Each province has its own resource the production facilities are called resource gathering operations or RGOs.
The resource can be changed through events, but for most part they remain the same throughout the game.
The amount of workerplaces may differ per province and resource. The size of the RGO is influenced by the province size, terrain, climate, reforms and technology.
The base size is defined at the start of the game, by the amount of 
farmers or 
laborers.
Their size is divided by the base size modified by terrain (but not by technology). This number is then rounded up and multiplied by 1.5 then rounded down.
Example:
- Base workerplaces: 40000
- Farmers in province : 90000
- Terrain modifier: -10%
- 40000 * (100% - 10%) = 36000
- 90000 / 36000 = 2.5
- Rounding up gives 3.
- Multiplying by 1.5 gives 4.5.
- Rounding down gives 4. This will then be the province size.
Income distribution
The income from an RGO is distributed between the owners (
aristocrats) and the paid workers (either farmers or laborers). Unpaid workers (
slaves) do not get anything.
The income for owners from a given RGO is
- RGO income * 2 * (owner pops in state) / (worker pops in province)
This is capped at 50% of RGO income. The paid workers get whatever is left. "Worker pops" in this formula includes slaves, so paid workers get their share.
Owners get income from all the RGOs in the state. So the more RGOs there are in a state, the richer they get.
RGO Resources
There are 20 different resources produced by RGO listed below with the number of provinces that produce it in 1836. For details of what they are useful for, see the goods data table.
| Resources | Producing Provinces | Type |
|---|---|---|
 Grain |
704 | Farm |
 Timber |
281 | Farm |
 Cattle |
267 | Farm |
 Fruit |
262 | Farm |
 Fish |
239 | Farm |
 Wool |
176 | Farm |
 Coal |
175 | Mine |
 Iron |
112 | Mine |
 Cotton |
107 | Farm |
 Tea |
86 | Farm |
 Coffee |
63 | Farm |
 tropical wood |
63 | Farm |
 Tobacco |
61 | Farm |
 Sulphur |
35 | Mine |
 Silk |
30 | Farm |
 Opium |
21 | Farm |
 Dye |
19 | Farm |
 Precious Metal |
1 | Mine |
 Oil |
0 | Mine |
 Rubber |
0 | Farm |
Special kinds of RGOs
Precious Metal
Precious metal refers to gold, diamonds and silver. It is not a normal resource as it is money. The only ways to create money are events and precious metal, thus precious metal is an important macroeconomic resource. The amount of money gained from one precious metal unit is defined by GOLD_TO_CASH_RATE, a value in defines.lua which is standard 1.5 (AHD) or 0.5 (HoD). Precious metals appear on the map automatically in certain provinces after 1836 (with a MTTH of 12 months), and more will appear through events only.
Rubber
Rubber appears on the map only if one or more of the following conditions apply:
- The owner of the province where rubber can potentially spawn has Daimler's Automobile invention, Edison Light Bulb invention (both from Combustion Engine tech), {{Infiltration]] technology, or Aeronautics technology. The year is 1880 or later (1890 for some provinces).
- The owner of the province where rubber can potentially spawn is in the Sphere of Influence of a nation who fulfils the above invention and technology requirements. The year is be 1880 or later (1890 for some provinces).
- The owner of the province where rubber can potentially spawn does not fulfill the above requirements. The year must be 1900.
The event to spawn rubber has a MTTH of 36 months.
Oil
Oil appears on the map only if certain conditions apply:
- The owner of the province where oil can potentially spawn must have Daimler's Automobile invention (from Combustion Engine tech), Cracking invention (from Organic Chemistry tech), or Protected Cruisers invention (from Steel Steamers tech). The year must be 1870 (upwards of 1927 for some provinces).
- The owner of the province where oil can potentially spawn must be in the Sphere of Influence of a nation who fulfils the above invention and technology requirements. The year must be 1870 (upwards of 1927 for some provinces).
The event to spawn oil has a MTTH of 8 months.
