Jurisdiction Risk Screener

Fraser Institute-style risk scores across 5 dimensions for 30 mining jurisdictions. Scores 0-100 where 100 = lowest risk.

CountryCountry	OverallOverall▼	Political StabilityPolitical	Mining LawMining Law	Royalty RegimeRoyalty	Permit TimelinePermits	Foreign OwnershipForeign
Finland	85	92	88	78	80	87
Sweden	84	90	86	80	78	86
Australia	82	88	85	72	78	87
Norway	82	92	85	75	76	82
Canada	80	86	84	74	72	84
United Kingdom	78	82	80	72	72	84
United States	76	82	80	70	65	83
Ireland	76	85	78	70	68	79
Chile	72	74	78	62	70	76
Botswana	68	75	70	62	58	75
Namibia	65	72	68	58	55	72
Poland	65	70	68	60	58	69
Brazil	60	58	62	56	55	69
Peru	58	52	65	55	50	68
Ghana	56	60	58	50	52	60
Mexico	55	50	60	52	55	58
Saudi Arabia	55	58	52	60	50	55
South Africa	52	48	58	55	42	57
Kazakhstan	52	50	55	48	52	55
Zambia	50	55	52	42	48	53
Mongolia	50	55	52	45	42	56
Argentina	48	42	55	40	45	58
India	48	55	50	42	38	55
Indonesia	46	52	48	40	42	48
Tanzania	45	52	42	38	40	53
Philippines	44	48	45	40	38	49
China	40	55	45	42	35	23
Papua New Guinea	38	35	42	38	32	43
Russia	32	30	40	35	28	27
Congo (DRC)	28	22	30	25	28	35