Mining Asteroids?

How does mining asteroids work? I looked in the gold edition manual for it and it just said it added 'resources' to a planet. I assume it means production.

Also, how does upgraded mining bases work? The manual said at the 3rd (highest) upgrade, you can get up to '20 resources' for a colony.

Does that mean if the planet is say, right next to it, it will recieve +20 production bonus (I understand the reductions based on distance)? I assume its 20 shields and not 20%. Does it split between social and military or?

Just wondering, I just dont understand what having mined these asteroids did for me.
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I believe it is social/military units [shields/hammers], and it is divided by the standard % divider.
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Do asteroid mines require any sort of maintenance? Like money? Or are they just free manufacturing?
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I haven't seen a expense report on them, so I think they are free. You loose 1 resource per empty parsec between the asteroid and the destination planet, to a minimum of 1.