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Data suggests global exploration recovery faltering

But it looks like Australia is set to buck the trend

Staff reporter
Looking down? Latest S&P exploration spend data suggests global mineral exploration spending could fall for the first time since 2016 this year

Looking down? Latest S&P exploration spend data suggests global mineral exploration spending could fall for the first time since 2016 this year

In March, S&P said global nonferrous exploration budgets jumped by 19% to US$10.1 billion in 2018 and were expected to rise by another 5-10% this year. However, after surveying 3300 public and private...

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