• Active mineral exploration sites globally by region & type 2017

This statistic displays an estimate of the number of active mineral exploration sites worldwide in 2017, by region and type. In that year, Canada had approximately 303 gold and silver mineral exploration sites, while Australia had 217 of such exploration sites.

Number of active mineral exploration sites worldwide in 2017, by region and type*

Characteristic	Gold and silver	Base metals	Uranium	Diamond	Platinum group metals	Iron ore	Other
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Release date

May 2018

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

Supplementary notes

* Figures include exploration for gold and silver, base metals (cobalt, copper, lead, nickel, and zinc), iron ore, platinum-group metals (palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, and osmium), uranium, diamond, and other.
The figures are estimates calculated based on data provided by the source, and therefore do not add exactly to the total number of active mineral exploration sites figure stated by the source.
The total number of active mineral exploration sites worldwide in 2017 was 2,317.