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|[[Anki]]||[[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Mollies]] <br/> [[Red Hessians]] <br/> ||all <br/> ||3-6||Freighter
 
|[[Anki]]||[[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Mollies]] <br/> [[Red Hessians]] <br/> ||all <br/> ||3-6||Freighter
 
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|[[Annapurna]]||[[Independent Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Kishiro Technologies]] <br/> [[Kruger Minerals]] <span style="color:yellow;"> (*only He-3) </span> <br/> [[Samura]] <br/> [[Corsair]] <br/> ||all* <br/> ||3-4-5-6||Freighter
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|[[Annapurna]]||[[Corsairs]] <br/> [[Independent Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Kishiro Technologies]] <br/> [[Kruger Minerals]] <span style="color:yellow;"> (*only He-3) </span> <br/> [[Samura Industries]] <br/> ||all* <br/> ||3-4-5-6||Freighter
 
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|[[Arrastra]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[EFL Oil & Machinery]] </span> <br/> [[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Gallic Metal Service]] <br/> [[Junkers]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[Helium-3]]||3-7||
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|[[Arrastra]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[EFL Oil & Machinery]] </span> <br/> [[Gallic Metal Service]] <br/> [[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Junkers]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[Helium-3]]||3-7||
 
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|[[Clydesdale]]||[[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing]] <br/> [[The Core]] <br/> [[Mollies]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[Helium-3]] <br/> ||4-7||Freighter
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|[[Clydesdale]]||[[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing]] <br/> [[Mollies]] <br/> [[The Core]] <br/>|| <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[Helium-3]] <br/> ||4-7||Freighter
 
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|[[Collector]]||[[Junkers]] <br/> ||[[Premium Scrap]] <br/> ||6-7||
 
|[[Collector]]||[[Junkers]] <br/> ||[[Premium Scrap]] <br/> ||6-7||
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|[[CSV]]||[[Junkers]] <br/> ||[[Premium Scrap]] <br/> ||4-5||
 
|[[CSV]]||[[Junkers]] <br/> ||[[Premium Scrap]] <br/> ||4-5||
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Dromedary]]||[[Zoner]] <br/> [[Outcasts]] <br/> [[Gammu AI]] <br/> ||[[Iridium Ore]] <br/> [[Niobium Ore]] <br/> ||1-5||Freighter
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|[[Dromedary]]||[[Outcasts]] <br/> [[Gammu AI]] <br/> [[Zoner]] <br/> ||[[Iridium Ore]] <br/> [[Niobium Ore]] <br/> ||1-5||Freighter
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Garanchou]]||[[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Kishiro Technologies]] <br/> ||[[Helium]] <br/> [[Helium-3]] <br/> ||3-4-5-6||Freighter
 
|[[Garanchou]]||[[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Kishiro Technologies]] <br/> ||[[Helium]] <br/> [[Helium-3]] <br/> ||3-4-5-6||Freighter
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|[[Ragnar]]||[[ALG Waste Disposal]] <br/> [[Daumann]] <br/> [[Red Hessians]] <br/> [[Kruger]] <br/> [[Unioners]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[Helium-3]] </span> <br/> ||4-7||Freighter
 
|[[Ragnar]]||[[ALG Waste Disposal]] <br/> [[Daumann]] <br/> [[Red Hessians]] <br/> [[Kruger]] <br/> [[Unioners]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[Helium-3]] </span> <br/> ||4-7||Freighter
 
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|[[Rhino]]||[[Xenos]] <br/> [[The Core]] <br/> [[The Order]] <br/> [[DSE]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[Helium-3]] <br/> ||4-7||Freighter
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|[[Rhino]]||[[Deep Space Engineering]] <br/> [[The Core]] <br/> [[The Order]] <br/> [[Xenos]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[Helium-3]] <br/> ||4-7||Freighter
 
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|[[Scraper]]|| <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[EFL Oil & Machinery]] <br/> [[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Gallic Metal Service]][[Junkers]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[Helium-3]] </span> <br/> ||7||
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|[[Scraper]]|| <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[EFL Oil & Machinery]] <br/> [[Gallic Metal Service]] <br/> [[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Junkers]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[Helium-3]] </span> <br/> ||7||
 
