| From Yourminingnews.com: A report distributed by the National Mining Association found that U.S. mining transformed metals and minerals into $98.4 billion of finished mineral, metal and fuel resources, which were used to produced $1.8 trillion of value-added products in 2007.
The Economic Contributions of U.S. Mining in 2007, by Moore Economics found U.S. mining payroll totaled more than $22 billion in 2007, generating total payroll of $64.6 billion and $21.6 billion in personal income and payroll taxes through the economy..... Full Article: Source
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