Rare Element Resources
Bear Lodge Project
Canadian NI 43-101 Technical Report
October 9
th
, 2014
10135-200-46 - Rev. 0
iii
9.3
Rare Element’s REE Exploration Activities........................................................................ 9-7
10
Drilling......................................................................................................................10-1
10.1
Introduction....................................................................................................................... 10-1
10.2
Historical Base Metal and REE Drilling ............................................................................ 10-1
10.3
Rare Element’s Bear Lodge Project REE Drilling ............................................................ 10-1
10.3.1
Drilling Logistics and Methods ......................................................................................... 10-6
10.3.2
Recovery and Rock Quality.............................................................................................. 10-7
10.3.3
Collar Surveys .................................................................................................................. 10-9
10.3.4
Down-Hole Surveys ......................................................................................................... 10-9
10.3.5
Summary of Drilling Results........................................................................................... 10-10
11 Sample Preparation, Analyses and Security .........................................................11-1
11.1
Introduction....................................................................................................................... 11-1
11.2
Historic Sample Preparation and Analyses...................................................................... 11-1
11.2.1
Historic Analytical Methods .............................................................................................. 11-2
11.3
Rare Element’s Sample Preparation and Analyses ......................................................... 11-2
11.3.1
2004-2005 Sample Preparation ....................................................................................... 11-2
11.3.2
2007-2008 Sample Preparation ....................................................................................... 11-3
11.3.3
2009-2013 Sample Preparation ....................................................................................... 11-3
11.3.4
2004-2005 Assaying ........................................................................................................ 11-3
11.3.5
2007-2008 Assaying ........................................................................................................ 11-3
11.3.6
2009 Assaying.................................................................................................................. 11-4
11.3.7
2010-2011 Assaying ........................................................................................................ 11-4
11.3.8
2012-2013 Assaying ........................................................................................................ 11-5
11.3.9
Laboratory Certifications .................................................................................................. 11-5
11.4
Rare Element’s Standards ............................................................................................... 11-5
11.4.1
Method of Preparation...................................................................................................... 11-6
11.4.2
Laboratories for Certification ............................................................................................ 11-6
11.4.3
Analytical Methods for Certification.................................................................................. 11-6
11.4.4
Determination of Certified Values .................................................................................... 11-7
11.5
2007-2008 Assay Quality Control .................................................................................... 11-7
11.6
2009-2013 Assay Quality Control .................................................................................... 11-7
11.6.1
2009-2013 Quality Assurance Protocol ........................................................................... 11-8
11.6.2
2009-2013 Blanks ............................................................................................................ 11-8
11.6.3
2009-2013 Standards....................................................................................................... 11-8
11.6.4
Historical Standard Values............................................................................................... 11-9
11.6.5
Relative Standard Deviation........................................................................................... 11-11
11.6.6
Standards Results .......................................................................................................... 11-13
11.6.7
Standards Quality Control Graphs ................................................................................. 11-14
11.6.8
2009-2013 Crush (Preparation) Duplicates ................................................................... 11-17
