# Mining Pool ## Collateral Ararat Global's Short-Term Mining Tool allows storage providers to increase their storage capacity without needing to worry about having enough collateral. Ararat's Short-Term Minning protocol offers storage providers a more efficient way to access the pledge needed by incentivizing mining based on four different mining period durations. The collateral requirements of the protocol are determined based on the Total Supply of FIL provided by Users. Without needing to worry about providing collateral, storage providers can easily focus on providing safe and reliable data storage while short-term miners can enjoy flexible mining options! --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://power-meta.gitbook.io/ararat-globals-short-term-mining/ararat-short-term-mining/overview/mining-pool.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.