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'''Asteroids''' are large irregular chunks of rock that can be found in many places throughout New Eden. When mined, asteroids yield '''ore''' which, when refined, produces minerals of various types that serve as the basic building blocks of almost every [[Manufacturing|craftable]] item.
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'''Asteroids''' are large irregular chunks of rock that can be found in many places throughout New Eden. When mined, asteroids yield '''ore''' which, when refined, produces [[minerals]] of various types that serve as the basic building blocks of almost every [[Manufacturing|craftable]] item.
  
 
== Where to find asteroids ==
 
== Where to find asteroids ==
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=== Asteroid belts ===
 
=== Asteroid belts ===
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Virtually every star system in EVE (with the notable exception of Jita) has at least one asteroid belt. Most star systems have several – up to more than a dozen in some cases. These belts are listed on the [[overview]] and the right-click menu, and can have two kinds of geometry: one is a rough semicircle of asteroids, approximately 50 km in diameter, the other being asteroids dispersed over a spherical volume with a radius of about 70 km. A ship warping to an asteroid belt's beacon (through the right-click menu or the overview) will warp to the center of the asteroids. Note that mining lasers have an (unboosted) range of only 10-15 km, so in order to mine asteroids a ship has to fly closer to the belt after warping in. If you want to save on travel time, you can warp to [[Mining#Bookmarks|mining bookmarks]] instead.
  
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Virtually every star system in EVE (with the notable exception of Jita) has at least one asteroid belt. Most star systems have several -- up to more than a dozen in some cases. These belts are listed on the [[overview]] and the right-click menu, and can have two kinds of geometry: one is a rough semicircle of asteroids, approximately 50 km in diameter, the other being asteroids dispersed over a spherical volume with a radius of about 70 km. A ship warping to an asteroid belt's beacon (through the right-click menu or the overview) will warp to the center of the asteroids. Note that mining lasers have an (unboosted) range of only 10-15 km, so in order to mine asteroids a ship has to fly closer to the belt after warping in. If you want to save on travel time, you can warp to [[Mining#Bookmarks|mining bookmarks]] instead.
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A given belt will have a mixture of asteroids containing different ores. The mixture and size of the asteroids (i.e. how much ore each asteroid contains) is determined by the system's location in the EVE universe and its security status (see [[#Asteroid distribution|asteroid distribution]] below). Each asteroid belt contains a finite number of asteroids (which disappear once fully mined), but the asteroids respawn after [[downtime]] if there are no asteroids left. The website [https://evemaps.dotlan.net/ Dotlan] has maps showing the number of belts per system.
  
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A given belt will have a mixture of asteroids containing different ores. The mixture and size of the asteroids (i.e. how much ore each asteroid contains) is determined by the system's location in the EVE universe and its security status (see [[#Asteroid distribution|asteroid distribution]] below). Each asteroid belt contains a finite number of asteroids (which disappear once fully mined), but the asteroids respawn after [[Server downtime|downtime]] if there are no asteroids left. The website [https://evemaps.dotlan.net/ Dotlan] has maps showing the number of belts per system.
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=== Cosmic anomalies ===
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One of the two kinds of [[Cosmic Anomaly|cosmic anomaly]] contains asteroids (the others contains hostile rats). The asteroids in cosmic anomalies tend to be a little larger and contain rarer ore than the normal asteroid belts in a star system. However, unlike asteroid belts, once all the asteroids in the anomaly have been mined, the anomaly disappears after broadcasting a short message in Local. As with all cosmic anomalies, new anomalies spawn semi-randomly.
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Note that in many locations you will find decorative asteroids, which cannot be mined or otherwise interacted with. These will have colorful names such as "Snake-shaped Asteroid".
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There are different types of asteroid cosmic anomalies, named by what kinds of ores are contained within. Each type comes in several variants (small, medium, average, and large) – the "larger" the anomaly, the more asteroids (and hence the more ore) it contains. A "Small Kernite and Omber Deposit" therefore contains a small number of Kernite and Omber asteroids, while a "Large Bistot Deposit" contains a large number of Bistot asteroids. Different types may have different number of variants. Smaller anomalies tend to contain only base ore variety and larger ones contain all three variaties (base, +5% and +10%).
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Highsec does not have ore anomalies, the exceptions being border ores (see [[#Border ores|further]]) and [[Asteroid Belt Remnants]] anomaly in new players spawn areas which contain Veldspar. Lowsec, NPC nullsec, Sovereign nullsec, Wormhole space and Triglavian space all have different types of anomalies.
  
