I was thinking they could even make a vehicle, like the TAKRAF bucket-wheel excavators (I'll attach a couple pictures, these things SCREAM factorio to me), that would be difficult and expensive to build but could cover an entire ore deposit by itself and maybe even have an upgrade/module grid mechanic like the power armor. Something to sort ore, increase mining speed, buffer capacity, or maybe even an internal smelting array. I know they're a bit big in real life, but I'm sure the devs could make their own, smaller design.
Thoughts?

