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Exploration

January 1, 2002

Exploration budgets fell for a fourth successive year in 2001. These decreases reflected low mineral commodity prices, mineral-market investment reluctance, company failures and a continued trend of company mergers and takeovers.

Citation Information

Publication Year 2002
Title Exploration
Authors D.R. Wilburn
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Mining Engineering
Index ID 70024741
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization National Minerals Information Center