Optiro Summary for the 30 October to 5 Nov 2017 Resource Reporting Intelligence.

Here is Optiro’s Summary of RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 30 October to 5 November 2017.

104 new technical reports published – down by 5 from last week

• 20 were Mineral Resources – up by 5 from last week. Maintaining a stable high since mid-September.
• 0 Maiden Resources
• 76 Exploration / Drilling – down by 6 from last week.

Exploration drilling still close to its 40-week high

Announced drilling dropped to a 40-week low after its 18-week high last week.

• 0 Environmental report – down by 1
• 42% reported using JORC Code
• 54% reported using NI43-101
• 5 amended reports and 1 clarified report
  • Noram Ventures Inc. – resource estimation for their Clayton Valley project
  • Strategic Minerals Corp NL – resource estimation for their Woolgar project
  • New Stratus Energy Inc. – Exploration/Drilling update for their Fusion Uranium Zone project
  • Strategic Minerals Plc. – exploration/drilling update for the Laverton Project
  • Auryn Resources Inc. – resource estimation for their Homestake Ridge project
  • Auryn Resource Inc. – resource estimation for their Committee Bay project

The Project Locations:

• 49 in North America – down by 7 from last week
• 30 in Oceania – down by 10
• 9 in Africa – down by 4
• 2 in Europe – down by 2
• 5 in Asia – up by 3
• 19in South America – down by 9

The Project Commodities:

• 72 Gold – down by 21 from last week
• 28 Copper – down by 8
• 26 Silver – down by 11
• 13 Zinc – down by 10
• 10 each for: Lead – down by 8; Cobalt – up by 2
• 9 Nickel – up by 4
• 8 Lithium – down by 1
• 3 each for: Uranium – up by 3; Molybdenum
• 2 each for: Scandium – up by 2; Tungsten – up by 1
• 1 each for: Chromium – up by 1; Rubidium – up by 1; Silica – up by 1; Antimony; Coal – down by 5; Indium – up by 1; Born – up by 1; Chromium – up by 1; Tantalum – down by 1; Diamonds – down by 1; Graphite – down by 1; Phosphate

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 39 Resource Estimation reports since October 2014.

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

• Optiro ranks 9^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 October 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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