The drills can output directly (without inserter) to a chest, furnace or belt. You just have to look where the output of the drill is. (Alt-key) You can rotate every building with the "R"-key

I wasn't aware that the drill could feed automatically onto a transporter belt. That will save me some ...

I purchased this game yesterday after seeing some great demos on YouTube, and am getting through many of the campaign missions, but am stuck when I start a new game. I have chosen a location for my base, and set up some burner drills in the nearest coal, iron ore and copper ore deposits (not yet ...