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Exploration and Evaluation Expenditures (Details Narrative) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 50 Months Ended | 68 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 02, 2020 shares | Jul. 07, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 02, 2019 shares | Jul. 07, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 01, 2018 shares | Jul. 07, 2018 USD ($) | May 04, 2018 CAD ($) | Oct. 02, 2017 shares | Sep. 02, 2017 a | Jul. 07, 2017 USD ($) | May 02, 2017 USD ($) a shares | Aug. 11, 2016 USD ($) | May 24, 2022 USD ($) | Apr. 23, 2022 USD ($) shares | Jul. 21, 2021 shares | May 24, 2021 USD ($) shares | May 21, 2021 shares | Apr. 23, 2021 USD ($) shares | Feb. 16, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 29, 2020 USD ($) | May 24, 2020 USD ($) shares | Apr. 23, 2020 USD ($) shares | Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) | May 24, 2019 USD ($) shares | Apr. 23, 2019 USD ($) shares | Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($) | Oct. 23, 2018 USD ($) | May 24, 2018 USD ($) shares | Apr. 23, 2018 USD ($) shares | Jan. 28, 2018 USD ($) | Nov. 24, 2017 USD ($) shares | Jul. 26, 2017 CAD ($) a | Nov. 17, 2016 shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 CAD ($) | Oct. 02, 2020 USD ($) shares | Apr. 23, 2023 USD ($) shares | Apr. 13, 2018 a | Aug. 31, 2017 a
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,554,435 | $ 1,094,953 |  |  |  |
Nevada mining [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Number of common shares issued for exploration and evaluation assets (in shares) | shares | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
National chloride company of america [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Number of common shares issued for exploration and evaluation assets (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
T Y Sons Right Title And Interest In A Property Option Agreement [Member] | Ty Sons [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common shares issued for exploration and evaluation assets (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
T Y Sons Right Title And Interest In A Property Option Agreement [Member] | Nevada mining [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Number of common shares issued for exploration and evaluation assets (in shares) | shares | 500,000 |  | 500,000 |  | 500,000 |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,000 |  |  |
Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets |  | $ 50,000 |  | $ 50,000 |  | $ 50,000 |  |  |  | $ 50,000 |  | $ 125,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 325,000 |  |  |
Net smelter return royalty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50% | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |
Net smelter returns royalty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Property in option agreement [member] | Vendor [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000 |  |  | $ 700,000 |  |  | $ 600,000 |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum Royalty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease property [member] | National chloride company of america [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Number of common shares issued for exploration and evaluation assets (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000 |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  | $ 50,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of lease property (Acre) | a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,290 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,290
Additioinal area of lease property (Acre) | a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease property [member] | National chloride company of america [member] | Major purchases of assets [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,825,000 |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Propety in bristol dry lake [member] | TETRA technologies, inc. [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of lease property (Acre) | a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,100 |
Property in in the adjacent cadiz dry lake [member] | TETRA technologies, inc. [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of lease property (Acre) | a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,840 |
Property in exploration and option agreement [member] | TETRA technologies, inc. [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Number of common shares issued for exploration and evaluation assets (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,400,000 |  |
Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  | $ 200,000 |  | $ 100,000 |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property in exploration and option agreement [member] | TETRA technologies, inc. [member] | Major purchases of assets [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common shares issued for exploration and evaluation assets (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,700,000 |  |
Property for memorandum of understanding [member] | Vendor [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 614,150 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net brine area (Acre) | a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tail brine [member] | LANXESS [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,834,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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