Contents

• Survey Information
• Executive Summary
• Survey Background
• Survey Results
• Section I: Investment Climate Ratings
• Graphical Results
• Tabular Material
• Section II: Investment Overview
• Section III: Exploration Investment Trends
• Survey Questions

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all the companies who took the time to participate in The Fraser Institute's Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2000/2001. Your continued encouragement and participation makes this survey a success. We would also like to extend a special thank you to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), whose generous support made this year's survey possible. Finally, we would like to thank Sharon Prager for her help with redesigning the survey and adding US jurisdictions two years ago.

About The Fraser Institute

The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian economic and social research and educational organization. It has as its objective the redirection of public attention to the role of competitive markets in providing for the well-being of Canadians. Where markets work, the Institute's interest lies in trying to discover prospects for improvement. Where markets do not work, its interest lies in finding the reasons. Where competitive markets have been replaced by government control, the interest of the Institute lies in documenting objectively the nature of the improvement or deterioration resulting from government intervention. The Fraser Institute is a national, federally chartered non-profit organization financed by the sale of its publications and the contributions of its members, foundations, and other supporters.

Survey Research Co-ordinators: Liv Fredricksen and Laura Jones
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