Miner: Difference between revisions

| suggestedupgrades = [[Mining Laser]]; [[Refinery]]; [[Cargo Rack]]s; [[Limpet Controller/Collector|Collector Limpets]]; [[Limpet Controller/Prospector|Prospector Limpets]]; [[Abrasion Blaster]]; [[Pulse Wave Analyser]]; [[Seismic Charge Launcher]]; [[Sub-surface Displacement Missile]]

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To mine, pilots require three optional internal modules: a [[Refinery]] to refine collected resources into [[Commodities]] for sale, one or more [[Cargo Rack]]s to carry the refined Commodities, and one or more [[Mining Laser]]s, [[Abrasion Blaster]]s, [[Sub-surface Displacement Missile]]s, or [[Seismic Charge Launcher]]s. The [[Detailed Surface Scanner]], [[Limpet Controller/Prospector|Prospector Limpet]], and [[Pulse Wave Analyser]] can also be equipped to more easily locate ideal mining sites and valuable asteroids, and the [[Limpet Controller/Collector|Collector Limpet]] can be used to more efficiently gather raw resources. Miners who choose to delve inhabited systems rather than uncharted ones can purchase system data from [[Universal Cartographics]] or scan a [[System Signal Sources|Navigation Beacon]] in order to determine the quality of a system's asteroid clusters or planetary rings.

* The [[Krait MkII]] and [[Krait Phantom]] are more expensive medium options for mining, but can comfortably fit all necessary mining tools and modules. The larger MkII can also hold a fighter bay for added protection, while the Phantom is capable of outrunning any NPC, making them both a safe choice.

* The [[Python]] is medium ship with internal space to spare, allowing it to carry larger modules and a greater amount of cargo. It can also equip every tool as a class 2 hardpoint. Combined with its durability and relative agility for its size class, it is an ideal mining ship.

* The [[Type-10 Defender]] is also a viable ship, though it lacks maneuverability. It makes for a good Painite laser miner, as it has a large Power Distributor and a huge complement of hardpoints.

* The [[Anaconda]], [[Imperial Cutter]], and [[Federal Corvette]] all work perfectly. The Corvette in particular has both good mobility and high cargo capacity.

* [[Detailed Surface Scanner]]

* [[Pulse Wave Analyser]]

Note that this table is updated infrequently, and it is strongly recommended to check third-party tools such as [https://eddb.io/commodity eddb.io] or [https://inara.cz/galaxy-commodities/ inara.cz] for the latest prices.

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!'''Minerals'''

!'''Available in Ring Type'''

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|[[Void Opals]]

|135,284

|Icy

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|[[Low Temperature Diamonds]]

|106,353

|Icy

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|[[Alexandrite]]

|217,277

|Metal Rich, Icy, Rocky

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|[[Grandidierite]]

|197,292

|Metal Rich, Icy

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|[[Musgravite]]

|198,613

|Rocky

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|[[Monazite]]

|200,975

|Metal Rich, Rocky

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|[[Serendibite]]

|172,711

|Metal Rich, Rocky

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|[[Rhodplumsite]]

|176,839

|Metal Rich

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|[[Benitoite]]

|149,395

|Metal Rich, Rocky

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|[[Painite]]

|53,016

|Metallic, Metal Rich

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|[[Bromellite]]

|30,424

|Icy

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|[[Lithium Hydroxide]]

|5,673

|Icy

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|[[Bertrandite]]

|18,817

|Metallic, Metal Rich

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|[[Methanol Monohydrate Crystals]]

|2,478

|Icy

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|[[Indite]]

|11,389

|Metallic, Metal Rich, Rocky

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|[[Gallite]]

|11,915

|Metallic, Metal Rich, Rocky

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|[[Coltan]]

|6,163

|Metal Rich, Rocky

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|[[Uraninite]]

|2,957

|Metal Rich, Rocky

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|[[Methane Clathrate]]

|1,650

|Icy

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|[[Lepidolite]]

|771

|Metal Rich, Rocky

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|[[Rutile]]

|2,083

|Rocky

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|[[Bauxite]]

|1,140

|Rocky

!'''Metals'''

!'''Available in Ring Type'''

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|[[Platinum]]

|58,263

|Metallic

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|[[Palladium]]

|50,639

|Metallic

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|[[Thorium]]

|11,317

|Metallic

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|[[Gold]]

|47,610

|Metallic, Metal Rich

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|[[Osmium]]

|45,198

|Metallic, Metal Rich

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|[[Praseodymium]]

|8,620

|Metallic, Metal Rich

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|[[Samarium]]

|25,852

|Metallic, Metal Rich

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|[[Silver]]

|37,223

|Metallic, Metal Rich

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|[[Cobalt]]

|3,762

|Rocky

!'''Chemicals'''

!'''Available in Ring Type'''

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|[[Tritium]]

|36,825

|Icy

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|[[Hydrogen Peroxide]]

|3,160

|Icy

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|[[Liquid Oxygen]]

|1,474

|Icy

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|[[Water]]

|278

|Icy

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|[[Carbon]]

|[[Chromium]]

|[[Cadmium]]

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|[[Iron]]

|[[Selenium]]

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|[[Nickel]]

|[[Tungsten]]

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|[[Zirconium]]

|[[Boron]]

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Miners are a popular target for piracy, and pirates can often be found lurking around planetary rings in inhabited systems, where they will attempt to scan any ship that arrives in their vicinity. If a scanned ship is carrying anything other than limpets, they will attack and try to seize its cargo. The danger posed by pirates can be prepared for in the following ways:

* Ships equipped with a [[Fighter Hangar]] can use [[Ship-Launched Fighters]] for protection if their hardpoints are occupied by mining tools. Simply deploy a fighter upon arrival and use it or order a crewmember to defend yourself. This could make the [[Keelback]] a decent early option for an armed miner, but its low cargo space with a fighter bay may prove an issue.

The miner ship should crack a suitable deep core asteroid, then use the Abrasion Blaster on any surface deposits. While the refinery ship collects and refines the ore, the miner ship can move on and locate another deep core asteroid with its prospector limpets. This process can be repeated until a ship runs out of cargo space, limpets, or ammunition. Cooperating pilots can then return to a station to split the cargo; take care to avoid jettisoning cargo for this purpose within a station's jurisdiction to avoid penalties for littering.<ref name=":1" />

==Notes==

*The material content (Low, Medium, High) does not affect the amount of metals, minerals or chemicals that the asteroid contains. Instead, focus on the concentration of a substance within the asteroid's fragments. If the fragments have a low concentration, near or below 15%, move on to another asteroid. Using Prospector Limpets can double the yield of asteroid fragments.

*Even if cargo capacity is full, the Refinery can still be filled to 100% per slot. Upon selling a haul at a station, the full Refinery slots will complete processing and add additional units to the cargo hold, allowing the Refinery to be used as an overflow cargo space to a limited extent.

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File:New Mining Overview Elite Beyond 3.3

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File:Image_Weapon_Mining-Laser.jpg|A Mining Laser

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