Our summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 29 Jan to 4 Feb 2017

Here is Optiro’s summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 29 January to 4 February 2018.

102 new technical reports published – up by 19 from last week

• 16 were Mineral Resources – up by 7 from last week
• 2 Maiden Resource – up by 1
• 77 Exploration / Drilling – up by 8 from last week. A strong week for exploration drilling results.
• 1 Environmental reports – down by 1
• 42% reported using JORC Code
• 54% reported using NI43-101
• 1 clarified report:
  • Valor Resources Ltd – Resource estimation for Berenguela

The Project Locations:

• 37 in North America – up by 3 from last week
• 30 in Oceania
• 15 in Africa – up by 7
• 3 in Europe – up by 3
• 6 in Asia – up by 2
• 12 in South America – up by 3

The Project Commodities:

• Gold, Silver, Copper and Zinc all rose significantly in numbers over the previous week
• 115 Gold – up by 60 from last week
• 38 Silver – up by 38
• 55 Copper – up by 32
• 31 Zinc – up by 20
• 24 Lead – up by 15
• 8 Molybdenum – up by 8
• 6 each for: Iron up by 1; Nickel down by 1
• 5 each for: Graphite up by 4; Rare Earth up by 5; Niobium up by 5; Uranium up by 4; Coal up by 5
• 3 each for: Phosphate up by 3; Lithium down by 4
• 2 each for: Antimomy up by 2; Manganese up by 1
• 1 each for: Indium up by 1; Arsenic up by 1; Boron up by 1; Rhodium up by 1; Scandium down by 1; Silica up by 1; Sulphur 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 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:

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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