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|[[Spatial]]|| <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[EFL Oil & Machinery]] <br/> [[ALG Waste Disposal]] <br/> [[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Gallic Metal Service]] <br/> [[Junkers]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[Helium-3]] </span> <br/> ||7-8||
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|[[Spatial]]|| <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[ALG Waste Disposal]] <br/> [[EFL Oil & Machinery]] <br/> [[Gallic Metal Service]] <br/> [[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Junkers]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[Helium-3]] </span> <br/> ||7-8||
 
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|-
 
|[[Sunburst]]||[[Miner ID|Independent Miner]] <br/> ||[[Helium]] <br/> ||4-5||
 
|[[Sunburst]]||[[Miner ID|Independent Miner]] <br/> ||[[Helium]] <br/> ||4-5||
 
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|-
|[[Surveyor]]|| <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[EFL Oil & Machinery]] <br/> [[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Gallic Metal Service]] <br/> [[Junkers]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[Helium-3]] </span> <br/> ||1-5||
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|[[Surveyor]]|| <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[EFL Oil & Machinery]] <br/> [[Gallic Metal Service]] <br/> [[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Junkers]] <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: <br/> [[Helium-3]] </span> <br/> ||1-5||
 
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!Mining ship!!Faction!!Ore!!Position for Mining Turrets!!Notes
 
!Mining ship!!Faction!!Ore!!Position for Mining Turrets!!Notes
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Behemoth]]||[[ALG Waste Disposal]] <br/> [[Kruger Minerals]] <br/> [[Unioners]]||[[Helium-3]] <br/> [[Premium Scrap]] <br/> [[Military Salvage]] <br/> ||5-8||
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|[[Behemoth]]||[[ALG Waste Disposal]] <br/> [[Kruger Minerals]] <br/> [[Unioners]]||[[Helium-3]] <br/> [[Military Salvage]] <br/> [[Premium Scrap]] <br/> ||5-8||
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Bullmastiff]]||[[Corsairs]]||[[Artifacts]]||1+3-6||
 
|[[Bullmastiff]]||[[Corsairs]]||[[Artifacts]]||1+3-6||
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Hegemon]]|| <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[EFL Oil & Machinery]] <br/> [[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Gallic Metal Service]] <br/> [[Junkers]]|| <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[Helium-3]]||1-4||
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|[[Hegemon]]|| <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[EFL Oil & Machinery]] <br/> [[Gallic Metal Service]] <br/> [[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> [[Junkers]]|| <span style="color:yellow;"> all except: </span> <br/> [[Helium-3]]||1-4||
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Kaiser]]||[[Daumann]], [[ALG Waste Disposal]] <br/> [[Kruger Minerals]]||[[Aluminium Ore]] <br/> [[Silver Ore]] <br/> [[Cobalt Ore]] <br/> [[Uncut Diamonds]] <br/> [[Copper Ore]] <br/> [[Raw Hydrocarbons]]||2-3-4-5||
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|[[Kaiser]]||[[Daumann]] <br/> [[ALG Waste Disposal]] <br/> [[Kruger Minerals]]||[[Aluminium Ore]] <br/> [[Cobalt Ore]] <br/> [[Copper Ore]] <br/> [[Raw Hydrocarbons]] <br/> [[Silver Ore]] <br/> [[Uncut Diamonds]] ||2-3-4-5||
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Kamome]]||[[Kishiro Technologies]] <br/> [[Samura Industries]] <br/> [[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/> ||[[Helium]] <br/> [[Helium-3]] <br/> ||Place on ALL slots||
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|[[Kamome]]||[[Gas Miners Guild]] <br/>[[Kishiro Technologies]] <br/> [[Samura Industries]] <br/> ||[[Helium]] <br/> [[Helium-3]] <br/> ||Place on ALL slots||
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Raba]]||[[Corsairs]] <br/> ||[[Artifacts]] <br/> ||1-2 or 5-6||
 
|[[Raba]]||[[Corsairs]] <br/> ||[[Artifacts]] <br/> ||1-2 or 5-6||
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!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
|-
 
