Oh for the wages of a miner!

[golden optimist]

I admit it was in 1936 but you definitely earned your money.

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Leonard

[golden optimist]

That was taken from http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=m ... 1up;seq=29 If you want to learn how to run a mine and mill, this has just about all the info you might need to cost it out.
Leonard

[Ron_L]

My math say's they had to get 3.5 ounces per day just cover wages!
Gold was $34.87/toz in 1936

Highest paid guys were paid 11.47% of an ounce per shift...
In todays price of gold (dollars) that would be roughly $138 per shift or $17.25 an hour (assuming only 8 hours as stated)

1936 gave us the Social Security Act - but today we'd have to add in the costs of Workers' Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, Medicare and Obamacare

I know, I way too much time on my hands between naps... I love Christmas break

Ron in WA

[Hoser John]

Thanx much Leonard for the look back in time when life was much simplier. You worked like a dog and died early underground as no protections and working conditions were horrendous. I like the book "Handbook for Prospectors and Operarors of Small Mines " by by Von Bennowitz circa 1926. The complete list of items,and costs, was a real eyeopener of the differences from today. If you find a original "first edition" that rocks as EXPENSIVE collectors edition. 87 years ago, wow and a lot of the info within still pertinent-John

[Bonaro]

MachineMEN
TopMAN
HoistMAN

This is not sexually liberated at all...I think a official protest is in order

[Hoser John]

I would have scanned and posted some of the funnier tables and lists but copywritten multiple times so no can do and take a chance of gettn' this forum into legal bs--bummer as a great look into the past-John