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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit) [Table Text Block]
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Income tax benefit computed at federal statutory rates   (7,117,398 )   (7,909,971 )
Non-deductible expenses   5,452     4,910  
Non-deductible stock-based compensation   472,590     (25,887 )
Change in valuation allowance   6,609,916     6,741,327  
Other   21,605     (27,708 )
Total tax benefit   (7,835 )   (1,217,329 )
Schedule of valuation allowance on certain deferred tax assets [Table Text Block]
   

Balance at

Beginning of

Fiscal Year

   

Charged to

Costs and

Expense

   

Balance at End

of Fiscal Year

 
    $     $     $  
Reserves and allowances deducted from asset accounts:                  
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets                  
  Year ended December 31, 2024   10,256,221     6,609,916 (a)     16,866,137  
  Year ended December 31, 2023   3,514,894     6,741,327 (a)     10,256,221  
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities [Table Text Block]
   

December 31,

2024

   

December 31,

2023

 
Deferred tax assets:   $     $  
Net operating losses   10,066,561     8,287,041  
Stock-based compensation   2,873,832     2,896,753  
Property and equipment   33,476     -  
Mineral properties   3,859,034     -  
Other   33,234     -  
Total   16,866,137     11,183,794  
Less: valuation allowance   (16,866,137 )   (10,256,221 )
Total deferred tax assets   -     927,573  
             
Deferred tax liability:            
Property and equipment   -     5,942  
Mineral properties   -     (1,043,466 )
Other   -     24,619  
Total deferred tax liabilities   -     (1,012,905 )
             
Net deferred tax liability   -     (85,332 )