Optiro Summary of RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 14 to 20 August 2017.

Here is Optiro’s summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 14 to 20 August 2017.

66 new technical reports were published – down by 8 from last week

• 8 were Mineral Resources – continue to fall – down by 3 from last week
• 1 Maiden Resource – up by 1 from last week
• 56 Exploration / Drilling – up by 4 but remain low for 2017
• 0 Environmental report – down by 1
• 48% reported using JORC Code
• 52% reported using NI43-101
• 1 report was amended:
  • Jangada Mines Plc – amended Resource Estimate for Pedra Branca

The Project Locations:

• 22 in North America – up by 1 from last week
• 28 in Oceania – down by 5 from last week
• 7 in Africa – down by 2
• 2 in Europe – up by 2
• 4 in Asia – down by 1
• 15 in South America – significant increase – up by 10

The Project Commodities:

• 42 Gold – down by 5 from last week
• 28 Silver – up by 10
• 19 Copper – up by 3
• 18 Zinc – up by 4
• 13 Lead – up by 1
• 4 each for: Lithium – up by 2; Tin – up by 2;
• 3 each for: Cobalt; Tungsten – up by 1
• 2 each for: Platinum; Palladium – up by 1
• 1 each for: Uranium – up by 1; Indium – up by 1; Molybdenum – down by 1; Potash – up by 1

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 34 Resource Estimation reports since October 2014.

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

• Optiro ranks 12^th out of the top 24 global consultancy groups, having authored 7 Reserve Estimation reports since October 2014.

Most significant drill intersections of the week:

Most significant drill intersections this month to date:

Most significant drill intersections in 2017 to date on ASX:

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

Here is a link to the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence web page.