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EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Exploration And Evaluation Assets [Abstract] |
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS [Text Block] | 6. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS a. Casino (100% - Yukon, Canada) The Casino Project is a copper-gold porphyry deposit located in Yukon, Canada. All claims comprising the Casino Project are subject to a 2.75% net smelter returns royalty on the future sale of any metals and minerals derived therefrom. As part of a separate agreement, Western is required to make a payment of $1 million upon making a production decision on the Casino Project. b. Canadian Creek (100% - Yukon, Canada) On August 28, 2019, the Company acquired the mineral claims that comprise the Canadian Creek Property from Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd ("Cariboo Rose"). The Canadian Creek Property lies directly adjacent to the Casino Project. The total consideration paid to Cariboo Rose consists of 3 million common shares of the Company with a fair value of $2,760,000. The Company also incurred $38,913 in closing costs. c. Exploration and evaluation expenditures
|  | Casino |  |  | Canadian Creek |  |  | Total |
|  | $ |  |  | $ |  |  | $ |
DECEMBER 31, 2017 |  | 40,650,547 |  |  | - |  |  | 40,650,547 |
Claims maintenance |  | 11,445 |  |  | - |  |  | 11,445 |
Engineering |  | 213,630 |  |  | - |  |  | 213,630 |
Permitting |  | 594,423 |  |  | - |  |  | 594,423 |
Salary and wages |  | 365,615 |  |  | - |  |  | 365,615 |
Share-based payments |  | 110,419 |  |  | - |  |  | 110,419 |
|  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |
DECEMBER 31, 2018 |  | 41,946,079 |  |  | - |  |  | 41,946,079 |
Acquisition costs |  | - |  |  | 2,798,913 |  |  | 2,798,913 |
Claims maintenance |  | 4,963 |  |  | - |  |  | 4,963 |
Engineering |  | 93,307 |  |  | - |  |  | 93,307 |
Exploration and camp support |  | 3,003,005 |  |  | - |  |  | 3,003,005 |
Permitting |  | 185,845 |  |  | - |  |  | 185,845 |
Salary and wages |  | 260,903 |  |  | - |  |  | 260,903 |
Share-based payments |  | 82,010 |  |  | - |  |  | 82,010 |
DECEMBER 31, 2019 |  | 45,576,112 |  |  | 2,798,913 |  |  | 48,375,025 |

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