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Note 7 - Equity-accounted Investment (Details Textual) | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments |  | $ 3,396,852 |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax, Total |  | $ 613,491 | $ (132,705)
Uranium Royalty Corp [Member] |  |  |
Ownership Interest Percentage, Contingent, Outstanding Options and Warrants Fully Exercised | 13.90% | 13.90% |
Uranium Royalty Corp [Member] |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Additional Shares Acquired (in shares) | shares |  | 1,000,000 |
Equity Method Investment, Additional Shares Acquired, Price Per Share (in CAD per share) | $ / shares | $ 4.10 |  |
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments |  | $ 3,396,852 |
Equity Method Investment, Shares Owned (in shares) | shares | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 |
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 43,900,000 | $ 43,900,000 |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 18.10% | 18.10% | 19.50%
Gain on ownership interest dilution |  | $ 4,471,558 | $ 3,056,656
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax, Total |  | $ 613,491 | $ (132,705)

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- Definition The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114001798&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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