Posted by: Nathan_
« on: October 02, 2012, 01:12:55 AM »A base technology automine will generate 10 minerals per year from a 1.0 deposit, so the time to return on investment for an automine is 12 years for duranium. However, mining planetary leaders can shorten this by increasing mine yields. Likewise a sector leader with a mining bonus works as well, and finally the tech to increase mining production again shortens this, so there are many things that can be done to alleviate a shortage, but planning ahead is the least painful.