U.S. Mining Salaries, Wages and Benefits 2022 Executive Summary

This year, 141 mines in 42 U.S. states, representing over 32,000 mine employees responded to the Costmine U.S. mining compensation survey. This executive summary provides an overview of the survey results.
Mining Industry Beware, Inflation Is Eroding Project Economics…Rapidly

According to new data from Costmine analyst, Brad Terhune, costs are not only increasing but they have been accelerating over the past couple of years.
Inflation Hits Miners, Exposure to Oil to Blame

According to new research from CostMine, it has never been more expensive to operate or build a mine. However, not all costs are rising equally.
Passive Road Runoff Treatment

There are a lot of factors in the costs of building a mine road. Explore a cost model we have built on passive water treatment for mine road runoff and see how road road width and thickness affects the cost.
The tough times will pass for boom-and-bust mining sector

This opinion piece looks at why the mining industry is currently having a tough time and what is needed to weather yet another economic bust.
Surging Inflation Hits Mining

Examine a real-world example of how an inflation has increased capital and operational costs of mining projects using the equipment cost calculator.
Pay Holds Steady Despite Great Resignation

Did the “great resignation” cause the decrease in wages in the mining industry in 2021? Download the report to find out.
How much does innovation add to the cost of water treatment?

This report looks at who pays for the innovation of water treatment and how much it adds to overall mineral development expenses.
2022 Equipment Costs Quiz

How well do you know the costs of mining equipment? Take this two-minute quiz to find out how well you know equipment costs.
Using the Sun To Power Canada’s Remote Mines

A comparison of the performance of solar photovoltaic panels in northern Canada to diesel generation.