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Exploration License - Consideration Paid for the Asset Acquisition Consisted (Parenthetical) (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 shares
Bismarck [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of common shares issued	249,584

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)(4)
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