CONTINGENCIES	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
CONTINGENCIES [Text Block]	14. CONTINGENCIES Water Rights On July 23, 2021, the Company received a notice from the State of Nevada that three water rights permits had been forfeited. Further, the application for an extension of time to prevent forfeiture of a fourth certificate was denied. On August 20, 2021, the Company filed a Petition for Judicial Review of the Forfeiture Notice and has retained legal counsel to undertake the appeal process. SPS subsequently filed and was granted a Stay of the Forfeiture Notice on September 15, 2021. SPS filed its Opening Brief on March 28, 2022. The State Engineer filed its Answering Brief on July 8, 2022. SPS filed its Reply Brief on August 25, 2022. A hearing regarding the status of the forfeiture appeal was held in the Third Judicial Court District in Lyon County on November 4, 2022. On December 6, 2022, the Judge remanded the case back to the State for further written findings based on issues raised at the hearing. On August 30, 2023, SPS received written notice from the Nevada State Engineer in response to the Remand Order that the three water rights applications for Extensions of Time were denied and declared forfeited. The fourth certificate was not forfeited although the Extension of Time has not yet been approved. On September 28, 2023 SPS simultaneously timely filed an Amended Petition for Review and a Complaint for Equitable Relief with the Third Judicial District Court in Lyon County, Nevada seeking judicial relief from the August 30 Forfeiture Notice. On October 10, 2023, the Judge signed an order granting a Stipulated Stay of the August 30, 2023 Forfeiture Notice while the appeal process is ongoing. A hearing regarding both legal paths described above is tentatively scheduled for January 2025. The US firms representing SPS completed the briefing on the Amended Petition for Judicial Review and filed the opening brief on the Complaint for Equitable Relief. The hearing on both matters will occur in early January 2025. The firms interviewed the likely witnesses in the matters and developed the Declarations in Support of the Equitable Relief briefing. The firms await the response brief from the State of Nevada which is due on or before September 6, 2024. Thereafter the firms will determine whether expert or other witness testimony is necessary to the pursuit of the matters. Just as SPS did with the initial forfeiture decision that was remanded by the Court, SPS continues to diligently defend against the wrongful forfeiture of its water rights with clear evidence of the need for those water rights in mine remediation, production and reclamation Contingency Warrants On March 8, 2024, the Company settled a portion of its Existing Debentures with the issuance of units (Note 8). Certain directors and individuals did not receive warrants with their convertible debenture settlement and will receive these warrants upon the Company's listing on the CSE ("Contingent Warrants"). The Company expects to list in the near future, therefore management concluded that the issuance of the 41,707,215 Contingent Warrants is probable (Note 8).

14. CONTINGENCIES

Water Rights

On July 23, 2021, the Company received a notice from the State of Nevada that three water rights permits had been forfeited. Further, the application for an extension of time to prevent forfeiture of a fourth certificate was denied. On August 20, 2021, the Company filed a Petition for Judicial Review of the Forfeiture Notice and has retained legal counsel to undertake the appeal process. SPS subsequently filed and was granted a Stay of the Forfeiture Notice on September 15, 2021. SPS filed its Opening Brief on March 28, 2022. The State Engineer filed its Answering Brief on July 8, 2022. SPS filed its Reply Brief on August 25, 2022. A hearing regarding the status of the forfeiture appeal was held in the Third Judicial Court District in Lyon County on November 4, 2022. On December 6, 2022, the Judge remanded the case back to the State for further written findings based on issues raised at the hearing.

On August 30, 2023, SPS received written notice from the Nevada State Engineer in response to the Remand Order that the three water rights applications for Extensions of Time were denied and declared forfeited. The fourth certificate was not forfeited although the Extension of Time has not yet been approved.

On September 28, 2023 SPS simultaneously timely filed an Amended Petition for Review and a Complaint for Equitable Relief with the Third Judicial District Court in Lyon County, Nevada seeking judicial relief from the August 30 Forfeiture Notice. On October 10, 2023, the Judge signed an order granting a Stipulated Stay of the August 30,

2023 Forfeiture Notice while the appeal process is ongoing. A hearing regarding both legal paths described above is tentatively scheduled for January 2025.

The US firms representing SPS completed the briefing on the Amended Petition for Judicial Review and filed the opening brief on the Complaint for Equitable Relief. The hearing on both matters will occur in early January 2025. The firms interviewed the likely witnesses in the matters and developed the Declarations in Support of the Equitable Relief briefing. The firms await the response brief from the State of Nevada which is due on or before September 6, 2024. Thereafter the firms will determine whether expert or other witness testimony is necessary to the pursuit of the matters.

Just as SPS did with the initial forfeiture decision that was remanded by the Court, SPS continues to diligently defend against the wrongful forfeiture of its water rights with clear evidence of the need for those water rights in mine remediation, production and reclamation

Contingency Warrants

On March 8, 2024, the Company settled a portion of its Existing Debentures with the issuance of units (Note 8). Certain directors and individuals did not receive warrants with their convertible debenture settlement and will receive these warrants upon the Company's listing on the CSE ("Contingent Warrants"). The Company expects to list in the near future, therefore management concluded that the issuance of the 41,707,215 Contingent Warrants is probable (Note 8).