Analysis sees continued worldwide exploration spending rise in 2004, 2005

摘要

Worldwide spending for mining exploration in 2004 will reach the highest level since a 1997 peak and should continue to rise in 2005, according to the Metals Economics Group (MEG). MEG's recent edition of Corporate Exploration Strategies analyzed 1,138 companies' exploration budgets (using a budget cutoff of 100,000 dolalrs), totaling