Land mine — Factorio Production Calculator
Land mine is crafted in the assembling machine in 5 seconds, producing 4 per craft from 1 × Steel plate, 2 × Explosives. At 60 per minute you need 2.5 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 4 raw resources: water, petroleum gas, iron ore, coal.
Production chain for 60 Land mine / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 75 | 4 | Furnace |
| Land mine | 60 | 2.5 | Assembling machine |
| Explosives | 30 | 1 | Chemical plant |
| Steel plate | 15 | 4 | Furnace |
| Sulfur | 15 | 0.13 | Chemical plant |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Water | 375 |
| Petroleum gas | 225 |
| Iron ore | 75 |
| Coal | 15 |
Machine counts are not rounded up. Add a little headroom in game — belt throughput and inserter speed usually mean you want 5-10% more than the exact number.
Land mine recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 5 s | 4 | Steel plate × 1, Explosives × 2 |
What the whole chain needs
60 land mines per minute pulls in 4 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 12 machines across 3 machine types, fed by 4 raw resources. The table above already sums demand across every branch — if copper cable is used by two recipes, you see the total, not one of them.
Belt check: the busiest input here moves 375 per minute, which is 0.42 of a yellow belt's 900 per minute. Above 1.0 and you need a second belt (or a faster tier) before the machines themselves become the limit.
What uses land mine
No base-game recipe consumes land mine — it is an end product. Once you build it, the chain stops here, which makes it a good target if you only want to size the sub-factory that feeds your mall.
What land mine is made from
- Steel plate — 1 per craft
- Explosives — 2 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 land mines per minute?
2.5 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 24 per minute, so 60 ÷ that number is the count. The calculator above rounds nothing — add 5-10% headroom for belt and inserter losses in a real factory.
How much raw ore does land mine take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 375 water per minute, 225 petroleum gas per minute, 75 iron ore per minute and 1 more. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Machine counts assume bare machines at standard speed. Recipe data comes from the game's own prototypes (PlayerCalc, Factorio 2.0 base game). Not affiliated with Wube Software.