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Regional Highlights in Exploration

Last updated on May 23, 2019

Highlights from each region include annual exploration expenditures and number of projects.

Data from 2012 to the current year is shown below.

More exploration spending data from 1998 to current year.

2018 Regional Highlights
Region Number of Projects Mineral Exploration Expenditures
(C$ millions)
North Central 36 32.7
Northwest 81 164
Northeast 8 6.3
South Central 47 56
Southwest 18 7.8
Southeast 71 64.5
TOTAL 261 331.3

2017 Regional Highlights
Region Number of Projects Mineral Exploration Expenditures
(C$ millions)
North Central 29 31.3
Northwest 61 99.1
Northeast 4 2.4
South Central 43 61.1
Southwest 21 9.2
Southeast 61 43.2
TOTAL 219 246.3

2016 Regional Highlights
Region Number of Projects Mineral Exploration Expenditures
(C$ millions)
North Central (formerly Omineca) 47 29
Northwest (formerly Skeena) 79 84
Northeast 10 9
South Central (formerly Thompson-Okanagan-Cariboo) 35 43.5
Southwest (formerly Coast) 26 2
Southeast (formerly Kootenay-Boundary) 62 37.4
TOTAL 259 204.9

2015 Regional Highlights
Region Number of Projects Mineral Exploration Expenditures
(C$ millions)
Omineca 39 39.6
Skeena 38 117
Northeast 9 31.3
Thompson-Okanagan-Cariboo 14 30
Coast 26 3.7
Kootenay-Boundary 68 50.8
TOTAL 194 272.4

2014 Regional Highlights
Region Number of Projects Mineral Exploration Expenditures
(C$ millions)
Omineca 35 42
Skeena 54 161
Northeast 16 50
Thompson-Okanagan-
Cariboo		 18 30
Coast 35 5
Kootenay-Boundary 64 50.4
TOTAL 222 338.4

2013 Regional Highlights
Region Number of Projects Mineral Exploration Expenditures
(C$ millions)
Omineca 44 102.5
Skeena 82 201
Northeast 21 81.6
Thompson-Okanagan-Cariboo 19 48.2
Coast 42 7.2
Kootenay-Boundary 59 35.5
TOTAL 267 476

2012 Regional Highlights
Region Number of Projects Mineral Exploration Expenditures (C$ millions)
Omineca 70 163.5
Skeena 82 285
Northeast 19 109.3
Thompson-Okanagan-
Cariboo		 31 50
Coast 44 17
Kootenay-Boundary 54 55
TOTAL 300 679.8