Your province needs metal for construction, military and siege. You can either acquire metal through trade, or more commonly, through mining. Setting up a mining campaign allows you to dig ores from a closeby mine and later extract the much needed metals from there ores.

The amount of campaigns you can run in parallel may vary as the game develops.

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Starting a mining campaign takes a little time. There are two distinct parts to a mining campaign, as listed and explained below:

1. Miners: Miners work in the chosen mines and dig ores. The more workers you assign to a mine, the more ores they will find.
   • To be able to hire miners, you need to first research and then build Miner Camps.
   • Depending on the level of the chosen mine, there may be a limit to the amount of miners you can assign on the mining project.
2. Caravans: Caravans are transport units that pickup the ores from your miners, and transport them back to your village warehouse. Once the ores have been stored in your warehouse, your Metal Extractors can extract metal from the ores.
   • In order to hire Transport Units, you need to first research and then build Barracks.
   • Transport units require wood, so make sure you have a good timber supply before you hire them. They also have a high upkeep, so keep a tight eye on your finances.

Once you are able to hire both miners and transport units, you are ready to start a mining campaign.

	Step 1: Click on Kingdom Menu -> Mining Projects. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on New Mining Project.
	Step 2: Select the mine you wish to dig ores from. Hovering your mouse over the mine lists ores available in the chosen mine, as well as the maximum miners limit. Assign your miners and transport units and click on Start new project.
	Step 3: Your project should now be created, and your miners will start to dig ores. However, before your caravans can travel down to the mines and pickup the loot, you need to specify a route for them. Without a set route, your caravans cannot travel down to the mines. To setup a route, click on Kingdom Menu -> Military -> Campaign Management. Select your mining army and click on the Edit Route picture.
	Step 4: Once you have setup your route, click on Update Path. Your caravans will now follow this course as they head to the mines and back.
	Step 5: Now you need to update orders for your mining army. Select the order Continue with mining project and hit Set new orders from your campaign management screen. Once you have set this order, your mining project will become active.

If, at anytime, you wish to change your route, simply order your mining army to stop when it reaches your village warehouse, and then update the route as you see fit.

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Care must be taken when assigning transport units to a mining project. Consider the following points:

• Your miners accumulate loot as they dig for ores. Each miner can store 10 ores or units of stone. If the loot in the mines reaches or exceeds the carrying capacity of the miners, they will stop mining. Once your caravans pickup the loot, your miners will start mining again.
• Your caravans will not unload at your village warehouse if there is insufficient capacity. This can lead to delays and inefficiencies in your mining projects.

Assign the correct amount of transport units for your mining projects.

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