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{{update| See [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005404229-Moon-Mining Moon Mining on EVE Support] and in-game knowledge and update the article}}
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== Background and History ==
== Background and History ==
The Lifeblood expansion was released on October 24, 2017, and brought with it substantial changes to the process of moon mining.  Previously moon mining was completed using [[player-owned starbases]], but the Lifeblood expansion introduced a new class of [[Upwell structures]] called [[Upwell structures#Refineries|refineries]], which are anchored in 0.5 space or below near a moon mining beacon and then used to extract a chunk of the moon for mining.
The Lifeblood expansion was released on October 24, 2017, and brought with it substantial changes to the process of moon mining.  Previously, moon mining was completed using [[player-owned starbases]], but the Lifeblood expansion introduced a new class of [[Upwell structures]] called [[Upwell structures#Refineries|refineries]], which—if anchored in 0.5 space or below near a moon mining beacon—can use a Standup Moon Drill to extract a chunk of the moon for mining.  As of the [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/equinox-expansion-notes Equinox] update, a [[Metenox Moon Drill]] can also be placed at a moon mining beacon, providing automated (if slower) moon mineral extraction.


== Moon Scanning ==
== Moon Scanning ==
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Moon scanning is different than probe scanning from exploration, in two critical ways. First, Survey probes are consumed when they are launched, and cannot be recalled to the ship. Second, the ship must be pointed directly at the target moon when the probe is launched. If the ship is not facing the moon when a survey probe is launched, the probe may 'miss' the moon and return no results. The probe is still consumed when this happens.
Moon scanning is different than probe scanning from exploration, in two critical ways. First, Survey probes are consumed when they are launched, and cannot be recalled to the ship. Second, the ship must be pointed directly at the target moon when the probe is launched. If the ship is not facing the moon when a survey probe is launched, the probe may 'miss' the moon and return no results. The probe is still consumed when this happens.


There are three types of Survey probes. They differ in skill requirement, size, cost, and the "maximum flight time" which is the measure used for how long it will take to return data. The data returned by each type of probe will always be the same, so the primary considerations are how many a ship can carry (if probing a system with lots of moons, or many systems) and how long it takes to get the results.
=== Equipment ===
 
==== Survey Probes ====
There are three types of Survey probes. They differ in skill requirement, size, and the "maximum flight time" which is the measure used for how long it will take to return data. The data returned by each type of probe will always be the same, so the primary considerations are how many a ship can carry (if probing a system with lots of moons, or many systems) and how long it takes to get the results.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Survey Probe Type !! Skill Requirement !! Volume !! Duration
! Survey Probe Type !! Skill Requirement !! Volume !! Flight Time
|-  
|-  
| Quest Survey Probe I || Survey III, Astrometrics III || 5{{M3}} || 1200s (20 minutes)
| Quest Survey Probe I || {{sk|Survey|III}}, {{sk|Astrometrics|III}} || 5{{M3}} || 1200s (20 minutes)
|-
|-
| Discovery Survey Probe I || Survey III, Astrometrics III || 10{{M3}} || 300s (5 minutes)
| Discovery Survey Probe I || {{sk|Survey|III}}, {{sk|Astrometrics|III}} || 10{{M3}} || 300s (5 minutes)
|-  
|-  
| Gaze Survey Probe I [[File:Omega.png|24px]]|| Survey V, Astrometrics V || 5{{M3}} || 150s (2.5 minutes)
| Gaze Survey Probe I [[File:Omega.png|24px]]|| {{sk|Survey|V}}, {{sk|Astrometrics|V}} || 5{{M3}} || 150s (2.5 minutes)
|}
|}


Although there is a T2 Survey Probe Launcher, as discussed below, there is no T2 variant of Survey Probes, however the Gaze is Omega-only.
There is no T2 Survey probe, although the Gaze Survey Probe is restricted to Omega-only.


