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R a r e E a r t h E l e m e n t E x p l o r a t i o n P r o g r a m M a r c h - 2 0 1 3<br />

W i n t e r - S u m m e r 2 0 1 2 P a g e | 131<br />

SAMREC-(Sect D:<br />

Criteria 3)<br />

Have the method and assumptions used to<br />

convert the Mineral Resource to an Ore<br />

Reserve (i.e. either by application of<br />

appropriate factors by optimization or by<br />

preliminary or detailed design) been<br />

<strong>report</strong>ed?<br />

Have the choice of, the nature and the<br />

appropriateness of the selected mining<br />

method(s), and other mining parameters<br />

(including associated design issues such as<br />

pre-strip, access, etc) been denoted?<br />

SME-(Criteria C.2)<br />

CIM- (<strong>43</strong>-<strong>101</strong>-Item<br />

25)<br />

JORC- (Sect D:<br />

Criteria 4)<br />

SAMREC-(Sect D:<br />

Criteria 4)<br />

SME-(Criteria D)<br />

No, Item 19,<br />

LG, JFT<br />

No, Item 19,<br />

LG, JFT<br />

4.4<br />

Mining factors<br />

or<br />

assumptions<br />

Were the assumptions made regarding<br />

geotechnical parameters (e.g. pit slopes,<br />

stope sizes, etc), grade control and preproduction<br />

<strong>drilling</strong> denoted?<br />

No, Item 19,<br />

LG, JFT<br />

Were the major assumptions made as well as<br />

the Mineral Resource model used for pit<br />

optimization clearly described? (if<br />

appropriate)<br />

No, Item 19,<br />

LG, JFT<br />

Were the mining dilution factors, the mining<br />

recovery factors, and the minimum mining<br />

widths used, clearly denoted?<br />

No, Item 19<br />

LG, JFT<br />

Have the infrastructure requirements of the<br />

selected mining methods been stated?<br />

No, Item 19,<br />

LG, JFT<br />

Are the proposed metallurgical processes<br />

stated, and are they appropriate to process<br />

the described style of mineralization?<br />

CIM- (<strong>43</strong>-<strong>101</strong>-Item<br />

18)<br />

JORC- (Sect D:<br />

Criteria 5)<br />

No, Item 19,<br />

LG, JFT<br />

4.5<br />

Metallurgical<br />

factors or<br />

assumptions<br />

Are the proposed metallurgical processes<br />

well-tested technologies or novel in nature?<br />

Are the nature, amount and<br />

representativeness of metallurgical test work<br />

undertaken and the metallurgical recovery<br />

factors applied well denoted?<br />

SAMREC-(Sect D:<br />

Criteria 7&8)<br />

SME-(Criteria D)<br />

No, Item 19,<br />

LG, JFT<br />

No, Item 19,<br />

LG, JFT<br />

Have any assumptions or allowances made<br />

for deleterious elements been <strong>report</strong>ed.<br />

No, Item 19,<br />

LG, JFT<br />

Has the existence of any bulk sample or pilot<br />

scale test work and the degree to which such<br />

samples are representative of the ore body as<br />

a whole been denoted?<br />

Yes, Item19,<br />

LG, JFT<br />

4.6<br />

Cost and<br />

Revenue<br />

Have the derivation of or assumptions made,<br />

regarding projected capital and operating<br />

CIM- (<strong>43</strong>-<strong>101</strong>-Item<br />

25)<br />

No, Item 19,<br />

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