I decided to put a stockpile near my mine to minimize the resource move time, but instead they are just dropping the iron to the dirt, when there's a stockpile right in front of it. What I'm doing wrong?
Improving the question, is it true that miners only mine and do not drop the iron at the nearest stockpile?
Well, it's getting real ironic how the guys at the quarry do their job but the miners don't:
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Miners mine. Nothing more.
Laborers carry.
Simply said they don't feel responsible to move their stuff. Others will do that.
On a wider note why the Laborers dont use that stockpile. Most likely they will fill them up in Build order or atleast try to fill the ones which are already in use.
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