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Minerals Exploration Spending in Australia Up 32%
Feb. 17, 2012 10:32AM PST
Battery Metals Investing
Mining Weekly reported that spending on exploration of minerals like iron and cobalt in Australia has increased significantly.
Mining Weekly reported that spending on exploration of minerals like iron and cobalt in Australia has increased significantly.
As quoted in the market news:
Expenditure on base metals exploration, such as copper rose 60% to A$323-million, while nickel and cobalt exploration spend increased by 33% to A$271-million. Lead, zinc and silver exploration was up by 46% to A$76-million.