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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G/A Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1) Focus Ventures Ltd. (Name of Issuer) Common Shares (Title of Class of Securities) 34416M108 (CUSIP Number) December 30, 2016 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ]Rule 13d-1(b) [ X ]Rule 13d-1(c) [ ]Rule 13d-1(d) CUSIP No. 34416M108 ....................................... 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Sprott Inc. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [x] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Ontario, Canada ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 3,355,340 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 22,921,000 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 3,355,340 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 22,921,000 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 26,276,340 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 18.9% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 34416M108 ....................................... 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Exploration Capital Partners 2012 Limited Partnership ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 22,921,000 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 22,921,000 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 22,921,000 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 16.6% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: Focus Ventures Ltd. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 200 Burrard Street, Suite 650, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L6 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: Sprott Inc. Exploration Capital Partners 2012 Limited Partnership (b) Address of Principal Business Office: Sprott Inc. 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, PO Box 27, Toronto, ON M5J 2J1 Exploration Capital Partners 2012 Limited Partnership 1910 Palomar Point Way, Suite 200, Carlsbed, CA 92008 (c) Citizenship: Sprott Inc: Canada Exploration Capital Partners 2012 Limited Partnership:California (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Shares (e) CUSIP Number: 34416M108 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(E). (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813). (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3). (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Sprott Inc.: 26,276,340 Exploration Capital Partners 2012 Limited Partnership: 22,921,000 (b) Percent of Class: Sprott Inc.: 18.9% Exploration Capital Partners 2012 Limited Partnership: 16.6% (c) Number of shares as to which Sprott Inc. has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,355,340 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 22,921,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 3,355,340 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 22,921,000 Number of shares as to which Exploration Capital Partners 2012 Limited Partnership has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 22,921,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 22,921,000 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. [ ] Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: These shares are held in accounts managed by subsidiaries of Sprott Inc., none of which, with the exception of Exploration Capital Partners 2012 Limited Partnership, beneficially owns more than five percent of the class. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A Item 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. January 9, 2017 _____________________ Date SPROTT Inc. By: /s/Kirstin McTaggart _____________________ Kirstin McTaggart Authorized Person Exploration Capital Partners 2012 Limited Partnership By: /s/Kirstin McTaggart _____________________ Kirstin McTaggart Authorized Person