Summary of RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 4-10 Dec 2017

Optiro Summary of RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 4-10 Dec 2017.

110 new technical reports published – down by 1 from last week

• 16 were Mineral Resources – up by 1 from last week
• 5 Maiden Resources – up by 3
• 83 Exploration / Drilling – down by 3 from last week. Lowest number in 48-weeks.
• 0 Environmental report
• 36% reported using JORC Code
• 64% reported using NI43-101
• 5 amended reports and 2 clarified report:
  • Taseko Mines – PEA for Florence
  • Tasejo Mines – Resource Estimation for Aley
  • Red River Resources – Resource Estimation for Thalanga
  • GreenBank Capital – Exploration/Drilling update for Daniels Harbour
  • Group Eleven Resources – Supporting Acquisition for Stonepark
  • PolarX – Exploration /drilling update for Alaska Range

The Project Locations:

• 5 in North America – up by 12 from last week
• 23 in Oceania – up by 17
• 8 in Africa
• 8 in Europe – up by 1
• 3 in Asia – down by 2
• 13 in South America – up by 5

The Project Commodities:

• 68 Gold – down by 5 from last week
• 36 Silver – up by 5
• 33 Copper – up by 1
• 27 Zinc – up by 7
• 18 Lead – up by 2
• 11 Cobalt – up by 4
• 9 Lithium – down by 4
• 5 each for: Tin – up by 2; Nickel
• 3 Iron – up by 3
• 2 each for: Niobium; Tantalum – down by 4
• 1 each for: Coal; Indium up by 1; Boron up by 1; Magnesium up by 1; Scandium down by 2; Silica up by 1; Graphite down by 3; Potash

Global number of Resource Estimations by Report Author since October 2014:

• Optiro ranks 4^th out of the top 24 global consultancy groups, having authored 40 Resource Estimation reports since October 2014.

Global number of Reserve Estimations by Report Author since October 2014:

• Optiro ranks 11^th out of the top 24 global consultancy groups, having authored 9 Reserve Estimation reports since October 2014.

Most significant drill intersections of the week:

Most significant drill intersections in December 2017 to date:

Most significant drill intersections in 2017 to date on ASX:

Most significant drill intersections in 2017 to date on TSX/TSX-V:

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