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Ore Drill
Type: Exterior
Materials cost:
Building Materials 25
Estimated build time: 0 hrs



A semi-automated mining system for hauling raw metals out of the ground.

The Ore Drill produces Raw Iron. Efficiency and rate at which the ore is gathered depends on where it is built and prospecting should be used to find the best placement.

Player characters will go to the console which is not visible in the BUILD menu to operate the machine. It is located on the opposite end of the crane arm.

Building Level Workers Material Cost Power Consumption Efficiency
Ore Drill 2 25 × Building Materials 20 125%
Ore Drill II 1 30 × Building Materials

10 × Iron Plates

25 140%
Ore Drill III

(Automated)

0 15 × Building Materials

20 × Iron Plates

10 × Electrical Components

35 140%