Mining starbases are used to extract galactic resources. Starbase modules can be added to a mining starbase to increase the efficiency of the mining. Some industrial technologies are required to unlock all of the mining starbase modules. The resources that you can mine are: * Green resources boosts economy * Blue resources boosts influence * Yellow resources boosts morale * Purple resources boosts research * Red resources boosts ship attack and defense * Ascension resources get your towards the Ascension Victory condition.