Large Open Pit Mine (Now with Ore!)

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An updated pic showing all the work that has been done.

An early cartographer picture showing the starting area and mine created.

The new swamp area I have been working on.

Showing the new look with gravel.

Another view.

I decided to take a break and test out the obsidian tunnels with a lot of tnt.

Showing the excavation tower and ramp that has been setup in the center.

A corner on the outside after I reshaped it a bit.

The same corner after I was finished making it look a little more natural.

An under texture view of the main access tunnel and side tunnels.

An under texture view showing the tunnels on both sides.

Standing inside on one of the levels.

A reference corner I made with signs labeling each layer and what level its on, I used this to help set the ore.

A few buildings setup so far along with a forest in the back.

Resource list set from the whole mine block.

Chart showing the location of all the resources.

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Posted 05/24/11 1:38:29 am , last updated: 06/05/11 1:20:58 am
05/24/11

This is a very large open pit type mine I have been working on recently. I always thought the look of these type of mines was really cool and couldn't find anyone else that attempted to make one yet so I figured I would give it a try. I didn't base this one on any particular place but just went with the general style. Here are some real open pit mines.

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Mine is stocked with all ore and rare materials specific to a set level.

Ramps, ladders and obsidian encased tunnels connect all the levels.

Underground 13 cart stacker/dispenser with quick load option.

Working spiral excavation tower cart loop.

Forest, meadow, desert, and swamp(wip) biome areas around the mine.

A few starting buildings along with a partial wall.

Lots of things are still a wip or haven't been started yet.

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The pit is 180x210 at its widest point and 107m deep, the land around it to which the ore extends is 400x400.

Progress:	80
Tags:	Land Structure, Mine, Tunnel, Open, Pit, Mining, Large, Ore

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Update #4 : 06/05/2011 1:20:58 am6/05/11

-Made lots of progress on the swamp biome area in one of the corners.

-Added lots of trees to the surrounding areas and cleaned a few parts up.

-Started a small section that will have a canyon run thru it.

-Created a wall around a few of the buildings up.

-Added a cart path to the surface.

-Added a few cartographer pics and updated both files.

Update #3 : 06/02/2011 2:21:02 am6/02/11

-Made lots of improvements to the outside terrain completely finishing some sections.
-Changed the top dirt layers in the mine to a gravel % mix, might change back.
-Fixed a few problems with the cart stacker/dispenser and changed it to use a hatch.
-Added lots of trees, a large meadow and started on a swamp themed section.

Update #2 : 05/29/2011 1:20:29 am5/29/11

-Set all the resources on all the levels (see pic).

-Added another tunnel from each far side at the bottom level.

-Created a spiral excavation tower with ramp that loops around continuously.

-Added a cart holder/stacker/dispenser underground that holds 13 carts and has a quick load feature.

-Added a few small buildings around the spawn area.

-Changed the land in one corner to a forest with dirt overlay.

-Added a few basic paths.

-Uploaded a save and schematic with a few new pictures.

Update #1 : 05/24/2011 1:20:21 am5/24/11

-Reshaped most of the land on all four sides and most of the top.
-Finished the main access tunnel.

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