Optiro summary of RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 28 August to 3 September 2017

Here is Optiro’s summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 28 August to 3 September 2017.

66 new technical reports were published – up by 2 from last week

• 7 were Mineral Resources – down by 7 from last week
• 0 Maiden Resource
• 53 Exploration / Drilling – up by 4 from last week
• 0 Environmental report
• 50% reported using JORC Code
• 48% reported using NI43-101
• 0 reports were amended or corrected announcements

The Project Locations:

• 25 in North America – up by 2 from last week
• 43 in Oceania – up by 15
• 2 in Africa – down by 8
• 2 in Europe – down by 1
• 1 in Asia – up by 4
• 8 in South America – up by 4

The Project Commodities:

• 46 Gold – up by 2 from last week
• 16 Silver – down by 3
• 16 Copper – up by 1
• 7 Zinc – down by 3
• 5 Lead – down by 5
• 4 Nickel – up by 2
• 2 each for: Lithium – down by 2; Molybdenum – up by 2; Graphite – up by 1;
• 1 each for: Platinum; Palladium – up by 1; Scandium – up by 1; Rhenium – up by 1; Silica; Boron – up by 1; Manganese – 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 35 Resource Estimation reports since October 2014.

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

• Optiro ranks 10^th out of the top 24 global consultancy groups, having authored 8 Reserve Estimation reports since October 2014.

Most significant drill intersections of the week:

Most significant drill intersections in August 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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