Mining Pit - How to Build and Use

The Mining Pit is one of the Mining buildings available in Manor Lords. Learn what the Mining Pit does, how to build and upgrade the Mining Pit, tips on how to use the Mining Pit effectively, and how to fix Mining Pit not working here!

Mining Pit Description and Details

Mining Pit
Type	Mining
Can Be Moved?	No
Mining Deposits	Iron Deposits Clay Deposits
Description and Effects
Used to extract Iron Ore from Iron Deposits, and Clay from Clay Deposits. Can be upgraded into a Deep Mine using the Deep Mining development. If placed over a Rich Deposit, the mine can output resources even if the deposit runs out.

Mining Pit Resource Production

Mining Pit Resource Storage

All Related Development Nodes

Development	Description & Effect
Deep Mining	Upgrades the Mining Pit into a Deep Mine. Required Development: Charcoal Burning

All Developments and Branches

How to Fix Mining Pit Not Working

Build Mining Pit Directly on Top of Deposits

Unlike Hunting Camps and Forager's Huts that should only be placed near their respective resources, Mining Camps must be built on top of Deposits to start gathering Iron Ore or Clay.

A “No Deposit in Range” alert is shown when trying to build a Mining Pit not directly above a Deposit, so make sure your Mining Camp is built correctly.

Iron Deposits: How to Get and How to Use

Build a Storage Nearby

Another cause as to why Mining Pits are not working could be because its generic storage is full. Workers stop working once the building's storage is full, so make sure that the resource is being transported correctly.

You can also ensure that production does not stop by building a storage nearby, which should cut down the travel time of Oxen when moving the resources to storage.

Storehouse - How to Build and Use

How to Build the Mining Pit

The resources and materials listed above are needed to construct the Mining Pit. Make sure you have enough of them when building.

How to Upgrade the Mining Pit

The direct upgrade of the Mining Pit is its conversion into a Deep Mine, which provides unlimited resource based on what deposit the mine is used on.

Do note that this requires a Rich Deposit to work, so make sure to identify the rich resource (noted by a crown) in the map and make sure to take it.

Deep Mining Development and How to Unlock

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