But you'll be wasting natural resources when you are not using them.
there is much more strategy and value to a mine then the ore.
its the local political game.
everyone has been telling us that we will make a million enemies and they will all attack us because we have many mines in control.
but contrary, we actually have a very peaceful control over 4 local villages now. they depend on us for metals, and play along very nice to get some.
the more mines, the safer we are.
and if/when things get complicated with one major enemy, we have allies that jump when i tell them.
dependent allies are stronger then friend ones.