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Note 4 - Material Accounting Policies (Details Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 03, 2023 | Jul. 01, 2021 kg oz | Jan. 08, 2021 | May 26, 2020 | Nov. 12, 2018 | Oct. 01, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 kg oz | Aug. 31, 2015 oz | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023 oz | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Feb. 20, 2019
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of entity's revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Introductory foreign exchange rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.5 | 2.5 |  |  |
Closing foreign exchange rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108.67 |  |  |  | 6,104.72 | 6,104.72 | 684.33 | 108.67 | 2.5
Foreign currency allocation, percentage | 75.00% | 72.74% | 60.00% | 70.00% | 55.00% | 30.00% | 72.74% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency allocation, incremental revenue, percentage |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Baseline level of production per month (Kilogram) | kg |  | 148.38 |  |  |  |  |  | 148.38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production per annum (Ounce) |  | 57,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 57,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years | 5 years |  |  |  |
Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production per annum (Ounce) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000 |  |  | 77,822 |  |  |
Right of use assets, useful life (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production per annum (Ounce) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80,000 |  |  | 81,446 |  |  |
Right of use assets, useful life (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years |
Buildings [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
Buildings [member] | Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years |
Plant and equipment [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years |
Plant and equipment [member] | Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
Fixtures and fittings [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years |
Fixtures and fittings [member] | Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
Motor vehicles [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment (Year) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years |
Bilboes [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition, Fixed Royalty Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |  |
Revenue recognition, discount rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |  |  |
Fidelity Printers [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition, Fixed Royalty Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% | 1.25% |  |  |
Revenue recognition, average settlement period (Day) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 days |  |  |
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue recognition, average settlement period (Day) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 days |  |  |
Nedbank Zimbabwe [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition, Fixed Royalty Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% | 1.25% |  |  |
Royalty on gold sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Blanket (Barbados) Holdings Limited [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue recognition, average settlement period (Day) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 days |  |  |
Percentage of entity's revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |

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