Summary of RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 01 to 07 January 2018

Optiro summary of RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 01 to 07 January 2018.

27 new technical reports published – up by 15 from last week

• 6 were Mineral Resources – up by 3 from last week
• 1 Maiden Resource – up by 1
• 19 Exploration / Drilling – up by 13 from last week. Lower compared to same week in 2017.
• 0 Environmental report
• 19% reported using JORC Code
• 81% reported using NI43-101
• 2 amended reports:
  • Minsud Resources Corp. exploration/drilling update for Chita Valley project
  • Lithium Power International Ltd their PEA for Maricunga

The Project Locations:

• 18 in North America – up by 14 from last week
• 2 in Oceania – up by 1
• 3 in Africa
• 1 in Europe
• 0 in Asia – down by 2
• 3 in South America – up by 1

The Project Commodities:

• 15 Gold – up by 3 from last week
• 8 Silver – up by 2
• 7 Copper – up by 3
• 3 Lithium – up by 3
• 3 Potash – up by 3
• 2 Zinc – down by 2
• 2 Lead – down by 1
• 2 Cobalt – up by 1
• 1 each for: Graphite; Manganese; Antimony; Scandium, Uranium, Vanadium, Tantalum, Molybdenum

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 December 2017 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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