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Delta County Independent, woan••asy, Oetobw as, 180.513 <br />wmpared' with $25,553 for an av- <br />erage wage in all industries. <br />In Colorado, the average mining <br />wage is $46,390, as compared with <br />the avetage wage for all industries <br />of $24,709. Wyoming miners make <br />twice the amount of the average <br />wage earner. Alaska is the place to <br />go for high wages: miners there av- <br />erage $74,351 each. <br />West. Elk Mine has about 25(j <br />employees, a spokesman said. <br />In the West, where coal seams <br />are sub$tantially thicker and less <br />gassy than in other regions, produc- <br />tivity st~5od at 5.67 tons per worker- <br />hour in 1993. <br />WatT LR5 Axt?wn? <br />'IWo exciting areas lie ahead for <br />longwall mining, the EIA report <br />concludes. <br />One is fully automated longwall <br />machinery, a step down the road <br />for most mines because of its cost. <br />Increased use of computers and <br />self-diagnostic equipment aze seen <br />at some time in the future. <br />Deeper cuts for longwall equip- <br />ment and more emphasis on <br />coalbed methane recovery, which <br />can turn a safety hazard into valu- <br />ableenergy, ate also anticipated. <br />