There is only one type of Survey Probe Launcher, with a T1 and T2 variant that differ primarily in the reload time. Both have a capacity of 10{{M3}} and so can only hold one or two probes, depending on the probe type. The T2 variant is Omega-only, as is typical of T2 items.  
==== Survey Probe Launchers ====
The Survey Probe Launcher fits in a high slot, but does not require a turret or launcher hardpoint. This allows it to be used on a wide variety of hulls. Unlike the probes themselves, there is a T2 variant of the launcher, which grants a 10% reduction to the probe's scan time. Only one survey probe launcher of either variant can be fitted to a ship at a time.


Upon launching a probe, a new window will be displayed showing the remaining time for the probe to return its results. The ship must stay in-system and undocked until the results are sent back from the prob, and the results will appear in the bottom half of the same window. The window will keep these results until the user logs out of the game, even if they move to another system. Individual results can be cleared by right clicking on the moon name and selecting Delete.
=== Performing the Activity ===
Survey Probes must be launched directly at the target moon, from within 100,000km of it. This means you must physically align your ship to the moon, as the probe is launched in a straight line along your path of travel. Once in range and aligned, cycle the Survey Probe Launcher to launch a probe. It does not auto-repeat, but it will auto-reload if emptied and additional probes are available in the cargohold.  


The probe results window does not allow copying to clipboard via typical keyboard commands such as Ctrl+C, however there is a "Copy to Clipboard" button which will copy the entire list of probe results into a tab-delimited format that can easily be pasted into another program.
Upon launching a probe, a new window will be displayed showing the remaining time for the probe to return its results. The ship must stay in-system and undocked until the results are sent back from the probe, and the results will appear in the bottom half of the same window. The window will keep these results until the user logs out of the game, even if they move to another system. Individual results can be cleared by right clicking on the moon name and selecting Delete.


There is no known limit to how many probes a player may have active at any given time, only a practical limit on how many one can launch, move between moons to launch another, etc., before the results start to return and clear earlier probes from the list. There is also no reason to launch additional probes at the same moon - the results are always accurate regardless of probe type, and will never change even after moon extractions have begun.
[[File:Moon probing screen.png|right|400px]]


== Moon Ore Extraction ==
The probe results window does not allow copying to clipboard via typical keyboard commands such as {{button|Ctrl}} + {{button|C}}, however there is a "Copy to Clipboard" button which will copy the entire list of probe results into a tab-delimited format that can easily be pasted into another program:
Once a moon has been identified as a good candidate, a refinery is anchored near the moon mining beacon and then the refinery must be equipped with a moon mining drill service module.  The moon mining drill can then be activated to extract a chunk of the moon over a period of 6 to 56 days, slowly pulling the chunk closer to the refinery. The length of extraction is directly related to the amount which will be extracted, calculated with 20.000 m³ per hour of preparation. After the extraction period has passed, the refinery owner has a period of time to detonate the moon ore chunk into a mineable asteroid field which includes both normal ores and moon-specific ores. If the chunk is not detonated manually, it will automatically detonate after approximately three hours, modifiable with rigs.
<!-- Please do not try to fix the formatting of this code section. This is exactly how it is presented by the game. tab-delimiting isn't always pretty.-->
{{code|Moon Moon Product Quantity Ore TypeID SolarSystemID PlanetID MoonID
Tarta IX - Moon 1
Bitumens 0.392515897751 45492 30005205 40329125 40329126
Sylvite 0.21729759872 45491 30005205 40329125 40329126
Zeolites 0.390186518431 45490 30005205 40329125 40329126
Tarta IX - Moon 2
Coesite 0.25006622076 45493 30005205 40329125 40329127
Zeolites 0.74993377924 45490 30005205 40329125 40329127
}}


== Moon Ore Mining ==
The values listed in this export are the Ore name, the Quantity (as a percentage), the TypeID of the ore, and the ID's for the Solar System, Planet and Moon. Much of this data is redundant, but it makes for good error-checking if the results are to be run through a script or stored in a database. It is of note Quantity may not add up to 1.0, the highest of value moons can sometimes be as low as 80%.
Once a moon chunk has been extracted using a Refinery, it exists as an asteroid field which contains both normal ore types and special moon-specific ores.  After extraction, the mining is performed using the same mining equipment and processes used for asteroid [[Mining]].  Mining crystals are available for each class of moon ore to improve efficiency of Tech 2 mining lasers, provided the player trains the appropriate moon ore reprocessing skill.
 
