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This time Kees Dekker analyzed Trilogy Metals, which sports one of the highest grade copper projects worldwide (Arctic). I found Kees' report interesting enough to obtain company feedback, and after a lengthy process of 6 weeks here is the end product for your convenience. 

Introduction

This time Kees Dekker analyzes Adriatic Metals, an Australian junior exploring a very high grade polymetallic project called Rupice in Bosnia Herzegovina. Kees and I had our doubts as the last drill results at the border of the drill permitted area took a very long time until release, but when they did came in, the results appeared to be pretty good again.

Despite the summer doldrums, a strong dollar, a developing trade war between the US and predominantly China, and the resulting poor sentiment in commodities and mining stocks, Kutcho Copper managed to raise decent money, necessary to fund their ongoing drill program at their flagship project, the Kutcho high grade copper-zinc project in British Columbia, Canada.

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Since my last update in May, Kutcho Copper (KC.V) has been working hard to advance their flagship copper-zinc Kutcho project in British Columbia. The company defined 9 priority drill targets and started drilling in June, they replaced Allison Rippin Armstrong  this month who was responsible for environment and community relations, and are raising C$4M to support the current Feasibility Study work, permitting efforts and drilling campaign to expand the current resources.

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Investors had to wait longer than expected for a big hit, but this week Tinka Resources (TK.V, TKRFF.US) proved that looking for substantially more mineralization first instead of preparing a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) is a viable strategy. The latest hole returned an amazing intercept of 10.4m grading 44.0% Zn at West Ayawilca, and what is particularly interesting is that management seems to be verifying their new theory on Ayawilca structural controls of geology with this result.

1. Introduction

After entering the markets with a big splash in December 2017, on the back of an almost monumental deal (for a nano cap) with Wheaton Precious Metals, Kutcho Copper (KC.V) has been working quietly but diligently behind the scenes, to set up everything for further development of their high grade copper-zinc Kutcho project in British Columbia.

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Tinka Resources (TK.V, TKRFF.US) came a long way doing their financings without the Canadian brokerages, supported by Sentient and IFC, but finally it was time to let them in as the upcoming/ongoing drill programs, resource estimate and Preliminary Economic Assessment demanded a substantial treasury, preferably raised well before it will be needed.

1. Introduction

Slowly but surely and piece by piece, Tinka Resources (TK.V, TKRFF.US) is unraveling the complex puzzle which is the Ayawilca mineralization. As they hit more mineralization at Zone 3, for example best intercept 5m @20%Zn in hole A18-111, and polymetallic mineralization in adjacent hole A18-109, drilled from the same rig location, management seems more and more convinced that the source of all mineralization might be located below or east of Zone 3.