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Sept 12, 2008 7:01:01 GMT -5
Post by John on Sept 12, 2008 7:01:01 GMT -5
We usually come up on the first or second pages of a search!! That means more daily traffic and possible new members. When you find good mining sites request them to put our address as a link! Then place their link in the links section.
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Sept 14, 2008 13:43:24 GMT -5
Post by coalfire on Sept 14, 2008 13:43:24 GMT -5
Is this an Ok to put your website link on our website, John? I've been trying to get enough links together to actually have a links page on it.
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Sept 14, 2008 21:39:21 GMT -5
Post by John on Sept 14, 2008 21:39:21 GMT -5
Is this an Ok to put your website link on our website, John? I've been trying to get enough links together to actually have a links page on it. Sure Lannie, I'd appreciate links everywhere!!
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Sept 15, 2008 10:55:59 GMT -5
Post by coalfire on Sept 15, 2008 10:55:59 GMT -5
Got it in there as a thread. Will try to start a links page as well. John, besure to check out our article on a mine operation in Southern WV, should have an article on Va anthracite in the next couple of months, pretty interesting stuff.
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Sept 15, 2008 11:21:15 GMT -5
Post by John on Sept 15, 2008 11:21:15 GMT -5
I'll tell you what Lannie, if I were 20 years younger I'd consider getting a job in the US mining industry, pretty good rates of pay as an electrician, and with my experience I don't think I'd get turned down either!. I was looking at companies that were longwalling, and at that time there was a shortage of skilled experienced longwall electricians!
I'd wouldn't work at any mine with low roof conditions though!! Was spoiled in Australia.
I did apply for a job in a gold mine in Nevada some 12 years back when we lived in California. Problem was the price of gold dropped dramatically during that period, and all sign ons were suspended.
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Sept 16, 2008 5:40:04 GMT -5
Post by dazbt on Sept 16, 2008 5:40:04 GMT -5
"job in the US mining industry, pretty good rates of pay as an electrician,"
What are the rates of pay in US coalmines, how are they graded, is there much difference mine to mine, bonuses etc?
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Sept 16, 2008 7:07:47 GMT -5
Post by John on Sept 16, 2008 7:07:47 GMT -5
I think it's company to company Daz, Lannie will have to answer that one. When I was looking at mines with longwalls, pay seemed to be in the vicinity of $US100,000 a year with benefits. At that time, probably still the same, there was a shortage of longwall experience, and companies were looking for that experience. I checked one company a couple of days back, 4 day week, I presume 12 hour shifts, but not sure, full medical, dental, eye glasses package, full vacation time, all public holidays, Xmas shutdown. Elecs pay was $84,000 to $91,000 depending on experience, continuous miner drivers $35 an hour! The one thing that bugs me, is union subscriptions! Very high, depending on the union! No wonder nobody wants to join them.
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Sept 16, 2008 7:33:37 GMT -5
Post by coalfire on Sept 16, 2008 7:33:37 GMT -5
average electrician wage is about 80,000 to 100,000 thousand a year like John said. Most electricians are paid by the hour unless you a chief. Union rates are around, I think 24 an hour and last place I left was 30 dollars an hour. I was offered a job last week as an electrical chief 10,000 a month salary and free fuel.Most mines that I know of work 9+ hours a day 5 to 6 days a week. There are few companies however,that are realizing that the younger generation of coalminers enjoy thier time off.
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Sept 16, 2008 14:46:31 GMT -5
Post by dazbt on Sept 16, 2008 14:46:31 GMT -5
Thanks for those replies J and L, those figures give at least some sense of relative perspective when comparing to average UK wages and whilst they certainly aren't high enough to pay a coal miner his true worth, they don't seem too bad. The last set of figures that I saw published for coal mining in the UK related to Daw Mill's recruitment about a year ago, when the figures for underground workers was published as being £80 per shift minimum, with the potential of bonuses, which I have to admit I personally thought at the time was an insult, my missis earns a good deal more than that as a Social Worker. Without a grasp of US contemporary living costs, any comparison to the standard of living in the UK is a bit of a guesstimate, but the employment package deal of health cover and social benefits seem to make the coal mining wages at least a fair deal. In 1977 some British service engineers were offered jobs by US based coal mining companies at salaries of approximately $33,000, which at that time seemed like an invitation to Valhalla and would almost certainly have doubled their UK expected earnings. It all sounds good, but not quite good enough to prise me out of retirement, even into the luxury of a seam I could stand up in.
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Sept 16, 2008 15:00:59 GMT -5
Post by John on Sept 16, 2008 15:00:59 GMT -5
As a pay package it's pretty good Daz, that includes medical, dental and eye glasses plan, plus all public holidays, which a lot of companies don't pay! Then vacation, probably two weeks after one years service. From what I've seen advertised a 401 pension package too, thats where your employer puts the same as you into an approved pension plan. My wife only used to get payed for Christmas, Labour, 4th of July and Thanksgiving as public holidays. So, what appears as $100,000 is nearly double that with benefits.
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Sept 16, 2008 15:15:28 GMT -5
Post by dazbt on Sept 16, 2008 15:15:28 GMT -5
As a pay package it's pretty good Daz, that includes medical, dental and eye glasses plan, plus all public holidays, which a lot of companies don't pay! Then vacation, probably two weeks after one years service. From what I've seen advertised a 401 pension package too, thats where your employer puts the same as you into an approved pension plan. My wife only used to get payed for Christmas, Labour, 4th of July and Thanksgiving as public holidays. So, what appears as $100,000 is nearly double that with benefits. Well certainly anything that pays the equivalent of $200,000 has to be a fantastic deal, wherever you live.
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