diff --git a/python-api-src/lib_base_location.cpp b/python-api-src/lib_base_location.cpp
index 303031103c2e5f3afc1fde990d49c7372d57bb34..39973fd5806395597395bf77c3a0921550c17557 100644
--- a/python-api-src/lib_base_location.cpp
+++ b/python-api-src/lib_base_location.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ void define_base_location(py::module & m)
     py::class_<BaseLocation>(m, "BaseLocation")
         .def_property_readonly("geysers", &BaseLocation::getGeysers)
         .def_property_readonly("minerals", &BaseLocation::getMinerals)
+        .def_property_readonly("mineral_fields", &BaseLocation::getMinerals, "Alias for minerals in order to differentiate from harvested minerals")
         .def_property_readonly("is_start_location", &BaseLocation::isStartLocation)
         .def_property_readonly("depot_position", &BaseLocation::getDepotPosition)
         .def_property_readonly("position", &BaseLocation::getPosition)