Map of the Top 100 Exploration Projects of 2018

(published in April 2019)

Displayed are the 100 top-spending^{Footnote 1} off-mine-site^{Footnote 2} exploration and deposit appraisal^{Footnote 3} projects^{Footnote 4} of 2018. Although the top 100 projects have been identified using data from the federal-provincial/territorial Survey of Mineral Exploration, Deposit Appraisal and Mine Complex Development Expenditures,^{Footnote 5} all locations and project information displayed here have been compiled by the Lands and Minerals Sector of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) from a variety of public sources. NRCan does not assume responsibility for errors or omissions. No portion of the map may be reproduced in any form without prior consent from NRCan.

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Map of the Top 100 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Projects of 2018

Text version

This map of Canada shows the location of the 100 top-spending off-mine-site exploration and deposit appraisal projects of 2018. The projects are numbered and these numbers can be found in the list of top 100 projects below, which provides each project’s name, its associated commodity and the jurisdiction in which it is located.

Source: Natural Resources Canada.

Consult the interactive version of the map.

List of top 100 projects

Newfoundland and Labrador

1. Valentine Lake - PM

Nova Scotia

2. Goldboro - PM

New Brunswick

3. Key Anacon - BM

Quebec

4. Lac Knife - ESM
5. Kan - PM
6. Matawinie - ESM
7. Lac Doré - ESM
8. Troilus - PM
9. Nelligan - PM
10. Moblan - ESM
11. Qiqavik - PM
12. Urban-Barry - PM
13. Gladiator - PM
14. Windfall Lake - PM
15. Clearwater - PM
16. Barry - PM
17. Cheechoo - PM
18. Eleonore South - PM
19. James Bay - ESM
20. Quévillon - PM
21. Chimo - PM
22. Val-d’Or East - PM
23. Douay - PM
24. Authier - ESM
25. Dumont - BM
26. Fenelon - PM
27. B26 - BM
28. Horne - PM

Ontario

29. Greater Cobalt - ESM
30. Golden Highway - PM
31. Canada Cobalt - ESM
32. Bradshaw - PM
33. Victoria - BM
34. Gold River - PM
35. Côté Gold - PM
36. Pen Gold - PM
37. Borden - PM
38. Magino - PM
39. Wawa - PM
40. Albany - ESM
41. Hardrock - PM
42. Jackpot - ESM
43. Goliath - PM
44. Phoenix Gold - PM
45. Hasaga - PM
46. Madsen - PM

Manitoba

47. Monument Bay - PM
48. Lynn Lake - PM

Saskatchewan

49. McIlvenna Bay - BM
50. Fisher - PM
51. Albany - K
52. Southey - K
53. Star - Orion South - D
54. Wheeler River - U
55. Hook Lake - U
56. Rook 1 - U
57. Patterson Lake South - U

Alberta

58. Grassy Mountain - C

British Columbia

59. Michel Coal - C
60. Crown Mountain - C
61. New Craigmont - BM
62. Murray River - C
63. Blackwater - PM
64. Stardust - BM
65. Kemess - PM
66. Telkwa - C
67. Kutcho - BM
68. Turnagain - BM
69. Dolly Varden - PM
70. Red Mountain - PM
71. Premier-Dilworth - PM
72. Treaty Creek - PM
73. Tatogga - PM
74. KSM - PM
75. Eskay - PM
76. SIB - PM
77. Nickel Mountain - BM
78. KSP - PM
79. Iskut - PM
80. Snip - PM

Yukon

81. 3 Aces - PM
82. MacMillan Pass - BM
83. Kudz Ze Kayah - BM
84. Plateau - PM
85. Rackla - PM
86. Keno Hill - PM
87. Freegold Mountain - PM
88. Coffee - PM
89. White Gold - PM
90. Nickel Shaw - BM

Northwest Territories

91. Kennady North - D
92. Lac De Gras - D
93. Courageous Lake - PM
94. Yellowknife City - PM
95. Pine Point - BM
96. Indin Lake - PM
97. Prairie Creek - BM

Nunavut

98. Committee Bay - PM
99. Storm - BM
100. Back River - PM

Legend

BM	Base metals: copper, lead, nickel and zinc
C	Coal
D	Diamonds
ESM	Energy storage minerals: cobalt, graphite, lithium and vanadium
K	Potash
PM	Precious metals: gold, platinum group elements and silver
U	Uranium