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|[[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing ID]]||[[Gold Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Cobalt Ore]], x2.0 <br/> [[Beryllium Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Raw Hydrocarbons]], x3,0 <br/> [[Niobium Ore]], x2.0 <br/> ||
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|[[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Beryllium Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Cobalt Ore]], x2.0 <br/> [[Gold Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Niobium Ore]], x2.0 <span> <br/> [[Raw Hydrocarbons]], x3,0 <br/> ||
 
|-
 
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|[[Molly ID]]||[[Gold Ore]], x2.0 <br/> ||
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|[[Molly ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Gold Ore]], x2.0 <span> <br/> ||
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Planetform, Inc. ID]]||~~||Can mine: <br/> [[Fluorine]], x3,0 <br/> [[Alien Organisms]], x1,5 <br/>
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|[[Planetform, Inc. ID]]||~~|| <span style="color:yellow;"> Can mine: <span> <br/> [[Fluorine]], x3,0 <br/> [[Alien Organisms]], x1,5 <span> <br/>
 
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!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Gallic Metal Service ID]]||[[Raw Hydrocarbons]], x3.0 <br/> [[Niobium Ore]], x2.0 <br/> [[Gold Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Beryllium Ore]], x4.0 <br/>||
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|[[EFL Oil & Machinery ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Premium Scrap]], x2.0 <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> Can also mine: <span> <br/> [[Scrap Metal]], <span style="color:yellow;"> x2.0 <br/> [[Toxic Waste]], x2.0 <span> <br/>  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[EFL Oil & Machinery ID]]||[[Premium Scrap]], x2.0 <br/> ||Can also mine: <br/> [[Scrap Metal]], x2.0 <br/> [[Toxic Waste]], x2.0 <br/>  
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|[[Gallic Metal Service ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Beryllium Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Gold Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Niobium Ore]], x2.0 <br/> [[Raw Hydrocarbons]], x3.0 <span> <br/>||
 
|-
 
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!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Samura Industries ID]]||[[Raw Hydrocarbons]], x4.0 <br/> [[Beryllium Ore]], x2.0 <br/> [[Helium-3]], x3.0, <br/> [[Platinum Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Niobium Ore]] x2.0 <br/> ||Can also mine [[Alien Organisms]], x3.0 <br/>
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|[[Kishiro Technologies ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Helium-3]], x2.0 <br/> [[Platinum Ore]], x3.0 <br/> [[Raw Hydrocarbons]], x3.0 <br/> <span> ||
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Kishiro Technologies ID]]||[[Raw Hydrocarbons]], x3.0 <br/> [[Helium-3]], x2.0 <br/> [[Platinum Ore]], x3.0 <br/> ||
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|[[Samura Industries ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Beryllium Ore]], x2.0 <br/> [[Helium-3]], x3.0 <br/> [[Niobium Ore]] x2.0 <br/> [[Platinum Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Raw Hydrocarbons]], x4.0 <span> <br/> ||<span style="color:yellow;"> Can also mine: <span> [[Alien Organisms]], x3.0 <span> <br/>
 
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!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Deep Space Engineering ID]]||[[Copper Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Silver Ore]], x3.0 <br/> [[Platinum Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Premium Scrap]], x3.0 <br/> [[Military Salvage]], x3.0 <br/> ||Can also mine: <br/> Can also mine [[Scrap Metal]], x2.0
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|[[Deep Space Engineering ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Copper Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Military Salvage]], x3.0 <br/> [[Platinum Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Premium Scrap]], x3.0 <br/> [[Silver Ore]], x3.0 <span> <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> Can also mine: <br/> Can also mine [[Scrap Metal]], x2.0 <span> <br/>
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Xenos ID]]||[[Premium Scrap]], x2.0 <br/> [[Copper Ore]], x2.0 <br/> [[Silver Ore]], x2.0 <br/> ||
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|[[Xenos ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Copper Ore]], x2.0 <br/> [[Premium Scrap]], x2.0 <br/> [[Silver Ore]], x2.0 <span> <br/> ||
 
|-
 
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!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
|-
 
