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The Mining Laser and Refinery can be found for a reasonable price (5,000 - 15,000 CR) at [[CHUChu HUBHub]] in [[Styx]].

Asteroids can be found in some systems. By using to the Targets menu on the left side of your cockpit you can find targets with names similar to this: [PLACEHOLDER] (Only works if you have information about the system, either bought it from the Cartographers service or scanned the system yourself). Lock on to it and enter hyperspace just like you would when going to another station or a planet. When you have dropped out of hyperspace you will most likely be staring at a massive, bright star. Ignore that. Scattered with varying (asteroid ring to asteroid ring) density you should be able to find mineable asteroids there. A good starting spot for mining are systems with industrial economies.

Make sure to bind a Mining Laser (preferably in its own firing group) just like you would do with any other weapon in game. Fly within range of the asteroid and blast away with the Mining Lasers. You have to hold down the trigger for a while (depending on the quality of Mining Laser you have bought) before a piece of rock chips off. It is recommended to wait until you have mined several rocks off of the asteroid before collecting them as it will save you a lot of time.

Having chipped off a piece of rock you now have to scoop it up with your cargo scoop. To do so you have to engage your scoop (just like you would with your landing gear or hardpoints), then fly slowly towards the target. Upon engaging the Cargo Scoop you will find that a blue box will have appeared on the lower left of you HUD. On there you should, if pointing at the rock, see an icon in the crosshairs (the box). Continue to fly slowly towards the rock while holding the rock in the middle of the cargo scoop's crosshairs until you have successfully acquired it.