Provincial Overview of Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2016 Ministry of Energy and Mines, British Columbia Geological Survey Information Circular. [...] To prepare the district chapters in this volume, the Regional Geologists visit project sites to view outcrops and drill core and to discuss results and progress. [...] In 2016, exploration expenditures, drilling estimates and other metrics for British Columbia were captured in the British Columbia Mineral and Coal Exploration Survey, which replaces the annual Ministry of Energy and Mines mineral exploration expenditures survey. [...] The survey is a joint initiative between the Province of British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, the Association for Mineral Exploration, and Ernst & Young LLP. [...] British Columbia Geological Survey, Information Circular 2017-1 Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2016: A summary Gordon Clarke1, a, Jim Britton2, Paul Jago3, Fiona Katay4, and Bruce Northcote1 1 British Columbia Geological Survey, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2G3 2 British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2T3 3 British Col.