|-
|[[ALG Waste Disposal ID]]||[[Premium Scrap]], x3.0 <br/> ||Can also mine: <br/> [[Scrap Metal]], x3.0 <br/> [[Toxic Waste]], x3.0 <br/>
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|[[ALG Waste Disposal ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Premium Scrap]], x3.0 <span> <br/> || <span style="color:yellow;"> Can also mine: <span> <br/> [[Scrap Metal]], x3.0 <br/> [[Toxic Waste]], x3.0 <span> <br/>
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Daumann Heavy Construction ID]]||[[Raw Hydrocarbons]], x3.0 <br/> [[Uncut Diamonds]], x4.0 <br/> [[Aluminium Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Copper Ore]], x3.0 <br/> ||
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|[[Daumann Heavy Construction ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Aluminium Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Copper Ore]], x3.0 <br/> [[Raw Hydrocarbons]], x3.0 <br/> [[Uncut Diamonds]], x4.0 <span> <br/> ||
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Kruger Minerals ID]]||[[Helium-3]], x2.0 <br/> [[Uncut Diamonds]], x2.0 <br/> [[Aluminium Ore]], x3.0 <br/> [[Cobalt Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Silver Ore]], x4.0 <br/> ||
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|[[Kruger Minerals ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Aluminium Ore]], x3.0 <br/> [[Cobalt Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Helium-3]], x2.0 <br/> [[Silver Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Uncut Diamonds]], x2.0 <span> <br/> ||
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Red Hessians ID]]||[[Uncut Diamonds]], x2.0 <br/> ||
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|[[Red Hessians ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Uncut Diamonds]], x2.0 <span> <br/> ||
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Unioners ID]]||[[Military Salvage]], x2.0 <br/> ||
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|[[Unioners ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Military Salvage]], x2.0 <span> <br/> ||
 
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|}
 
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!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
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|[[Corsair ID]]||[[Cryo Organisms]], x2.0 <br/> [[Xeno Relics]], x3.0 (x1,5 with a transport) <br/> ||Can also mine: <br/> [[Artifacts]], x2,0 <br/>
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|[[Corsair ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Xeno Relics]], x3.0 <span style="color:red;"> (x1,5 <span> with a transport) <br/> ||<span style="color:yellow;"> Can also mine: <span> <br/> [[Artifacts]], x2,0 <span> <br/>
 
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|[[Outcasts ID]]||[[Niobium Ore]], x2.0 <br/> ||Can also mine: <br/> [[Alien Organisms]], x2.0 <br/>  
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|[[Outcasts ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Niobium Ore]], x2.0 <span> <br/> ||<span style="color:yellow;"> Can also mine: <br/> [[Alien Organisms]], x2.0 <span> <br/>  
 
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!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
!Faction ID!!Ore & Multiplier!!Notes
 
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|[[The Core ID]]||[[Azurite Gas]], x3.0 <br/> [[Iridium Ore]], x3.0 <br/> ||
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|[[The Core ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Azurite Gas]], x3.0 <br/> [[Iridium Ore]], x3.0 <span> <br/> ||
 
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|-
|[[Gammu Artificial Intelligence ID|Gammu A.I. ID]]||[[Azurite Gas]], x3.0 <br/> [[Iridium Ore]], x3.0 <br/> ||
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|[[Gammu Artificial Intelligence ID|Gammu A.I. ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Azurite Gas]], x3.0 <br/> [[Iridium Ore]], x3.0 <span> <br/> ||
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Gas Miners Guild ID]]||[[Helium-3]], x4.0 <br/> ||[[Alien Organisms]], x2.0 <br/> [[Helium]], x2.0 <br/>  
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|[[Gas Miners Guild ID]]||[[Helium-3]] <span style="color:yellow;"> x4.0 <br/> ||<span style="color:yellow;"> Can also mine: <br/> [[Alien Organisms]], x2.0 <br/> [[Helium]] x2.0 <span> <br/>  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Independent Miners Guild ID]]||[[Beryllium Ore]], x3.0 <br/> [[Cobalt Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Gold Ore]], x2.0 <br/> [[Niobium Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Silver Ore]], x2.0 <br/> ||
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|[[Independent Miners Guild ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Beryllium Ore]], x3.0 <br/> [[Cobalt Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Gold Ore]], x2.0 <br/> [[Niobium Ore]], x4.0 <br/> [[Silver Ore]], x2.0 <span> <br/> ||
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Junkers ID]]||[[Premium Scrap]], x4.0 <br/> [[Military Salvage]], x3.0 <br/> ||Can also mine: <br/> [[Scrap Metal]], x4.0 <br/>  
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|[[Junkers ID]]||<span style="color:yellow;"> [[Premium Scrap]], x4.0 <br/> [[Military Salvage]], x3.0 <br/> ||<span style="color:yellow;"> Can also mine: <br/> [[Scrap Metal]] x4.0 <span> <br/>  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Miner ID|Independent Miner]]||All [[Ore]], x1,5 <br/> ||Can also mine: <br/> [[Helium]], x3.0 <br/>  
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|[[Miner ID|Independent Miner]]|| <span style="color:yellow;"> All [[Ore]], x1,5 <span> <br/> ||<span style="color:yellow;"> Can also mine: <br/> [[Helium]], x3.0 <span> <br/>  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Zoner ID]]||[[Iridium Ore]], x2.0 <br/> ||
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|[[Zoner ID]]||[[Iridium Ore]] <span style="color:yellow;"> x2.0 <span> <br/> ||
 
