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Ore deposits are mined in mountains and are harder to find than stone and coal. Before constructing an ore mine a mountain should be explored to determine whether mining the available ore deposit will pay off. The iron smelters later refine the ore to iron bars.

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|-
!Construction time on an empty field
!Rebuilding a ruin
![[Bild:Oremine_retro_Ruin.gif]]
![[Bild:Oremine_new_Ruin.png]]
!Minimum population required for maximum production
!Ore production at 100% deposit
|-
|12*
|6*
|[[Bild:Oremine_retro_L1.gif]]
|[[Bild:Oremine_new_L1.png]]
|30
|45
|-
|11*
|6*
|[[Bild:Oremine_retro_L2.gif]]
|[[Bild:Oremine_new_L2.png]]
|40
|80
|-
|12*
|6*
|[[Bild:Oremine_retro_L3.gif]]
|[[Bild:Oremine_new_L3.png]]
|50
|125
|-
|14*
|7*
|[[Bild:Oremine_retro_L4.gif]]
|[[Bild:Oremine_new_L4.png]]
|60
|180
|-
|15*
|8*
|[[Bild:Oremine_retro_L5.gif]]
|[[Bild:Oremine_new_L5.png]]
|70
|245
|-
|17*
|9*
|[[Bild:Oremine_retro_L6.gif]]
|[[Bild:Oremine_new_L6.png]]
|80
|320
|-
|18*
|9*
|[[Bild:Oremine_retro_L7.gif]]
|[[Bild:Oremine_new_L7.png]]
|90
|405
|-
|19*
|10*
|[[Bild:Oremine_retro_L8.gif]]
|[[Bild:Oremine_new_L8.png]]
|100
|500
|-
|21*
|12*
|[[Bild:Oremine_retro_L9.gif]]
|[[Bild:Oremine_new_L9.png]]
|110
|605
|-
|21*
|12*
|[[Bild:Oremine_retro_L10.gif]]
|[[Bild:Oremine_new_L10.png]]
|120
|720
|-
|colspan="6"|Constructing an ore mine atop another kind of ruin: 26*
|}

''*The provided construction time does not take the research areas "Fatigue Duty" and "Industrial Cooperative" into account!''<br/>''The cancellation of construction orders is possible at any time. 90 % of the paid ressources are returned.''

== Hints by experienced players ==

Due to the relatively low yield of ore mines, iron ore is particularly expensive at the start of the age. Therefore, always pay attention to the development of iron mines.