Mineral Exploration Statistics
Newfoundland & Labrador Exploration Statistics 1981- 2023
Year | Claims in Good Standing | Claims Staked | Diamond Drilling (m) | Expenditures $ | |||
Labrador | Newfoundland | Labrador | Newfoundland | Labrador | Newfoundland | ||
2023e | 184,229 | n/a | n/a | 60,658,905 | 157,841,095 | ||
2022 | 204,084 | 5,009 | 23,216 | 60,444 | 452,815 | 46,565,682 | 220,143,206 |
2021 | 194,446 | 17,896 | 82,940 | 19,612 | 400,800 | 19,394,674 | 149,861,744 |
2020 | 95,669 | 2,458 | 42,175 | 13,926 | 155,004 | 7,057,114 | 67,193,037 |
2019 | 70,048 | 1,833 | 5,934 | 25,797 | 108,659 | 13,950,210 | 36,340,228 |
2018 | 76,719 | 5,418 | 12,747 | 12,021 | 123,377 | 16,881,795 | 30,184,351 |
2017 | 68,143 | 11,407 | 7,803 | 11,028 | 99,202 | 11,009,896 | 30,508,572 |
2016 | 56,353 | 2,516 | 18,385 | 5,213 | 84,546 | 8,399,699 | 16,981,882 |
2015 | 49,019 | 3,256 | 3,008 | 15,478 | 47,788 | 27,695,937 | 19,671,412 |
2014 | 70,651 | 8,114 | 4,750 | 20,585 | 76,800 | 62,018,509 | 18,704,031 |
2013 | 80,625 | 6,887 | 5,232 | 15,933 | 60,940 | 99,924,321 | 19,556,548 |
2012 | 95,660 | 4,568 | 5,452 | 104,287 | 76,593 | 169,025,960 | 31,419,795 |
2011 | 113,740 | 16,410 | 12,124 | 151,779 | 169,521 | 114,058,360 | 42,753,336 |
2010 | 112,228 | 15,631 | 16,566 | 72,000 | 90,000 | 58,000,000 | 47,000,000 |
2009 | 120,817 | 8,697 | 10,235 | 36,000 | 38,000 | 35,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
2008 | 172,662 | 18,377 | 14,781 | 103,000 | 130,000 | 97,574,041 | 49,085,908 |
2007 | 189,773 | 44,336 | 35,360 | 153,842 | 145,805 | 91,695,478 | 56,328,967 |
2006 | 132,800 | 31,441 | 26,071 | 130,217 | 90,717 | 72,058,109 | 28,778,296 |
2005 | 88,609 | 32,090 | 9,977 | 64,692 | 80,618 | 30,117,238 | 18,557,559 |
2004 | 63,862 | 12,085 | 7,230 | 35,893 | 74,265 | 11,785,467 | 21,416,126 |
2003 | 59,586 | 4,315 | 9,232 | 13,715 | 44,903 | 7,692,603 | 15,381,132 |
2002 | 66,590 | 5,552 | 27,574 | 20,625 | 46,071 | 31,299,701 | 12,890,176 |
2001 | 47,710 | 5,780 | 9,883 | 14,476 | 32,700 | 17,431,894 | 11,009,831 |
2000 | 47,568 | 6,185 | 6,783 | 29,190 | 45,356 | 11,939,042 | 15,377,627 |
1999 | 58,905 | 173 | 9,458 | 53,406 | 62,857 | 18,257,000 | 14,096,000 |
1998 | 89,270 | 3,050 | 11,313 | 61,593 | 33,802 | 35,842,000 | 12,013,000 |
1997 | 132,440 | 4,889 | 8,483 | 105,493 | 49,145 | 61,486,000 | 10,266,000 |
1996 | 196,388 | 4,361 | 10,954 | 181,233 | 54,399 | 81,443,000 | 11,104,000 |
1995 | 283,455 | 230,762 | 17,843 | 72,250 | 56,660 | 60,818,000 | 10,295,000 |
1994 | 39,130 | 17,427 | 4,961 | 933 | 48,552 | 1,154,980 | 11,241,020 |
1993 | 23,510 | 1,778 | 5,179 | 8,200 | 38,310 | 1,654,236 | 7,251,764 |
1992 | 24,247 | 1,615 | 3,506 | 2,524 | 19,349 | 3,712,612 | 7,429,388 |
1991 | 33,187 | 1,985 | 5,426 | 600 | 43,327 | 1,131,020 | 10,933,000 |
1990 | 45,369 | 1,453 | 8,962 | 1,350 | 91,346 | 753,930 | 22,520,000 |
1989 | 65,176 | 615 | 16,956 | 0 | 122,852 | 1,221,914 | 35,028,086 |
1988 | 68,808 | 843 | 25,763 | 518 | 234,313 | 453,449 | 40,706,551 |
1987 | 48,409 | 2,548 | 19,594 | 1,891 | 87,781 | 191,260 | 32,308,740 |
1986 | 34,868 | 2,861 | 12,413 | 3,110 | 48,035 | 61,559 | 11,738,441 |
1985 | 30,771 | 2,229 | 12,320 | 1,359 | 37,382 | 252,830 | 12,347,100 |
1984 | 21,785 | 1,057 | 10,992 | 205 | 43,941 | 444,100 | 7,595,900 |
1983 | 16,810 | 286 | 3,825 | 1,652 | 25,362 | 1,365,721 | 6,334,279 |
1982 | 19,563 | 0 | 5,273 | 9,342 | 39,429 | 2,639,648 | 9,360,352 |
1981 | 25,922 | 0 | 13,999 | 0 | 64,503 | 2,517,803 | 13,482,197 |
p: preliminary; f: forecast
Source: Newfoundland Department of Natural Resources