Overview of Trends in Canadian Mineral Exploration 2008

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Canadian Intergovernmental Working Group
on the Mineral Industry

Table of Contents

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Preface

Contacts/Information Requests

Executive Summary

Indicators of Mineral Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Activity in Canada

• Introduction
• Summary of Survey Definitions
• Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures
  • 2007 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures
    • Statistical Summary
    • Spending by Work Phase
    • Spending by Type of Activity
    • Spending by Type of Company
    • Spending by Type of Commodity Sought
  • 2008 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Expenditures
    • Statistical Summary
    • Spending by Work Phase
    • Spending by Type of Company
    • Spending by Type of Commodity Sought
• Drilling
  • Drilling by Work Phase
  • Drilling by Type of Company
  • Drilling by Type of Commodity Sought
• Claim Staking
  • New Claims Staked
  • Claims in Good Standing
• Short-Term Outlook for Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Spending in Canada

Regional Outlook

• Introduction
• Provincial/Territorial Information on the Internet
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • New Brunswick
  • Québec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut

Canadian Global Exploration Activity

• Introduction
• Global Market for Mineral Exploration
• World’s Larger Companies
• World’s Smaller Companies
• Larger Canadian-Based Companies
• Larger-Company Exploration Market in Canada
  • Larger Canadian-Based Companies in Canada
  • Foreign-Based Companies in Canada
• Larger Canadian-Based Companies Abroad
• United States
• Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Mexico
  • South America
  • Central America
• Europe and the Former Soviet Union
  • Western Europe
  • Eastern Europe
  • Former Soviet Union
• Africa and the Middle East
  • Africa
  • Middle East
• Asia-Pacific
  • Southeast Asia
  • East Asia
  • South Pacific
  • South Asia
• Summary and Outlook

Appendix

• Historical Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Statistics

List of Figures and Tables