Pit Tycoon

Build and run an open-cut iron ore mine in the Pilbara, from your first excavator to a company running eight mines. Every truck, loader and dragline is on the map, driving painted haul roads past the pit, the ROM pad and the plant. Trains roll in empty and leave full. You make the calls that keep it all moving. RUN THE MINE • Buy haul trucks, water trucks, excavators and a dragline, and plan each shift • Split the fleet between the North and East faces, and keep the loaders busy • Water the roads before dust slows the trucks, and grade them before they break down • Wait out storms and cyclones, or push through and take the risk LOOK AFTER YOUR PEOPLE • Two crews on 12-hour shifts, or three on eights • Watch fatigue, morale and safety. A near miss stops the mine for a toolbox talk • Hire operators to cover absences and bigger fleets SELL INTO A LIVE MARKET • The iron ore price moves with…