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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative) - Subsequent Event [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 18, 2023	Sep. 12, 2023	Sep. 01, 2023
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsequent event description			On September 1, 2023, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement (the “September 2023 Private Placement”) of units of the Company (the “September 2023 Units”). A total of 250,000 September 2023 Units were issued at a price per September 2023 Unit of $4.00, for total gross proceeds to the Company of $1.0 million. Each September 2023 Unit consists of one Common Share and one Common Share purchase warrant (“September 2023 Warrant”). Each September 2023 Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Common Share at a price of $4.60 at any time prior to September 1, 2025. Proceeds of the September 2023 Private Placement will be used for continued advancement of the Company’s Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Yorkville Convertible Debt Financing Agreement [Member] \| Financing Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Gross cash proceeds	$ 0.5
Common Stock [Member] \| Yorkville Convertible Debt Financing Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Shares issued and sold	75,000	70,000