Ranking countries for minerals exploration

Charles J. Johnson

Natural Resources Forum, 1990, vol. 14, issue 3, 178-186

Abstract: This paper presents the results of a survey of multinational mining companies pertaining to the ranking of countries for non‐fuel minerals exploration in the early 1990s. It ranks countries in order of greatest exploration interest in the early 1990s, as well as countries that have geologic potential but unacceptable investment climates. It provides a list of priority commodities for exploration, the criteria for exploration levels, critical and negotiable factors in selecting countries for exploration, and the investment climate ratings of countries where exploration is probable in the early 1990s. The results of the survey indicate that major minerals exploration activities are concentrated in a small number of countries. Political and economic reforms around the world should increase the number of countries receiving active private sector minerals exploration in the 1990s.

Date: 1990
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