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 Introduction
The non-oil mining in Mexico grew, according to gross domestic product of 25.3% in 2009, despite the crisis experienced by national and global economy.
The expansion of the sector was based mainly on the boom in precious metals industries, primarily gold, although other industries contributed to growth, as were those of some mineral non concessible.
The current price value of production of extended Mexican mining reached a total of 119.6 billion pesos, representing an increase of 2.4% over the previous year.
For its part, the total trade of mining-metallurgical products totaled 15.5 billion dollars, an amount 29.2% lower than the 21.9 billion in 2008. The amount of exports reached 10.2 billion dollars, representing a decrease of 18% over the previous year when there were a total of 12.4 billion dollars.
As regards imports, they recorded a decrease of 43.6% per annum and a total of 5.3 billion dollars. With this, the balance of the mining-metallurgical trade balance of our country recorded a trade surplus, with a positive balance amounting to 4913.3 million dollars, which meant an increase of 62.9% over the previous year.
In the year under review, the investment in the mining sector reached a total of 2.858 million dollars, an amount that represented a decrease of 21.8% over the previous year, reflecting the context of economic recession affecting global consumption and the level of international prices of minerals.
Similarly, for the second straight year, employment levels in the mining sector showed a decline during 2009 was a drop of 1.3% per year, during which the national economy experienced the deepest crisis in years. The number of people employed in the mining sector reached a total of 269.501 people at the end of December reporting year, which represented 3.533 fewer jobs than in 2008.
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