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[[File:Mining-laser-Krait-Phantom-cockpit.png|300px|thumb|Class 2 Mining Laser]]
{{quote|The mining laser cuts chunks of asteroid off at a rate determined by the amount of mining laser power applied to the asteroid. Thus, more mining lasers will result in more chunks in the same period of time. Once cut off the chunks can be retrieved by cargo scoop or limpet drone. A refinery module is required to process asteroid chunks into saleable commodities.|In-Game Description}}
The '''Mining Laser''' is a basic [[Miner|mining]] tool that uses lasers to cut mineral and metal fragments off of the surface of [[asteroids]]. These fragments can be collected via the [[Cargo Scoop|cargo scoop]] or [[Limpet Controller#Collector|drones]]. A [[Refinery]] is required to process the fragments and [[Cargo Rack|cargo]] space is required to store the material in [[Commodities|Commodity]] form.

Despite being able to cut into asteroids, Mining Lasers are very ineffective in combat, suffering from a short maximum range, low damage output, and low [[Armour Hardness|armour]] penetration. Mining Lasers are also limited to scraping resource fragments from the surface of asteroids, and other mining tools must be equipped in order to access [[Abrasion Blaster|surface]], [[Sub-surface Displacement Missile|sub-surface]], and [[Seismic Charge Launcher|deep core]] deposits.

==Specifications==
{| class="article-table" style="text-align: center; font-size: small;" border="1"
! Class
! Rating
! Mass (T)
! Integrity
! Power Draw
!Distributor draw (MW)
! Weapon Mode
! Armour Pen
! Thermal Load
! Value (CR)
|-
| 1
| D
| 2.00
| 40
| 0.500
| 1.5
| Fixed
| 18
| 2.0
| 6,800
|-
|1
|D
|2.00
|40
|0.500
|1.5
|Turret
|18
|2.0
|9,400
|-
| 2
| D
| 2.00
| 51
| 0.750
| 3
| Fixed
| 18
| 4.0
| 22,576
|-
|2
|D
|2.00
|51
|0.750
|3
|Turret
|18
|4.0
|32,576
|}

==Modified Mining Laser==
A [[Engineers#Pre-Engineered modules|pre-Engineered]] Class 1 Mining Laser with [[Long Range Weapon|Long Range]], reduced [[Power Distributor|Distributor]] Draw, and [[Incendiary Rounds]] [[Experimental Effect]] named "Modified Mining Laser" can be purchased from the Human [[Technology Broker]]s at The House Ascendant in 21 Eridani with no permit needed,

Unlike unlocking most other Technology Broker items, which makes them permanently available for purchase with [[credits]] at station outfitting services, unlocking a Modified Mining Laser immediately places one module in local storage at no additional cost. The module must also be unlocked repeatedly in order to obtain multiple copies. Note that although the included modifications can be removed, [[Engineers]] cannot re-apply them or apply any other modifications to these modules.

Unlocking requires the following [[Materials]] and [[Commodities]]:
*20 [[Arsenic]]
*24 [[Rhenium]]
*28 [[Phosphorus]]
*16 [[Osmium]]

====== Specifications (compared to a regular 1D Mining Laser): ======
{| class="article-table" style="text-align: center; font-size: small;" border="1"
!Integrity
!Damage per second
!Power Draw
! Distributor Draw
!Thermal Load
!Maximum Range
! Falloff
|-
|20 ''(-50%)''
|1.9 ''(-5%)''
|0.25 ''(-50%)''
|0.75 ''(-50%)''
|1.0 ''(-49%)''
|2,500 ''(+400%)''
|2,500 ''(+733%)''
|}

==Notes==
*Turreted Mining Lasers were added in the ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons#The Commanders - v2.3|Elite Dangerous: Horizons - The Commanders]]'' (2.3) update.<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/341916-2-3-The-Commanders-Changelog</ref> These turreted Mining Lasers only function as full turrets when under the control of a [[Multicrew]] Gunner.

==Videos==
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File:EVERYTHING you need to know about laser mining in Elite Dangerous - Mining Guide Tutorial 2024
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==Gallery==
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Image_Weapon_Mining-Laser.jpg|Mining Laser Classes I and II
wpn_c1_mining.png|Class 1 Mining Laser
wpn_c2_mining.png|Class 2 Mining Laser
Lakon Type-7 and Mining-Lasers.png|Lakon Type-7 and mining lasers
Mining-laser-Krait-Phantom-cockpit.png|Class II mining laser and Krait Phantom
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Refinery]]
*[[Miner|Mining]]
*[[Mining Lance]]

==References==
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