Research

Mining technology

Each level increases the output of Pig iron, Kryptonite and Spice on all your planets by 2% – the most important economy research.

Effect

Mining technology increases the output of your Pig iron mine, Kryptonite mine and Spice mine by 2% per level – on all planets at once. Metal from the Blast furnace is not increased.

The bonus is based on the output of your mines, so the bigger your mines are, the more each level brings. On the Economy page you can see the share of mining technology as a separate line.

When is it worth it?

Because the bonus applies to every mine on every planet, Mining technology becomes more valuable with each new planet and each mine level. Miners should keep it on their research list at all times. Fleeters benefit too, because more Spice means more fuel and more ships.

Background

Mining technology increases the efficiency of mines by 2%. Every level completed will improve the technology required to produce raw materials such as the extraction facilities, energy supply, etc. - basically anything which falls under mining technology. The more advanced the mining technology is, the deeper you can dig for raw materials, thus increasing your overall production factor.

Levels at a glance

Research labUniverse

Level	Pig iron	Kryptonite	Research time
1	1,000	500	3 min 28 s
2	2,000	1,000	6 min 57 s
3	4,000	2,000	13 min 53 s
4	8,000	4,000	27 min 47 s
5	16,000	8,000	55 min 33 s
6	32,000	16,000	1 h 51 min
7	64,000	32,000	3 h 42 min
8	128,000	64,000	7 h 24 min
9	256,000	128,000	14 h 48 min
10	512,000	256,000	1 d 5 h 37 min
11	1,024,000	512,000	2 d 11 h 15 min
12	2,048,000	1,024,000	4 d 22 h 31 min
13	4,096,000	2,048,000	9 d 21 h 2 min
14	8,192,000	4,096,000	19 d 18 h
15	16,384,000	8,192,000	39 d 12 h
16	32,768,000	16,384,000	79 d
17	65,536,000	32,768,000	158 d
18	131,072,000	65,536,000	316 d 1 h
19	262,144,000	131,072,000	632 d 2 h
20	524,288,000	262,144,000	1,264 d 4 h
21	1.05 B	524,288,000	2,528 d 9 h
22	2.10 B	1.05 B	5,056 d 18 h
23	4.19 B	2.10 B	10,113 d 13 h
24	8.39 B	4.19 B	20,227 d 3 h
25	16.78 B	8.39 B	40,454 d 7 h
26	33.55 B	16.78 B	80,908 d 15 h
27	67.11 B	33.55 B	161,817 d 6 h
28	134.22 B	67.11 B	323,634 d 13 h
29	268.44 B	134.22 B	647,269 d 3 h
30	536.87 B	268.44 B	1,294,538 d 6 h
31	1.07 T	536.87 B	2,589,076 d 13 h
32	2.15 T	1.07 T	5,178,153 d 2 h
33	4.29 T	2.15 T	10,356,306 d 4 h
34	8.59 T	4.29 T	20,712,612 d 8 h
35	17.18 T	8.59 T	41,425,224 d 16 h
36	34.36 T	17.18 T	82,850,449 d 9 h
37	68.72 T	34.36 T	165,700,898 d 18 h
38	137.44 T	68.72 T	331,401,797 d 12 h
39	274.88 T	137.44 T	662,803,595 d 1 h
40	549.76 T	274.88 T	1,325,607,190 d 2 h

Values without premium, Synth or specialization bonuses. Set your research lab level and universe above and the research times adjust.