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    1) The estimated value of undeveloped U.S. mineral resources is over $6.2 trillion. 2) In 2012, U.S. mines produced over $76 billion worth of raw materials which were used to process $704 billion worth of mineral materials. 3) Despite a decade of job losses, metal ore mining jobs in the U.S. have increased 10% in the last ten years, with over 433,000 Americans directly employed in minerals mining and over 872,000 Americans indirectly employed.

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    1) The estimated value of undeveloped U.S. mineral resources is over $6.2 trillion. 2) In 2012, U.S. mines produced over $76 billion worth of raw materials which were used to process $704 billion worth of mineral materials. 3) Despite a decade of job losses, metal ore mining jobs in the U.S. have increased 10% in the last ten years, with over 433,000 Americans directly employed in minerals mining and over 872,000 Americans indirectly employed.

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    N NMA Infographic Growth 7 2 12

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    1) The estimated value of undeveloped U.S. mineral resources is over $6.2 trillion. 2) In 2012, U.S. mines produced over $76 billion worth of raw materials which were used to process $704 billion worth of mineral materials. 3) Despite a decade of job losses, metal ore mining jobs in the U.S. have increased 10% in the last ten years, with over 433,000 Americans directly employed in minerals mining and over 872,000 Americans indirectly employed.

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    13 15

    Al P Mi Ne Ra Ls
    26.982 5.933
    Aluminium Phosphorus

    22 26 27 28 29

    Ti Fe Co Ni Cu M A K E
    47.867 55.845 58.933 58.693 63.546
    Titanium Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper

    30 39 42 47 56 57 58

    Zn Y Mo Ag Ba Gr O Wt H La Ce
    65.39 88.906 95.94 107.87 137.33 138.91 140.12
    Zinc Yttrium Molybdenum Silver Barium Lanthanide Cerium

    The impact of minerals mining on U.S. jobs and the economy

    The estimated value of key In 2012,


    undeveloped U.S. mineral resources... U.S. mines produced

    6.2
    Which were used to process

    $ 704
    raw materials worth...

    BILLION
    $
    76
    BILLION

    worth of
    mineral materials
    TRILLION

    $
    2
    Amid a record job loss
    Industries Including decade, metal ore mining
    TRILLION

    jobs have increased...

    Turn minerals into innovative products


    that grow our economy
    greater
    than
    Roughly 15% of GDP in 2012
    10 ten years
    %
    in the last

    In July 2011,
    Each Year,
    minerals and materials
    129
    $
    BILLION
    despite 9.1% unemployed
    nationwide...

    9,
    processed from minerals
    account for exports worth
    more than...
    Americans found jobs in
    mining including mineral mining

    433,000
    Americans directly employed
    872,000
    Americans indirectly employed
    through minerals mining through minerals mining

    Minerals mining supports more than

    1.3 Million
    American Jobs
    MineralsMakeLife.org
    SOURCES
    “PricewaterhouseCoopers;” The Economic Contributions of U.S Mining in 2008, October 2010.
    “Bureau of Labor Statistics;” Employment Situation Summary-July 2011, August 2011.
    “U.S. Geological Survey;” Mineral Commodity Summaries 2012 , January 2012.

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