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Introduction

Discovery Mining Guide

Welcome to the wonderful world of mining within the Discovery Mod. This guide serves as the latest version of the tutorial designed to inform new and existing players about the changes made by Cannon’s Mining Mod implemented in March of 2011. Many changes were made from 4.8.77 to 4.88.1 and then, even more, changes were made to where we are now - 4.90.2.


For those who are new to mining in Discovery, keep this in mind:

  • You will need a specialized mining ship to harvest Ores More on this in a moment.
  • Mining requires mining turrets in addition to a mining ship.
  • Finally, you require a mining company ID (for example, Daumann) with a matching IFF, or alternatively, an independent “Miner ID’, available for sale on most stations.
  • Ore is automatically transferred into your cargo bay. You don’t have to tractor in ore as per vanilla / other previous mods.
  • If you hafe marked another player by a left click, who is not more than 500 m away from you, the mined ore will be automaticly transfered to the cargo hold form that player.
  • Only mining turrets are effective for mining. Other weapons are practically useless for mining operations.


Mining Ships

First, you will require a specialized mining ship. The following ships have mining bonuses as of 4.89.2 (courtesy of @Karst):

(Kudos to @Karst , @Jack_Henderson & @Laz for researching the information on mining laser hardpoints.)


* Please note that the values for gun hardpoints may be incorrect. They were done in single player with a visual test and have not been tested against the server side drop rate.

Fighters/Freighters Sirius

Mining ship Faction Ore Position for Mining Turrets Notes
Anki Gas Miners Guild
Mollies
Red Hessians
all
3-6 Freighter
Annapurna Corsairs
Independent Miners Guild
Kishiro Technologies
Kruger Minerals (*only He-3)
Samura Industries
all*
3-4-5-6 Freighter
Arrastra all except:
EFL Oil & Machinery

Gallic Metal Service
Gas Miners Guild
Junkers
all except:
Helium-3
3-7
Clydesdale Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing
Mollies
The Core
all except:
Helium-3
4-7 Freighter
Collector Junkers
Premium Scrap
6-7
Correo Corsairs
Xeno Relics
1-4 or 5-8 Freighter
CSF Junkers
Premium Scrap
4-5+7-8 Freighter
CSV Junkers
Premium Scrap
4-5
Dromedary Outcasts
Gammu AI
Zoner
Iridium Ore
Niobium Ore
1-5 Freighter
Garanchou Gas Miners Guild
Kishiro Technologies
Helium
Helium-3
3-4-5-6 Freighter
Recycler Junkers
Premium Scrap
3+4+7
Ragnar ALG Waste Disposal
Daumann
Red Hessians
Kruger
Unioners
all except:
Helium-3

4-7 Freighter
Rhino Deep Space Engineering
The Core
The Order
Xenos
all except:
Helium-3
4-7 Freighter
Scraper all except:
EFL Oil & Machinery
Gallic Metal Service
Gas Miners Guild
Junkers
all except:
Helium-3

7
Spatial all except:
ALG Waste Disposal
EFL Oil & Machinery
Gallic Metal Service
Gas Miners Guild
Junkers
all except:
Helium-3

7-8
Sunburst Independent Miner
Helium
4-5
Surveyor all except:
EFL Oil & Machinery
Gallic Metal Service
Gas Miners Guild
Junkers
all except:
Helium-3

