Only the British could present so stiff-upper-lip a report.  See this link for a perfect example of the difference in the way the British report the news and the way the United States of Canada presents the news.  In addition to being a fascinating cultural icon, the report is also a BIG mining story—although I cannot help but feel that there is something not quite right in the story.  Something does not add up.  Can you help find the missing pieces?

Want to earn more?  Go into the military or mining in Colorado.  That strange conclusion would appear to follow from this extract of a report on personal income gains since the forth quarter of 2007: 

Of the 23 industries the Bureau of Economic Analysis tracks on a quarterly basis, mining had the strongest earnings growth nationally, at 5.4 percent. But because mining accounts for only about 1 million jobs in the United States, the industry contributed little to overall personal income growth.

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