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# Mine owner

A mine owner is a citizen who owns a [Mine](/deepmine/deepmine-gaming-nfts/mine.md). They are the pioneers and hope of the entire humanity, responsible for the well-being of the community. A mine owner can go for an active or a passive strategy. An active strategy is to mine DME using their equipment independently. A passive approach is inviting other players (contractors) to work in their mines. The mine owner can combine these models. 

* For the mine to work, it must be installed in one of the [Areas ](/deepmine/deepmine-entities/areas.md)of any type and be active.
* To install the mine, the Mine owner needs to select an Area and confirm the installation with its [Landlord](/deepmine/deepmine-entities/game-roles/landlord.md).
* The mine is considered active if the player has attached the equipment cards to it, or at least one [Contractor ](/deepmine/deepmine-entities/game-roles/contractor.md)has joined it. 
* A mine owner can either lease their own equipment to work in their mine or let other players work with their own equipment.
* A mine owner can hire a limited number of contractors. 
* The maximum number of contractors depends on the current level of the mine and increases with the level of the mine.

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