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==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
* A [[ships|ship]] | * A [[ships|ship]] | ||
** A great choice is the [[Cobra Mk. III]], due to the size of its cargo hold, internal compartments, and its | ** A great choice is the [[Cobra Mk. III]], due to the size of its cargo hold, internal compartments, and its manoeuvrability. It can also fit the Class 2 mining laser. | ||
* [[Mining Laser]] | * [[Mining Laser]] | ||
** Required to extract the ore fragments from an asteroid. | ** Required to extract the ore fragments from an asteroid. | ||
** Higher quality lasers may extract ore fragments faster. | ** Higher quality lasers may extract ore fragments faster. | ||
* [[Refinery]] | * [[Refinery]] | ||
** Required to process the collected ore | ** Required to process the collected ore. | ||
** Some refineries have multiple bins to process several types of ore simultaneously. | ** Some refineries have multiple bins to process several types of ore simultaneously. | ||
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You also have the option to "vent" the contents of your refinery. This is useful if you have a nearly-full refinery of bauxite and you find an asteroid with gold. | You also have the option to "vent" the contents of your refinery. This is useful if you have a nearly-full refinery of bauxite and you find an asteroid with gold. | ||
In the upcoming update, 1.3 Powerplay, there is the introduction of drones which can be used to collect the ore | In the upcoming update, 1.3 Powerplay, there is the introduction of drones which can be used to collect the ore pieces and this will drastically speed up the mining process. More details of how this will work will be released when the patch goes live. | ||
==Selling== | ==Selling== | ||