Resource Estimate
The estimate of mineralized material set forth below was prepared by Mine Development
Associates. The estimate was prepared in accordance with SEC Industry Guide 7 based on silver and
copper prices of $6.24 per ounce and $1.26 per pound, respectively, which represent the three year rolling
average prices at December 31, 2005.
MONTANORE PROJECT
Mineralized Material Estimate In Accordance with
U.S. S.E.C. Industry Guide 7
| |
Tons |
Silver Grade |
Copper Grade |
Cutoff Grade |
True Thickness |
| |
|
(Ounces per ton) |
|
(Silver Ounces per ton) |
(feet) |
| Mineralized Material |
81,506,000 |
2.04 |
0.75% |
1.0 |
35 |
In accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101, MDA has estimated the resource at
Montanore as set forth below. Steve Ristorcelli, R.P. Geo., C.P.G. and David C. Fitch, C.P.G., are the
qualified persons under Canadian National Instrument 43-101 for this resource estimate.
Cautionary Note to US Investors concerning estimates of Measured and Indicated
Mineral Resources
This section uses the terms “measured mineral resources” and “indicated
mineral resources”. We advise US investors
that while those terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations,
the US Securities and Exchange
Commission does not recognize them, and describes the equivalent as “Mineralized
Material”. US Investors are
cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the mineral deposits in these
categories will ever be converted
into mineral reserves.
This section uses the term “inferred mineral resources.” We advise
US investors that while this term is recognized and
required by Canadian regulations, the US Securities and Exchange Commission
does not recognize it. “Inferred mineral
resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence,
and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal
feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral
resource will ever be upgraded to a higher
category. In accordance with Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral
resources cannot form the basis of feasibility
or other economic studies. US investors are cautioned not to assume that part
or all of the inferred mineral
resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable
MONTANORE PROJECT
Resource Estimate In Accordance
With
Canadian National Instrument 43-101
| |
Tons
|
Silver Grade
|
Copper Grade
|
Cutoff
|
True Thickness |
| |
|
(Ounces per ton)
|
|
(Silver Ounces per ton)
|
(feet)
|
| Measured |
4,026,000
|
1.85
|
0.74%
|
1.0
|
39
|
| Indicated |
77,480,000
|
2.05
|
0.75%
|
1.0
|
34
|
| Inferred |
35,080,000
|
1.85
|
0.71%
|
1.0
|
32
|
With these resources, the deposit remains open to the northwest within the
company’s property holdings, providing opportunity for growth.
The company continues to conduct engineering optimization and trade-off studies
for the mine plan, and activities toward advancement of the re-permitting process.
Mines Management, Inc. is a U.S.-based mineral company focused on the acquisition
and exploration of silver dominant mineral deposits. The company's primary focus is on the advancement
of the Montanore Silver-Copper Project located in northwestern Montana.