Mineral and Petroleum Exploration, Australia, September 2020 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)
11th February, 2021
Some standout numbers from the ABS’s latest release on mineral exploration
- the Sept 2020 qtr saw $702m invested in minerals exploration
- taking the YTD (Sep 20) exploration spend to $2.8bn, it’s highest since 2013
- total of 2,698,000 meters drilled for the Sep 20 qtr, up 14.6% from the previous quarter
- Gold continues to dominate with an increase of $51m to $356m for the qtr