* the 4 cardinal directions ''north'', ''east'', ''south'' and ''west'' if the prospected ore is in a straight horizontal or vertical line on the grid
* the 4 intermediate directions ''northeast'', ''southeast'', ''southwest'' and ''northwest'' if the prospected ore is in straight diagonal line on the grid
* all other locations fall into the 8 directions ''east/west of north'', ''north/south of east'', ''east/west of south'' and ''north/south of west''
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