Exploration in South America.(Statistical Data Included)

In recent years, South America has been the leading geographical region for attracting exploration dollars, and the following article summarises some of the more significant developments during 2000. It draws freely on the contributions(*) for this year's edition of Mining Journal Ltd's Mining Annual Review. It has necessarily had to be selective, and only some of the larger countries are included.

Active year in Chile

Over the decade of 1990-1999 the Chilean economy grew at an astonishing 8.5% average per year. The mining industry has been pivotal to this g