Optiro Summary of RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 17 to 23 July 2017.

71 new technical reports were published – down by 11 from last week:

• 7 were Mineral Resources – down by 8 from last week
• 1 Maiden Resource
• 58 Exploration / Drilling – up by 1
• 1 Environmental report – up by 1
• 55% reported using JORC Code
• 44% reported using NI43-101
• 5 amended and 1 clarified
  • Zinc of Ireland NL – Exploration drilling update amended for Kildare.
  • Northern Empire Resources Corp. – resource estimation amended for Sterling.
  • Amani Gold Ltd – resource estimation clarified for Giro.
  • Wealth Minerals Ltd – supporting acquisition amended for Atacama
  • AuRico Metals Inc. – PEA amended for Kemess.
  • Alto Metals Ltd. – exploration drilling update amended for Sandstone.

The Project Locations:

• 20 in North America – down by 10 from last week
• 24 in Oceania – down by 12 from last week
• 13 in Africa – up by 7
• 10 in Europe – up by 5
• 3 in Asia – up by 1
• 4 in South America – down by 5

The Project Commodities:

• 49 Gold – down by 4 from last week
• 18 Silver – down by 5 from last week
• 18 Copper – no change
• 12 Zinc – down by 7
• 11 Lead – down by 3
• 6 Lithium – up by 2
• 3 each for Graphite (up by 1) and Nickel (down by 2)
• 2 each for Cobalt (down by 3), Tantalum (up by 1), Molybdenum (up by 1)
• 1 each for Bismuth, Arsenic (down by 1), Indium (up by 1), Iron (down by 1), Tungsten (down by 1) and Potash (no change)

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

• Optiro ranks 5^th out of the top 24 global consultancy groups, having authored 32 Resource Estimation reports since October 2014.

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

• Optiro ranks 13^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:

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Most significant drill intersections in 2017 to date on ASX:

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

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