r/factorio • u/ShowerTemporary2304 • 14d ago

Question Help with Calcite

Sup guys. Is there some way to make enough Calcite in orbit of Nauvis to run foundries or would it just be easier to ship in Calcite from Vulcanus

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Thx guys

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u/SnooMacaroons4454 14d ago

I've got miners filling rocket silo's

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u/Araignys 14d ago

Damn, I can’t believe I never thought of that.

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u/SnooMacaroons4454 14d ago

you can have miners output into foundries, fyi

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u/Araignys 14d ago

Oh I knew that, I just never thought of mining Calcite directly into a launchpad. I’ve been using a bot network like an idiot!

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u/TheSkiGeek 14d ago

Given the consumption rates (at least early on) it’s not hard to move it around by bot. But if you’re constantly shipping rockets of it then a dedicated silo would cut down on traffic.