ENSENADA.- With the purpose of giving more opportunities to the mining sector and the state's generation of employees, State Governor, Francisco "Kiko" Vega de Lamadrid and General Director of Mining Development from the Ministry of Economy, Juan José Camacho López, lead the protocol act of Baja's State Council of Mining installation.
The State Governor mentioned that for this administration it is fundamental to propitiate the state's economical development, through the launch of productive activities in the region, which is why the State's Development Plan 2014-2019 was established in order to detonate the potential of the entity's mining sector.
He emphasized that Baja California currently has five mining centers from which iron, copper, sulfur, lead, zinc, gold, and silver are extracted, given that two thirds of our surface have important mining sites; which have only been explored and exploited to a minimum.
On his behalf, Juan José Camacho López, acknowledged the vision and commitment of Baja's Government towards the community, taking as a basis the promotion of the mining sector, which is reflected with this Council's installation.
He indicated that throughout the years the State Mining Councils have demonstrated to be effective instruments that launch and strengthen the mining industry in states, as well as generating and developing schemes and conditions for a better usage of mining potential, such as institutionalizing synergies that will allow a better deployment of the capacities that the different sectors have.
Furthermore, the state is number one in sand production, second in stone materials, fifth in wand, ninth in gold and twelfth in salt, nationwide.
Camacho pointed out that in Baja California, the metallurgic mining sector generates over 11,000 jobs, even though the price of minerals is going through a decreasing phase, making public policies charge more for them as back up mechanism for the investment and promotion of small to medium mining.
During this event, Secretary of Economical Development, Carlo Bonfante Olache, explained that during 2014 over $350,000,000 dollars were invested in the sector, generating over 2,000 direct employments, which are currently functioning in 25 companies that are dedicated to mineral extraction.
At the same time, different promotional activities took place in Mexico and in other countries such as Canada; reinforcing the relationship with federal authorities regarding mining, allowing the spread of training and support programs that will help small mining producers and any participant of this productive chain.
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