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Minerals Workforce
Annual Mining Wages vs. All Industries 2011
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Mining Industry Employment by Age Group, 2011 (members only)
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Did you know?
- Every American uses an average of nearly 40,000 pounds of newly mined materials each year.
- The United States produced about 6 percent of the world's nonfuel nonferrous minerals in 2010.
- The Toyota Prius plug-in-hybrid requires about 50 pounds of rare earth metals for its motor and battery.





