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Usually a miner works 5 days one week and 6 the next unless there running production weekends and if so you may work 3 to 4 weeks straight without a Saturday off. So the answer is 9-10 hour days (this includes travel time to get underground) Average 50-60 hours a week. But the money is great!!

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about 50. That is the greatesr amount. It matters on the space of the mine. But there is usully over 20 people in one mine.

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they did`nt have a limit they had to do it all day

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On average around 8 hours. Im not 100% sure but its around that.

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