User Guide

If you are lucky enough to be able to mine gold,
you should take advantage of the opportunity.
Gold is money, and mining gold affords your city
the chance to make its own.
Before you start mining gold, build a Palace (see
page 101). The Palace converts gold ore into
usable currency, which is counted in debens. If
gold is mined before a Palace is built, the Gold
Mine’s cart pusher will have no place to take it.
Gold ore is never stored in a Storage Yard.
Copper is a valuable metal, too. After it has been
mined, copper can be sold to trade partners or
manufactured into weapons at a Weaponsmith
(see page 77).
Both Copper and Gold Mines must be built next to
rocky outcroppings with metallic nuggets. When
trying to place a mine, a green ghost of the build-
ing will appear when you hold your mouse cursor
over a viable location.
Copper and Gold Mines, like Quarries, are in dan-
ger of collapsing. Build an Architect’s post nearby
to help deter this risk.
Gems.
Gems, like stone, gold and copper, are
mined from rocky outcroppings. You can’t tell by
looking at the rock whether or not it can produce
gems. If gems can be mined, Gemstone Mines will
be listed in the Industrial Structures: Raw Materials
list. Like quarries, Gemstone Mines must be
placed adjacent to rocky outcroppings. They are
also susceptible to collapse, so be sure to build an
Architect’s post nearby.
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If there are extensive rocky outcroppings in the
city’s area, you are most likely able to build quar-
ries to extract the rock. Some areas, though, will
have rock that’s not of construction grade, or too
little rock to support industry. Click on the
Industrial Structures button and check the list of
raw materials available. This list shows you what
types of stone, if any, can be quarried in the area.
You must build quarries adjacent to rocky out-
croppings. If you have picked an appropriate loca-
tion, you will see a green ghost of the Quarry
you’re trying to place. Otherwise, you will see a
red block.
Stone cannot be manufactured into other prod-
ucts. Stone is, however, the stuff of monuments,
and significant amounts of
stone are needed to com-
plete even some of the
smaller monuments.
Quarries, which are dug
into the side of rocky out-
croppings, are prone to
collapse. Be sure to build
an Architect’s post (see
page 100) near the quarries
to prevent disaster.
Gold and Copper.
Metallic nuggets lying amongst
rocky outcroppings indicate the presence of gold,
copper or both. Click on the Industrial Structures
button and check the raw materials list to see
which, if any, you can mine.
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Gemstone Mine
Metal Mine