The Mining Research Center is acquired by doing a Mission for the Hackers of the Bolt HQ Organization. It takes 15 stone mines and 3 rock teleporters to finish the task and you will be able to build it with 750 knowledge to research it and boosts stone production.
Upgrades:
Peer-Reviewed Pickaxe Part Papers: The boost to stone production is increased and scales faster with knowledge production. (Cost: 25 computer chips, 2500 knowledge)
Fossil Detector: whenever a rock teleporter teleport a rock their a small chance there will be a fossil you gain 10000 knowledge (Cost: 2000 computer chips, 150000 knowledge)
by Camden-Armada and Awserdtfyguh