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Yes it does

Yes you should always train Cavers if you play dwarves.
There is even a guide, might be outdated, but do something like this and you will be fine:

1 Cavemaster Per Mine.

Max size // Homes // Mines // Total

400 // 72 // 300 // 372

6400 // 1236 // 5150 // 6386

14400 // 2784 // 11600 // 14384

25600 // 4950 // 20625 // 25575

40000 // 7740 // 32250 // 39990

57600 // 11148 // 46450 // 57598

78400 // 15174 // 63225 // 78399

90000 // 17418 // 72575 // 89993

dont 'always' do anything. adjust your strategy to suit your needs for the era.
ie. if the era is likely to end before too long then what benefit are cavers to you? it can take weeks to begin getting back the gold you paid to train them

there will be a formula since it is a computer, but i dont know what it is.
youll probably spend up to 100mil in gold to gain a few hundred thousand per tick.
wouldnt you be better off making an earlier hammer or axer spam and fighting someone?
by the time youve made your money back from your caver investment, any elf on the map will wipe the floor with you

I guess the formula has an S curve because I have 1 for every 3 mines and the boost seem non-existent.

I always use cavers in my armies they bring alot of loot! 50% axes 25%hammers and 25% CAVERS!!!