Summary of the 8-14 January 2018 RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence

Optiro summary of RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 8-14 January 2018.

90 new technical reports published – up by 63 from last week. This is almost back to the 4^th quarter levels of 2017.

• 13 were Mineral Resources – up by 7 from last week
• 3 Maiden Resource – up by 2
• 72 Exploration / Drilling – up by 53 from last week.
• 0 Environmental report
• 33% reported using JORC Code
• 66% reported using NI43-101. It’s all happening in North America!
• 4 amended reports:
  • Nevada Copper Corp on TSX – Pre-feasibility Study for Pumpkin Hollow
  • Millennium Minerals Ltd on ASX – Resource estimation for Nullagine
  • Doray Minerals Ltd on ASX – Exploration/Drilling update for Deflector
  • Mayur Resources Ltd on ASX – Resource Estimation for Port Moresby

The Project Locations:

• 45 in North America – up by 27 from last week
• 20 in Oceania – up by 18
• 7 in Africa – up by 4
• 6 in Europe – up by 5
• 4 in Asia – up by 4
• 10 in South America – up by 7

The Project Commodities:

• 69 Gold – up by 54 from last week
• 30 Silver – up by 22
• 27 Copper – up by 20
• 13 Zinc – up by 11
• 10 Lead – up by 8
• 6 Cobalt – up by 4
• 5 Lithium – up by 2
• 2 each for: Nickel – up by 2; Tantalum up by 1; Manganese up by 1; Lime up by 2
• 1 each for: Cesium up by 1; Silica up by 1; Rubidium up by 1; Graphite; Potash down by 2

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 40 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:

Most significant drill intersections in January 2018 to date:

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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