Converted into a more legible table format:
== Ore Types ==
{| class=wikitable
The five different classes of moon ores are as follows: ubiquitous, common, uncommon, rare, and exceptional. In addition to the classic minerals that other ores provide, some materials required for T2 construction can only be found in moon ores. Like the normal asteroid ores, moon ores also have basic, improved, and excellent quality types. However, moon ore quality more strongly affects the reprocessed minerals received. The improved ores yield a 15% bonus, while the excellent ores provide a 100% bonus on minerals received through reprocessing. The following table shows the minerals and special materials present in '''''1000 m<sup>3</sup>''''' of each moon ore:
|-
 
! Moon !!  Moon Product !! Quantity (%) !! Ore TypeID !! SolarSystemID !! PlanetID !! MoonID
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2 style="font-weight: bold;" | Moon Ore
| colspan=7 | Tarta IX - Moon 1
! colspan=27 style="font-weight: bold;" | Mineral from 100%-yield reprocessing
|-
| || Bitumens || 0.392515897751 || 45492 || 30005205 || 40329125 || 40329126
|-
| || Sylvite || 0.21729759872 || 45491 || 30005205 || 40329125 || 40329126
|-
| || Zeolites || 0.390186518431 || 45490 || 30005205 || 40329125 || 40329126
|-
| colspan=7 | Tarta IX - Moon 2
|-
|-
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Tri
| || Coesite || 0.25006622076 || 45493 || 30005205 || 40329125 || 40329127
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Pye
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Mex
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Iso
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Noc
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Zyd
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Meg
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Hyd
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Sil
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Eva
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Atm
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Cob
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Sca
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Tun
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Tit
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Chr
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Cad
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Pla
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Van
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Tec
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Mer
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Cae
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Haf
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Pro
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Neo
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Dys
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Thu
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Ubiquitous
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Bitumens
| 6k
| 6k
| 400
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 65
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Brimful Bitumens (+15%)
| 6.9k
| 6.9k
| 460
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 75
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Glistening Bitumens (+100%)
| 12k
| 12k
| 800
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 130
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Coesite
| 10k
| 2k
| 400
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 65
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| -
| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Brimful Coesite (+15%)
| 11.5k
| 2.3k
| 460
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 75
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| -
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| -
| -
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| -
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| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Glistening Coesite (+100%)
| 20k
| 4k
| 800
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 130
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| -
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| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Sylvite
| 8k
| 4k
| 400
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 65
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Brimful Sylvite (+15%)
| 9.2k
| 4.6k
| 460
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 75
| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Glistening Sylvite (+100%)
| 16k
| 8k
| 800
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 130
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Zeolite
| 4k
| 8k
| 400
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 65
| -
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| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Brimful Zeolite (+15%)
| 4.6k
| 9.2k
| 460
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| 75
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Glistening Zeolite (+100%)
| 8k
| 16k
| 800
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 130
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| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Common
| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Cobaltite
| 4k
| 8k
| 400
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 40
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Copious Cobaltite (+15%)
| 8625
| 11.5k
| 575
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| -
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| 46
| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Twinkling Cobaltite (+100%)
| 15k
| 20k
| 1k
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| 80
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| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Euxenite
| 10k
| 7.5k
| 500
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 40
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Copious Euxenite (+15%)
| 11.5k
| 8625
| 575
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 46
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Twinkling Euxenite (+100%)
| 20k
| 15k
| 1k
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 80
| -
| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Scheelite
| 12.5k
| 5k
| 500
| -
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| -
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| 40
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Copious Scheelite (+15%)
| 14375
| 5750
| 575
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| 46
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Twinkling Scheelite (+100%)
| 25k
| 10k
| 1k
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 80
| -
| -
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Titanite
| 15k
| 2.5k
| 500
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| 40
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Copious Titanite (+15%)
| 17250
| 2875
| 575
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| 46
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Twinkling Titanite (+100%)
| 30k
| 5k
| 1k
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| 80
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Uncommon
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Chromite
| -
| 5k
| 1250
| 750
| 50
| -
| -
| 10
| -
| -
| -
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| -
| 40
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Lavish Chromite (+15%)
| -
| 5750
| 1438
| 863
| 58
| -
| -
| 12
| -
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| 46
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Shimmering Chromite (+100%)
| -
| 10k
| 2.5k
| 1.5k
| 100
| -
| -
| 20
| -
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| -
| -
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| 80
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Otavite
| 5k
| -
| 1.5k
| 1k
| 50
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| 10
| -
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| 40
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Lavish Otavite (+15%)
| 5750
| -
| 1725
| 575
| 58
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| 12
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| 46
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Shimmering Otavite (+100%)
| 10k
| -
| 2.5k
| 1.5k
| 100
| -
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| 20
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| 80
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Sperrylite
| 5k
| -
| 1k
| 1k
| -
| 50
| -
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| -
| 10
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| 40
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| -