Resource Provinces
Below is a table with the provinces that can get a resource event. The province names are taken from events/goods.txt and may need to be checked.
| Resource Name | Provinces ID | Province name | Province owner (1836) | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Metal | 1 | Sitka | Russia | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2 | Yakutat | Russia | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 766 | Sassari | Sardinia-Piedmont | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 769 | Postojna | Austria | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 773 | Karlovac | Austria | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 1387 | Kuala Lumpur | Johore | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 1390 | Kuantan | Johore | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 1422 | Muraleve | - | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 1440 | Sumbawa | Netherlands | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 1564 | Caozhou | China | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 1884 | Freetown | UK | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2501 | Kimberley | UK | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2153 | Durango | Mexico | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2157 | Culiacan | Mexico | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2179 | Acapulco | Mexico | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2295 | Lima | Peru | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2323 | La Serena | Chile | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2500 | Kalgoorlie | UK | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2503 | Wiluna | - | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2575 | Ipoh | Johore | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2601 | Sandy Desert | - | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2605 | Gibson's Desert | - | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 1659 | Kobe | Japan | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2142 | Chihuahua | Mexico | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2255 | Barranquilla | Colombia | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 88 | Mariposa | Mexico | 1848 |
| Precious Metal | 695 | Köningsberg | Prussia | 1848 |
| Precious Metal | 1084 | Utchan | Manchuria | 1850 |
| Precious Metal | 1861 | Pocatello | Ethiopia | 1861 |
| Precious Metal | 2106 | Witwatersrand | Transvaal | 1886 |
| Precious Metal | 122 | Rapid City | USA | 1874 |
| Precious Metal | 6 | Whitehorse | - | 1896 |
| Precious Metal | 7 | Dawson | - | 1896 |
| Precious Metal | 2599 | Fairbanks | - | 1896 |
| Precious Metal | 2630 | Cordova | - | 1896 |
| Precious Metal | 2084 | Angra Pequeña | - | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2091 | Mossel Bay | UK | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2092 | Beaufort | UK | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 1697 | Figuig | Morocco | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2108 | Mosega | Transvaal | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2107 | Klerksdorp | Transvaal | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2068 | Harare | - | 1836 |
| Precious Metal | 2097 | Graaf Reinet | UK | 1867 |
| Precious Metal | 1849 | Massawa | Egypt | 1867 |
| Rubber | 1354 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | Siam | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1364 | Oudong | Cambodia | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1367 | Kampot | Cambodia | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1382 | Hatien | Dai Nam | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1384 | Singapore | UK | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1385 | Johor Bahru | Johore | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1386 | Malacca | UK | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1389 | Alor Setar | - | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1402 | Tanjungpinang | Netherlands | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1404 | Palak Pinang | Netherlands | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1827 | Khartoum | Egypt | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1829 | Kassala | Egypt | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1833 | Suakin | Egypt | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1836 | Hayya | Egypt | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1837 | Dongola | Egypt | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1848 | Asmara | Egypt | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1850 | Akordat | Egypt | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1890 | Gbarnga | - | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1891 | Zwedru | - | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1923 | Lagos | - | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1321 | Colombo | United Kingdom | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1398 | Jambi | Netherlands | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1421 | Madura | Netherlands | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1985 | Kumbana | - | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1406 | Medan | Atjeh | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1318 | Cochin | Travancore | 1880 |
| Rubber | 2057 | Sofala | Portugal | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1426 | Pontianak | - | 1880 |
| Rubber | 2058 | Mossurize | - | 1880 |
| Rubber | 977 | Kursk | Russia | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1978 | Madingou | - | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1980 | Djambala | - | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1981 | Impfondo | - | 1880 |
| Rubber | 2624 | Loango | - | 1880 |
| Rubber | 1926 | Ife | - | 1890 |
| Rubber | 1929 | Akure | - | 1890 |
| Rubber | 1931 | Warri | - | 1890 |
| Rubber | 1932 | Bonny | - | 1890 |
| Rubber | 1957 | Buea | - | 1890 |
| Rubber | 1986 | Lusambo | 1890 | |
| Rubber | 1988 | Mussumba | - | 1890 |
| Rubber | 1989 | Munza | - | 1890 |
| Rubber | 1996 | Kisangani | - | 1890 |
| Rubber | 2192 | San Miguel | The USCA | 1890 |
| Rubber | 2317 | San Ignacio | Bolivia | 1890 |
| Rubber | 2318 | Robore | Bolivia | 1890 |
| Rubber | 2319 | Santa Ana | Bolivia | 1890 |
| Rubber | 2321 | Cobija | Bolivia | 1890 |
| Rubber | 2402 | Manaus | Brazil | 1890 |
| Rubber | 2404 | Tefe | Brazil | 1890 |
| Rubber | 2405 | Borba | Brazil | 1890 |
| Rubber | 2549 | Tarauca | Bolivia | 1890 |
| Rubber | 2550 | Forte Sao Joaquim | Brazi | 1890l |
| Rubber | 2600 | Altamira | Brazil | 1890 |
| Oil | 1102 | Baku | Russia | 1870 |
| Oil | 1205 | Kyzyl Arvat | - | 1870 |
| Oil | 1104 | Sheki | Russia | 1871 |
| Oil | 1186 | Alma Ata | Kokand | 1872 |
| Oil | 1202 | Kokand | Kokand | 1873 |
| Oil | 1107 | Lankaran | Russia | 1874 |
| Oil | 132 | Houston | Texas | 1875 |
| Oil | 667 | Tirgoviste | Wallachia | 1876 |
| Oil | 672 | Bacau | Moldavia | 1877 |
| Oil | 1168 | Dubai | Abu Dhabi | 1879 |
| Oil | 110 | Cheyenne | USA | 1881 |
| Oil | 89 | Los Angeles | Mexico | 1882 |
| Oil | 133 | Austin | Texas | 1882 |
| Oil | 126 | Topeka | USA | 1882 |
| Oil | 1339 | Palembang | Netherlands | 1883 |
| Oil | 1055 | Grozny | Russia | 1883 |
| Oil | 1393 | Brunei | Brunei | 1885 |
| Oil | 1401 | Siak | Netherlands | 1885 |
| Oil | 1425 | Tarakan | - | 1885 |
| Oil | 1432 | Mamuju | - | 1885 |
| Oil | 1355 | Kyaukse | Netherlands | 1886 |
| Oil | 134 | Dallas | Texas | 1886 |
| Oil | 705 | Przemysl | Austria | 1886 |
| Oil | 1260 | Dibrugarh | UK | 1889 |
| Oil | 1086 | Pogobi | - | 1892 |
| Oil | 129 | Oklahoma City | - | 1893 |
| Oil | 1680 | Fez | Morocco | 1893 |
| Oil | 2173 | Querétaro | Mexico | 1894 |
| Oil | 87 | Monterey | Mexico | 1896 |
| Oil | 2162 | Veracruz | Mexico | 1896 |
| Oil | 2163 | Tampico | Mexico | 1896 |
| Oil | 702 | Lvov | Austria | 1896 |
| Oil | 1397 | Sandakan | - | 1897 |
| Oil | 2237 | Trinidad | UK | 1902 |
| Oil | 2396 | Rawson | Argentina | 1907 |
| Oil | 1131 | Ahvaz | Persia | 1908 |
| Oil | 1732 | Gharyan | Tripoli | 1910 |
| Oil | 1720 | Timimoun | - | 1910 |
| Oil | 1167 | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | 1910 |
| Oil | 1163 | Qatif | Nejd | 1910 |
| Oil | 2270 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 1910 |
| Oil | 1170 | Nizwa | Oman | 1910 |
| Oil | 1132 | Abadan | Persia | 1912 |
| Oil | 26 | Calgary | - | 1913 |
| Oil | 2291 | Piura | Peru | 1915 |
| Oil | 849 | Tirana | Ottoman Empire | 1917 |
| Oil | 928 | Mendeli | Ottoman Empire | 1923 |
| Oil | 923 | Mosul | Ottoman Empire | 1927 |