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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Fair value portion of investments accounted under the equity method.

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Note 7 - Equity-accounted Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2024	Jan. 31, 2024	Jan. 31, 2024	Jan. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2023
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments			$ 5,676	$ (0)
Equity Method Investments		$ 56,453	$ 56,453		$ 48,110
Uranium Royalty Corp [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Additional Shares Acquired (in shares)			1,930,750
Equity Method Investment, Additional Shares Acquired, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)			$ 2.94
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments			$ 5,676
Equity Method Investment, Shares Owned (in shares)		16,930,750	16,930,750
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		15.00%	15.00%		14.90%
Ownership Interest Percentage, Contingent, Outstanding Options and Warrants Fully Exercised		13.00%	13.00%
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 57,200	$ 57,200		$ 34,200
Equity Method Investments		$ 32,300	$ 32,300		24,600
Uranium Royalty Corp [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Additional Shares Acquired (in shares)	1,047,614
Equity Method Investment, Additional Shares Acquired, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 3.4
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	$ 3,600
JCU (Canada) Exploration Company Limited [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		50.00%	50.00%
Equity Method Investment, Recoverable Exploration Expenditures		$ 12	$ 43
Equity Method Investment, Amount Owed from Acquisition Company		$ 8	$ 8		$ 201