Editing Gold Mine

[[File:Goldmine cursoe aoe2de.png|thumb|40px|left]][[File:gold aoe2.png|right]]A '''Gold Mine''' is a place where [[gold]] is abundant enough to be extracted. Gold Mines are found in all games of the [[Age of Empires (series)|series]].

== ''Age of Empires'' ==
{{Infobox resource
|Name = Gold Mine
|Intro = {{1icons}}
|Image = <gallery>
AoEDE Gold icon.png|Definitive
AoE Gold Mine icon.png|Original
</gallery>
|Gold = {{tt|500|450 before Return of Rome, 400 before update 38862}}
}}
{{quote|Can be mined for gold.|In-game description in the ''Definitive Edition''}}
Gold Mines in ''[[Age of Empires]]'' are rare and the gold extracted from them is often crucial for victory. Mining gold is a quicker and often safer method of acquiring gold than trading. They sometimes appear in clusters and sometimes singly.

If [[Coinage (Age of Empires)|Coinage]] is researched, Gold Mines yield 25% more gold than is indicated.

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== ''Age of Empires II'' ==
{{Infobox resource
|Name = Gold Mine
|Intro = {{2icons|AoE2}}
|Image = <gallery>
Goldmine aoe2DE.png|Definitive
Goldmine icon aoe2.png|Original
</gallery>
|Gold = 800
|Gather = approx. 23
}}
Gold Mines in ''[[Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings|Age of Empires II]]'' are more common than in the first game, and gold is more regularly used as a resource. As such, its value is reduced, although it is still quicker and more efficient to gather from a Gold Mine than [[trade]] with other players or through [[Relic (Age of Empires II)|Relics]].

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== ''Age of Mythology'' ==
{{Infobox resource
|Name = Gold Mine
|Intro = {{Micons}}
|Image = AoM Gold Mine icon.png
|Gold = 1,500 <small>(small)</small><br />3,000 <small>(medium)</small><br />6,000 <small>(large)</small>
}}
Gold Mines in ''[[Age of Mythology]]'' are quite common and all human military units require gold to be produced. Any [[worker]] unit can mine gold from a Gold Mine, although [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] are the game's most efficient miners.

Worshipers of [[Thor]] have access to the [[Dwarven Mine]] [[god power]], which creates a gold mine at the location specified by the player.

In ''[[Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon|Tale of the Dragon]]'', there are unique Gold Mines for Chinese terrain sets, [[Jade Mine]]s. They function identically.

=== History ===
{{quote|[[Gold]] occurs in alluvial placers and natural deposits underground. Alluvial elemental gold could be gained by ancient civilizations by washing away the sand particles with water in pans or sieves and then melting the remaining bits of gold. Underground ore was extracted by hand, which required a great deal of manpower, often in the form of slaves. In Egypt, gold-containing quartz veins were heated, then chipped out with hammers and chisels. The quartz was then pulverized in mills and the metal extracted by washing. The gold produced by this method was between 17 and 23.5 carats in purity.

Gold was almost entirely decorative, as it was too weak for crafting functional items such as containers or armor.}}

== ''Age of Empires III'' ==
{{Infobox resource
|Name = Gold Mine
|Intro = {{3icons}}
|Image = Gold mine portrait.png
|Coin = 5,000
|Gather = 1
|MaxGatherer = 20
}}
{{Quote|Fast but expiring source of Coin.|In-game description}}
''[[Age of Empires III]]'' does not have gold as a resource, but instead has [[coin]], an amalgam of all forms of wealth. In addition to Gold Mines, players can obtain coin from [[Silver Mine]]s, [[Copper Mine]]s, [[Tin Mine]]s (''[[Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs|The Warchiefs]]''), and [[Coal Mine]]s (''[[Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition|Definitive Edition]]''). All of these are used up rather quickly, though [[Diamond Mine]]s (''Definitive Edition'') and [[Salt Mine]]s (''[[Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals|The African Royals]]'') exceed a Gold Mine's value and thus last longer.

=== History ===
{{quote|In 1848, the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in what would soon be California kicked off a gold rush that brought tens of thousands of hopeful prospectors across the wild frontiers of America. The influx of prospectors, whether they struck it rich or not, caused a boom in the economy focused on serving the needs of these prospectors. This further supported and reinforced the drive west with railroads and settlements. Sutter himself was a farmer who discovered a gold nugget in a river running through his land. He was ultimately ruined when his farmhands ran off to join the search for gold and his livestock were poached by squatters.|In-game compendium}}

== ''Age of Empires IV'' ==
{{Infobox resource
|Name = Gold Vein
|Intro = {{4icons}}
|Image = AoE4 GoldDeposit.png
|Gold = Small: 4,000<br />Large: 8,000
}}
In ''Age of Empires IV'', Gold Mines are called '''Gold Veins''' and appear as small or large deposits.
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== Gallery ==
<gallery>
AOEGoldMine.png|Gold Mine in ''Age of Empires''
AoE DE Gold Mine.png|Gold Mine in ''Age of Empires: Definitive Edition''
Villager goldmineanim aoe2de.gif|Villagers mining Gold in ''Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition''
AOMGoldMine.png|Gold Mine in ''Age of Mythology''
Gold mine aoe3de.jpg|Gold Mine in ''[[Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition]]''
AOE3GoldMine.png|Gold Mine in ''[[Age of Empires III]]''
Gold mine aoe3de compendium.png|Gold Mine image from the Compendium section in ''Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition''
AOE4 GOLD VEIN.png|A small gold vein in ''[[Age of Empires IV]]''
AOE4 LARGE GOLD VEIN.png|A large gold vein
</gallery>

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[[Category:Mines]]