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Ice Mining is the process of mining in Ice Fields commonly refered to as "Ice Belts", | Ice Mining is the process of mining in Ice Fields commonly refered to as "Ice Belts", Then selling the cubes for others to refine or refining it into fuel yourself for selling or useing on [[Player Owned Structures]] and [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Jump_drive Capital Ship Jump Drives]. | ||
Special modules are required for ice mining, which produce exactly one unit of raw ice each cycle - Each piece takes up 1,000m3 of cargo space. | Special modules are required for ice mining, which produce exactly one unit of raw ice each cycle - Each piece takes up 1,000m3 of cargo space. | ||
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==Ice Asteroids== | ==Ice Asteroids== | ||
In | In Empire space, there are a few systems in each region that have an Ice Field. The nearest one to Aldrat is in Eygfe, and more can be found on maps such as [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Metropolis dotlan]. | ||
Ice | Ice fields are very visually distinctive. Hundreds of kilometers long, each huge asteroid can contain well over 100,000 pieces of ice. | ||
===Ice Ore=== | ===Ice Ore=== | ||
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As I found when fitting my ship with the Ice Harvester Upgrade II's (IHU II's) I ran out of CPU when i had 3 active and wasn't able to fit the two tech 2 Ice harvesters. | As I found when fitting my ship with the Ice Harvester Upgrade II's (IHU II's) I ran out of CPU when i had 3 active and wasn't able to fit the two tech 2 Ice harvesters. | ||
I was able to fix this issue with a simple cpu upgrade rig useing the leftover 150 calibration points and training skill points in [[Skills:Electronics#Electronics| | I was able to fix this issue with a simple cpu upgrade rig useing the leftover 150 calibration points and training skill points in [[Skills:Electronics#Electronics|Electronics]]. | ||
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===Rigs=== | ===Rigs=== | ||
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While most ice mining is done in hisec, suicide gankers often see the AFK nature of ice miners as an advantage. | While most ice mining is done in hisec, suicide gankers often see the AFK nature of ice miners as an advantage. | ||
The | The Skiff takes the far lead due to its bonuses in shield tank abilitys. | ||
'''Price'''<br> | '''Price'''<br> | ||
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Yet again another question without a correct answer. | Yet again another question without a correct answer. | ||
There are many reasons for and against Ice Mining, but there are some important facts that need to be said. Ice has a limited use compared to asteroids. Minerals from asteroids are used throughout eve, basically everything out there is made out of minerals where as ice products are only used in Player Owned Structures and certain ships with jump drive capability. | There are many reasons for and against Ice Mining, but there are some important facts that need to be said. | ||
Ice has a limited use compared to asteroids. Minerals from asteroids are used throughout eve, basically everything out there is made out of minerals where as ice products are only used in Player Owned Structures (POS) and certain ships with jump drive capability. | |||
It is perhaps considered easier to ice mine, as the cycle times are significantly longer then asteroid mining modules, and ice asteroids are so massive, that it would take a large fleet of ships to mine all of the ice, as such it is very difficult for the ice asteroid to run out. Many miners will tell you the frustration at mining an asteroid with hardly next to nothing in it and loosing cycle time because they haven’t got the attention to focus on there scanners. This is perhaps where Ice Mining does come into its own, and many miners have been known to hit the "Ice | It is perhaps considered easier to ice mine, as the cycle times are significantly longer then asteroid mining modules, and ice asteroids are so massive, that it would take a large fleet of ships to mine all of the ice, as such it is very difficult for the ice asteroid to run out. Many miners will tell you the frustration at mining an asteroid with hardly next to nothing in it and loosing cycle time because they haven’t got the attention to focus on there scanners. This is perhaps where Ice Mining does come into its own, and many miners have been known to hit the "Ice Belt" while they are, for example, studying. | ||
The final big issue is well, that ice is big! Just one block takes up 1000m3 of space. So an unmodified Hulk can only fit a low amount, not much really. Many professional ice miners will have a second account to act as a hauler to move the ice and leave the miner in place | The final big issue is well, that ice is big! Just one block takes up 1000m3 of space. So an unmodified Hulk can only fit a low amount, not much really. Many professional ice miners will have a second account to act as a hauler to move the ice and leave the miner in place, be in a fleet or use the ore hold god called the Mackinaw. | ||
==Perfect Ice Mining Requirements== | ==Perfect Ice Mining Requirements== | ||