Technical Reports
Marston routinely completes technical reports that meet the required standards for all major reporting agencies. Marston clients are delivered a timely, accurate and independent study that is then filed with the appropriate reporting agency. Clients of all commodity types, including coal, gold, and phosphates, have called on Marston to produce reaerve estimates, feasibility studies and due diligence reviews in order to complete the required technical reports.
National Instrument 43-101
NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and administered by the provincial securities commissions that govern how issuers disclose scientific and technical information about their mineral projects to the public. It requires that all disclosure be based on advice by a "qualified person" and in some circumstances that the person be independent of the issuer and the property.
www.apgo.net/ni43-101.htm
SEDAR is the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval, the electronic filing system for the disclosure documents of public companies and investment funds across Canada.
www.sedar.com
Securities and Exchange Commission - Industry Guide 7
The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. Industry Guide 7 is a description of property by issues engaged or to be engaged in significant mining operations in the United States. Generally, the submission will include Proven (Measured) reserves and Probable (Indicated) reserves, the exploration state, a mining operation disclosure and supplemental information.
www.sec.gov/about/forms/industryguides.pdf
Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC)
The Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code) is widely accepted as a standard for professional reporting purposes. Since 1989 and 1992, respectively, it has been incorporated in the Listing Rules of the Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges, making compliance mandatory for listing public companies in Australia and New Zealand.
www.jorc.org