Concerns with Mining (Both the department and Z-level)

[Marquesas]

Mining gets its own whole Z-level.

Not really the whole Z-level but a good chunk of it. Mechanics has their own station on that Z-level also.

Honestly it feels like the admins are trying to condense mining to just a smaller space, and this is the start of doing that.

Yes. They are. And it's justified.
Miners spent most of their time in isolation on their own little Z-levels. This has a seriously negative effect on its desirability - I'd rather not play miner to be completely uninvolved in the game and possibly be eaten by a changeling without any remote hope of help.

The mining Z will be recycled for more fun stuff. Get over it.