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Silica mine

Sector: Mining Required: Tier 1 (Enterprise) Complexity: ★☆☆☆☆ Low Environmental Impact

Industry Overview

High-purity quartz and silica sand quarrying operation. Essential for glass containers, optics, and solar photovoltaic cells.

Operational & Financial Benchmarks

Base Facility Construction Cost€26,500
Employee Operating Expense€12,260 / hour
Base Maintenance Overhead€36,795 / hour
Base Output Revenue Yield€0 / hour
Estimated Net Operating MarginVariable based on input prices
Estimated Capital Payback WindowDependent on market selling price

Strategic Advice

Supply a Silicon Smelter or Glass Container Factory for high-margin packaging and semiconductor manufacturing.

Production Recipe Flow

7,500x Water
15,000x Energy
[Silica mine]
2,640x Trash
510,000x Silica
6,000x Wastewater