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[[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 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]].
*Natural resources such as ore, coal and [[oil]] are finite in a region