latin america and canada 2004 1 references that include a section mark are found in the internet cited mineral industries of by alfredo c gurmendi ivette e torres steven t anderson omayra bermúdez lugo yolanda fong sam david r wilburn introduction this chapter summarizes recent production consumption countries together with united states these make up most western hemisphere which constitutes total area 40 2 million square kilometers or almost 27 world s land 149 it had combined population about 872 was 14 6 35 billion table bank group 2005 us central intelligence agency also discusses outlook for from through 2011 several american particular argentina brazil chile mexico peru venezuela endowed wealth resources ferrous nonferrous metals wide variety industrial minerals all forms fossil fuels
