Minerals

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All planets contain three raw minerals: ironium, boranium and germanium, providing the building blocks for almost everything your race produces. All minerals exist both on and under the planet's surface. Minerals found on the surface can be used immediately in production. Those under the surface must be mined to make them usable. Minerals can also be transported to other planets where they're needed. If you have the race advantage of Mineral Alchemy, you can transform existing resources into minerals without mining.

The Selection Summary pane shows the surface mineral supply, concentration of minerals under the surface and mining rate for the selected planet. Each mineral is represented by a colored bar. The bright colored bar shows how much of the mineral is on the surface and ready to use; the dark colored bar shows the amount that will be mined next year. The diamond indicates the concentration, from 0 to 200. If you are scanning the planet but don't own it, you'll see only the mineral density. You see all mineral information as soon as you colonize the planet.

Left-click on any of the bars to display the exact quantity, concentration and mining rate of each mineral. You can also obtain this information from the Minerals on Hand tile when you are commanding the planet.

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Mining

Flinging Mass Packets