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[[File:smelting_factorysimcity coal mine.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Coal Mine]][[File:simcity ore mine.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Ore Mine]][[File:simcity smelting factory.gifjpg|400px|thumb|right|Smelting PlantFactory]][[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]].

*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 city. As the player advance his or her Mining business, the player can dig up larger quantities of coal and ore.  Ore and coal extracted from the ground can be processed into more valuable resources such as [[metal]] and [[alloyzones|zone]]your districts.

*More money can be made if Mining also known as Metals is one of the player builds a [[City Specializations#Smelting Factorybig businesses|smelting factorybig business]] [[City Specializations|specializations]] with its own global [[leaderboards|leaderboard]] to convert the minerals into metal and alloy.

Mining also known as Metals is one of the *Note that mining drastically increases [[City Specializations#big businesses|big businesspollution]] in your city. Pollution will negatively affect your city's [[City Specializations|specializations]] with its own global [[leaderboardhealth]].