Technical Report on the Cantung Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada

Technical Report on the Cantung Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada

NORTH AMERICAN TUNGSTEN CORPORATION LTD. TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE CANTUNG MINE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA PREPARED BY NORTH AMERICAN TUNGSTEN LTD. Report for NI 43-101 September 19, 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TUNGSTEN CORPORATION LTD. DOCUMENT TITLE ; TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE CANTUNG MINE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA Authors: Brian Delaney, P.Eng (Newfoundland and Labrador) Finley J. Bakker, P.Geo (BC and NWT) Date: September 19th, 2014 1-2 NORTH AMERICAN TUNGSTEN CORPORATION LTD. Table of Contents PAGE 1 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... 1-1 2 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 2-1 3 RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS ........................................................................ 3-1 4 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION ..................................................... 4-1 4.1 Property Size ................................................................................................. 4-1 4.2 Location ........................................................................................................ 4-1 4.3 Mineral Tenure .............................................................................................. 4-2 4.4 Property Title ................................................................................................ 4-5 4.5 Royalties Payable .......................................................................................... 4-6 4.6 Environmental Liabilities .............................................................................. 4-6 4.7 Permits .......................................................................................................... 4-7 4.8 Significant Defined Risks and Factors .......................................................... 4-7 5 ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Topography, Elevation and Vegetation ........................................................ 5-1 5.2 Property Access ............................................................................................ 5-2 5.3 Climate .......................................................................................................... 5-2 5.4 Infrastructure and Local Resources .............................................................. 5-3 6 HISTORY .................................................................................................................. 6-1 6.1 Prior Ownership ............................................................................................ 6-1 6.2 Exploration and Development History ......................................................... 6-1 6.3 Historical Mineral Resource Estimates. ........................................................ 6-2 6.4 Production History ........................................................................................ 6-2 7 GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALIZATION ........................................... 7-1 7.1 Regional Geology ......................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Local and Property Geology ......................................................................... 7-2 7.3 Mineralization ............................................................................................... 7-3 8 DEPOSIT TYPES ...................................................................................................... 8-1 9 EXPLORATION ........................................................................................................ 9-1 9.1 Exploration PROGRAMS ............................................................................. 9-1 10 DRILLING ......................................................................................................... 10-1 10.1 Diamond Drilling ........................................................................................ 10-1 11 SAMPLE PREPARATION, ANALYSES AND SECURITY .......................... 11-1 11.1 Minesite Sample Preparation, Security and Quality Control ....................... 11-1 11.2 Sample Preparation, Assaying and Analytical Procedures .......................... 11-2 11.3 Quality Control Measures ............................................................................ 11-3 12 DATA VERIFICATION ................................................................................... 12-1 i NORTH AMERICAN TUNGSTEN CORPORATION LTD. 13 MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL TESTING .................. 12-3 14 MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES ............................................................ 14-1 14.1 Summary ...................................................................................................... 14-1 14.2 Mineral Resources Reported ....................................................................... 14-2 14.3 Estimation Methodology .............................................................................. 14-3 15 MINERAL RESERVES .................................................................................... 15-1 15.1 Summary ...................................................................................................... 15-1 15.2 Probable Mineral Reserves .......................................................................... 15-2 15.3 Discussion of Mining Areas and Reserves .................................................. 15-3 16 MINING METHODS ........................................................................................ 16-1 16.1 Summary of Mining Methods ...................................................................... 16-1 16.2 Dewatering ................................................................................................... 16-2 16.3 Ventilation .................................................................................................... 16-3 16.4 Ground Conditions and Rock Mechanics .................................................... 16-5 16.5 Planned Life of Mine Production ............................................................... 16-26 17 RECOVERY METHODS .................................................................................. 17-1 17.1 Process Flow Chart ...................................................................................... 17-1 17.2 Mill Design and Operation ........................................................................... 17-2 17.3 Wastewater Treatment Facility .................................................................... 17-7 17.4 Assay Laboratory ......................................................................................... 17-8 17.5 Mill Recoveries ............................................................................................ 17-8 18 PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE ...................................................................... 18-1 18.1 SURFACE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT ............................. 18-1 18.2 Underground Infrastructure and Equipment ................................................ 18-2 19 MARKET STUDIES AND CONTRACTS ....................................................... 19-1 20 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND PERMITTING ..................................... 20-1 20.1 Permitting Requirements and Reclamation Bonds ...................................... 20-1 20.2 Mine Closure Requirements and Costs ........................................................ 20-2 21 CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS ............................................................ 21-1 21.1 Capital Costs ................................................................................................ 21-1 21.2 Operating Costs ............................................................................................ 21-1 21.3 Market Outlook ............................................................................................ 21-3 22 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ................................................................................. 22-1 23 ADJACENT PROPERTIES .............................................................................. 23-1 24 OTHER RELEVANT DATA AND INFORMATION ..................................... 24-1 25 INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS ................................................... 25-1 26 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................... 26-1 27 SIGNATURES ................................................................................................... 27-1 ii NORTH AMERICAN TUNGSTEN CORPORATION LTD. 28 REFERENCES .................................................................................................. 28-1 29 APPENDICES ................................................................................................... 29-5 List of Tables PAGE Table 1.1 - Probable Mineral Reserves, July 31, 2014 .................................................... 1-2 Table 1.2 - Indicated Mineral Resources, July 31, 2014 ................................................. 1-2 Table 1.3 - Inferred Mineral Resources, July 31, 2014 ................................................... 1-3 Table 2.1 - List of Abbreviations Used ............................................................................ 2-3 Table 4.1 - Mineral Tenure Details .................................................................................. 4-3 Table 4.2 - Mineral Tenure Ownership ...........................................................................

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