Resource Reporting Intelligence for 19-25 Feb 2018

Here is Optiro’s Summary of RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 19-25 February 2018.

100 new technical reports published – up by 20 from last week

• 28 were Mineral Resources – up by 10 from last week. 8 of these releases were 2017 year-end resource statements.
• 2 Maiden Resource – down by 1. One in Australia and one in Papua New Guinea.
• 68 Exploration / Drilling – up by 16 from last week. Drilling updates still on the rise.
• 0 Environmental reports
• 40% reported using JORC Code
• 55% reported using NI43-101
• 1 amended reports and 2 clarified reports:
  • Gold Standard Ventures Corp. – resource estimation for Railroad-Pinion. Shares increased by 0-6%
  • Magmatic Resources Ltd – exploration/drilling update for Wellington. No change in share price.
  • Thor Mining Plc – resource estimation for Kapunda. Share price increased by 1.7%

Project Locations:

• 56 in North America – up by 21 from last week
• 31 in Oceania – down by 2
• 26 in Africa – up by 9
• 9 in Europe – up by 7
• 7 in Asia -down by 5
• 24 in South America – up by 13

The Project Commodities:

• 117 Gold – up by 49 from last week
• 43 Silver – up by 16
• 30 Copper – up by 10
• 20 Zinc – up by 4
• 14 Lead
• 6 Lithium – down by 1
• 5 Uranium – up by 5
• 3 Cobalt – down by 5
• 2 Graphite – up by 2
• 1 each for: Coal; Manganese up 1; Antimony; Iron down 2; Molybdenum down 1; Tantalum down 1; Tin; Zircon down 2; Potash down 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 41 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 9 Reserve Estimation reports since October 2014.

Most significant drill intersections of the week:

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Most significant drill intersections in 2018 to date on ASX:

Most significant drill intersections in 2018 to date on TSX/TSX-V:

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