Mining

2019-09-29T19:14:19Z

AJaromir: /* Drill types */

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'''Mining''' is used to extract resources from the world. Mining drills are the first step to automating manufacture, although most resources have to be smelted in a [[furnace]] for further usage.

== Mining speed formula ==
The rate at which resources are produced is given by:

Mining speed / Mining time = Production rate (in resource/sec)

To calculate the time needed for one resource-item use this formula:

Mining time / Mining speed = Seconds for one resource item

Mining speed is a function of the miner while mining time is a function of the metal or mineral you are currently mining (you can place a miner over a mixed field).

=== Mining by hand ===
When mining by hand, the formula is modified slightly:
(1 + Mining Speed Modifier) * .5 / Mining time = Production rate (in resource/sec)

=== Infinite resources ===

The output of the unmodified resource is the percentage yield of the tile currently used by the miner.

Output of unmodified field * ( Number of modules in miner * Bonus from module ) + Output of unmodified field * ( Number of beacons * ( Number of modules * Distribution efficiency ) * Bonus from module + Productivity research bonus + 1 ) = Raw output per second

(Raw output per second * Mining speed) / Mining time = Production rate (in resource/sec)

The mining drill or pumpjack will sum the production rate of all tiles below it and show that value in the tooltip.

== Drill types ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! Total raw !! Mining speed !! Mining power !! Covered area !!Max health
|-
| {{imagelink|Hand_icon|Player}} || - || 0.5 || - || 1 × 1 || 250
|-
| {{Imagelink|Burner mining drill}} || {{Icon|Iron plate|9}} {{icon|stone|5}} || 0.25 || 150 kW ([[Fuel|burner]]) || 2 × 2 || 150
|-
| {{Imagelink|Electric mining drill}} || {{Icon|Iron plate|23}} {{Icon|Copper plate|4.5}} || 0.5 || 90 kW ([[Electric system|electric]]) || 5 × 5 || 300
|-
|}

Note, that the Burner mining drill covers exactly its size (2×2, the covered area is also 2×2), while the Electric mining drill is one tile bigger (size is 3×3, but covered area is 5×5).

Mining drills can only be placed on resources.

== Output ==

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Resource
! Burner M. Drill
! Electric M. Drill
|-
| '''Speed''': 0.25
| '''Speed''': 0.5
|-
! scope="row" | Iron
| Time: '''1'''
| {{Icon|Iron ore|0.25/s}}
| {{Icon|Iron ore|0.5/s}}
|-
! scope="row" | Copper
| Time: '''1'''
| {{Icon|Copper ore|0.25/s}}
| {{Icon|Copper ore|0.5/s}}
|-
! scope="row" | Coal
| Time: '''1'''
| {{icon|coal|0.25/s}}
| {{icon|coal|0.5/s}}
|-
! scope="row" | Stone
| Time: '''1'''
| {{icon|stone|0.25/s}}
| {{icon|stone|0.5/s}}
|-
! scope="row" | Uranium
| Time: '''2'''
|
| {{icon|uranium ore|0.25/s}}
|-
|}

Unlike most other equipment, mining drills will output resources directly without the need of [[inserter]]s. This includes [[transport belts]], [[chests]], other mining drills, [[furnace]]s, [[assembling machine]]s etc.

The above figures are modified by [[Mining productivity (research)|Mining productivity]] technology, which adds to any bonus from productivity modules.

[[File:Burner drill to chest.png]] [[File:Burner drill to furnace.png]]

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