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Electric mining drill array: 4 blocks, yellow belt

Electric mining drill array: 4 blocks, yellow belt is a blueprint with 60 entities in an 18×14 tile area, mainly 24 × electric mining drill. It works without Space Age. Copy the string and import it from the blueprint library.

Top-down preview of Electric mining drill array: 4 blocks, yellow belt
  • Yellow belts 32
  • Mining 24
  • Power poles 4
Simplified drawing: each colour is a building type, not game graphics. Zoom in and hover a building to see what it is and what it makes.

About this build

A space-saving array of electric mining drills on both sides of yellow belts, four blocks in one blueprint. The drills cover the ore patch without gaps, and the block can be repeated across bigger patches.

The author also has 1, 9 and 36 block versions for red and blue belts. Built in Factorio 1.1 by its author; 2.0 converts it when you import it, so check it once after placing.

Before you place it

  • Clear a space of at least 18 × 14 tiles.
  • It works in the base game without Space Age.
  • It was made in Factorio 1.1; the game converts it when you import it, so check it once after placing.

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What it uses

  • Electric mining drill24
  • Transport belt24
  • Underground belt8
  • Medium electric pole4

Facts

TypeBlueprint
Game version1.1.94 (made before 2.0; Factorio 2.0 converts it when you import, check it after placing)
Space AgeNot required
Size18 × 14 tiles
Entities60
PowerAbout 2.2 MW with all 24 machines working. Modules are included; inserters, belts, lamps and robot charging are not.
CheckedPassed an automated check against Factorio 2.1 game data: no overlapping buildings, unknown buildings or unknown recipes.

Base gameMiningEarly game

Numbers behind builds like this: furnaces per belt: 48 stone or 24 steel furnaces per yellow belt · steam power ratio: 2 steam engines per boiler (1:20:40) · belt speeds: items per second for every belt

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