PERC Reporting Standard 2021

The PERC Standard for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (the ‘PERC Reporting Standard’) sets out the minimum standards, as well as additional guidelines and recommendations for the Public Reporting within Europe of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves.  It applies to all solid Mineral raw materials for which Public Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves is required by any relevant regulatory authority.

The PERC Reporting Standard 2021 was initially approved at the PERC annual general meeting held on 7 May 2021 and was officially issued on 1 October 2021 following final review and editing.  The 2021 edition supersedes all previous editions and standards (including The Reporting Code, the IMM Reporting Code, the PERC Code, the PERC Standard 2013, the PERC Reporting Standard 2017, and the Recommended Rules for Public Reporting of Exploration Results, Surveys, Feasibility Studies and Estimates of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves in Sweden, Finland and Norway).

Use of the PERC Reporting Standard 2021 has been mandatory for PERC compliance since 1 January 2023.

Download the PERC Reporting Standard 2021:

• PERC Reporting Standard 2021 (pdf)
• PERC Reporting Standard 2021 – Table 1 (xlsx)

 For further Guidance and additional Supporting Documentation associated with the Public Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves using the PERC Reporting Standard, please refer to the PERC Library.