Overview of Trends in Canadian Mineral Exploration 2008

List of Figures

Figure 1 Project Operators Active in Exploration and Deposit Appraisal in Canada, 1997-2008
Figure 2 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures in Canada, by Type of Company and by Province and Territory, 2005-08 (Current Dollars)
Figure 3a On-Mine-Site and Off-Mine-Site Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures in Canada, 1997-2008 (Current Dollars)
Figure 3b On-Mine-Site and Off-Mine-Site Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures in Canada, 1997-2008 (Constant Dollars)
Figure 4 On-Mine-Site and Off-Mine-Site Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures in Canada, by Province and Territory, 2005-08 (Current Dollars)
Figure 5a Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures in Canada, by Type of Company and by Work Phase, 1999-2008 (Current Dollars)
Figure 5b Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures in Canada, by Type of Company and by Work Phase, 1999-2008 (Constant Dollars)
Figure 6 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures in Canada, by Province and Territory, 2007 (Current Dollars)
Figure 7 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures in Canada, by Type of Work, 2007 (Current Dollars)
Figure 8a Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures in Canada, by Commodity Sought, 1998-2008 (Current Dollars)
Figure 8b Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures in Canada, by Commodity Sought, 1998-2008 (Constant Dollars)
Figure 9 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures in Canada, by Province and Territory, 2008 (Current Dollars)
Figure 10 Surface and Underground Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Drilling in Canada, by Commodity, 2003-07
Figure 11 Distribution of the World’s Larger Exploration Companies, by Domicile, 2008
Figure 12 Exploration Budgets of the World’s Larger Companies, by Domicile, 1998-2008
Figure 13 Exploration Budgets of the World’s Larger Companies for Selected Regions of the World, 2008
Figure 14 Exploration Budgets of the World’s Larger Companies for Canada and Elsewhere, 1998-2008
Figure 15 Exploration Budgets of the Larger Canadian-Based Companies, 2008 – Countries Accounting for 90% of Canadian Budgets
Figure 16 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures (Field Work and Overhead) in Canada, by Junior and Senior Companies, 1973-2007 (2007 Dollars)
Figure 17 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures (Field Work and Overhead) in Canada, and Natural Resources Canada’s Monthly Metals Price Index, 1994-2008 (Constant Dollars)