[BigDaddy]

Lady of fortune in the capital will often find a mine fairly quickly. It really is quite nice. Whether or not getting a silver/gold/iron mine in your capital on the third turn is enough of a game advantage to get you to choose the lady of fortune is a matter of personal preference and debate. The impact of finding a gold mine in your starting province in the first few turns is huge (I have been the adversary in this case... you look at the graphs and you're like, how the hell is he making so much money!).