Mining productivity (research)

Mining productivity (research)

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

Mining productivity is a research that increases the resource output of mining drills and pumpjacks by 10% per level. Unlike productivity from productivity modules, there are no downsides. 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-1) (eg. 1000 for level 3, 2000 for level 4)	10% per level	20% + 10%*(Level-2)

Output of electric mining drills

At mining productivity 350, a single electric mining drill can fill a blue belt. (Note: As of the Space Age DLC, mining drills are limited to feeding at a rate of 1/2 the rate supported by the belt.)

Mining productivity level	Number of Speed module 3	Express transport belt
26	3	0.1
35	3	0.125
50	3	0.166
62	3	0.2
80	3	0.25
110	3	0.333
170	3	0.5
215	0	0.25
350	3	1
440	0	0.5
890	0	1

See also

• Research
• Technologies
• Mining