{{see [[File:simcity coal mine.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Coal Mine]][[File:simcity ore mine.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Ore Mine]][[File:simcity smelting factory.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Smelting Factory]][[File:simcity metals hq.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Metals HQ]][[File:simcity advance coal mine.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Advanced Coal mine]]Cities specialized in Mining extract [[ore]] and [[coal]] for profit. To extract the minerals, [[#Coal Mine|Coal]] and [[#Ore Mine|Ore Mines]] must be constructed directly above the corresponding deposits. Extracted ore and coal can be exported to the [[Global Market]] for immediate profit. [[Coal Power Plant]]s burn coal to generate [[power|electricity]]. A [[#Smelting Factory|Smelting Factory]] can be constructed to process ore and coal into more valuable resources: [[alloy]] and [[metal]] for . *Natural resources such as ore, coal and [[oil]] are finite in a region *Be sure to inspect the [[cities]]' resource stats and resource data maps to find where the coal and ore deposits are before you claim your city and [[zones|zone]] your districts. Mining also known as Metals is one of the commodity[[City Specializations#big businesses|big business]] [[City Specializations|specializations]] with its own global [[leaderboards|leaderboard]]. *Note that mining drastically increases [[pollution]] in your city. Pollution will negatively affect your city's [[health]]. ==Mining Structures=====Coal Mine===:''Main article: [[Coal Mine]]'' ===Ore Mine===:''Main article: [[Ore Mine]]'' ===Smelting Factory===:''Main article: [[Smelting Factory]]'' ===Metals HQ===:''Main article: [[Metals HQ]]'' ===Advanced Coal Mine===:''Main article: [[Advanced Coal Mine]]'' {{Mining}}Cities specialized in metal[[Category:City Specializations]]