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MINERAL RIGHTS AND PROPERTIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2017
Mineral Industries Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Mineral Rights and Property Acquisition Costs [Table Text Block]
Mineral rights and property acquisition costs consisted of the following:
 
 
 
July 31, 2017
 
 
July 31, 2016
 
Mineral Rights and Properties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Palangana Mine
 
$
6,285,898
 
 
$
6,443,028
 
Goliad Project
 
 
8,689,127
 
 
 
8,689,127
 
Burke Hollow Project
 
 
1,495,750
 
 
 
1,495,750
 
Longhorn Project
 
 
116,870
 
 
 
116,870
 
Salvo Project
 
 
14,905
 
 
 
14,905
 
Nichols Project
 
 
-
 
 
 
154,774
 
Anderson Project
 
 
9,154,268
 
 
 
9,154,268
 
Workman Creek Project
 
 
1,520,680
 
 
 
1,472,008
 
Los Cuatros Project
 
 
257,250
 
 
 
257,250
 
Slick Rock Project
 
 
615,650
 
 
 
615,650
 
Yuty Project
 
 
11,947,144
 
 
 
11,947,144
 
Oviedo Project
 
 
1,133,412
 
 
 
1,133,412
 
Alto Paraná Titanium Project
 
 
1,433,030
 
 
 
-
 
Other Property Acquisitions
 
 
91,080
 
 
 
234,248
 
 
 
 
42,755,064
 
 
 
41,728,434
 
Accumulated Depletion
 
 
(3,929,884)
 
 
 
(3,929,884)
 
 
 
 
38,825,180
 
 
 
37,798,550
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Databases
 
 
2,410,038
 
 
 
2,410,038
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
 
(2,392,196)
 
 
 
(2,364,019)
 
 
 
 
17,842
 
 
 
46,019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land Use Agreements
 
 
404,310
 
 
 
404,310
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
 
(315,356)
 
 
 
(274,928)
 
 
 
 
88,954
 
 
 
129,382
 
 
 
$
38,931,976
 
 
$
37,973,951
 
Schedule of Finite-Lived Mineral Rights And Properties, Future Estimated Amortization And Depletion Expense [Table Text Block]
The estimated depletion and amortization of mineral rights and properties for the next five fiscal years are as follows:
 
Fiscal 2018
 
$
52,028
 
Fiscal 2019
 
 
39,376
 
Fiscal 2020
 
 
11,350
 
Fiscal 2021
 
 
1,542
 
Fiscal 2022
 
 
291,132
 
Total
 
$
395,428
 
Schedule Of Mineral Property Expenditures Incurred by Major Projects [Table Text Block]
Mineral property expenditures incurred by major projects were as follows:
 
 
 
Year Ended July 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Mineral Property Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Palangana Mine
 
$
880,633
 
 
$
1,273,002
 
 
$
2,147,293
 
Goliad Project
 
 
114,286
 
 
 
92,588
 
 
 
105,282
 
Burke Hollow Project
 
 
1,020,965
 
 
 
1,034,888
 
 
 
1,316,321
 
Longhorn Project
 
 
32,796
 
 
 
10,149
 
 
 
66,135
 
Salvo Project
 
 
37,551
 
 
 
34,289
 
 
 
54,462
 
Anderson Project
 
 
68,303
 
 
 
178,212
 
 
 
240,519
 
Workman Creek Project
 
 
31,265
 
 
 
32,820
 
 
 
31,702
 
Slick Rock Project
 
 
44,231
 
 
 
53,861
 
 
 
53,313
 
Yuty Project
 
 
365,517
 
 
 
388,840
 
 
 
392,879
 
Oviedo Project
 
 
331,798
 
 
 
569,077
 
 
 
564,501
 
Alto Paraná Titanium Project (Note 3)
 
 
800,023
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
Other Mineral Property Expenditures
 
 
580,275
 
 
 
701,831
 
 
 
733,673
 
Revaluation of Asset Retirement Obligations
 
 
(187,255)
 
 
 
(308,398)
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
$
4,120,388
 
 
$
4,061,159
 
 
$
5,706,080