 
=== Deadspace pockets ===
 
=== Deadspace pockets ===
 
Mineable asteroids can also spawn in [[deadspace]] pockets, such as the ones created for missions. Unlike asteroid belts, these are not organized into a set shape. Some are composed of dense clumps of asteroids, while others are scattered fields. For a list of which missions' deadspace pockets contain asteroids, see [[Mission mining]] or [https://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=MiningInMissions EVE-survival].
 
Mineable asteroids can also spawn in [[deadspace]] pockets, such as the ones created for missions. Unlike asteroid belts, these are not organized into a set shape. Some are composed of dense clumps of asteroids, while others are scattered fields. For a list of which missions' deadspace pockets contain asteroids, see [[Mission mining]] or [https://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=MiningInMissions EVE-survival].
  
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=== Cosmic anomalies ===
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== Ore locations ==
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Lastly, one of the two kinds of [[Cosmic Anomaly|cosmic anomaly]] contains asteroids (the others contains hostile rats). The asteroids in cosmic anomalies tend to be a little larger and contain rarer ore than the normal asteroid belts in a star system. However, unlike asteroid belts, once all the asteroids in the anomaly have been mined, the anomaly disappears after broadcasting a short message in Local. As with all cosmic anomalies, new anomalies spawn semi-randomly.
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[[File:Asteroid-belt-overview.jpg|thumb|250px|An asteroid belt, as seen on the [[overview]]. Note the belt's warp-in point (marked with an inverted triangle), as well as the variety of different asteroid types (all labelled according to what kind of ore they contain).]]
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{{hatnote|For the distribution of ice asteroids, see [[Ice harvesting#Ice distribution|Ice distribution]].}}
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The EVE universe can be divided into [[topology|four quarters]]:
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* The Amarr quarter (includes systems held by the Amarr, Ammatar, Khanid, Blood Raiders, and Sansha's Nation)
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* The Caldari quarter (includes systems held by the Caldari and Guristas)
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* The Gallente quarter (includes systems held by the Gallente and Serpentis)
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* The Minmatar quarter (includes systems held by the Minmatar and Angel Cartel)
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Each of these four quarters has its own set of asteroid types. Additionally, systems with different [[Security Rating|security rating]] have different asteroid types.
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=== Ores in belts ===
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==== Highsec and lowsec ====
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
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|- style="background: #222222;"
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! rowspan=2 | System<br>security<br>rating
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! colspan=4 | Quarter
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|- style="background: #222222;"
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! [[File:Logo_faction_amarr_empire.png|64px|link=|Amarr quarter]]
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! [[File:Logo_faction_caldari_state.png|64px|link=|Caldari quarter]]
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! [[File:Logo_faction_gallente_federation.png|64px|link=|Gallente quarter]]
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! [[File:Logo_faction_minmatar_republic.png|64px|link=|Minmatar quarter]]
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|-
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| {{co|#00F000|█}} High Sec<br> 1.0 to 0.5
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center" | [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite
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| {{co|#00F000|█}} High Sec<br> 0.9 to 0.5
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| [[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres
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| [[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres <br> &le; 0.7: also [[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
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| [[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
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| [[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
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|-
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| {{co|#E6D64F|█}} Low Sec<br> 0.4 to 0.1
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| [[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres<br>[[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br> [[File:ore_jaspet.png|32px|link=|Jaspet]] Jaspet
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| [[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres
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| [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Omber]] Omber <br> [[File:ore_jaspet.png|32px|link=|Jaspet]] Jaspet
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| [[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br> [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Omber]] Omber
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|-
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| {{co|#E6D64F|█}} Low Sec<br> 0.2 to 0.1
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| [[File:ore_hemorphite.png|32px|link=|Hemorphite]] Hemorphite
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| [[File:ore_hedbergite.png|32px|link=|Hedbergite]] Hedbergite
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| [[File:ore_hemorphite.png|32px|link=|Hemorphite]] Hemorphite
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| [[File:ore_hedbergite.png|32px|link=|Hedbergite]] Hedbergite
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|}
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=== Ores in null security space ===
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Null security space is not as clearly defined as high security due to being player owned. Instead it is easiest to classify it by Security Class, which is most easily viewed via sites like [https://evemaps.dotlan.net/ Dotlan] by using the Security Class filter on a map. We will ignore the security class number, using only the letter, as it seems this is exactly what is important.
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The following table shows the security class letter used for null security regions:
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{| class="wikitable"
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! style="background:#222222;" | Class Letter !! style="background:#222222;" | Region !! style="background:#222222;" | Pirates type
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| F || Detorid, Cache, Insmother, Impass, Feythabolis, Tenerifis, Omist || Angel Cartel
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|-
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| G || Stain, Esoteria, Querious, Paragon Soul, Delve, Period Basis || Blood Raiders and Sansha
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|-
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| H || Vale of the Silent, Tribute, Venal, Geminate, Deklein, Tenal, Branch || Guristas
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|-
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| I || Wicked Creek, Scalding Pass, Great Wildlands, Curse, Catch, Immensea, Providence || Angel Cartel
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|-
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| J || Pure Blind, Syndicate, Fade, Cloud Ring, Outer Ring, Fountain || Serpentis and Guristas (Pure Blind)
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|-
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| K || Cobalt Edge, Perrigen Falls, Malpais, Oasa, Kalevala Expanse, Outer Passage, Etherium Reach, The Spire || Drones
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|}
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Security class F-J follow simple rules defined in the following table. Note that for many regions some security levels do not exist leading to missing some ores, for example in Curse all systems are between 0.0 and -0.3 which according to this table leads to no ore belts at all.
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
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|-
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! style="background:#222222;" rowspan=2 | System<br>true<br>sec
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! style="background:#222222;" colspan=6 | Security Class
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|-
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! style="background:#222222;" | F
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! style="background:#222222;" | G
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! style="background:#222222;" | H
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! style="background:#222222;" | I
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! style="background:#222222;" | J
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|-
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| &le; 0.0:
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| -
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| {{icon|kernite||Kernite}} Kernite
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| {{icon|pyroxeres||Pyroxeres}} Pyroxeres
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| -
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| {{icon|pyroxeres||Pyroxeres}} Pyroxeres
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|-
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| &le; -0.4:
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| -
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| {{icon|pyroxeres||Pyroxeres}} Pyroxeres
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| -
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| -
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| -
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|-
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| &le; -0.5:
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| {{icon|bistot||Bistot}} Bistot
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|  -
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| {{icon|kernite||Kernite}} Kernite
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| -
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| {{icon|bistot||Bistot}} Bistot
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| &le; -0.6:
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| {{icon|arkonor||Arkonor}} Arkonor
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| {{icon|bistot||Bistot}} Bistot
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| &le; -0.7:
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| {{icon|pyroxeres||Pyroxeres}} Pyroxeres
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| -
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| -
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| {{icon|arkonor||Arkonor}} Arkonor
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| -
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|-
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! colspan= 6 | {{icon|mercoxit||Mercoxit}} Mercoxit
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|-
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| &le; -0.9:
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| -
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| -
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| {{icon|bistot||Bistot}} Bistot
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| {{icon|kernite||Kernite}} Kernite
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| {{icon|arkonor||Arkonor}} Arkonor
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Note that in many locations you will find decorative asteroids, which cannot be mined or otherwise interacted with. These will have colorful names such as "Snake-shaped Asteroid".
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Note that there seem to be some additional exceptions that do not show ingame through Agency window, but are present in belts. For example, -1.0 system MVUO-F in Period Basis seems to have Arkonor in belts in addition to four other ores predicted by this table.{{verify}}
  
