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NOTE 5. INVESTMENT IN GALORE CREEK (Tables) - The Galore Creek Partnership, British Columbia, Canada | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2015
Changes in the Company's investment |
|  | Years ended November 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Balance – beginning of period |  | $ | 283,247 |  |  | $ | 305,735 |  |  | $ | 335,086 |
Share of losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mineral property expenditures |  |  | (147 | ) |  |  | (442 | ) |  |  | (4,580 | )
Care and maintenance expense |  |  | (884 | ) |  |  | (1,499 | ) |  |  | (2,444 | )
Gain on sale of equipment |  |  | 639 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Depreciation |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6,328 | )
|  |  | (392 | ) |  |  | (1,941 | ) |  |  | (13,352 | )
Funding |  |  | 508 |  |  |  | 2,063 |  |  |  | 6,638 |
Exploration tax credit |  |  | 107 |  |  |  | (693 | ) |  |  | (1,352 | )
Foreign currency translation |  |  | (40,564 | ) |  |  | (21,917 | ) |  |  | (21,285 | )
Balance – end of period |  | $ | 242,906 |  |  | $ | 283,247 |  |  | $ | 305,735 |
Net assets |
|  | At November 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Current assets: Cash, prepaid expenses and other receivables |  | $ | 497 |  |  | $ | 386 |
Non-current assets: Mineral property |  |  | 218,532 |  |  |  | 254,991 |
Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  | (365 | ) |  |  | (360 | )
Non-current liabilities: Payables and decommissioning liabilities |  |  | (7,162 | ) |  |  | (8,268 | )
Net assets |  | $ | 211,502 |  |  | $ | 246,749 |

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