Mining

Mining drills are used to automate the extraction of resources. Drills are the first step to automate manufaction, although most resources have to be smelted in a furnace for further usage.

Mining Speed Formula

Metal and mineral resources have a "mining hardness" rating. The rate at which they are produced is given by:

(Mining power - Mining hardness) * Mining speed / Mining time = Production rate (in resource/sec)

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

Mining time / ((Mining power - Mining hardness) * Mining speed) = Seconds for one resource item

Mining power and speed are functions of the miner while hardness and time are functions of the metal or mineral you are currently mining (you can place a miner over a mixed field).

See also Calculate Time for production?.

Herstellungsrezept

Artikel	Benötigtes Material	Abbaukraft	Abbaugeschwindigkeit	Maximaler Energieverbrauch	Bergbaugebiet	Maximale Gesundheit
File:Burner-mining-drill.png Befeuerter Erzförderer	File:Iron-plate.png 9 5	2.5	0.35	300 kW (burner)	2 x 2	100

Output

Unlike most other equipment, mining drills will output resources directly without the need of inserters. This includes Transport belts, Chests, other mining drills (makes only sense for Burner mining drill), Furnaces, Assembling machines etc.

See also

• Effecient mining setup for robots.
• Extreme mining.
• Smelting where you mine