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Exploration budgets up 50%- surging to new all-time high

Metals Economics Group | November 24, 2011 | 9:12 pm Base Metals Battery Metals Energy Precious Metals Europe Copper Diamond Gold Nickel Rare Earth Silver Uranium 

Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 23, 2011 – According to Metals Economics Group’s (MEG) 22nd  edition of Corporate Exploration Strategies (CES), the estimated total 2011 budget for nonferrous metals exploration surged to $18.2 billion. Despite increased volatility in recent months, metals prices—the primary driver of...

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