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In this lesson, you will set up a mining company and start a raw
material production business.
In this tutorial, the following hot keys can be used:
[Esc] - Quit the tutorial.
[Back Space] - Go back one tutorial step.
pos : 281, 88, 308, 101
mouse : left single
First, you need to locate a site with reserves of natural
resources. Click the Resource Map button to view all natural
resource reserves in the map.
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On the resource map, locations that have natural resource
reserves are represented by the first letter of the resource's name.
For example, oil is shown on the map with the letter "O".
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mouse : left double
Double-click on the letter "I" to jump to a location with iron
ore reserves.
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When you highlight a location with a natural resource reserve,
its information is shown here. The reserve level, ranging from 1
to 100, is the size of the reserve. The quality rating, also
in the range of 1 to 100, indicates the quality of the natural
resource. Land with both high reserves and high quality have
a higher cost than land with either low reserves or low quality.
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mouse : left single
This location seems to be a reasonable choice.
Click the Build button to set up a mining company here.
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mouse : left single
Select "Mining Company".
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mouse : left single
Notice that the combined cost of the land and construction is
greater than your current capital. At this point, one of your
opinions is to take out a loan from the bank.
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openmenu : 4, 2
To take out a loan, you select the "Financial" option from the
"Action" menu.
runmenu : 4, 2
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mouse : left single
This menu permits several financial actions. Click here to take out
a bank loan.
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The first figure you should keep in mind is your credit
limit, which is the maximum amount of money your corporation can
borrow now. It is determined by the equity and profitability of
your corporation.
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You should also look at the interest rate. A higher rate, of
course, mean that a loan costs more, which results in higher loan
payments.
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mouse : left single
Now, click the "+" button of the spinner to set the amount
you want to borrow.
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mouse : right single
You can right-click on the spinner to increase or decrease the
value by a large step.
Try right-clicking here.
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mouse : left single
Press the "Borrow" button to confirm the loan.
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Note the total loan that your corporation and the monthly
interest payment of the loan is shown in this window once the
transaction is complete.
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mouse : left single
action : enable_next_day
Click the "Ok" button to close the menu.
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mouse : left single
Now, you can afford to build an iron mine. Press the "Build"
button to construct your new mine.
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mouse : left single
Click the "Layout" button to see the layout plan of the mining company.
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mouse : left double
checkunit : 1, 8
A mining company cannot operate without a mining unit.
Double-click here to set up a mining unit.
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Pay special attention to the "Reserve" level, which is the amount
of reserve remaining in the land. When it reaches zero, the
reserve is exhausted and you can no longer mine the mineral in
that location.
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mouse : left double
checkunit : 2, 5
Instead of linking the mining unit directly to a sale unit, it
might be a good idea to set up an inventory unit between them. An
inventory unit provides a place to store large quantities of
raw materials and can protect against unexpected surges in demand.
This allows the mining company to continue to serve customers throughout
an unexpected increase in demand.
Double-click here to create one.
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mouse : left double
checkunit : 3, 12
Double-click here to set up a sale unit.
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mouse : left double
Next, link the units together by switching on the linkage lines between
them.
Double-click on this line...
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mouse : left double
...and double-click this one, too.
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mouse : left single
Your mining company is now ready for business. To see a summary of
current operations, click on the Information button.
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Here you see the summary information for the firm. The first
three details are obvious; the fourth one, average utilization,
needs some explanation. It tells how well you are using the
capacity of the units in the mine. The utilization level of all
units in the firm is in a range from 0 to 100. If the utilization
level of this mining company is high, you are running near the
mine's current capacity. In this case, you can consider adding
another team of mining and sale units to increase capacity.
Note that most raw materials can be produced by setting up a
mining company. The exceptions are timber and crude oil. Set up a
forestry company for timber and a crude oil company for the
production of crude oil. Setting up a forestry company or a
crude oil company is very similar to the process for a mining
company. You now have the basic skills necessary to run a mining
company. You are now ready to move on to the next lesson.