Originally posted by GeoForce:

Built a workbench so a hoe would work and went around pillaring up to each piece. Finally got it all down. The total deposit yielded 114 copper ingots.

This deposit also yielded 2 Trolls as they came and just stood on the edge of the hole throwing rocks while I peppered them with arrows. Never got a scratch.

At least Trolls can help with the mining. I usually start digging & attracting about 1,567 grey dwarfs, 984, shamans, 729, brutes.... and 16 sea gulls.