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There are different types of asteroid cosmic anomalies, named by what kinds of ores are contained within. Each type comes in three variants (small, average, and large) - the "larger" the anomaly, the more asteroids (and hence the more ore) it contains. A "Small Kernite and Omber Deposit" therefore contains a small number of Kernite and Omber asteroids, while a "Large Bistot Deposit" contains a large number of Bistot asteroids. Ore anomalies will contain all three variants of the ores they contain.
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Dronelands regions (class K) all contain Arkonor, Bistot and Mercoxit, but the security level at which each ore starts differs from region to region. Moreover, even inside of a region contents of belts differ a lot between systems which hints that there is some other rule used here. The general rule seems to be that the further from Empire, the less ores are present. For example, in Etherium Reach, close to Empire, Bistot starts from 0.0, Arkonor starts from -0.2 and Mercoxit starts from -0.5 (though not in all -0.5 systems). On the other hand, in Cobalt Edge Bistot starts from -0.6, Arkonor from -0.7 and Mercoxit from -0.8.
  
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The following chart illustrates the makeup of cosmic anomalies. "Small", "Average" and "Large" are defined above:
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Note that mining Mercoxit requires the {{sk|Deep Core Mining}} skill as well as [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Guide#High-slot modules|special mining modules]] (Deep Core Miners or Deep Core Strip Miners). All other ore types can be mined with all types of ore mining lasers or strip miners.
  
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=== Ore anomalies ===
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For more detailed information on ore locations: https://ore.cerlestes.de/ore
 
==== High security space ====
 
==== High security space ====
 
{{see also|High-sec}}
 
{{see also|High-sec}}
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Highsec does not have ore anomalies, the exceptions being border ores (see [[#Border ores|further]]) and [[Asteroid Belt Remnants]] anomaly in new players spawn areas which contain Veldspar.
  
