Choosing Town Sites for New Towns

I play Master of Magic as a city or civilization building game. Looking for city sites rich in minerals and other special resources is a large part of building strong towns and a strong civilization that kicks ass.

Minerals, like gold, mithril, silver and adamantium, are especially valuable for Dwarves. They get 50 percent more effect from all mineral resources, which is most of the special resources. 

If you've taken over existing towns, you may have more than one race and may be able to create settlers from whichever race you prefer. If you have Dwarves as one of your races and find an especially mineral rich site, sending Dwarven settlers can be a way to get the most benefit from the site in question. 

Figuring out pair ups of that sort which magnify the value of something is my favorite part of the game. Choosing good city sites is my second favorite.