| -
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| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Lavish Sperrylite (+15%)
| 5750
| -
| 1150
| 1150
| -
| 58
| -
| -
| -
| 12
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| 46
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Shimmering Sperrylite (+100%)
| 10k
| -
| 2k
| 2k
| -
| 100
| -
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| 20
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| 80
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|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Vanadinite
| -
| 5k
| 750
| 1250
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| 50
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| 10
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 40
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Lavish Vanadinite (+15%)
| -
| 5750
| 863
| 1468
| -
| 58
| -
| -
| 12
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 46
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Shimmering Vanadinite (+100%)
| -
| 10k
| 1.5k
| 2.5k
| -
| 100
| -
| -
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 80
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Rare
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Carnotite
| -
| -
| 1k
| 1250
| -
| 50
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 15
| 10
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 50
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Replete Carnotite (+15%)
| -
| -
| 1150
| 1438
| -
| 58
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 17
| 12
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 58
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Glowing Carnotite (+100%)
| -
| -
| 2k
| 2.5k
| -
| 100
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 30
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 100
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Cinnabar
| -
| -
| 1.5k
| 750
| -
| -
| 50
| -
| -
| 15
| -
| -
| -
| 10
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 50
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Replete Cinnabar (+15%)
| -
| -
| 1725
| 863
| -
| -
| 58
| -
| -
| 17
| -
| -
| -
| 12
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 58
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Glowing Cinnabar (+100%)
| -
| -
| 3k
| 1.5k
| -
| -
| 100
| -
| -
| 30
| -
| -
| -
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 100
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Pollucite
| -
| -
| 1250
| 1k
| -
| 50
| -
| 15
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 10
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 50
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Replete Pollucite (+15%)
| -
| -
| 1438
| 1150
| -
| 58
| -
| 17
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 12
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 58
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Glowing Pollucite (+100%)
| -
| -
| 2.5k
| 2k
| -
| 100
| -
| 30
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 100
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Zircon
| -
| -
| 1750
| 500
| -
| -
| 50
| -
| 15
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 10
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 50
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Replete Zircon (+15%)
| -
| -
| 2013
| 575
| -
| -
| 58
| -
| 17
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 12
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 58
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Glowing Zircon (+100%)
| -
| -
| 3.5k
| 1k
| -
| -
| 100
| -
| 30
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 100
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Exceptional
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Loparite
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 100
| 200
| 50
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 10
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 22
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Bountiful Loparite (+15%)
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 115
| 230
| 58
| 23
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 23
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 12
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 25
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Shining Loparite (+100%)
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 200
| 400
| 100
| 40
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 40
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 44
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Monazite
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 50
| 150
| 150
| -
| -
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| 20
| -
| 10
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 22
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Bountiful Monazite (+15%)
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 58
| 173
| 173
| -
| -
| 23
| -
| -
| -
| 23
| -
| 12
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 25
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Shining Monazite (+100%)
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 100
| 300
| 300
| -
| -
| 40
| -
| -
| -
| 40
| -
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 44
| -
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Xenotime
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 200
| 100
| 50
| -
| -
| -
| 20
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 10
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 22
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Bountiful Xenotime (+15%)
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 230
| 115
| 58
| -
| -
| -
| 23
| 23
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 12
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 25
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Shining Xenotime (+100%)
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 400
| 200
| 100
| -
| -
| -
| 40
| 40
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 44
| -
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Ytterbite
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 50
| 100
| 200
| -
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 20
| -
| 10
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 22
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Bountiful Ytterbite (+15%)
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 58
| 115
| 230
| -
| 23
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 23
| -
| 12
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 25
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
| Shining Ytterbite (+100%)
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 100
| 200
| 400
| -
| 40
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 40
| -
| 20
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 44
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
! rowspan=2 style="font-weight: bold;" | Moon Ore
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Tri
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Pye
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Mex
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Iso
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Noc
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Zyd
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Meg
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Hyd
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Sil
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Eva
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Atm
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Cob
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Sca
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Tun
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Tit
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Chr
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Cad
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Pla
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Van
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Tec
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Mer
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Cae
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Haf
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Pro
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Neo
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Dys
! style="font-weight: bold;" | Thu
|-
|-
! colspan=27 style="font-weight: bold;" | Mineral from 100%-yield reprocessing
| || Zeolites || 0.74993377924 || 45490 || 30005205 || 40329125 || 40329127
|}
|}
Again, those numbers above are for 1000 m<sup>3</sup> of ore. The special materials obtained from the moon ores are abbreviated as follows:


