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'''Gold Mines''' are locations that store [[resources]] and is found in [[Age of Empires]], [[Age of Empires II]], [[Age of Empires III]] and [[Age of Mythology]].
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'''Gold Mines''' are locations that store [[resources]] and is found in [[Age of Empires]], [[Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings|Age of Empires II]], [[Age of Empires III]] and [[Age of Mythology]].
   
 
== Age of Empires ==
 
== Age of Empires ==
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|Resource=Gold
 
|Resource=Gold
|Amount=400-500}}Gold Mines in Age of Empires are rare and the gold extracted from them are often crucial for all types of victory. It is a quicker way of acquiring gold than trading (and often less dangerous). Gold mines sometimes appear in groups and sometimes singularly. If [[coinage]] is researched, the productivity of the gold mine increases from 400 to 500
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|Amount=400-500}}Gold Mines in Age of Empires are rare and the gold extracted from them are often crucial for all types of victory. It is a quicker way of acquiring gold than trading (and often less dangerous). Gold mines sometimes appear in groups and sometimes singularly. If [[Coinage (Age of Empires)|coinage]] is researched, the productivity of the gold mine increases from 400 to 500
 
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|Resource=Gold
 
|Resource=Gold
 
|Amount=850
 
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}}Gold mines in Age of Empires II are more common than the original version and gold is a more commonly used commodity. As such the value of gold is reduced although it is still quicker and more efficient to gather from a gold mine than trade with other nations.
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}}Gold mines in Age of Empires II are more common than the original version and gold is a more commonly used commodity. As such the value of gold is reduced, although it is still quicker and more efficient to gather from a gold mine than trade with other nations.
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== Age of Empires III ==
 
== Age of Empires III ==
 
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|Resource=Coin
 
|Resource=Coin
 
|Amount=Amount varies
 
|Amount=Amount varies
}}Age of Empires III doesn't make use of gold, rather [[coin]] is made and used. This can be acquired from either a gold mine, a [[silver mine]], a [[copper mine]], or a [[tin mine]] (The Warchiefs). All of these are used at a fast rate and typically do not last.
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}}Age of Empires III doesn't make use of gold, rather [[coin]] is made and used. This can be acquired from either a gold mine, a [[silver mine]], a copper mine, or a tin mine (The Warchiefs). All of these are used at a fast rate and typically do not last.
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== Age of Mythology ==
 
== Age of Mythology ==
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|Amount=1500, 3000, or 6000 for small,
 
|Amount=1500, 3000, or 6000 for small,
 
medium, and large mines.
 
medium, and large mines.
}}Gold mines in Age of Mythology are quite common and many units require gold to be produced. Any villager unit can mine gold from a gold mine, although a Dwarf is the most efficient miner in the game.
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}}Gold mines in Age of Mythology are quite common and many units require gold to be produced. Any villager unit can mine gold from a gold mine, although a [[Dwarf]] is the most efficient miner in the game.
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
* [[Stone mine]]
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* [[Stone Mine]]
 
 
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Gold Mines are locations that store resources and is found in Age of Empires, Age of Empires II, Age of Empires III and Age of Mythology.

Age of Empires

Template:MinesGold Mines in Age of Empires are rare and the gold extracted from them are often crucial for all types of victory. It is a quicker way of acquiring gold than trading (and often less dangerous). Gold mines sometimes appear in groups and sometimes singularly. If coinage is researched, the productivity of the gold mine increases from 400 to 500

Age of Empires II

Template:MinesGold mines in Age of Empires II are more common than the original version and gold is a more commonly used commodity. As such the value of gold is reduced, although it is still quicker and more efficient to gather from a gold mine than trade with other nations.

Age of Empires III

Template:MinesAge of Empires III doesn't make use of gold, rather coin is made and used. This can be acquired from either a gold mine, a silver mine, a copper mine, or a tin mine (The Warchiefs). All of these are used at a fast rate and typically do not last.

Age of Mythology

Template:MinesGold mines in Age of Mythology are quite common and many units require gold to be produced. Any villager unit can mine gold from a gold mine, although a Dwarf is the most efficient miner in the game.

See Also