Statement of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		118 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2011	Aug. 31, 2010	Aug. 31, 2011	Aug. 31, 2010	Aug. 31, 2011
Revenue	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Expenses
Accounting and auditing	20,860	29,492	129,530	48,082	1,025,571
Advertising, promotion and travel	1,318	221	4,890	15,643	3,031,234
Consulting fees	1,035	262,222	1,033,417	1,123,750	13,070,326
Depreciation	30,029	53,328	78,976	163,642	3,022,986
Exploration expenses	38,895	74,405	211,752	346,919	16,234,598
Amortization of debt issuance costs	6	2,763	1,775	6,825	321,078
Foreign exchange (gain) loss	(7,635)	(28,171)	(2,243)	16,687	(394,276)
Legal and other professional fees	17,959	33,964	91,162	270,654	1,956,492
Management services	30,122	42,993	106,626	111,841	6,649,872
Office expenses	68,635	83,450	245,367	316,841	5,577,782
Related party charges in excess of cost incurred	1,532	(23,108)	7,744	17,048	4,939,770
Reporting and investor relations	28,791	34,252	85,679	165,233	1,643,591
Research	0	0	0	0	1,064,735
Transfer agent and filing fees	7,697	20,234	39,371	50,557	480,375
Impairment of mineral claim expenditures	0	0	0	0	1,159,529
Impairment of property and equipment	0	0	0	0	329,679
Impairment of leasehold improvements	0	0	0	0	340,821
Total Operating Expenses	239,244	586,045	2,034,046	2,653,722	60,454,163
Operating Loss	(239,244)	(586,045)	(2,034,046)	(2,653,722)	(60,454,163)
Gold income earned during the exploration stage
Gold sale proceeds earned during the exploration stage	17,412	0	17,412	0	3,731,722
Cost of gold sold	(6,450)	0	(6,450)	0	(3,256,823)
Gold inventory addition from gold extraction	0	0	0	0	3,248,056
Total Gold Income Earned During the Exploration Stage	10,962	0	10,962	0	3,722,955
Other Income (Expense)
Interest and other income	10	0	37	77	278,104
Interest expenses on capital lease obligations	0	0	0	0	(333,221)
Accretion of discount on convertible debt and promissory notes	(154,682)	(68,895)	(312,511)	(163,516)	(1,429,389)
Other interest expenses and bank charges	(16,257)	(10,742)	(29,746)	(39,280)	(158,387)
Penalty on convertible debt	0	(75,000)	0	(75,000)	(75,000)
Commitment fees	0	0	0	0	(960,000)
Gain (Loss) on disposal of property and equipment	817	0	817	0	(278,712)
Loss on derivatives	0	(38,583)	0	(100,026)	(29,797)
Gain on derecognition of convertible debentures, promissory note and accrued interest	0	0	12,327	0	273,154
Total Other Expenses	(170,112)	(193,220)	(329,076)	(377,745)	(2,713,248)
Loss before cumulative effect of accounting change	(398,394)	(779,265)	(2,352,160)	(3,031,467)	(59,444,456)
Cumulative effect of accounting change	0	0	0	0	(99,481)
Net Loss	$ (398,394)	$ (779,265)	$ (2,352,160)	$ (3,031,467)	$ (59,543,937)
Net Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	2,921,377,244	1,961,368,207	2,888,121,286	1,774,211,507