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Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)
Revenues	$ 0
Donlin Gold [Member]
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Galore Creek [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
Galore Creek [Member] | Teck [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%

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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://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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