                                                      
          loss on marketable securities
                                                                      
          purchase of short-term investments
                                                                      
          redemption of short-term investments
                                                50,000                      
          flow-through premium recovery
                                                                      
          leasehold improvements
                                                                      
          unrealized gain on marketable securities
                                                                      
          unrealized loss on marketable securities
                 39,180 462,600 102,520   41,700   52,100                                             
          private placement proceeds
                    8,010,000   4,480,000 1,950,000                                             
          right of use asset
                                                                      
          unrealized (gain) loss on marketable securities
                    240,120                                                  
          change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities related to operations
                                                                      
          purchase canadian creek claims
                                                                      
          cash from
                                                                      
          change in cash and equivalents
                             -168,687 41,138 384,204                                       
          cash and cash equivalents – beginning
                          3,026,385 395,370 611,690 830,326 7,471,834 6,044,475   33,517,542   1,363,136   1,630,698  1,679,788 -2,884,521 3,436,131             
          cash and cash equivalents
                          -1,781,060 1,646,068 2,131,579 -168,687 41,138 779,574   324,557           -681,223   313,199                      
          salaries and director fees
                          -11,964 14,241 203,292 -1,390 -12,683 207,811   213,951                                    
          key management compensation
                          23,342 54,894 252,410 -10,828 50,286 289,093                                       
          1.
                                                                      
          2.
                                                                      
          3.
                                                                      
          4.
                                                                      
          5.
                                                                      
          for the three months ended march 31,
                            2,019   2,018   2,017                                    
          management compensation
                                  300,669                                    
          cash flows from
                                                                      
          unrealized loss(gain) on marketable securities
                                                                      
          the accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
                                                                      
          loss for the period
                                                                      
          items not affecting cash share-based payments
                                                                      
          exploration and evaluation expenditures
                                                                      
          net increase
                                                                      
          beginning balance
                                             -16,698,901   -399,023                      
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                      
          amortization
                                                    2,308  -2,198 215 4,292 29,000 -9,424 10,904 1,226 8,699 26,105 158 -39 8,675 14,856 13,641 
          share issuance costs
                                                                      
          exploration and evaluation
                                                                      
          expressed in canadian dollars
                                                                      
          net income for the period
                                                                      
          common share donation
                                                                      
          stock-based compensation
                                                   490,736 -24,225 106,387  -20,602 36,860 82,822 278,847 -28,981 74,952 25,777 -50,936 135,503 682,737 -13,412 -85,819 302,246 536,198 233,629 
          deferred tax expense
                                                                      
          common share issuance costs
                                                                      
          sale of short-term investments
                                                                      
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                    -4,286,640 1,289,786 
          cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period
                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents – end of period
                                                                      
          cash flow from
                                                                      
          net loss and comprehensive loss
                                                                      
          increase in other assets
                                                                      
          contributions by western copper
                                                                      
          change in cash
                                                                      
          cash – beginning of period
                                                                      
          cash – end of period
                                                                      
          january 1, 2010
                                                                      
          exploration
                                                                      
          december 31, 2010
                                                                      
          engineering studies
                                                                      
          permitting
                                                                      
          salary and wages
                                                                      
          june 30, 2011
                                                                      
          donation of common shares
                                                         117,900             
          tax expense
                                                                      
          sale (purchase) of short-term investments
                                                     500,000                 
          exploration and evaluation asset expenditures
                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents – ending
                                                     505,700  -503,126 1,679,788 551,610             
          loss and comprehensive loss – canadian gaap
                                                                      
          mineral property write-off under canadian gaap
                                                                      
          exploration expenditures for the period under us gaap
                                                                      
          future income tax recovery under canadian gaap
                                                                      
          future income tax recovery under us gaap
                                                                      
          loss and comprehensive loss – us gaap
                                                                      
          loss and diluted loss per common share
                                                                      
          weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
                                                                      
          deficit – us gaap, beginning of year
                                                                      
          deficit – us gaap, end of year
                                                                      
          cash from operating activities – canadian gaap
                                                                      
          adjustment for mineral properties and deferred exploration under us gaap
                                                                      
          cash from (used in) operating activities – us gaap
                                                                      
          cash from financing activities – canadian gaap
                                                                      
          gross proceeds received from issuance of flow-through units
                                                                      
          cash from financing activities – us gaap
                                                                      
          cash from investing activities – canadian gaap
                                                                      
          cash from (used in) investing activities – us gaap
                                                                      
          i)
                                                                      
          ii)
                                                                      
          issuance of common shares and warrants
                                                          5,375,000            
          net proceeds from short-term investments
                                                                      
          issuance costs - donation of common shares
                                                                      
          proceeds from short-term investments
                                                                      
          loss for the year
                                                                      
          future income tax recovery
                                                                      
          mineral property write-off
                                                                      
          proceeds from (invested in) short-term investments
                                                                      
          acquisition of property and equipment
                                                                      
          increase in cash and
                                                                      
          cash equivalents
                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents - beginning of the
                                                                      
          period
                                                           -1,302,671           
          cash and cash equivalents - end
                                                                      
          of the period
                                                                      
          funding by western silver corporation
                                                                      
          issue of class a voting shares
                                                                      
          redemption of class a voting shares
                                                                      
          cash received from western silver pursuant to the plan of arrangement
                                                                      
          proceeds from
                                                                      
          proceeds from the sale of marketable securities
                                                                    995,348  
          expenditures relating to the acquisition of lumina resources
                                                                      
          corporation, net of cash acquired
                                                                      
          net expenditures on property and equipment
                                                                      
          acquisition of marketable securities
                                                                      
          increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents - beginning of the year
                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents - end of the year
                                                                      
          supplemental cash flow information
                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents - beginning of the period
                                                            5,037,204   23,726,947    2,290,022   
          cash and cash equivalents - end of the period
                                                            4,097,527   21,963,631    1,485,558   
          decrease in short-term investments
                                                                  31,365,868 1,713,060   
          cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
                                                             -3,436,398    28,956,376     
          cash and cash equivalents - end of period
                                                             -2,066,990    -4,117,654     
          cash received from western silver pursuant to the
                                                                      
          plan of arrangement
                                                                      
          expenditures relating to the acquisition of lumina
                                                                      
          resources corporation, net of cash acquired
                                                                      
          gain on sale of marketable securities
                                                                      
          cash received from western silver pursuant
                                                                      
          to the plan of arrangement
                                                                      
          proceeds from the sale of marketable
                                                                      
          securities
                                                                      
          increase in short-term investments
                                                                      
          resources inc., net of cash acquired
                                                                      
          cash received from western silver pursuant to
                                                                      
          the plan of arrangement
                                                                      
          net loss for the period
                                                                      
          items not involving cash:
                                                                      
          net changes in non-cash working capital items:
                                                                      
          receivables
                                                                      
          prepaid expenses
                                                                     1,158 
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                     38,551 
          shares issued for cash
                                                                      
          - upon incorporation
                                                                      
          - upon reorganization of lumina
                                                                     3,791,427 
          - upon exercise of options
                                                                     3,380 
          purchase of equipment
                                                                      
          expenditures on mineral properties
                                                                      
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities incurred for
                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                                                                     1,289,787