just one of the many factors working in our favor.WA is a mining...

just one of the many factors working in our favor.
WA is a mining friendly jurisdiction....

2008/2009
left hand column:
ranking according to attractiveness of mining policies
right hand column:
ranking of that jurisdiction's mineral potential relative to policies

1 Quebec 2
2 Wyoming 15
3 Nevada 4
4 Alberta 36
5 Nfld. & Labrador 16
6 New Brunswick 24
7 Manitoba 29
8 Chile 1
9 Saskatchewan 5
10 Ontario 32
11 Utah 8
12 Nova Scotia 51
13 Sweden 6
14 Finland 3
15 Yukon 28
16 South Australia 10
17 Alaska 14
18 Botswana 17
19 Norway 31
20 Nth'n Territory n/a
21 Western Australia 7
22 Spain 45
23 New South Wales 12
24 British Columbia 44
25 Queensland 13
26 Ireland 46
27 Arizona 39
28 Mexico 9
29 Victoria 33
30 Peru 11
31 Tasmania 25
32 South Dakota 38
33 Mali 26
34 Namibia 34
35 Ghana 27
36 Idaho 42
37 Minnesota 55
38 Colorado 61
39 Brazil 21
40 NWT 49
41 China 54
42 Burkina Faso 20
43 Zambia 23
44 Nunavut 37
45 New Zealand 62
46 Colombia 35
47 Panama 30
48 Tanzania 22
49 South Africa 47
50 Turkey 18
51 Washington 66
52 Montana 63
53 Russia 53
54 California 65
55 Mongolia 57
56 Kazakhstan 40
57 Argentina 52
58 New Mexico 43
59 Philippines 50
60 Wisconsin 58
61 Papua New Guinea 48
62 Indonesia 41
63 DRC (Congo) 56
64 Kyrgyzstan 70
65 Zimbabwe 71
66 Bolivia 64
67 India 60
68 Honduras 67
69 Guatemala 59
70 Ecuador 69
71 Venezuela 68