Gas Miner's Guild

[Athenian]

Mining might seem pointless to you and me, but you don't have to do it all day long. This is the point I was trying, badly, to make about varying your activities so you can offer more to members.

Occasionally people like to write reports and RP more varied things so it at least provides an opportunity to do that. I know a few people who can really bring a faction to life on the forums in this respect. (Agmen is a classic example of this. His posts are incredible, and hardly relate to combat at all - all pure intelligence gathering and research as denoted by his role as intelligence officer for us.)

I lifted this from wikipedia

Mining-
Steps of process
Prospecting or Exploration to find and then define the extent and value of ore where it is located ("ore body")
Conduct resource estimation to mathematically estimate the size and grade of the deposit
Conduct a pre-feasibility study to determine the theoretical economics of the ore deposit. This identifies, early on, whether further investment in estimation and engineering studies is warranted and identifies key risks and areas for further work.
Conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the financial viability, technical and financial risks and robustness of the project and make a decision as whether to develop or walk away from a proposed mine project. This includes mine planning to evaluate the economically recoverable portion of the deposit, the metallurgy and ore recoverability, marketability and payability of the ore concentrates, engineering, milling and infrastructure costs, finance and equity requirements and a cradle to grave analysis of the possible mine, from the initial excavation all the way through to reclamation.
Development to create access to an ore body and building of mine plant and equipment
The operation of the mine in an active sense
Reclamation to make land where a mine had been suitable for future use

That at least provides a structure for a forum post on a mining expedition. So rather than say "I'm going mining" you "conduct a feasibility study". A cosmetic change, certainly, but if you are going to mine, why not do it in a way that elevates you.

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