(Note: Information on this list will become incorrect as sectors are explored more thoroughly)
^ <table class="inline"> <tr> <th class="leftalign" >Ore Name ^ </th> <th class="leftalign" >Mining Experience Points ^ </th> <th class="leftalign" >Mass per cargo (kg) ^ Known Asteroid Appearance ^ Description in Station ^ Rough price range (credits</crate) ^ ^ Common, found in almost every sector ^|||||| Premium Aquean | 4 | 70 | White Ice, Blue Ice | Dirty ice, mostly H2O with trace chemicals. | low | | Premium Ferric | 6 | 200 | Rock, Blue Ice | Ore composed mostly of iron. | 70-200 || Premium Carbonic | 5 | 150 | Rock | Ore which is heavy in carbon compounds. | 30-60 || Premium Silicate | 5 | 150 | Rock, White Ice | Unrefined silicate material. | 20-70 |^ Semi-common: (certain sectors of almost every system) ^|||||| Premium Ishik | 7 | 150 | White Ice, Blue Ice | A common asteroid composition containing lighter elements and chemical compounds. | 100-500 || Premium VanAzek | 7 | 250 | Rock | A common asteroid composition containing heavy and radioactive metals. | 100-400 |^ Rare: (certain sectors of a few systems ) ^|||||| Premium Xithricite | 8 | 300 | Green glowing rock | Ore containing the precious mineral Xithricite | 200-900 || Denic | 15 | 150 | White Ice | Rare ore found often in young solar systems | 300-1800 || Lanthanic | 10 | 200 | Sharp Rock, Blue Ice | Ore containing heavy and radioactive metals. | 700-1000 |^ Extremely Rare: (often only a few asteroids in a sector) ^|||||| Heliocene | 20 | 100 | Light Round Rock, Dark Round Rock, Dark sharp rock | Rare ore formed under intense heat and tidal forces | 400-2400 || Pentric | 18 | 150 | Medium Tan Rock | A rare asteroid composition of complex chemical material | 400-2200 || Pyronic | 12 | 250 | White Ice, Light Round Rock, and Dark Round Rock | Rare ore formed in the residue of a star's collapse | 200-1200 || Apicene | 14 | 200 | Sharp Dark Rock | A rare asteroid composition formed only at very high temperatures | 500-1500 |th>
<th class="leftalign" >Known Asteroid Appearance </th>
<th class="leftalign" >Description in Station </th>
<th class="leftalign" >Rough price range (credits/crate) </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="leftalign" colspan="6">Common, found in almost every sector </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Premium Aquean </td>
<td class="leftalign" >4 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >70 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >White Ice, Blue Ice </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Dirty ice, mostly H2O with trace chemicals. </td>
<td class="leftalign" >low </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Premium Ferric </td>
<td class="leftalign" >6 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >200 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Rock, Blue Ice </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Ore composed mostly of iron. </td>
<td class="leftalign" >70-200 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Premium Carbonic </td>
<td class="leftalign" >5 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >150 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Rock </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Ore which is heavy in carbon compounds. </td>
<td class="leftalign" >30-60 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Premium Silicate </td>
<td class="leftalign" >5 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >150 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Rock, White Ice </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Unrefined silicate material. </td>
<td class="leftalign" >20-70 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="leftalign" colspan="6">Semi-common: (certain sectors of almost every system) </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Premium Ishik </td>
<td class="leftalign" >7 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >150 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >White Ice, Blue Ice </td>
<td class="leftalign" >A common asteroid composition containing lighter elements and chemical compounds. </td>
<td class="leftalign" >100-500 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Premium VanAzek </td>
<td class="leftalign" >7 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >250 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Rock </td>
<td class="leftalign" >A common asteroid composition containing heavy and radioactive metals. </td>
<td class="leftalign" >100-400 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="leftalign" colspan="6">Rare: (certain sectors of a few systems ) </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Premium Xithricite </td>
<td class="leftalign" >8 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >300 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Green glowing rock </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Ore containing the precious mineral Xithricite </td>
<td class="leftalign" >200-900 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Denic </td>
<td class="leftalign" >15 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >150 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >White Ice </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Rare ore found often in young solar systems </td>
<td class="leftalign" >300-1800 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Lanthanic </td>
<td class="leftalign" >10 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >200 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Sharp Rock, Blue Ice </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Ore containing heavy and radioactive metals. </td>
<td class="leftalign" >700-1000 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="leftalign" colspan="6">Extremely Rare: (often only a few asteroids in a sector) </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Heliocene </td>
<td class="leftalign" >20 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >100 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Light Round Rock, Dark Round Rock, Dark sharp rock </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Rare ore formed under intense heat and tidal forces </td>
<td class="leftalign" >400-2400 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Pentric </td>
<td class="leftalign" >18 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >150 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Medium Tan Rock </td>
<td class="leftalign" >A rare asteroid composition of complex chemical material </td>
<td class="leftalign" >400-2200 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Pyronic </td>
<td class="leftalign" >12 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >250 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >White Ice, Light Round Rock, and Dark Round Rock </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Rare ore formed in the residue of a star’s collapse </td>
<td class="leftalign" >200-1200 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="leftalign" >Apicene </td>
<td class="leftalign" >14 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >200 </td>
<td class="leftalign" >Sharp Dark Rock </td>
<td class="leftalign" >A rare asteroid composition formed only at very high temperatures </td>
<td class="leftalign" >500-1500 </td>
</tr>
</table><br />
===Prospecting Missions===