 
==== Low security space ====
 
==== Low security space ====
 
{{see also|Low-sec}}
 
{{see also|Low-sec}}
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* Jaspet ([[Medium Jaspet Deposit|medium]])
 
* Gneiss ([[Small Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Gneiss Deposit|large]])
 
* Gneiss ([[Small Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Gneiss Deposit|large]])
 
* Dark Ochre and Gneiss ([[Small Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|large]])
 
* Dark Ochre and Gneiss ([[Small Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|large]])
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* Crokite and Dark Ochre ([[Small Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|small]] • [[Average Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|average]] • [[Large Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|large]])
 
* Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss ([[Small Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|large]])
 
* Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss ([[Small Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|large]])
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* Spodumain, Crokite and Dark Ochre ([[Small Spodumain, Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|small]] • [[Average Spodumain, Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|average]] • [[Large Spodumain, Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|large]])
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* Hedbergite, Hemorphite and Jaspet ([[Small Hedbergite, Hemorphite and Jaspet Deposit|small]] • [[Average Hedbergite, Hemorphite and Jaspet Deposit|average]] • [[Large Hedbergite, Hemorphite and Jaspet Deposit|large]])
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* Hedbergite ''(Small, Average, Large)''
 
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* Hemorphite ''(Small, Average, Large)''
 
  
 
==== Null security space ====
 
==== Null security space ====
 
{{see also|Null-sec}}
 
{{see also|Null-sec}}
  
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* Bistot ([[Small Bistot Deposit|small]] • [[Average Bistot Deposit|average]] • [[Large Bistot Deposit|large]])
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* Arkonor and Bistot - Pre-Equinox sites
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* Arkonor and Bistot ([[Small Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|small]] • [[Average Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|average]] • [[Large Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|large]])
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** [[Small Arkonor and Bistot Deposit]] - unknown respawn, 224k{{m3}} volume, rocks size: 28k, 37k
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* Mercoxit, Arkonor and Bistot ([[Small Mercoxit, Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|small]] • [[Average Mercoxit, Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|average]] • [[Large Mercoxit, Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|large]])
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** [[Medium Arkonor and Bistot Deposit]] - unknown respawn, 448k{{m3}} volume, rocks size: 32k, 45k
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* Dark Ochre ''(Small, Average, Large)''
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** [[Average Arkonor and Bistot Deposit]] - unknown respawn, 576k{{m3}} volume, rocks size: 16k, 19k
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* Gneiss ''(Small, Average, Large)''
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** [[Large Arkonor and Bistot Deposit]] - unknown respawn, 2.63m{{m3}} volume, rock size 21k, 23k, 30k, 36k 41k, 44k
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** [[Small Bistot Deposit]] - unknown
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** [[Average Bistot Deposit]] - unknown
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** [[Large Bistot Deposit]] - unknown respawn, 2.39m{{m3}} volume, rock size 56k
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Note that mining Mercoxit requires the {{sk|Deep Core Mining}} skill as well as [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Guide#High-slot modules|special mining modules]] (Deep Core Miners or Deep Core Strip Miners). All other ore types can be mined with all types of ore mining lasers or strip miners.
  
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=== Wormholes ===
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==== Wormholes ====
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{{Main|Wormhole sites#Ore sites}}
 
Arkonor, Bistot, Gneiss, Kernite, Omber, and Pyroxeres deposits may be found in wormholes.
 
Arkonor, Bistot, Gneiss, Kernite, Omber, and Pyroxeres deposits may be found in wormholes.
  
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=== Pochven ===
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==== Pochven ====
 
With the creation of [[Pochven]], new ore types were added to the game which can only be found in these areas. Bezdnacine, Rakovene, and Talassonite are the new ores, while Spodumain and Mercoxit can also be found there, with Mercoxit only spawning in home systems.
 
With the creation of [[Pochven]], new ore types were added to the game which can only be found in these areas. Bezdnacine, Rakovene, and Talassonite are the new ores, while Spodumain and Mercoxit can also be found there, with Mercoxit only spawning in home systems.
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
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| {{co|#741313|█}} Pochven
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| [[File:ore_talassonite.png|32px|link=|Talassonite]] Talassonite [[File:ore_rakovene.png|32px|link=|Rakovene]] Rakovene [[File:ore_bezdnacine.png|32px|link=|Bezdnacine]] Bezdnacine
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|}
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==== Ore Prospecting Arrays ====
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In player-owned [[Sovereignty|sovereign nullsec]], it is possible to deploy {{co|wheat|Ore Prospecting Arrays}}, a deployable sovereignty structure which, when deployed in a system, periodically generates asteroid clusters of various sizes at set intervals.
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All sizes of asteroid clusters are capable of spawning regardless of system security status, and all clusters of a given size contain the same volume of ore, but asteroid clusters in lower security levels will spawn the more valuable ore variants with greater frequency. All clusters contain varying amounts of all Arkonor and Bistot, additionally different clusters provide access to Mercoxit, Pyroxeres, Omber, Kernite, Crokite.
  
