There are two types of resources in Starcraft: Mineral Fields and Vespene Geysers. Players extract these resources during the game to pay for buildings, units and upgrades. Players can also start with a set amount of minerals and Vespene gas at the beginning of the game (see Starting Resources).
Resources are treated and placed as units. Resource brushes can be found under the Neutral Units folder of the Tool Tree or under the Resources category of the Brush Palette.
Note: The three Minerals Fields are identical except for appearance.
You may place resources on the map as you would other units. For more information, see Placing Units.
Mineral Fields have a default value of 1500 resources while Vespene Geysers have a default value of 5000 resources. You can change the value for any individual resource through its Unit Properties.