1-5

Fighters/Freighters Gallia

Mining ship Faction Ore Position for Mining Turrets Notes
Courbe EFL Oil & Machinery
Gallic Metal Service
all
7
Plier EFL Oil & Machinery
Gallic Metal Service
all
6+7
Tournez EFL Oil & Machinery
Gallic Metal Service
all
4-7 Freighter

Transports Sirius

Mining ship Faction Ore Position for Mining Turrets Notes
Behemoth ALG Waste Disposal
Kruger Minerals
Unioners
Helium-3
Military Salvage
Premium Scrap
5-8
Bullmastiff Corsairs Artifacts 1+3-6
Hegemon all except:
EFL Oil & Machinery
Gallic Metal Service
Gas Miners Guild
Junkers
all except:
Helium-3
1-4
Kaiser Daumann
ALG Waste Disposal
Kruger Minerals
Aluminium Ore
Cobalt Ore
Copper Ore
Raw Hydrocarbons
Silver Ore
Uncut Diamonds
2-3-4-5
Kamome Gas Miners Guild
Kishiro Technologies
Samura Industries
Helium
Helium-3
Place on ALL slots
Raba Corsairs
Artifacts
1-2 or 5-6
Salvager Junkers
Premium Scrap
4-7

Transports Gallia

Mining ship Faction Ore Position for Mining Turrets Notes
Rock Badger EFL Oil & Machinery
Gallic Metal Service
all
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Next, you will need specialized equipment: mining turrets and a compatible ID.

Mining Turrets are sold on most Planets, corporate bases, and Freeports, as well as Junker bases. They come in three varieties: "Small Mineral Extractors" are for use on light fighters, “Light Mining Arrays”, for heavy fighters/freighter turrets, and “Heavy Mining Arrays”, which fit on the heavier transports. They do virtually no damage in combat but are the only turrets capable of mining ore effectively.

Mining lasers operate by adding ore to your cargo hold when they strike and destroy a floating chunk of ore. Because of this, there is a chance you can gain increased ore through careful placement of your mining lasers. For example, on the Annapurna IMG freighter, placing mining lasers on every slot except slots one and two will result in a decent increase in ore drop rate. Slots vary between the different vessels, BUT if you use the numbers listed above you should get optimum results. Mining IDs are specific IDs that allow you to mine. Some companies specialize in mining, as well as independent Miners. Finally, some quasi-lawful and unlawful groups have the limited ability to mine select ores. All IDs must be used in tandem with their matching IFF, except in the case of the Miner ID, which may use any IFF (or none at all). Here is a run-down of all the factions available:

Mining ID's, Ores & Multipliers

Bretonia

Faction ID Ore & Multiplier Notes
Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing ID Beryllium Ore, x4.0
Cobalt Ore, x2.0
Gold Ore, x4.0
Niobium Ore, x2.0
Raw Hydrocarbons, x3,0
Molly ID Gold Ore, x2.0
Planetform, Inc. ID ~~ Can mine:
Fluorine, x3,0
Alien Organisms, x1,5

Gallia

Faction ID Ore & Multiplier Notes
EFL Oil & Machinery ID Premium Scrap, x2.0
Can also mine:
Scrap Metal, x2.0
Toxic Waste, x2.0
Gallic Metal Service ID Beryllium Ore, x4.0
Gold Ore, x4.0
Niobium Ore, x2.0
Raw Hydrocarbons, x3.0

Kusari

Faction ID Ore & Multiplier Notes
Kishiro Technologies ID Helium-3, x2.0
Platinum Ore, x3.0
Raw Hydrocarbons, x3.0
Samura Industries ID Beryllium Ore, x2.0
Helium-3, x3.0
Niobium Ore x2.0
Platinum Ore, x4.0
Raw Hydrocarbons, x4.0
Can also mine: Alien Organisms, x3.0

Liberty

Faction ID Ore & Multiplier Notes
Deep Space Engineering ID Copper Ore, x4.0
Military Salvage, x3.0
Platinum Ore, x4.0
Premium Scrap, x3.0
Silver Ore, x3.0
Can also mine:
Can also mine Scrap Metal, x2.0
Xenos ID Copper Ore, x2.0
Premium Scrap, x2.0
Silver Ore, x2.0

