Building: Labor Mine

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Labor Mine

Tech Level: 1

Cost: 3mc + 1 Supply Unit

Maintenance: 0

Requires: 100 Enemy Prisoners

Production: Ore

Limit Per Planet: No Limit

Production rate depends on the mineral richness of the planet the mine is located on.

Mines for all 4 different types of ores at the same time.

Costs nothing to run.

Extracts ore at half the rate of a Mineral Mine.

Ore can be transported from planet to planet inside of an ore pod. Ore pods can be placed inside of a ship's cargo bay or launched from a planet from a pod launch pad and travel without the aid of a ship. Ore is refined by smelters. Races that can build labor mines include Stormers, Privateers, Empire, Birdmen and Robots. Labor mines only extract minerals when there are prisoners present. Labor mines can sometimes adversely affect the morale of the entire enemy race with prisoners being forced to work in the mine.