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Economic Pressures Caused Worst Decline in Exploration Budget of the Last Two Decades

MINING.com Editor | May 01, 2010 | 1:37 pm Latin America 

A report released by the Metals Economics Group (MEG) has painted a grim picture for the nonferrous exploration industry. From a record budget high in 2008 of about US $13 billion, the sector has fallen to US $7 millionbillion, suffering...

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