Rheinland

Faction ID Ore & Multiplier Notes
ALG Waste Disposal ID Premium Scrap, x3.0
Can also mine:
Scrap Metal, x3.0
Toxic Waste, x3.0
Daumann Heavy Construction ID Aluminium Ore, x4.0
Copper Ore, x3.0
Raw Hydrocarbons, x3.0
Uncut Diamonds, x4.0
Kruger Minerals ID Aluminium Ore, x3.0
Cobalt Ore, x4.0
Helium-3, x2.0
Silver Ore, x4.0
Uncut Diamonds, x2.0
Red Hessians ID Uncut Diamonds, x2.0
Unioners ID Military Salvage, x2.0

Hispania

Faction ID Ore & Multiplier Notes
Corsair ID Xeno Relics, x3.0 (x1,5 with a transport)
Can also mine:
Artifacts, x2,0
Outcasts ID Niobium Ore, x2.0
Can also mine:
Alien Organisms, x2.0

Independent

Faction ID Ore & Multiplier Notes
The Core ID Azurite Gas, x3.0
Iridium Ore, x3.0
Gammu A.I. ID Azurite Gas, x3.0
Iridium Ore, x3.0
Gas Miners Guild ID Helium-3 x4.0
Can also mine:
Alien Organisms, x2.0
Helium x2.0
Independent Miners Guild ID Beryllium Ore, x3.0
Cobalt Ore, x4.0
Gold Ore, x2.0
Niobium Ore, x4.0
Silver Ore, x2.0
Junkers ID Premium Scrap, x4.0
Military Salvage, x3.0
Can also mine:
Scrap Metal x4.0
Independent Miner All Ore, x1,5
Can also mine:
Helium, x3.0
Zoner ID Iridium Ore x2.0

Mining and Transportation

Follow the above instructions? Great! You’re on track to becoming the next richest person in Sirius! Now, you’ll need to know where to mine, and where to bring it to once you’ve mined it.

Mining fields can be found by checking your map - open your map by hitting the F7 key (by default) or the map icon in the top right. There will often be large exclusion zones that when hovering over will read "Mining Zone" or something similar. When entering a zone, there will also be text that is displayed that will read "Entering Mining Zone" or something similar.

You can only gain ore while inside these fields, and ore will only drop from the small floating rocks, not the larger stationary ones. If you are not gaining any ore from the field, it is possible that:

  • - You’re not in a mining field: most mining fields are spheres, and it is possible that you’re above or below the field by a small amount. Set a waypoint if you’re worried this is the case.
  • - You are not capable of mining the ore effectively. Make sure your ID, IFF, ship, and turret all match what is required to mine that specific type of ore. For example, the “Sabre” VHF with Flashpoints is not going to be an effective mining craft.
  • - The field isn’t active. This is a rarity, but some fields in Discovery are turned off, either for balance purposes or due to their superfluousness.
  • - You have another ship selected, and are filling it, instead of your own hold. CTRL+T, by default, will de-select the current target.

If all else fails, contact other players in the field, players of any of the official mining factions. There will always be people willing to help you out.


Minable Commodities

Mining Zones

Ore Region System Sector Notes
Aluminium Ore Rheinland Munich C6
Azurite Gas Omicrons Omicron Delta F3 Inside the Nomad Extractor
Beryllium Ore Taus Tau-23 C3
Cobalt Ore Omegas Omega-3 E5
Copper Ore Liberty Kansas B3 & C3 15k below the plane
Gold Ore Bretonia Dublin E2
Helium Liberty Pennsylvania E3/4 & F3/4 Hug the miner to see the rocks
Helium-3 Sigmas Sigma-59 B7 Hug the miner to see the rocks
Iridium Ore Omicrons Omicron Delta E2
Military Salvage Independent Worlds Bering G6
Niobium Ore Taus Tau-23 C2
Platinum-198 Ore Kusari Nagano D4
Premium Scrap Independent Systems Bering G7
Raw Hydrocarbons Taus Tau-53 G3
Silver Ore Omegas Omega-7 E7
Uncut Diamonds Omegas Omega-2 D5
Uranium Ore Sigmas Sigma-21 G5
Xeno Relics Omicrons Omicron Xi, Planet Knossos D4/5 & E4/5 Via Atmospheric Entry Point

Mining Zones Maps