Hyd = Hydrocarbons
There is no known limit to how many probes a player may have active at any given time, only a practical limit on how many one can launch while moving between moons to launch more, before the results start to return and clear their respective probes from the list. There is also no reason to launch additional probes at the same moon - the results are always accurate regardless of the probe type used, and will never change even after moon extractions have begun.


Sil = Silicates
== Moon Ore Extraction ==
Once a moon has been identified as a good candidate, a refinery is anchored near the moon mining beacon and then the refinery must be equipped with a moon mining drill service module.  The moon mining drill can then be activated to extract a chunk of the moon over a period of 6 to 56 days, slowly pulling the chunk closer to the refinery.  The length of extraction is directly related to the amount which will be extracted, calculated with 30.000 m³ per hour of preparation.  After the extraction period has passed, the refinery owner has a period of time to detonate the moon ore chunk into a mineable asteroid field with moon-specific ores.  If the chunk is not detonated manually, it will automatically detonate after approximately three hours, modifiable with rigs.


Eva = Evaporite Deposits
Alternately, a [[Metenox Moon Drill]] can be anchored in Low-Sec, Null, or Wormhole space to automatically extract the moon minerals. This is a slower extraction rate than a properly run refinery + mining fleet.


Atm = Atmospheric Gases
== Moon Ore Mining ==
Once a moon chunk has been extracted using a Refinery, it exists as an asteroid field which contains special moon-specific ores.  After extraction, the mining is performed using the same mining equipment and processes used for asteroid [[Mining]].  Mining crystals are available for each class of moon ore to improve efficiency of Tech 2 mining lasers, provided the player trains the appropriate moon ore reprocessing skill.


