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.
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==Resources==
| Reward for completing all Prospecting Missions.
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===List of Ores===
| align="center" | 400cr - 2400cr
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===Asteroid Field Features===
[[image:Asteroid_Light-Dark_Round_Cluster.png|thumb|right|Cluster of roids]]
Vendetta asteroids fields have certain patterns to them. They are sometimes in long '[[Asteroid Strings|strings]]'. Sometimes there are large '[[Asteroid Clusters|clusters]]' of a certain type of rock or ice. A few asteroids rotate. There will be '[[Asteroid Groups|groups]]' of types of asteroids, with a sort of 'border' between the groups. On a system wide level, the asteroids are often arranged into belts around stars, with each sector of the belt having asteroids of similar mineral composition.
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.
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===Mineral Maps===
[[mining:Mineral Maps|Mining Maps]]
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==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.
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===Trade Guild Mineral Missions===
The pay for these missions vary but for the majority they are around 1000cr a mission and around 800-1400 trade xp. The mining xp you get for mining the ores is negligable but on a massive scale can get you the lower levels fairly quick. I've also found that the mining missions are a great way to build faction standing with a particular faction. Search out a specific faction and see if they also have a mining station.
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==Profitability==
Rumors have it that the price of other items can be brought down too, since items manufacture depends on ore.
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==Sources==
*Authors' personal experience
*Classified website from a guild
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[[Category:Activities]]