 The town became one of the most important mining centres of the Agrigento province, as described by Luigi Pirandello in his novel The Old and the Young ("I vecchi e i giovani") (1928).With the decline of the sulfur mining industry in the 20th century many townspeople opted for emigration.A long strip of land between the country towns of Aragona and Grotte, Comitini boasts a substantial agricultural production of almonds, olives, grapes, and citrus fruits.