SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwire) — 09/09/11 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — South America, home to vast mineral resources, will remain an attractive place for foreign investments in the in coming years. With more than 350 operational mines and about 400 active mining projects representing combined investments of more than $216 billion, project activity on the continent is growing substantially, thanks to worldwide and domestic demand for mined raw materials.All