Mining productivity (research)

	Cost
	60 1 1✖ 250
Prototype type	technology
Internal name	mining-productivity-1
	Required technologies
	Allows
	2-∞

Object description

Mining productivity is a research that adds a productivity bonus to pumpjacks and all mining drills, increasing their productivity by 10% per level. Unlike productivity from productivity modules, there are no downsides, and mining productivity for drills and pumpjacks is not capped. Any ore that is produced by the productivity bonus is free; it does not deplete the resource under the miner.

Technology	Cost	Effects	Cumulative effect
1 Mining productivity 1	60 1 1 ✖ 250	10%	10%
2 Mining productivity 2	60 1 1 1 ✖ 500	10%	20%
3 Mining productivity 3	60 1 1 1 1 1 ✖ 1000	10%	30%
4-∞ Mining productivity 4-∞	60 1 1 1 1 1 1 ✖ `2500*(Level-3)` (eg. 2500 for level 4, 5000 for level 5)	10% per level	30% + `10%*(Level-3)`

With the Space Age mod enabled, infinite research starts with level 3. This technology also never requires utility science packs or space science packs, making the research much cheaper.

Technology	Cost	Effects	Cumulative effect
3 Mining productivity 3-∞	60 1 1 1 1 ✖ `1000*(Level-2)` (eg. 1000 for level 3, 2000 for level 4)	10% per level	20% + `10%*(Level-2)`

Thresholds

The table below shows the number of mining drills needed to fully saturate both lanes of each belt type at key Mining productivity (research) levels. Miners deposit ore on one side of the belt only; values shown are total drills for both sides. The quad stacking column requires Transport belt capacity (research) and shows drills needed to fill a belt whose lane capacity is 4× higher; the miner's output speed is unchanged.

Transport belt

Level	Cumulative research cost	Electric mining drill No modules	Big mining drill
Level	Cumulative research cost	Electric mining drill No modules	No modules	No modules + quad stacking
0	-	30	6	24
10	36.75k	15	3	12
20	171.75k	10	2	8
30	406.75k	8	2	6
40	741.75k	6	2	5
50	1.177M	5	1	4
60	1.712M	5		4
70	2.347M	4		3
80	3.082M	4		3
90	3.917M	3		3
100	4.852M	3		3
110	5.887M	3		2
120	7.022M	3
130	8.257M	3
140 +	9.592M	2

Fast transport belt

Level	Cumulative research cost	Electric mining drill No modules	Big mining drill
Level	Cumulative research cost	Electric mining drill No modules	No modules	No modules + quad stacking
0	-	60	12	48
10	36.75k	30	6	24
20	171.75k	20	4	16
30	406.75k	15	3	12
40	741.75k	12	3	10
50	1.177M	10	2	8
60	1.712M	9	2	7
70	2.347M	8	2	6
80	3.082M	7	2	6
90	3.917M	6	2	5
100	4.852M	6	2	5
110	5.887M	5	1	4
120	7.022M	5		4
130	8.257M	5		4
140	9.592M	4		4
150	11.027M	4		3
160	12.562M	4		3
170	14.197M	4		3
180	15.932M	4		3
190	17.767M	3		3
200	19.702M	3		3
210	21.737M	3		3
220	23.872M	3		3
230	26.107M	3		2
240	28.442M	3
250	30.877M	3
260	33.412M	3
270	36.047M	3
280	38.782M	3
290 +	41.617M	2

Express transport belt

Level	Cumulative research cost	Electric mining drill No modules	Big mining drill
Level	Cumulative research cost	Electric mining drill No modules	No modules	No modules + quad stacking
0	-	90	18	72
10	36.75k	45	9	36
20	171.75k	30	6	24
30	406.75k	23	5	18
40	741.75k	18	4	15
50	1.177M	15	3	12
60	1.712M	13	3	11
70	2.347M	12	3	9
80	3.082M	10	2	8
90	3.917M	9	2	8
100	4.852M	9	2	7
110	5.887M	8	2	6
120	7.022M	7	2	6
130	8.257M	7	2	6
140	9.592M	6	2	5
150	11.027M	6	2	5
160	12.562M	6	2	5
170	14.197M	5	1	4
180	15.932M	5		4
190	17.767M	5		4
200	19.702M	5		4
210	21.737M	5		4
220	23.872M	4		4
230	26.107M	4		3
240	28.442M	4		3
250	30.877M	4		3
260	33.412M	4		3
270	36.047M	4		3
280	38.782M	4		3
290	41.617M	3		3
300	44.552M	3		3
310	47.587M	3		3
320	50.722M	3		3
330	53.957M	3		3
340	57.292M	3		3
350	60.727M	3		2
360	64.262M	3
370	67.897M	3
380	71.632M	3
390	75.467M	3
400	79.402M	3
410	83.437M	3
420	87.572M	3
430	91.807M	3
440 +	96.142M	2

Turbo transport belt

Level	Cumulative research cost	Electric mining drill No modules	Big mining drill
Level	Cumulative research cost	Electric mining drill No modules	No modules	No modules + quad stacking
0	-	120	24	96
10	36.75k	60	12	48
20	171.75k	40	8	32
30	406.75k	30	6	24
40	741.75k	24	5	20
50	1.177M	20	4	16
60	1.712M	18	4	14
70	2.347M	15	3	12
80	3.082M	14	3	11
90	3.917M	12	3	10
100	4.852M	11	3	9
110	5.887M	10	2	8
120	7.022M	10	2	8
130	8.257M	9	2	7
140	9.592M	8	2	7
150	11.027M	8	2	6
160	12.562M	8	2	6
170	14.197M	7	2	6
180	15.932M	7	2	6
190	17.767M	6	2	5
200	19.702M	6	2	5
210	21.737M	6	2	5
220	23.872M	6	2	5
230	26.107M	5	1	4
240	28.442M	5		4
250	30.877M	5		4
260	33.412M	5		4
270	36.047M	5		4
280	38.782M	5		4
290	41.617M	4		4
300	44.552M	4		4
310	47.587M	4		3
320	50.722M	4		3
330	53.957M	4		3
340	57.292M	4		3
350	60.727M	4		3
360	64.262M	4		3
370	67.897M	4		3
380	71.632M	4		3
390	75.467M	3		3
400	79.402M	3		3
410	83.437M	3		3
420	87.572M	3		3
430	91.807M	3		3
440	96.142M	3		3
450	100.577M	3		3
460	105.112M	3		3
470	109.747M	3		2
480	114.482M	3
490	119.317M	3
500	124.252M	3
510	129.287M	3
520	134.422M	3
530	139.657M	3
540	144.992M	3
550	150.427M	3
560	155.962M	3
570	161.597M	3
580	167.332M	3
590 +	173.167M	2

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Mining productivity (research)

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Transport belt

Fast transport belt

Express transport belt

Turbo transport belt

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Cost
60 1 1 ✖ 250
Prototype type	technology
Internal name	mining-productivity-1
Required technologies

Allows
2-∞

Mining productivity (research)

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Thresholds

Transport belt

Fast transport belt

Express transport belt

Turbo transport belt

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