AMEC welcomes increase in Australia’s greenfield exploration

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) has welcomed new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that confirmed mineral exploration was on the upturn. The ABS on Monday reported that total mineral exploration expenditure had increased by 3.4%, or A$12-million, in the December quarter, to A$369.5-million, with Western Australia’s exploration expenditure up A$10-million, or 4.3%.