Tableau 09 - Exploration Plus Deposit Appraisal Expenditures1, by Province and Territory, by Mineral Commodity Sought, 2019

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Province/Territory Base Metals Precious Metals Iron Uranium Diamonds Others2 Total
($ millions)
Newfoundland and Labrador 11,9 30,1 4,6 0,3 0 3,4 50,3
Nova Scotia 1,5 36,1 0 0 0 0,3 37,9
New Brunswick 6,7 3,3 0 0 0 2,7 12,7
Quebec 65,5 353,6 4,8 1,6 77,7 503,2
Ontario 139,5 351,2 0 9,5 23,0 523,2
Manitoba 39,4 20,7 0 0 3,5 14,0 77,5
Saskatchewan 11,2 14,8 0 158,8 60,0 32,7 277,5
Alberta 0,1 0 2,0 2,6 48,5 53,2
British Columbia 110,8 224,8 0 0 53,0 388,7
Yukon 18,5 147,5 0 0 0 0,1 166,2
Northwest Territories 18,1 21,7 0 0 38,6 1,4 79,8
Nunavut 2,3 94,1 5,6 0,6 13,7 0,1 116,4
Total 425,4 1 297,9 17,1 162,3 127,0 256,8 2 286,5

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.