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How long would it take to mine a gold vein in medieval times?
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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8677354" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>Thanks! Wow, that's not much. I was reading up on the Homestead Mine in South Dakota, one of the most productive hard rock mines in history. But even in the 1800s there was technology to take out large volumes of ore a day. </p><p></p><p>The text in the mega-dungeon (Rappan Athuk) I'm running reads:</p><p></p><p>[SPOILER="Rappan Athuk Spoiler"]</p><p>a large vein of gold can be seen in the north corner of the room. If mined, it yields 200,000 gp of raw ore (weighing 40,000 pounds).</p><p>[/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>So the vein is already identified. This is in a cavern underground, so this is hard rock mining. </p><p></p><p>At 20 kg (~44 lbs) per day, that's 909 days (2.5 years). So, say 30 months, taking out 1333 lbs of ore per month. So, based on the stated value of that ore, that would be 6,666 gp per month, which is such an appropriate number for Rappan Athuk I almost think that the writers put in these numbers on purpose (I doubt it, but what a coincidence).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 8677354, member: 6796661"] Thanks! Wow, that's not much. I was reading up on the Homestead Mine in South Dakota, one of the most productive hard rock mines in history. But even in the 1800s there was technology to take out large volumes of ore a day. The text in the mega-dungeon (Rappan Athuk) I'm running reads: [SPOILER="Rappan Athuk Spoiler"] a large vein of gold can be seen in the north corner of the room. If mined, it yields 200,000 gp of raw ore (weighing 40,000 pounds). [/SPOILER] So the vein is already identified. This is in a cavern underground, so this is hard rock mining. At 20 kg (~44 lbs) per day, that's 909 days (2.5 years). So, say 30 months, taking out 1333 lbs of ore per month. So, based on the stated value of that ore, that would be 6,666 gp per month, which is such an appropriate number for Rappan Athuk I almost think that the writers put in these numbers on purpose (I doubt it, but what a coincidence). [/QUOTE]
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