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[[File:smelting_factorysimcity coal mine.gifjpg|400px|thumb|right|Smelting PlantCoal Mine]][[File:simcity ore mine.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Ore Mine]]Mining also known as Metals is one of the [[City Specializations#big businessesFile:simcity smelting factory.jpg|400px|thumb|right|big businessSmelting Factory]] [[City SpecializationsFile:simcity metals hq.jpg|400px|thumb|right|specializationsMetals HQ]]. *It has its own global [[leaderboardFile: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]].

*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 *Note that mining drastically increases [[metalpollution]] and in your city. Pollution will negatively affect your city's [[alloyhealth]].

*More money can be made if the player builds a ==Mining Structures=====Coal Mine===:''Main article: [[#Smelting Factory|smelting factoryCoal Mine]] to convert the minerals into metal and alloy.''

==Mining Structures=Metals HQ===Coal Mine - Ore Mine - Smelting Factory -:''Main article: [[Metals HQ]]''