Resources

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Resources are a core component of Workers & Resources, as it's even in the name. Almost everything in Workers & Resources requires resources to function, and if playing without unlimited money, resources are needed to export for money or construct infrastructure without using money. Almost all resources fall into one of four categories: aggregates, open storage resources, warehouse resources, liquids, and misc. resources that do not fall into any of these categories (i.e., meats, livestock, asphalt, and concrete). Meat and livestock require their own storage and transportation, while asphalt and concrete cannot be stored and must instead be manufactured on demand and transported via dump trucks and mixer trucks, respectively.

Resource deposits are only visible on the minimap if the required technology has been researched or the game was started with research disabled. Coal, iron and oil require the Geological Mapping technology to be visible. Uranium requires the Uranium Mining Techniques technology to be visible. Bauxite requires the Bauxite Exploration Study technology to be visible.

Aggregates

Stored in aggregate storage, transported in dump trucks, and via conveyor belts.

• Gravel
• Quarried stone
• Coal
• Coal ore
• Iron
• Iron ore
• Bauxite
• Raw bauxite
• Uranium ore
• Metal scrap
• Aluminium scrap
• Construction waste

Open Storage Resources

Stored in open storage, transported in open hull trucks, and via industry connections and forklifts.

• Steel
• Prefab panels
• Bricks
• Wood
• Boards
• Aluminium
• Uranium oxide
• Plastic waste

Warehouse Resources

Stored in warehouses, transported in covered hull trucks, and via industry connections and forklifts.

• Crops
• Chemicals
• Fabrics
• Clothes
• Alcohol
• Food
• Plastics
• Mechanical components
• Electro components
• Electronics
• Explosives

Liquids

Stored in tanks, transported in oil tank trucks, and via pipelines.

• Oil
• Fuel
• Bitumen
• Liquid fertilizer

Fertilizer & Waste

Stored in Dumps, transported in open hull trucks and via factory connections.

• Fertilizer
• Mixed waste
• Hazardous waste
• Biological waste

Other resources

• Aluminium oxide: Stored in Dry bulk storage. Transported in dry bulk tank trucks.
• Asphalt: Can't be stored. Transported in open hull trucks.
• Cement: Stored in cement silos, transported in cement tank trucks, and via industry connections and forklifts.
• Concrete: Can't be stored. Transported in concrete mixers.
• Livestock: Stored in livestock halls, transported in covered hull trucks, and via industry connections and forklifts.
• Meat: Stored in meat storage, transported in refrigeration trucks, and via industry connections and forklifts.
• Nuclear fuel: Stored in heavy radiation protected storage at Nuclear fuel fabrication. Transported by containers on open hull trucks.
• Nuclear waste: Stored in heavy radiation protected storage at Nuclear power plant. Transported by containers on open hull trucks.
• Power: Can't be stored. Transported via electrical wiring.
• Sewage: Stored in Sewage tanks. Transported via Sewage trucks.
• Water: Stored in Water substation, Water tower or Water underground reservoir. Transported via Water trucks.
• UF6: Stored in radiation protected storage at Uranium conversion plant and/or Nuclear fuel fabrication. Transported by containers on open hull trucks.

Production and Consumption

Resource	Producers	Consumers
Alcohol	Distillery	Pub
Aluminium	Aluminium plant, Scrapping facility	Production airplane
Aluminium oxide	Alumina plant	Aluminium plant
Aluminium scrap	Aluminium separation, General separation, Scrapping facility	Aluminium recycling plant
Ash	Incinerator - Heating plant, Incinerator - Power plant	Dissipate over time
Asphalt	Asphalt plant	Construction office
Bauxite	Bauxite processing plant	Alumina plant
Biological waste	Workers	Incinerator, Incinerator - Heating plant, Incinerator - Power plant
Bitumen	Oil refinery	Asphalt plant
Boards	Sawmill	Construction office
Bricks	Brick factory	Construction office
Burnable waste		Incinerator, Incinerator - Heating plant, Incinerator - Power plant
Cement	Cement plant	Concrete plant, Prefab panels factory
Chemicals	Chemical plant	Electronic components factory, Fabric factory, Plastics factory
Clothes	Clothing factory	Stores
Coal	Coal Processing	Brick factory, Cement plant, Powerplant coal, Steel mill
Coal ore	Coal mine	Coal processing
Concrete	Concrete plant	Construction office
Construction waste	Demolition office, General separation	Gravel recycling plant
Crops	Farm	Animal farm, Chemical plant, Distillery, Fabric factory, Food factory
Electro components	Electronic Components Factory, Scrapping facility	Dry Dock, Electronic Factory, Production Train, Production Vehicle
Electronics	Electronic factory	Dry dock, Production train, Production vehicle
Explosives	Explosives factory	Demolition office
Fabric	Fabric factory	Clothing factory, Dry dock, Production train, Production vehicle
Fertiliser	Composting plant	Farms, Incinerator, Incinerator - Heating plant, Incinerator - Power plant
Food	Food factory	Stores
Fuel	Oil refinery	Vehicles
Gravel	Gravel processing, Gravel recycling plant	Asphalt plant, Cement plant, Chemical plant, Concrete plant, Panels factory
Hazardous waste	Hospital	Incinerator, Incinerator - Heating plant, Incinerator - Power plant
Iron	Iron processing	Steel mill
Iron ore	Iron mine	Iron Ore Processing Plant
Livestock	Animal farm	Slaughterhouse
Liquid fertiliser	Synthetic fertilizer factory	Farms
Meat	Slaughterhouse	Stores
Mechanical components	Mechanical components factory, Scrapping facility	Dry dock, Electronic factory, Production train, Production vehicle
Metal scrap	Demolition office, General separation, Scrap separation, Scrapping facility	Steel recycling plant
Mixed waste	Workers, Almost all buildings	General separation, Incinerator, Incinerator - Heating plant, Incinerator - Power plant
Nuclear fuel	Nuclear fuel fabrication	Nuclear power plant
Nuclear Waste	Nuclear power plant	Export, Containers
Oil	Oil mine	Chemical plant, Oil refinery, Plastics factory
Other waste		Incinerator, Incinerator - Heating plant, Incinerator - Power plant
Plastic waste	General separation	Plastic recycling plant, Incinerator, Incinerator - Heating plant, Incinerator - Power plant
Plastics	Plastics factory	Dry dock, Electronic components factory, Electronic factory, Production train, Production vehicle
Power	Powerplant coal, Power plant gas, Nuclear power plant	Buildings
Prefab panels	Prefab panels factory	Construction office
Quarried stone	Gravel quarry	Gravel processing plant
Raw bauxite	Bauxite mine	Bauxite processing plant
Steel	Steel mill, Scrapping facility	Dry dock, Electronic components factory, Mechanical components factory, Production train, Production vehicle
UF6	Uranium conversion plant	Nuclear fuel fabrication
Uranium ore	Uranium mine	Uranium processing plant
Uranium oxide	Uranium processing plant	Uranium conversion plant
Vehicles	Dry dock, Production airplanes, Production ships, Production train, Production vehicle	Vehicle depots, Train depot, Ship dock
Wood	Woodcutting Post	Chemical Plant, Sawmill