In this game, you will set up a mine and start a raw
material production business.

The following hot keys are available:

[Esc]              - Display the instructional game menu.
[Back Space] - Go back one instructional step.

pos   : 281, 88, 308, 101
mouse : left single
First, you need to locate a site with reserves of natural
resources. Click the Resource Map button to view all natural
resource reserves in the map.

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On the resource map, locations that have natural resource
reserves are represented by the first letter of the resource's name.
For example, oil is shown on the map with the letter "O".

pos   : 128, 186, 135, 196
mouse : left double
Double-click on the letter "G" to jump to a location with gold
reserves.

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When you highlight a location with a natural resource reserve,
its information is shown here. The reserve level, ranging from 1
to 100, is the size of the reserve. The quality rating, also
in the range of 1 to 100, indicates the quality of the natural
resource. Land with both high reserves and high quality have
a higher cost than land with either low reserves or low quality.

pos   : 276, 312, 313, 334
mouse : left single
This location seems to be a reasonable choice.

Click the Build button to set up a mine here.

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mouse : left single
action : next_day
Select "Mine".

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action : next_day
Notice that the combined cost of the land and construction is
greater than your current capital. At this point, one of your
opinions is to take out a loan from the bank.

pos : 341, 58
openmenu : 4, 2
To take out a loan, you select the "Financial" option from the
"Action" menu.

runmenu : 4, 2

pos : 145, 64, 241, 74
mouse : left single
This menu permits several financial actions. Click here to take out
a bank loan.

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The first figure you should keep in mind is your credit
limit, which is the maximum amount of money your corporation can
borrow now. It is determined by the equity and profitability of
your corporation.

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You should also look at the interest rate. A higher rate, of
course, mean that a loan costs more, which results in higher loan
payments.

pos : 243, 212, 248, 222
mouse : left single
Now, click the "+" button of the spinner to set the amount
you want to borrow.

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mouse : right single
You can right-click on the spinner to increase or decrease the
value by a large step.

Try right-clicking here.

pos : 396, 214, 443, 223
mouse : left single
Press the "Borrow" button to confirm the loan.

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Note the total loan that your corporation and the monthly
interest payment of the loan is shown in this window once the
transaction is complete.

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mouse : left single
action : enable_next_day
Click the "Ok" button to close the menu.

pos   : 571, 417, 619, 453
mouse : left single
Now, you can afford to build a gold mine. Press the "Build"
button to construct your new mine.

pos   : 276, 285, 313, 308
mouse : left single
Click the "Layout" button to see the layout plan of the mine.

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mouse     : left double
checkunit : 1, 8
A mine cannot operate without a mining unit.

Double-click here to set up a mining unit.

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Pay special attention to the "Reserve" level, which is the amount
of reserve remaining in the land. When it reaches zero, the
reserve is exhausted and you can no longer mine the mineral in
that location.

pos       : 418, 259, 480, 313
mouse     : left double
checkunit : 2, 5
Instead of linking the mining unit directly to a sale unit, it
might be a good idea to set up an inventory unit between them. An
inventory unit provides a place to store large quantities of
raw materials and can protect against unexpected surges in demand.
This allows the mine to continue to serve customers throughout
an unexpected increase in demand.

Double-click here to create one.

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mouse     : left double
checkunit : 3, 12
Double-click here to set up a sale unit.

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mouse : left double
Next, link the units together by switching on the linkage lines between
them.

Double-click on this line...

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mouse : left double
...and double-click this one, too.

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mouse : left single
Your mine is now ready for business. To see a summary of
current operations, click on the Information button.

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Here you see the summary information for the firm. The first
three details are obvious; the fourth one, average utilization,
needs some explanation. It tells how well you are using the
capacity of the units in the mine. The utilization level of all
units in the firm is in a range from 0 to 100. If the utilization
level of this mine is high, you are running near the
mine's current capacity. In this case, you can consider adding
another team of mining and sale units to increase capacity.

Note that most raw materials can be produced by setting up a
mine. The exceptions are timber and crude oil. Set up a logging
camp for timber and an oil well for crude oil. Setting up a
logging camp or an oil well is very similar to the process for a
mine.

You have learned the basics of raw material production. Now, set
up a production line in your factory to make jewelry using the
gold produced.

When you are ready to move on to the next instructional game,
press [ESC] and select "Next Game".

If you want some hints, press [ESC] and select "Hints".