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=== Ore Prospecting Arrays ===
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These sites sometimes spawn as Large Potent Asteroid Cluster, Enormous Potent Asteroid Cluster, and Colossal Potent Asteroid Cluster.  Rich variants have been spotted as well.  These are usually variations of the sec status of the space.
  
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In player-owned [[Sovereignty|sovereign nullsec]], it is possible to deploy {{co|wheat|Ore Prospecting Arrays}}, a deployable sovereignty structure which, when deployed in a system, periodically generates asteroid clusters of various sizes at set intervals.
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* [[Small Asteroid Cluster]] - 1 hour respawn, 340k{{m3}} volume, rocks size: 20k or 80k{{m3}}
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* [[Medium Asteroid Cluster]] - 2 hour respawn, 1.18m{{m3}} volume, avg rocks size: 12k, 15k, 72k, 133k, 160k
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* [[Large Asteroid Cluster]] - 3 hour respawn, 1.88m{{m3}} volume, avg rock size: 2.6k, 48k, 192k, 266k
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* [[Enormous Asteroid Cluster]] - 4 hour respawn, 3.21m{{m3}} volume, avg rock size: 7k, 8k, 30k, 200k, 432k
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* [[Colossal Asteroid Cluster]] - 5 hour respawn, 3.90m{{m3}} volume, avg rock size: 28.8k, 160k, 200k
  
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All sizes of asteroid clusters are capable of spawning regardless of system security status, and all clusters of a given size contain the same volume of ore, but asteroid clusters in lower security levels will spawn the more valuable ore variants with greater frequency. With the exception of Small Asteroid Clusters (which lack Mercoxit), all clusters contain varying amounts of all nullsec ore types: Arkonor, Bistot, Crokite, Dark Ochre, Gneiss, Spodumain, and Mercoxit.
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Respawn cooldown to all Asteroid Cluster anomalies scales based on the size of the anomaly, listed above.
  
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:[[Small Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Medium Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Large Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Enormous Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Colossal Asteroid Cluster]]
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Some of these new sites are majorly changed with the new [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/sovereignty-updates-transition-and-upgrades Equinox release], with NPC players able to pick which anomalies they want to spawn.  This data is rapidly being gathered at this time.  A new smaller Prospecting Array was added, and the existing Prospecting Arrays were move to 'Isogen Prospecting Arrays 2' with a patch[https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/patch-notes-version-22-01?utm_source=launcher&origin=launcher&utm_content=en#h2-1].
  
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Respawn cooldown to all Asteroid Cluster anomalies scales based on the size of the anomaly:<br>
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* Isogen Prospecting Arrays
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20 minutes for the Small Asteroid Cluster<br>
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** 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 325k volume, avg rock size: unknown
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1 hour for the Medium Asteroid Cluster<br>
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** 2 - [[Griemeer Deposit]] - 4:20 hours respawn time, 3m volume, avg rock size: 36k, 37k, 39k, 43k
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2 hours for the Large Asteroid Cluster<br>
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* Mexallon Prospecting Array
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4 hours for the Enormous Asteroid Cluster<br>
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** 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 500k volume, avg rock size: unknown
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5 hours for the Colossal Asteroid Cluster<br>
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** 2 - [[Kylixium Deposit]] - 4:20 hour respawn time, 3.0m volume, avg rock size: 26k, 33k, 37k, 39k
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* Megacyte Prospecting Array
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** 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 500k volume, avg rock size: unknown
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** 2 - [[Ueganite Deposit]] - 4:20 hour respawn time, 4.0m volume, avg rock size: 37k, 45k, 51k
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** [[Small Mercoxit Deposit]] - exists, 10k volume
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** [[Average Mercoxit Deposit]] - exists, 40k volume
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** [[Large Mercoxit Deposit]] - 2.5 hours respawn time, 240k volume, avg rock size: 10k, 13k, 17k
 +
* Nocxium Prospecting Array
 +
** 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 325k volume, avg rock size: unknown
 +
** 2 - [[Nocxite Deposit]] - 4:20 hour respawn time, 3.0m volume, avg rock size: 19k, 22k, 27k, 63k
 +
* Pyerite Prospecting Array
 +
** 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 1,000k volume, avg rock size: unknown
 +
** 2- [[Mordunium Deposit]] - 4:20 hour respawn time, 6.0m volume, avg rock size: 38k, 40k, 46k, 63k
 +
* Tritanium Prospecting Array
 +
** 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 500k volume, avg rock size: unknown
 +
** 2 - [[Veldspar Deposit]] - 4:20 hour respawn time, 3.7m volume, avg rock size: 31k, 35k, 41k
 +
* Zydrine Prospecting Array
 +
** 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 750k volume, avg rock size: unknown
 +
** 2 - [[Hezorime Deposit]] - 4:20 hours respawn time, 5.6m volume, avg rock size: 33k, 132k, 240k
  
