The usefulness of NI 43-101 technical reports for financial analysts

Kenneth A. Fox

Resources Policy, 2017, vol. 51, issue C, 225-233

Abstract: This paper uses interviews to examine the practices and perceptions of financial analysts related to their use of mining company technical reports prepared under Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. The results suggest that the information contained in the reports is used and useful for financial analysis, and demonstrate how they use it as an input to their valuation models. The analysts do, however, identify some concerns with the reports. These concerns relate to three areas: the experience of the “qualified person” with specific minerals; the independence of third-parties who provide assurance over the report; and the frequency of the reports. The implications of these results for future policy amendments include changes to the definition of a “qualified person” that should state a minimum number of years’ experience with specific minerals reported on, standards to disclose the relationship between third party assurance providers and the companies that engage them, and specific guidance over the materiality of events that trigger an updated report. Consideration of such policy amendments is relevant for accounting standard setters attempting to harmonize standards over the extractive industries, and for regulators that use mining disclosure codes that share similar “competent person”, independence, and technical reporting requirements.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2017.01.008

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