The year begins with mining jobs
Demand for minerals is increasing, and therefore constantly need professionals. (Photo: Reuters) CIUDAD DE M? MEXICO (CNNExpansi? N) – The mining industry comes from hard blows. In 2009, 20, 000 jobs lost in Latin America, due to the global economic crisis, 2.000 found in Mexico, according to data from the Mining Chamber of Mexico (Camimex).
The prices of metals, however, were a ‘shot’ powerful for this sector in 2010, reactivating the extent that mining production in the country (in extractive activities, smelting and refining of metallic and nonmetallic minerals) increased 2.1 % by October 2010.
Based on statistics collected monthly by the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI) this behavior is associated with the performance achieved by different metals and minerals that comprise: increased gold, silver and lead, among others.
Among precious metals (which are used for industrial purposes, minting of coins and jewelry), gold production increased 7.2% in October 2010, to obtain 5.254 kg and 279.426 kg of silver reached, indicating the INEGI.
In non-ferrous industrial metals (used in the manufacturing industry for the manufacture of pipes and tubes, among other products), lead production increased 33.1% to stand at 11.026 tons.
The momentum that is experiencing this sector will continue to 2011. Input, the next two years will be invested in Chihuahua 4.000 million (million dollars), according to the Director of Mines of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Ignacio Vega Baca.
The Mexican mining industry expect to exercise at that time a ‘pocket’, minimum of 8.000 million nationally, of which 50% will be for the northern entity. The resources will focus mostly to the expansion and improvement of mines currently in operation, said the official.
For its part, the general director of the Mining Chamber of Mexico (Camimex), Sergio Almazan said that this activity may come to exert more than 13.000 billion between 2011 and 2012, to streamline production processes, given the recorded recovery in demand for metals in the international market.
An adverse effect in 2009, Almazan said, occurred when he fell 60% industrial metals prices on the world market. This situation has been reversed, so that the amount of 13.000 million will be used in projects deferred.
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