Miner

Miner
File:Autom miner.png
Properties
Type	Machine
Stackable	Yes (64)
Technical Details
UU Cost	{{{uu_cost}}}
First appearance	?
ID	IC2:{{{id}}}

The Automated Miner requires two things to run: Energy and Mining Pipes.

Loading pipes into the miner is done by placing the amount you wish to drill down into the top slot. It places one pipe each level and while doing this, it looks for ores with the integrated ODE Device.

When ores are found, it will start to dig to them and then mine them. All harvested ores will then be transported through the Mining Pipe and

ejected on the Surface, next to the Miner.

The miner mines all ores in an 5x5 block area around it.

Put some Mining Pipes in the upper slot and an energy source here, as well) in the lower one.

Now the Miner will start it's operation, digging and planting Mining Pipes below him, as well as using the integrated ODE Device to scan for nearby ores.

Once detected, the Miner will dig to the detected ore and harvest it. But it can't mine impenetrable objects (f.e. Obsidian).

Then it will stop mining and the "Operation-Bar will staying full without any harvesting.

Once you've stripped the entire area, you can just put any sort of block into the upper slot.

The Miner will then start WITHDRAWING all laid Mining Pipes and replace them with the filling material (of the upper slot).

This way, you will never "consume" Mining Pipes. If the Miner stops operating in this mod, it has withdrawn all pipes and can be recollected for placing it on a new location.

Recipe

File:Grid Electric Circuit.png

File:Grid Automated Miner.png

Energy

Storage: 500 EU

Input: 500 EU per operation (or per two Diamond-tipped Pipe operations), a minimum of 5 EU/s needed for non-stop usage.