−
== Asteroid distribution ==
+
==== Mining Escalations ====
−
[[File:Asteroid-belt-overview.jpg|thumb|250px|An asteroid belt, as seen on the [[overview]]. Note the belt's warp-in point (marked with an inverted triangle), as well as the variety of different asteroid types (all labelled according to what kind of ore they contain).]]
 
−
{{hatnote|For the distribution of ice asteroids, see [[Ice harvesting#Ice distribution|Ice distribution]].}}
 
−
The EVE universe can be divided into [[topology|four quarters]]:
 
−
* The Amarr quarter (includes systems held by the Amarr, Ammatar, Khanid, Blood Raiders, and Sansha's Nation)
 
−
* The Caldari quarter (includes systems held by the Caldari and Guristas)
 
−
* The Gallente quarter (includes systems held by the Gallente and Serpentis)
 
−
* The Minmatar quarter (includes systems held by the Minmatar and Angel Cartel)
 
  
−
Each of these four quarters has its own set of asteroid types. Additionally, systems with different [[Security Rating|security rating]] have different asteroid types.
+
The [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/sovereignty-updates-transition-and-upgrades Equinox release] introduced Mining escalations.  These are larger fields that are more valuable and bigger than the current null sec fields.  This is currently in flux and very very rare.  They currently despawn if you don't finish mining it inside of 6 hours, per the person who reported it. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/1dy5l40/mining_escalations/]
  
−
== Ore locations ==
+
* [[Interstitial Ore Deposit]] - uneven respawn timer, expires in 6 hours, 8.5m volume, avg rock sizes: 69k,89k, 160k.  (was 4.5m volume, avg rock sizes: 8k, 11k, 15k, 18k, 20k, 22k)
  
 +
==== Border ores ====
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"  
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"  
−
|- style="background:#222222;"
 
−
! rowspan=2 | System<br>security<br>rating
 
−
! colspan=4 | Quarter
 
−
|- style="background:#222222;"
 
−
! [[File:Logo_faction_amarr_empire.png|64px|link=|Amarr quarter]]
 
−
! [[File:Logo_faction_caldari_state.png|64px|link=|Caldari quarter]]
 
−
! [[File:Logo_faction_gallente_federation.png|64px|link=|Gallente quarter]]
 
−
! [[File:Logo_faction_minmatar_republic.png|64px|link=|Minmatar quarter]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| {{co|#00F000|█}} High Sec<br> 1.0 to 0.5
+
| {{co|#42ECFF|█}} Null Sec & Wormhole with A0 star <br>0.5 High-Low border systems
−
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite <br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres
+
| [[File:ore_spodumain.png|32px|link=|Ducinium]] Ducinium [[File:ore_arkonor.png|32px|link=|Eifyrium]] Eifyrium [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Mordunium]] Mordunium [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Ytirium]] Ytirium
−
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite<br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres <br>[[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
 
−
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite<br>[[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
 
−
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite<br>[[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| {{co|#E6D64F|█}} Low Sec<br> 0.4 to 0.0
 
−
| [[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres<br>[[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br> [[File:ore_jaspet.png|32px|link=|Jaspet]] Jaspet  <br> [[File:ore_hemorphite.png|32px|link=|Hemorphite]] Hemorphite
 
−
| [[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres<br> [[File:ore_hedbergite.png|32px|link=|Hedbergite]] Hedbergite
 
−
| [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Omber]] Omber <br> [[File:ore_jaspet.png|32px|link=|Jaspet]] Jaspet  <br> [[File:ore_hemorphite.png|32px|link=|Hemorphite]] Hemorphite
 
−
| [[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br> [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Omber]] Omber <br> [[File:ore_hedbergite.png|32px|link=|Hedbergite]] Hedbergite
 
