SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - February 9, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- For the Metals & Minerals Industry, 2009 is shaping up to be a record year for plant and mine closures in the U.S. Just one month into the year, 45 major Metals & Minerals Industry plants and mines have already closed or have announced plans to close in 2009. This news comes on the heels of 2008, a year that marked the highest plant closure rate for the industry since 2004.

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