Civilization – Harvesting Resources in Civ6

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I'm probably missing something here — or missed a in game tip — but how do you harvest strategic resource?

For example, I want the Niter in my region. I own the tile and I'm working it. I have a farm improvement on the tile.

I completed the research to Gunpowder several turns ago (which revealed the deposit).

Despite the above, I see no indication of access to the resource and I can't figure out what improvement I might need to build (if any) to get it. So, how do I harvest this strategic resource and more broadly, how does this system work in Civ6. In civ5, this all seemed automatic… It makes me wonder if there is a bug or something…

Best Answer

In order to get the Niter resource you'll need to remove the farm and build a mine instead.

Different resources(luxury or strategic) need different improvements. For example, to gain sheep you'll need to build a pasture on that tile, to get oil you'll need to build an oil rig, etc.. When your worker is on the tile that has a resource, it'll usually recommend the improvement for you.