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CostMine conducts periodic surveys of compensation
practices at coal, metal, industrial mineral, and
aggregate mines in
Canada
,
the
U.S.
,
and other locations. The results of these surveys are available in individual
reports described in our Labor
Compensation Reports section. Abbreviated versions of these reports for
Canada
and the
U.S.
also appear in Mining Cost Service. Included
in our current surveys are 193
U.S.
mines, 53 Canadian mines and
155 exploration offices in 31 countries. The following table briefly
summarizes the 2006 survey results for the
U.S.
metal, industrial mineral
and coal mines.
2006 Annual Mining Cost Service U.S. Mine Labor Survey
Wage and Benefit Summary
Surface and Underground
Coal, Metal, and Industrial Mineral Mines - All
U.S.
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Number of mines
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Union
84
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Non-union
109
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Partially
or fully paid by company
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# of mines
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# of mines
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Life
insurance
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82
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104
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Medical
insurance
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84
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107
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Dental
insurance
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82
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100
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Vision
insurance
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76
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89
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Retirement
benefits
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84
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104
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Sick
leave
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66
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52
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Disability
Income Insurance
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80
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91
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Mines
with incentive bonus plans
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52
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67
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Number of mines
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Average change
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Number of mines
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Average change
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Wages
increased in last 12 months
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81
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+2.7%
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100
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+3.4%
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Wages
decreased in last 12 months
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0
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0
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No change in wages in last 12 months
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3
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0%
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9
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0%
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range
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average
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range
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average
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Number of paid holidays per year
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6 - 13
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11
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0 - 13
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10
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Paid life insurance coverage
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12K - 80K
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52K
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2K – 88K
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41K
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Number of days vacation provided after the following years
service
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1 yr
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5 - 16
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9
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0 - 15
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8
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3 yr
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5 - 16
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10
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0 - 15
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9
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5 yr
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10 - 18
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13
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0 - 18
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13
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10 yr
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14 - 23
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17
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0 - 22
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16
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15 yr
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14 - 28
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20
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0 - 25
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18
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20 yr
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14 - 29
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22
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0 - 25
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20
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25/plus
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14 - 30
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24
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0 - 25
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20
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range
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average
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range
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average
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Total cost of
benefits as a % of wages paid, incl. workers comp., unemployment
insurance, soc. sec. and others
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20% - 87%
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46%
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23% - 74%
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39%
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Shift differential
paid
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Evening ($/hour)
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.15 - .85
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.40
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.20 – .75
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.39
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Night ($/hour)
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.20 – 2.00
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.57
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.25 – 1.25
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.54
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Benchmark hourly
wages ($/hour)
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Laborer - surface mine
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9.35-27.82
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18.37
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7.00-21.51
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13.61
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Laborer - underground mine
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11.92-26.49
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18.77
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10.00-23.66
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14.36
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Mill equipment operator
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12.36-30.68
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18.69
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10.34-25.65
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15.81
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Stationary equipment op.
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19.84-26.30
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20.74
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11.85-25.75
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21.86
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Mechanic - surface mine
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12.44-30.09
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21.15
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11.50-27.50
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18.88
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Electrician - UG mine
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16.00-32.67
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22.74
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14.00-27.56
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19.73
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Equipment operator - UG
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13.75-32.19
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20.18
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11.25-24.72
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17.21
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Production truck driver
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11.00-28.48
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20.54
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9.00-24.78
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16.06
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Heavy
equip. operator-surface (excludes dragline/strip shovel)
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11.71-30.09
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20.86
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9.00-25.75
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16.84
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