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<v ->Big Rock Exploration is a technical consulting firm</v>

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specializing in geologic investigations

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and site evaluations.

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We rely on Seequent Software and modeling

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to make the best decisions that we can in the moment

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with the information that we have at our fingertips.

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F3 Gold is a client of Big Rock Exploration.

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<v ->F3 Gold is a gold exploration company</v>

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focused on the Black Hills region of South Dakota.

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For us at F3 Gold, you know,

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we really pride ourselves

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in the leave no trace exploration process.

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Ultimately, we’re working towards drilling our first target.

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Generally, we’re doing things like geophysics,

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which is a non-invasive method

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where you’re walking through the woods,

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collecting small amounts of soil or rock samples.

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<v ->We’re using Seequent Software in a variety of ways.</v>

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In the case of F3 Gold,

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we’re using it at an early stage

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to take our surface data and project it at depth,

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so that we can make educated decisions

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about our drill targeting.

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<v Teddy>So, on the F3 projects,</v>

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we don’t have any drill hole data to utilize.

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So what we’re able to do with Leapfrog Geo

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is take any two-dimensional data that we have

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like mapping, soil grids, rock chip assays.

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So we’re able to use the mapping data

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as a point data set to connect surfaces

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that are then projected down

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and produce a three-dimensional model.

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We can tie that in with geophysical surveys

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that we’ve done that might point out anomalies at depth

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that we can tie with our surface data.

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So the stereonet feature I found very useful

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for understanding in three dimensions

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what our dominant structural orientations are,

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and then using that to help model the main structures

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in the area that we’re curious about.

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Prior to using Seequent Central,

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we were storing a lot of our models on local machines,

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sharing them through zipped files,

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which allowed for multiple versions to be changed

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and maybe not updated across the company,

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and Central has improved our workflows

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by allowing us to have the version tracking capability,

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more secure storage of our projects,

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and increased shareability

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across team members and other stakeholders.

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Having that single source of truth for our data

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is really important because then we know

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it’s the most up to date model

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and we can go right to that,

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which saves us time and money.

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The ioGAS link is very helpful for our modeling process

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because we’re able to interrogate our geochemical data

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in real time in ioGAS

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and influence our model in Leapfrog directly.

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So a lot of the work that we’re doing,

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we’re collecting bits and pieces of data

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that on their own won’t tell the complete story,

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but when you put them together

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you’re able to synthesize all that data

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into one coherent picture of the area of interest

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that you’re working on in order to produce that model

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that will end up being the final product.

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<v Brian>And we’ve spent a lot of time,</v>

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and a lot of money doing our exploration

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before we’ve started our drilling

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to really make sure that where we end up

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with our drill holes is very targeted,

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and we have as much knowledge and understanding

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from a scientific basis

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so that we can have the best success

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with our first drill hole.

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<v Brandon>By using Seequent products,</v>

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we can reduce the number of drill holes needed

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by taking a full look at the project

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and evaluating where the most perspective targets are

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without having to make missteps along the way.

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We’re excited to be drilling in the near future.

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