−
|-
 
−
| {{co|#E85025|█}} Null Sec<br> less than 0.0
 
−
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres<br>[[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite<br> [[File:ore_arkonor.png|32px|link=|Arkonor]] Arkonor <br> [[File:ore_bistot.png|32px|link=|Bistot]] Bistot <br> [[File:ore_mercoxit.png|32px|link=|Mercoxit]] Mercoxit <br> [[File:ore_spodumain.png|32px|link=|Spodumain]] Spodumain
 
−
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres<br>[[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite<br> [[File:ore_bistot.png|32px|link=|Bistot]] Bistot <br> [[File:ore_mercoxit.png|32px|link=|Mercoxit]] Mercoxit <br> [[File:ore_spodumain.png|32px|link=|Spodumain]] Spodumain
 
−
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br> [[File:ore_arkonor.png|32px|link=|Arkonor]] Arkonor <br> [[File:ore_bistot.png|32px|link=|Bistot]] Bistot <br> [[File:ore_mercoxit.png|32px|link=|Mercoxit]] Mercoxit
 
−
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite<br> [[File:ore_arkonor.png|32px|link=|Arkonor]] Arkonor <br> [[File:ore_bistot.png|32px|link=|Bistot]] Bistot <br> [[File:ore_mercoxit.png|32px|link=|Mercoxit]] Mercoxit <br> [[File:ore_spodumain.png|32px|link=|Spodumain]] Spodumain
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
Arkonor, Bistot, Gneiss, Kernite, Omber, and Pyroxeres deposits may be found in [[wormholes]].
+
* [[Empire Border Rare Asteroids]] - instant respawn, 211k{{m3}} volume, avg rock size: 7.5k, 8k, 17k, 33k
−
 
+
* [[Nullsec Border Rare Asteroids]] - instant respawn, 279k+{{m3}} volume, avg rock size: 13k, 15k, 49k
−
For more detailed information on ore locations: https://ore.cerlestes.de/ore
+
* [[Nullsec Blue A0 Rare Asteroids]] - instant respawn, 3.5m{{m3}} volume, avg rock size: 9k, 28k, 44k, 144k
−
 
+
* [[W-Space Blue A0 Rare Asteroids]] - instant respawn, 1.8m{{m3}} volume, avg rock size: 9k, 21k, 40k, 43k, 64k, 108k
−
In general, the rarer the ore, the higher its volume per unit (e.g. one unit of Veldspar has a volume of 0.1&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>, whereas one unit of Arkonor has a volume of 16&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>). Since mining lasers mine a given ''volume'' of ore per minute, it takes longer to mine the rarer ore types. Additionally, each ore reprocesses into a different set of minerals. For details, see [[Reprocessing]].
 
−
 
 
−
Note that mining Mercoxit requires the {{sk|Deep Core Mining}} skill as well as [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Guide#High-slot modules|special mining modules]] (Deep Core Miners or Deep Core Strip Miners). All other ore types can be mined with all types of ore mining lasers or strip miners.
 
  
 
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−
=== Ore variants ===
+
== Ore variants ==
−
 
+
Most asteroid types have two extra subtypes that yield more (+5% / +10%) minerals when [[reprocessing|reprocessed]]; some of the ores have also a +15% subtype. Otherwise they are identical in every way to their base ore, and are found in the same regions, but in lower quantities. For instance, if an asteroid belt has Omber asteroids, it will also have some Silvery Omber asteroids and a few Golden Omber asteroids. If you get the chance, you should always mine the higher-yield variants before mining the base ore.
−
Each asteroid type has three further subtypes that yield more (+5% / +10%) minerals when [[reprocessing|reprocessed]]. Otherwise they are identical in every way to their base ore, and are found in the same regions, but in lower quantities. For instance, if an asteroid belt has Omber asteroids, it will also have some Silvery Omber asteroids and a few Golden Omber asteroids. If you get the chance, you should always mine the higher-yield variants before mining the base ore.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
−
|- style="background:#222222;"
+
|- style="background: #222222;"
 
! Base ore
 
! Base ore
 
! +5% variant
 
! +5% variant
 
! +10% variant
 
! +10% variant
 +
! +15% variant
 +
! size ({{m3|ns}})
 +
! Minerals
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar
 
