Laser mine

	Laser mine
	Overview Category Mining Effect 40% faster extraction, but at a 40% loss of minerals Operation Power 14 Power Workers 10 Construction Cost 22/30/36 Nanites

Laser mine is a Mining building in Aven Colony.

Characteristics

Extracts minerals from the ground, using a powerful laser.

Strategy

Because quick extraction is valuable early in the game, it is often useful to have your first mine on iron or copper to be a laser mine. This is especially true at lower difficulty levels, when each node has many resources.

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