First of all, it’s good to think that mining skills are well regarded, thus well paid, and that those people who choose to make a living in the mining industry are making an average $100K a year vs. the much lower $42K that their counterparts in other industries make. This begs for a comment about the benefits of being part of a productive and, yes, lucrative sector of the economy. If you could get paid more than twice than what you currently make for what you do, wouldn’t you like it better?

It seems obvious to me that mining, as an industry, not only creates jobs, but well-paid ones at that! I only wish there were more articles like this in the mass media. For that reason, I’m going to post this piece in my own blogspot. Cheers.