Mining Sector

Mexico in the World

It is the world´s first silver producer

It ranks among the top 10 producers of 16 different minerals: gold, lead, zinc, copper, bismuth, fluorite, celestite, wollastonite, cadmium, diatomite, molybdenum, baryta, graphite, salt, gypsum and manganese, mainly

It is the 1st destination in exploration investment in Latin America and the 4th in the world according to the report published by Metals Economics Group in March 2013

It is the 5th country with the best environment for mining business, according to the report of the consultant Behre Dolbear, published in April 2013

By 2013, it was estimated an investment of nearly eight billion dollars, according to the Mining Chamber of Mexico



Mining-metallurgical sector in Mexico

It contributes to 4.9 percent of the national Gross Domestic Product

In May 2013, the sector generated 337,598 direct jobs and over 1.6 million of indirect jobs, according to the report of the Mexican Institute of Social Security

The average salary of contribution is 37 percent higher than the national average, according to figures from the Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare in December 2012
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