Cob = Cobalt
== Ore Types ==
{{expansion past | On 3/30/2020, CCP pushed a [https://www.eveonline.com/article/q7v1q4/moon-mineral-distribution-update previously announced] but unscheduled update that changed moon ore distribution across all types of space. Prior to this change, moons provided both regular asteroid ores (but in a variant that gave a bonus 15% yield, a variant that was only available from moons) as well as moon-specific ores as mentioned elsewhere in this article. After the change, all asteroid type ores were completely removed from moons, and the refining yield of moon ores was adjusted to only give moon goo, with R4 (Ubiquitous) ore still providing Pyerite or Mexallon as well - all other normal minerals were removed.}}


Sca = Scandium
=== Moon-specific Ore ===
In addition to the classic minerals that other ores provide, some materials required for T2 construction can only be found in moon ores. Like the normal asteroid ores, moon ores also have basic, improved, and excellent quality types. However, moon ore quality more strongly affects the reprocessed minerals received. The improved ores yield a 15% bonus, while the excellent ores provide a 100% bonus on minerals received through reprocessing.


Tun = Tungsten
There are 5 classes of moon ore, as shown in the table below. All classes are available in low and null-sec systems, but High sec and Wormhole systems may only have R4 (Ubiquitous) ores.


Tit = Titanium
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!
! Ubiquitous
! Common
! Uncommon
! Rare
! Exceptional
|-
|
| R4
| R8
| R16
| R32
| R64
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | High Sec
| ✔
|
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Low Sec
| ✔
| ✔
| ✔
| ✔
| ✔
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Null Sec
| ✔
| ✔
| ✔
| ✔
| ✔
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Wormhole
| ✔
|
|
|
|
|}


Chr = Chromium
Moon-specific ores are often of mixed quality, with the same moon pull containing both regular and improved quality of the same ore. However there is a chance that, at the time of detonating a moon chunk to create the asteroid field, that there will be a bright blue flash - this has come to be known as a "jackpot" and indicates that the moon ores for that particular extraction will '''''all''''' be of the excellent quality instead.


Cad = Cadmium
=== Moon Ore Refining ===
The following tables show the minerals and special materials present in '''''1000{{M3}}''''' of each moon ore. Values are for the basic ore. Any decimal values from the improved ores (+15%) are rounded up to the next whole number.


Pla = Platinum
{| class="wikitable"  style="width: 650px; text-align: center;"
|+ [[Image:icon_r4.png|32px|link=]]  Ubiquitous (R4) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000{{m3}})
|-
! rowspan=2 style="width: 90px" | Moon Ore !! rowspan=2 | R4 Minerals !! colspan=2 | Normal Minerals
|-
! [[Image:Mineral pyerite.png|32px|link=]] Pyerite !! [[Image:Mineral mexallon.png|32px|link=]] Mexallon
|-
| '''Bitumens''' ||style="text-align: left;" | [[Image:Hydrocarbons.png|32px|link=]] 65 Hydrocarbons || 6000 || 400
|-
| '''Coesite''' || style="text-align: left;" | [[Image:Silicates.png|32px|link=]] 65 Silicates || 2000 || 400
|-
| '''Sylvite''' || style="text-align: left;" | [[Image:Evaporite_deposits.png|32px|link=]] 65 Evaporite Deposits || 4000 || 400
|-
| '''Zeolites''' || style="text-align: left;" | [[Image:Atmospheric_gases.png|32px|link=]] 65 Atmospheric Gases || 8000 || 400
|}


Van = Vanadium
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 650px;"
|+ [[Image:icon_r8.png|32px|link=]] Common (R8) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000{{m3}})
|-
! style="width: 90px" | Moon Ore !! R8 Minerals
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Cobaltite || [[Image:Cobalt.png|32px|link=]] 40 Cobalt
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Euxenite || [[Image:Scandium.png|32px|link=]] 40 Scandium
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Scheelite || [[Image:Tungsten.png|32px|link=]] 40 Tungsten
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Titanite || [[Image:Titanium.png|32px|link=]] 40 Titanium
|}


