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MARKETABLE SECURITIES - Narratives (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2025 USD ($) shares	Mar. 10, 2025 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2025 $ / shares	Mar. 10, 2025 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
Number of private placements	2
Marketable securities \| $			$ 10,745			$ 1,617
Warrants outstanding term					12 months
Shares Acquired in Goliath Resources Limited
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
Number of units company acquired		5,181,347
Shares issued for acquisition of mineral property interests (in shares)		868,056
Number of common shares		1
Share purchase warrant		0.5
Number of shares of common stock					1
Price per common share for each warrant \| $ / shares					$ 2.5
Contractual sale restriction period					4 months
Percentage of ownership interest					4.00%
Gain on initial recognition \| $		$ 900
Shares Acquired in Canadian Gold Corp
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
Number of units company acquired	2,941,176
Number of common shares	1
Share purchase warrant	1
Number of shares of common stock	1
Price per common share for each warrant \| $ / shares				$ 0.22
Contractual sale restriction period	4 months
Percentage of ownership interest	6.00%
Gain on initial recognition \| $	$ 500
Number of shares acquired	8,823,529
Marketable securities \| $	$ 1,400
Warrants outstanding term	12 months