Monday, November 24, 2008

The Mining Industry Including the Mining Equipment Sector Has been Progressively Growing

Since 2003, the mining industry including the mining equipment sales sector has been progressively growing. And last year, this sector which includes the mining equipment sales sector, registered impressive figures:

Mining Gross Production Value: PhP97.41 billion (US$2.11 billion)
Mining’s Contribution to GDP (current prices): US$ 1.96 billion (1.4%)
Total Exports of Minerals and Mineral Products: US$2.548 billion (5.2%)
Taxes, Fees and Royalties from Mining: PhP10.4 billion
Employment in Mining (and Quarrying): 149,000

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