Tec = Technetium
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 650px;"
|+ [[Image:icon_r16.png|32px|link=]] Uncommon (R16) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000{{m3}})
|-
! style="width: 90px" | Moon Ore !! R16 Minerals !! R4 Minerals
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Chromite || [[Image:Chromium.png|32px|link=]] 40 Chromium || [[Image:Hydrocarbons.png|32px|link=]] 10 Hydrocarbons
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Otavite || [[Image:Cadmium.png|32px|link=]] 40 Cadmium || [[Image:Atmospheric_gases.png|32px|link=]] 10 Atmospheric Gases
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Sperrylite || [[Image:Platinum.png|32px|link=]] 40 Platinum || [[Image:Evaporite_deposits.png|32px|link=]] 10 Evaporite Deposits
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Vanadinite || [[Image:Vanadium.png|32px|link=]] 40 Vanadium || [[Image:Silicates.png|32px|link=]] 10 Silicates
|}


Mer = Mercury
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 650px;"
|+ [[Image:icon_r32.png|32px|link=]] Rare (R32) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000{{m3}})
|-
! style="width: 90px" | Moon Ore !! R32 Minerals !! R8 Minerals !! R4 Minerals
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Carnotite || [[Image:Technetium.png|32px|link=]] 50 Technetium || [[Image:Cobalt.png|32px|link=]] 10 Cobalt || [[Image:Atmospheric_gases.png|32px|link=]] 15 Atmospheric Gases
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Cinnabar || [[Image:Mercury.png|32px|link=]] 50 Mercury || [[Image:Tungsten.png|32px|link=]] 10 Tungsten || [[Image:Evaporite_deposits.png|32px|link=]] 15 Evaporite Deposits
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Pollucite || [[Image:Caesium.png|32px|link=]] 50 Caesium || [[Image:Scandium.png|32px|link=]] 10 Scandium || [[Image:Hydrocarbons.png|32px|link=]] 15 Hydrocarbons
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Zircon || [[Image:Hafnium.png|32px|link=]] 50 Hafnium || [[Image:Titanium.png|32px|link=]] 10 Titanium || [[Image:Silicates.png|32px|link=]] 15 Silicates
|}


Cae = Caesium
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 650px;"
 
|+ [[Image:icon_r64.png|32px|link=]] Exceptional (R64) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000{{m3}})
Haf = Hafnium
|-
 
! style="width:90px" | Moon Ore !! R64 Minerals !! R16 Minerals !! R8 Minerals !! R4 Minerals
Pro = Promethium
|-
 
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Loparite || [[Image:Promethium.png|32px|link=]] 22 Promethium || [[Image:Platinum.png|32px|link=]] 10 Platinum || [[Image:Scandium.png|32px|link=]] 20 Scandium || [[Image:Hydrocarbons.png|32px|link=]] 20 Hydrocarbons
Neo = Neodymium
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Monazite || [[Image:Neodymium.png|32px|link=]] 22 Neodymium || [[Image:Chromium.png|32px|link=]] 10 Chromium || [[Image:Tungsten.png|32px|link=]] 20 Tungsten || [[Image:Evaporite_deposits.png|32px|link=]] 20 Evaporite Deposits
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Xenotime || [[Image:Dysprosium.png|32px|link=]] 22 Dysprosium || [[Image:Vanadium.png|32px|link=]] 10 Vanadium || [[Image:Cobalt.png|32px|link=]] 20 Cobalt || [[Image:Atmospheric_gases.png|32px|link=]] 20 Atmospheric Gases
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Ytterbite || [[Image:Thulium.png|32px|link=]] 22 Thulium || [[Image:Cadmium.png|32px|link=]] 10 Cadmium || [[Image:Titanium.png|32px|link=]] 20 Titanium || [[Image:Silicates.png|32px|link=]] 20 Silicates
|}


Dys = Dysprosium
== External links ==
* EVE Help center: [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005404229-Moon-Mining Moon Mining], [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/14341380413212-Metenox-Moon-Drill Metenox Moon Drill]
* Dev blog: [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/the-goo-must-flow-everything-about-refineries-and-moon-mining The Goo must flow: Everything about Refineries and Moon mining]


Thu = Thulium
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