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Mining

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Reverted edit of Lemming, changed back to last version by Red cactus
===List of Mining Beams===
 {| cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse1px solid grey;" classcellpadding="inline"2 cellspacing=0|- bgcolor="aec6d6"#bacbda ! classalign=left style="leftalignborder-right:1px solid grey;" | <small>Name! class|| align=left style="leftalignborder-right:1px solid grey;" | <small>License Required! class|| align=left style="leftalignborder-right:1px solid grey;" | <small>Range(meters)! class|| align=left style="leftalignborder-right:1px solid grey;" | <small>Rate(kg/second)! class|| align=left style="leftalignborder-right:1px solid grey;" | <small>Heat(K/s)! class|| align=left style="leftalignborder-right:1px solid grey;" | <small>Mass(kg)! class|| align=left style="leftalignborder-right:1px solid grey;" | <small>Specials (ore %)|- bgcolor="aec6d6"#bacbda! class="leftalign" | colspan=7 style="7border:1px solid grey;" | <small>'''Small:'''
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| class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>Mining Beam| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">0 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">100 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">1.0 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">1.5 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 || </divsmall>None| class- bgcolor=#bacbda| colspan=7 style="leftalignborder:1px solid grey;" | <small>None'''Large:'''
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! class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" colspan="7" | <small>Large:Mining Beam || <small>1 || <small>100 || <small>1.0 || <small>1.0 || <small>500 || <small>None
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| class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>Mining Beam| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">1 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">100 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">1.0 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">1.0 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small>None|- | class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>Advanced Mining Beam | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">2 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">100 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">1.8 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">0.9 </div> | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small>None|- | class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>Mining Beam Mk II | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">2 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">100 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">2.4 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">0.8 </div> | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small>None|- | class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>Xithricite Mining Beam | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">3 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">100 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">2.0 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">0.8 </div> | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small>Xithricite 200%|- | class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>Apicene Mining Beam | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">3 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">100 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">2.0 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">0.9 </div> | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small>Apicene 240%|- | class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>Magneto Twin Mining Beam| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">4 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">100 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">1.8 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">0.6 </div> | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small>VanAzek 180% Pyronic 180%|- | class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>Heliocene Mining Beam | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">5 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">100 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">2.0 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">0.9 </div> | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small>Heliocene 200%|- | class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>Pentric Mining Beam | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">6 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">100 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">2.4 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">0.9 </div> | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small>Pentric 200%|- | class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>IoPhase Mining Beam | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">7 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">75 </div> | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">2.2 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">0.95 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small>Denic 300% Lanthanic 300%|- | class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>DeniPhase Ming Beam | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">8 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">75 </div> | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">2.4 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">0.95 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small>Denic 250% Pentric 240% Lanthanic 240%|- | class="leftalign" bgcolor="aec6d6" | <small>High-Density Mining Beam| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">? </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">75 </div> | class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">2.8 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">0.75 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small><div align="center">500 </div>| class="leftalign" | <small>None 
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(Note: Information on this list will become incorrect as sectors are explored more thoroughly)
{| cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="1" <table style="border-collapse: collapse1px solid grey;" classcellpadding="inline"0 cellspacing=0>|- <tr bgcolor="aec6d6"#bacbda>! <th class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>Ore Name</th>! <th class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>Mining Experience Points</th>! <th class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>Mass per cargo (kg)</th>! <th class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>Known Asteroid Appearance</th>! <th class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>Description in Station</th>! <th class="leftalign" | ><small>Rough price range (credits/crate)</th>|- </tr> <tr bgcolor="aec6d6"#bacbda align=left>! <th class="leftalign" colspan="6" | style="border-top:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Common, found in almost every sector</th>|- </tr>| <tr> <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Premium Aquean</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>4 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>70 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>White Ice, Blue Ice</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Dirty ice, mostly H2O with trace chemicals.</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>low</td>|- </tr>| <tr> <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Premium Ferric</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>6 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>200 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rock, Blue Ice</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Ore composed mostly of iron.</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>70-200</td>|- </tr>| <tr> <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Premium Carbonic</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>5 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>150 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rock</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Ore which is heavy in carbon compounds.</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>30-60</td>|- </tr>| <tr> <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Premium Silicate</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>5 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>150 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rock, White Ice</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Unrefined silicate material.</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>20-70</td>|- </tr>! <tr bgcolor=#bacbda align=left> <th class="leftalign" bgcolorcolspan="aec6d66" colspanstyle="6border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Semi-common: (certain sectors of almost every system)</th>|- | </tr> <tr> <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Premium Ishik</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>7 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>150 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>White Ice, Blue Ice</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>A common asteroid composition containing lighter elements and chemical compounds.</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>100-500</td>|- </tr>| <tr> <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Premium VanAzek</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>7 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>250 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rock</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>A common asteroid composition containing heavy and radioactive metals.</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>100-400</td>|- </tr>! <tr bgcolor=#bacbda align=left> <th class="leftalign" bgcolorcolspan="aec6d66" colspanstyle="6border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Rare: (certain sectors of a few systems )</th>|- </tr>| <tr>  <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Premium Xithricite</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>8 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>300 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Green glowing rock</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Ore containing the precious mineral Xithricite</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>200-900</td>|- | </tr> <tr> <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Denic</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>15 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>150 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>White Ice</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rare ore found often in young solar systems</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>300-1800</td>|- </tr>| <tr> <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Lanthanic</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>10 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>200 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Sharp Rock, Blue Ice</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Ore containing heavy and radioactive metals.</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>700-1000</td>|- </tr>! <tr bgcolor=#bacbda align=left> <th class="leftalign" bgcolorcolspan="aec6d66" colspanstyle="6border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Extremely Rare: (often only a few asteroids in a sector)</th>|- </tr>| <tr>  <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Heliocene</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>20 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>100 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Light Round Rock, Dark Round Rock, Dark sharp rock</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rare ore formed under intense heat and tidal forces</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>400-2400</td>|- | </tr> <tr> <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Pentric</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>18 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>150 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Medium Tan Rock</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>A rare asteroid composition of complex chemical material</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>400-2200</td>|- </tr>| <tr> <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Pyronic</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>12 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>250 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>White Ice, Light Round Rock, and Dark Round Rock</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey; border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>Rare ore formed in the residue of a star’s star&#8217;s collapse</td>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"><small>200-1200</td>|- </tr>| <tr> <td class="leftalign" bgcolorstyle="aec6d6border-right:1px solid grey;" | ><small>Apicene</td>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey;"><small>14 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | <small><div alignstyle="centerborder-right:1px solid grey;"><small>200 </divtd>| <td class="leftalign" | style="border-right:1px solid grey;"><small>Sharp Dark Rock</td>| <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>|}</tr><table></table>
===Prospecting Missions===
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===
 
Once you find a nice rare ore, it might be helpful to write down where you found it. Here are some maps from those who have done exactly that:
 
[[mining:Mineral Maps]]
===Sources===
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