As you gain experience, you will learn which ores are valuable, where to find them, and where to sell them. You might even get involved with group mining, involving escorts, scouts, and transports.
===List of Mining Scanners===
The Mineral Scanner has a range of 500m, and will activate whenever you 'target' an asteroid. There is no need to 'fire' it, flash the green light, etc. If you are going very fast, it will 'lag', as it only updates itself once every 5 seconds or so.
The Advanced Mineral Scanner is exactly the same as the Mineral Scanner except that it has improved range of 750. It is available only after completing 120 prospecting missions.
===List of Mining Beams===
(Note: Information on this list will become incorrect as sectors are explored more thoroughly)
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<th class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>Ore Name </th>
<td class="leftalign" style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>A rare asteroid composition formed only at very high temperatures </td>
<td class="leftalign"><small>500-1500</td>
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===Prospecting Missions===
These missions are generally thought to be very boring, so don't expect excitement or glory. But the reward, the advanced mineral scanner, can significantly speed up searching for rare ores.
===Profitability===
Rumors have it that the price of other items can be brought down too, since items manufacture depends on ore.
===Group Mining===
Noticing these features can help you. They can act as 'landmarks', so once you find a rare asteroid, you can use them to find it again. The features may also act as 'guide posts', with rare ore being concentrated around certain features or types of rock.
===Mineral Maps===
[[mining:Mineral Maps]]
===Sources===