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Note 16 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2021
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended July 31,
 
   
2021
   
2020
 
Federal income tax provision rate
 
 
21.00
%
   
21.00
%
State income tax provision rate, net of federal income tax effect
 
 
0.83
%
   
0.72
%
Total income tax provision rate
 
 
21.83
%
   
21.72
%
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended July 31,
 
   
2021
   
2020
 
Loss before income taxes
 
$
(14,817,818
)
  $
(14,616,067
)
Corporate tax rate
 
 
21.83
%
   
21.72
%
Expected tax recovery
 
 
(3,234,730
)
   
(3,174,610
)
Increase (decrease) resulting from
               
Foreign tax rate differences
 
 
77,454
     
85,796
 
Permanent differences
 
 
(217,615
)
   
170,023
 
Prior year true-up
 
 
(270,078
)
   
117,800
 
Change in state tax rate
 
 
(405,826
)
   
(553,365
)
Foreign exchange rate differences
 
 
(55,666
)
   
17,456
 
Other
 
 
162,812
     
71,805
 
Change in valuation allowance
 
 
3,939,641
     
3,233,427
 
Tax adjustment from operations
 
 
(4,008
)
   
(31,668
)
                 
Unrealized loss, other comprehensive loss
 
 
-
     
26,117
 
Deferred tax benefits
 
$
(4,008
)
  $
(5,551
)
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended July 31,
 
   
2021
   
2020
 
United States
 
$
(14,297,315
)
  $
(13,962,287
)
Canada
 
 
93,402
     
53,960
 
Paraguay
 
 
(613,905
)
   
(707,740
)
   
$
(14,817,818
)
  $
(14,616,067
)
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   
July 31, 2021
   
July 31, 2020
 
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)
               
Mineral properties
 
$
1,277,053
    $
1,270,292
 
Exploration costs
 
 
6,546,397
     
6,384,265
 
Stock option expense
 
 
4,623,357
     
4,594,159
 
Depreciable property
 
 
(1,163,533
)
   
(1,157,934
)
Inventories
 
 
(3,607,772
)
   
(3,550,814
)
Asset retirement obligations
 
 
107,499
     
62,626
 
Other
 
 
80,834
     
58,559
 
Section 163(j) interest expense carry forwards
 
 
1,061,263
     
733,343
 
Loss carry forwards
 
 
49,987,843
     
46,552,687
 
   
 
58,912,941
     
54,947,183
 
Valuation allowance
 
 
(58,912,941
)
   
(54,973,300
)
Deferred tax assets
 
 
-
     
(26,117
)
Deferred tax assets, other comprehensive loss
 
 
-
     
26,117
 
                 
Deferred tax liabilities
               
Mineral properties
 
 
(540,992
)
   
(545,000
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
 
$
(540,992
)
  $
(545,000
)
Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table Text Block]
July 31, 2023
  $
180,892
 
July 31, 2024
   
228,757
 
July 31, 2025
   
507,833
 
July 31, 2026
   
5,895,221
 
July 31, 2027
   
3,892,722
 
Remaining balance
   
162,246,385
 
    $
172,951,810
 
July 31, 2027
  $
183,105
 
July 31, 2028
   
629,788
 
July 31, 2029
   
769,072
 
July 31, 2030
   
764,230
 
July 31, 2031
   
1,570,266
 
Remaining balance
   
969,872
 
    $
4,886,333