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Students in Chile are protesting; they are demanding free and better education.  The more communist-inclined are demanding nationalization of the country’s copper mines—which produce some sixty-percent of the country’s income.  Politicians dither and special-interest groups lobby.  It takes six years to get a degree when at most it should take four years.

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Today, I received the following in an email.  The writer asks a number of questions relating to his decision to go into mineral engineering.  First I repeat the email, and then I set out my answers to his questions.  If you too can help this fellow, please do so by commenting.  Thanks. 

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Here from the CostMine report 2011 Survey Results, U.S. Coal Mine Salaries, Wages and Benefits ae some wages earned by U.S. coal miners. First wages at surface coal mines.  In US$ per hour, here are minimum, average, and maximum wages for the 28 reporting mines:

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There are conventionally 2,080 work hours in a year.  Thus somebody earning a wage of $20 an hour gets the equivalent of a salary of about $42,000.  Considering the mine manager makes about $100,000 to $150,000 a year, it is interesting to take a look at actual wages paid to miners in the United States [...]

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There is no such thing as an average miner.  There is no such thing as an average salary.  Yet we can get some idea of how well mining people are paid by looking at the average salaries for 2011 on U.S. Metal and Industrial Metal Mines.  Here are some averages from the recently published CostMine, [...]

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Can you help a Russian mining engineer?  I often get personal emails from readers of this blog seeking advice or help.   I cannot help them all; but I try to answer them all and give my opinion that might help them. 

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Here from the new survey by CostMine entitled 2011 Survey Results, U.S. Metal and Industrial Mine Salaries, Wages and Benefits are some salaries.   I cannot possibly repeat the copious information in this new survey.  Instead I repeat below some of the salaries in jobs and places that interest me, and which I hope interest you.  [...]

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Today Jennifer Leinhart of CostMine sent me these two volumes: 2011 Survey Results: U.S. Coal Mine Salaries, Wages and Benefits 2011 Survey Results: U.S. Metal & Industrial Mineral Mine Salaries, Wages and Benefits

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There are no societies for men in mining.  Yet there are many groups for women in mining.  I think this is degrading to women, mining, and engineering in general.  Let me tell you why I have this contrary opinion.

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I have not done this before; I have never repeated a comment as a new posting.  I do this now, not because I have become lazy and dependent on others for opinions and perspective,  but because I think this comment is worthy of individual exposure and repeat.  This is powerful writing and strong opinion.  So [...]

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