translate English to French: 8.1.1 Larger-Company Market Much of what is known about global trends in mineral exploration for precious metals, base metals and diamonds is derived from the population of larger companies worldwide.3 The larger companies, defined here as those with annual exploration budgets greater than US$3 million (C$4 million), control about three-quarters of the global exploration market.
Les grandes sociétés, que l’on définit dans ce chapitre comme celles dont le budget d’exploration annuel dépasse trois millions de dollars américains (quatre millions de dollars canadiens), contrôlent les trois quarts environ du marché mondial de l’exploration.