These mining simulation games will teach you and your kids the basic operations of mining.
Mining is known to be dangerous and dirty work, usually involving long shifts. Some people might be interested in exploring this world regardless of that, but it can be unsafe because of the unfamiliarity of the work environment. So what better way can mining be more of a personal experience? Simulation games, of course!
Mining Simulation Games (Source: OnePlay)
Plunge into the underground or open-pit deposits using simulators that will give you an idea of what life is like being a miner or a mining engineer. These three games will help:
Underground Mining Simulator
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Published by Excalibur Publishing, the Underground Mining Simulator explores coal, iron, salt, and gold mines. This PC application allows users to experience mining through explosives, drilling equipment, and face tunnelling machines.
Mining and Tunneling Simulator
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Also available on PC, the Mining and Tunneling Simulator focuses on blasting rocks and drilling tunnels. You excavate materials through a shovel dozer, with other operations involving cranes and trains. You also have to steer all vehicles, such as the maintenance van, crane, tunnel drilling machine, or fire brigade. Libredia makes this.
Surface Mining Simulator
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This PC application embarks you on mining on the surface of minerals like coal, turf, gravel, sand, and rocks using wheel loaders, bulldozers, crushing machines, and conveyors. You are allowed to create, edit, and exchange machines if you like, but the greatest takeaway of this Ingress simulator game is you will feel like you’re running your own mining business
