When you start out, you only have the small port mining beam available to you. As your levels increase, larger and more unique formes of the mining beam will become available. See [[:mining]] for information on how to mine asteroids.
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! width="170" | Mining Beam! width="50" | Range! width="50" | Rate! width="50" | Heat! width="60" | Rate/Heat! width="50" | Mass! width="50" | Level! width="220" | Bonus|- ! align="center" colspan="11" | Small port mining beams.|- ! align="center" | Mining Beam| align="center" | 100m{{smn}}| align="center" | 1| align="center" | 1.5| align="center" | 0.67| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | -/-/-/-/-| align="left" | |- ! align="center" | Improved Mining Beam| align="center" | 100m| align="center" | 1.3| align="center" | 1.2| align="center" | 1.08| align="center" | 500kg| align="center" | [[Image:ribbon_miner_I.png|50px]]| align="left" |
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! align="center" colspan="11" Improved Mining Beam| Large port mining beamsSmall| 100m{{smn}}| 1.3| 1.2| 1.08| 500kg{{smn}}| [[Image:ribbon_miner_I.png|50px]]|
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! align="center" | Mining Beam| align="center" Large| 100m{{smn}}| align="center" | 1| align="center" | 1| align="center" | 1| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | -/-/-/-/1| align="left" |
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! align="center" | Advanced Mining Beam| align="center" Large| 100m{{smn}}| align="center" | 1.8| align="center" | 0.9| align="center" | 2| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | -/-/-/-/2| align="left" |
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! align="center" | Mining Beam MkII| align="center" Large| 100m{{smn}}| align="center" | 2.4| align="center" | 0.8| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | -/-/-/-/2| align="left" |
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! align="center" | Xithricite Mining Beam| align="center" Large| 100m{{smn}}| align="center" | 2| align="center" | 0.8| align="center" | 2.5| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | -/-/-/-/3| align="left" | Xithricite 200%
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! align="center" | Apicene Mining Beam| align="center" Large| 100m{{smn}}| align="center" | 2| align="center" | 0.9| align="center" | 2.22| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | -/-/-/-/3| align="left" | Apicene 240%
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! align="center" | MagnetoTwin Mining Beam| align="center" Large| 100m{{smn}}| align="center" | 1.8| align="center" | 0.6| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | -/-/-/-/4| align="left" | VanAzek 180% Pyronic 180%
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! align="center" | High-Density Mining Beam| align="center" Large| 75m{{smn}}| align="center" | 2.8| align="center" | 0.75| align="center" | 3.73| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | [[Image:Ribbon_prospector.png|50px]]| align="left" |
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! align="center" | Heliocene Mining Beam| align="center" Large| 100m{{smn}}| align="center" | 2| align="center" | 0.9| align="center" | 2.2| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | -/-/-/-/5| align="left" | Heliocene 200%
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! align="center" | Pentric Mining Beam| align="center" Large| 100m{{smn}}| align="center" | 2.4| align="center" | 0.9| align="center" | 2.67| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | -/-/-/-/6| align="left" | Pentric 200%
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! align="center" | IoPhase Mining Beam| align="center" Large| 75m{{smn}}| align="center" | 2.2| align="center" | 0.95| align="center" | 2.3| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | -/-/-/-/7| align="left" | Denic 300% Lanthanic 300%
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! align="center" | DeniPhase Mining Beam| align="center" Large| 75m{{smn}}| align="center" | 2.4| align="center" | 0.95| align="center" | 2.5| align="center" | 500kg{{smn}}| align="center" | -/-/-/-/8| align="left" | Denic 250% Pentric 240% Lanthanic 240%
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==[[Image:Allscanners.png]] Radar Extenders==