Peter wrote: Here I am, spending weeks saving up to get a bar of cast iron, and here he is finding three or four mines an hour and emptying them at about the same rate. Makes me sick sometimes...
You're either exaggerating, or very fucking stupid. It takes a VERY long time and a lot of work to 'empty' a mine. Also, it takes the better part of a day for ANYONE to track down a mine by triangulating its position. Might take you two days if its in a cave.
Why such a shitty attitude, anyway? What with boats and new grids now finding a mine is a LOT easier than before. You ought to do the same if you liek metal so much. Or just join a town that already has a mine. I know several that have up to half a dozen mines and lack the manpower to effectively mine them all.