U.S. market for mining equipment to rise significantly — Research and Markets

The U.S. market for mining equipment will increase significantly in the coming years, says Research and Markets latest report “U.S. Market for Mining Equipment.”

With the increase in demand for commodities such as iron ore and copper, and the ongoing thirst for energy sources such as coal, the market for mining equipment has seen a lot of growth lately. Due to the wide spread mining going on for coal, surface mining machinery remained the largest product segment of the industry in 2011. And these numbers could double in 2012.

The report is available here.