===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 Improved Mineral Scanner is exactly the same as the available after completing several newbie manufacturing missions. The Advanced Mineral Scanner except that it has an improved range of 750m. It , and is available only after completing 120 prospecting missions. The prototype Improved Prototype Mineral Scanner is available after completing several newbie manufacturing missionsfor large ports.
{| border="1" class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! width="170" | Name
! Faction
! Faction<br/>Level
! Port
! width="60" | Range
! Grid
! class="unsortable" width="75" | Scan Interval
! width="60" | Level
|-
! Mineral Scanner
| - {{sma}}
| - {{smn}}
| Small
| align="center" | 500m
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 5s
| align="center" | -/-/-/-/-
|-
!Improved Mineral Scanner
| - {{sma}}
| - {{smn}}
| Small
| align="center" | 600m
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 5s
| align="center" | mission
| Prototype scanner.
|-
! Advanced Mineral Scanner
| - {{sma}}
| - {{smn}}
| Small
| align="center" | 750m
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 5s
| align="center" | [[Image:ribbon_prospector.png|50px]]
| Reward for completing all Prospecting Missions.
|-
! Prototype Mineral Scanner
| Valent
| 602
| Large
| align="center" | 700m
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" |
| align="center" | -/-/-/-/3
|
|}