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CAPITAL STOCK (Narrative) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 CAD ($) Year $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Year shares | Dec. 31, 2017 CAD ($) Year shares | Dec. 31, 2017 CAD ($) Year $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2016 CAD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2015 CAD ($) shares
Statements Line Items |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for private placement |  |  | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |
Shares issued for private placement (Shares) | shares |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |
Equity Issuance, Price per Unit | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 1.40 |  |
Weighted average exercise price of warrants granted in share-based payment arrangement |  |  | $ 2.00 |  |  |
Finder's fees in units (Shares) | shares |  |  | 246,604 |  |  |
Finder's fees in units |  |  | $ 345,246 |  |  |
Total amount of finder feed paid |  |  | $ 356,986 |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to an incentive stock grant program (shares) | shares | 204,963 | 204,963 | 245,000 |  | 140,000 | 163,000
Shares issued pursuant to an incentive stock grant program | $ 266,452 |  | $ 279,300 |  | $ 166,600 | $ 233,950
Amount of incentive stock issued to employees included in exploration expenditures | $ 166,476 |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for exercise of options (shares) | shares | 192,500 | 192,500 | 75,000 |  | 165,000 |
Shares issued for exercise of options | $ 186,100 |  | $ 85,700 |  | $ 127,800 |
Employment and consulting agreements (Shares) | shares | 21,084 | 21,084 | 68,873 |  |  |
Employment and consulting agreements | $ 23,825 |  | $ 79,190 |  |  |
Commitment to issue shares |  |  | $ 23,825 | $ 23,825 |  |
Shares issued for property (shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 250,000 |
Shares issued for property |  |  |  |  | $ 145,000 |
Description of stock option plan |  |  | The maximum number of shares that may be reserved for issuance under the plan is limited to 10% of the issued common shares of the Company at any time. |  |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options | Year | 2.80 | 2.80 | 3.10 | 3.10 |  |
Share-based Payments | $ 1,820,724 |  | $ 1,415,639 |  | 970,796 |
Weighted average fair value of the stock options granted | 0.78 |  | 0.70 |  | 0.74 |
Shares issued pursuant to credit facility | $ 602,487 | $ 465,212 |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to credit facility (Shares) | shares | 381,321 | 381,321 |  |  |  |
Shares issued pursuant to credit facility, value per share | $ / shares | $ 1.58 |  |  |  |  |
Non-Executive Chairman [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Statements Line Items |  |  |  |  |  |
Directors fees |  | $ 5,000 |  |  |  |
Discretionary bonus paid |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |
Granted July 20, 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Statements Line Items |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of option vesting schedule | 25,000 Options granted for investor relations services vest 25% every 3 months from the date of grant. | 25,000 Options granted for investor relations services vest 25% every 3 months from the date of grant. |  |  |  |
Capital stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Statements Line Items |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for private placement |  |  | $ 6,200,000 |  |  |
Finder's fees in units, percentage of units sold to investors introduced by finders |  |  | 6.00% |  |  |
Finder's fees in units |  |  | $ 305,789 |  |  |
Share issuance costs in cash | $ 11,740 |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for exercise of options | $ 186,100 |  | 85,700 |  | $ 127,800 |
Share-based payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Statements Line Items |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for private placement |  |  | 800,000 |  |  |
Finder's fees in units |  |  | $ 39,457 |  |  |

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