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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]].

*Be sure to inspect the [[regioncities]] ' resource stats and resource data maps to find where the coal, and ore, and oil deposits are before you claim your cityand [[zones|zone]] your districts.

As Mining also known as Metals is one of the player advance his or her Mining [[City Specializations#big businesses|big business, the player can dig up larger quantities of coal and ore]] [[City Specializations|specializations]] with its own global [[leaderboards|leaderboard]].

Ore and coal extracted from the ground can be processed into more valuable resources such as [[metal]] and [[alloy]].  *More money can be made if the player builds a Note that mining drastically increases [[#Smelting Factory|smelting factorypollution]] to convert the minerals into metal and alloyin your city. Mining also known as Metals is one of the [[City Specializations#big businesses|big business]] [[City Specializations|specializations]] with its own global Pollution will negatively affect your city's [[leaderboards|leaderboardhealth]].