Tableau 04 - Exploration Plus Deposit Appraisal Expenditures1, by Province and Territory, by Mineral Commodity Sought, 2020
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| Province/Territory | Base Metals | Precious Metals | Iron | Uranium | Diamonds | Others2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($ millions) | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 8,0 | 63,5 | 1,5 | 0,4 | 0 | 0,8 | 74,3 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,0 | 25,1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,2 | 26,3 |
| New Brunswick | 2,5 | 9,4 | … | 0 | 0 | 2,2 | 14,1 |
| Quebec | 40,2 | 446,0 | 25,5 | … | 0,7 | 21,6 | 534,0 |
| Ontario | 143,3 | 409,2 | 0 | 0 | 4,3 | 9,3 | 566,2 |
| Manitoba | 27,9 | 30,1 | 0 | … | 2,4 | 1,3 | 61,7 |
| Saskatchewan | 8,5 | 13,4 | 0 | 66,0 | 47,5 | 23,0 | 158,5 |
| Alberta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,2 | … | 46,3 | 46,6 |
| British Columbia | 123,7 | 331,1 | 0 | 0 | 0,8 | 57,9 | 513,5 |
| Yukon | 16,3 | 67,2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,1 | 83,6 |
| Northwest Territories | 13,3 | 19,3 | 0 | 0 | 7,9 | 1,6 | 41,9 |
| Nunavut | 0,7 | 65,9 | 3,6 | 0,1 | 0,5 | 0 | 70,7 |
| Total | 385,4 | 1 480,2 | 30,6 | 66,8 | 64,0 | 164,4 | 2 191,4 |
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. See
Explanatory Notes for Tables of Mineral Exploration
and
Symbols and Abbreviations Used in Tables
Source: Natural Resources Canada, from the federal-provincial/territorial Survey of Mineral Exploration, Deposit Appraisal and Mine Complex Development Expenditures.
Quebec data are compiled by l’Institut de la statistique du Québec.