Three US states, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah, are in the top 10 jurisdictions in the world in terms of public policy factors that encourage or discourage investment. The top factor cited for Utah is the quality of its geologic database. Arizona is ranked 31st in quality of its geologic database. Perhaps our project underway to digitize all the mining and mineral resource data for Arizona and put it online will have a similar impact on our standings.
Arizona ranks 28th out of 96 jurisdictions (nations, provinces, states) worldwide in how mining companies rank “public policy factors such as taxation and regulation affect exploration investment,” and 40th in “regulatory duplication and inconsistencies” (with higher numbers in this latter category indicating greater deterrent to investment).
The full report is available for free downloading at http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/mining-survey-2012-2013.pdf
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