Hard rock mining gross value cracks $10 billion mark in 2012
RENO -- Nevada mineral production in 2012 for the first time exceeded $10 billion in gross value. Hard rock mining production is expected to crack the $10 billion threshold once state production and taxation totals are finalized and published by the Division of Minerals and the Department of Taxation later this year.
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