Mining Industry Accounts for 63% of 2010 North American Metals & Minerals Industry Planned Project Starts

SUGAR LAND--December 7, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The mining sector will dominate project activity for the North American Metals & Minerals Industry in 2010, according to a recent survey of active capital and maintenance projects conducted by Industrial Info. "We've identified 500 Metals & Minerals Industry projects scheduled to begin construction in 2010 in North America, with a total investment value [TIV] of $48.4 billion," said Joseph Govreau, VP Metals & Minerals Research for Industrial Info. Mr. Govreau continued, "About 63% of this TIV will be in the mining sector."