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Report says U.S. coal mine wages outstrip U.S. metal mine wages

Krista Noyes Salzer | February 09, 2011 | 9:46 pm

Hourly wages at U.S. coal mines continue to increase ahead of those at U.S. metal mines, according to the results of two surveys conducted by CostMine. When comparing selected benchmark wages, coal miners in our survey earned up to 18% more. Details in the report—U.S....