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NI 43-101 Basics 4
NI 43-101 Basics
NI 43-101
Technical
Report
Objective of NI 43-101:
Ensure that disclosure is based on reliable information, reflecting professional
opinions, based on industry best practices and using standardized terms
Law Policy
Form
National Companion
43-101F1
Instrument Policy
Technical
43-101 43-101CP
Report
CIM
CIM Definition Best Practice
Standards Guidelines
“What it all comes down to, and always will, is the integrity, honesty,
competence and experience of the person performing the work—period!”
Education
Geoscientist or
engineer with a
university degree
related to exploration
or mining
Professional
QP At least 5 years
association experience in
recognized by law exploration or
in Canada, or listed mining, and
in Appendix A relevant
experience to
subject matter
Ethics Experience
www.cim.org
Disclosure:
Exploration to Production
Public Disclosure
• New release
• MD&A
• AIF
• Technical report
• Offering document
• Websites
• Presentations
• Social media
• etc.
$
Project Value
Production
Mineral
Reserve
Preliminary
Economic
Mineral Assessment
Resource
Exploration
• Surface sampling results
• Drilling results
• QA/QC and lab information
• Data verification
• Historical estimate
• Exploration target Time Technical report - first time disclosure trigger
$
Project Value
Production
Mineral
Reserve
Preliminary
Economic
Mineral Assessment
Resource
• CIM Definition Standards
• Effective date
Exploration • Key assumptions & parameters
• Cut-off grade
• Technical report
Technical report - first time disclosure trigger
Time
$
Project Value
Production
Mineral
Reserve
Preliminary
Economic
Mineral Assessment
• Conceptual cautions
Resource
• Balanced economics
• Technical report
Exploration
Time
Concept “What it could be” “What it should be” “What it will be”
Early stage conceptual Realistic economic and Detailed study of how the
assessment of the potential engineering studies mine will be built, used as
Objective economic viability of sufficient to demonstrate the basis for a production
mineral resources economic viability and decision
establish mineral reserves
• Also:
States the basis and assumptions for the PEA
Describes the impact of the PEA on any prefeasibility or feasibility study
$
Project Value
Production
Mineral
Reserve
Preliminary • CIM Definition Standards
Economic • Effective date
Key assumptions & parameters
Mineral Assessment •
• Cut-off grade
Resource • Resources include reserves?
• Technical report
Exploration
Time
Technical Report
Basics
PEA (56%)
Lack of information about taxes
Missing cautionary language about the use of inferred resources
GOLD
Loosely based on a true story, a prospector
(Matthew McConaughey) draws the attention of
the FBI and the Indonesian military after finding
an enormous amount of gold in the jungles of
Indonesia in 1993.