Chile to Showcase Latin America's $384 Billion Mining Industry at Expomin 2012

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Researched by Industrial Info Research Latin America (Córdoba, Argentina)--The largest Mining Industry exposition in Latin America, EXPOMIN 2012, will kick off Monday, April 9, 2012, in Santiago, Chile´s capital city. More than 1,300 exhibitors and 60,000 visitors from numerous countries are expected to gather in search of business opportunities not only in Chile, but in the region, where the metals and minerals market has experienced increasing growth in recent years.

Mineral-rich Chile, with a population of 16 million, stretches more than 4,300 kilometers along South America's Pacific coast. Chile is a business-friendly nation looking for technology expertise to boost productivity and exports.

"We are looking forward to exhibiting at Expomin this year," said Joseph Govreau, the vice president for Research Metals & Minerals for Industrial Info. "It will be the exhibition to attend for mining equipment and service providers looking to do business in Latin America."

Industrial Info is tracking 136 metals and minerals projects in Chile worth $82.7 billion, and 827 projects in Latin America representing investments of $384.6 billion.

Industrial Info is exhibiting in Booth 919-2 in the International Pavilion, which includes U.S., Australian, Canadian, Chinese and German companies that are currently serving or looking to enter the growing Latin American mining market. Industrial Info is the main sponsor of the VIP Reception organized by Kallman Global. The event will take place at Enoteca Restaurant, Cerro San Cristobal, Santiago, on Tuesday, April 10, starting at 8 p.m. According to Alejandro D. Wolff, the U.S. Ambassador to Chile, "This prestigious trade exhibition provides the ideal venue to show-case America's extraordinary innovation and commitment to excellence. The companies exhibiting at EXPOMIN 2012 are meeting the changing demands of the global marketplace with the finest and most advanced products and services in the mining sector."

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