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar
 
| Concentrated Veldspar
 
| Concentrated Veldspar
 
| Dense Veldspar
 
| Dense Veldspar
 +
| Stable Veldspar
 +
| 0.1
 +
| Tritanium
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite
 
| [[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite
 
| Condensed Scordite
 
| Condensed Scordite
 
| Massive Scordite
 
| Massive Scordite
 +
| Glossy Scordite
 +
| 0.15
 +
| Tritanium, Pyerite
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres
 
| [[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres
 
| Solid Pyroxeres
 
| Solid Pyroxeres
 
| Viscous Pyroxeres
 
| Viscous Pyroxeres
 +
| Opulent Pyroxeres
 +
| 0.3
 +
| Pyerite, Mexallon
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
 
| [[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
 
| Azure Plagioclase
 
| Azure Plagioclase
 
| Rich Plagioclase
 
| Rich Plagioclase
 +
| Sparkling Plagioclase
 +
| 0.35
 +
| Tritanium, Mexallon
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Omber]] Omber
 
| [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Omber]] Omber
 
| Silvery Omber
 
| Silvery Omber
 
| Golden Omber
 
| Golden Omber
 +
| Platinoid Omber
 +
| 0.6
 +
| Pyerite, Isogen
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite
 
| [[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite
 
| Luminous Kernite
 
| Luminous Kernite
 
| Fiery Kernite
 
| Fiery Kernite
 +
| Resplendant Kernite
 +
| 1.2
 +
| Mexallon, Isogen
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_jaspet.png|32px|link=|Jaspet]] Jaspet
 
| [[File:ore_jaspet.png|32px|link=|Jaspet]] Jaspet
 
| Pure Jaspet
 
| Pure Jaspet
 
| Pristine Jaspet
 
| Pristine Jaspet
 +
| Immaculate Jaspet
 +
| 2
 +
| Mexallon, Nocxium
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_hemorphite.png|32px|link=|Hemorphite]] Hemorphite
 
| [[File:ore_hemorphite.png|32px|link=|Hemorphite]] Hemorphite
 
| Vivid Hemorphite
 
| Vivid Hemorphite
 
| Radiant Hemorphite
 
| Radiant Hemorphite
 +
| Scintillating Hemorphite
 +
| 3
 +
| Isogen, Nocxium
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_hedbergite.png|32px|link=|Hedbergite]] Hedbergite
 
| [[File:ore_hedbergite.png|32px|link=|Hedbergite]] Hedbergite
 
| Vitric Hedbergite
 
| Vitric Hedbergite
 
| Glazed Hedbergite
 
| Glazed Hedbergite
 +
| Lustrous Hedbergite
 +
| 3
 +
| Pyerite, Nocxium
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_gneiss.png|32px|link=|Gneiss]] Gneiss
 
| [[File:ore_gneiss.png|32px|link=|Gneiss]] Gneiss
 
| Iridescent Gneiss
 
| Iridescent Gneiss
 
| Prismatic Gneiss
 
| Prismatic Gneiss
 +
| Brilliant Gneiss
 +
| 5
 +
| Pyerite, Mexallon, Isogen
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_dark ochre.png|32px|link=|Dark Ochre]] Dark Ochre
 
| [[File:ore_dark ochre.png|32px|link=|Dark Ochre]] Dark Ochre
 
| Onyx Ochre
 
| Onyx Ochre
 
| Obsidian Ochre
 
| Obsidian Ochre
 +
| Jet Ochre
 +
| 8
 +
| Mexallon, Isogen, Nocxium
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_crokite.png|32px|link=|Crokite]] Crokite
 
| [[File:ore_crokite.png|32px|link=|Crokite]] Crokite
 
| Sharp Crokite
 
| Sharp Crokite
 
| Crystalline Crokite
 
| Crystalline Crokite
 +
| Pellucid Crokite
 +
| 16
 +
| Pyerite, Mexallon, Nocxium
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_spodumain.png|32px|link=|Spodumain]] Spodumain
 
| [[File:ore_spodumain.png|32px|link=|Spodumain]] Spodumain
 
| Bright Spodumain
 
| Bright Spodumain
 
| Gleaming Spodumain
 
| Gleaming Spodumain
 +
| Dazzling Spodumain
 +
| 16
 +
| Tritanium, Isogen, Nocxium, Zydrine, Megacyte
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_arkonor.png|32px|link=|Arkonor]] Arkonor
 
| [[File:ore_arkonor.png|32px|link=|Arkonor]] Arkonor
 
| Crimson Arkonor
 
| Crimson Arkonor
 
| Prime Arkonor
 
| Prime Arkonor
 +
| Flawless Arkonor
 +
| 16
 +
| Pyerite, Mexallon, Megacyte
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_bistot.png|32px|link=|Bistot]] Bistot
 
| [[File:ore_bistot.png|32px|link=|Bistot]] Bistot
 
| Triclinic Bistot
 
| Triclinic Bistot
 
| Monoclinic Bistot
 
| Monoclinic Bistot
 +
| Cubic Bistot
 +
| 16
 +
| Pyerite, Mexallon, Zydrine
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_mercoxit.png|32px|link=|Mercoxit]] Mercoxit
 
| [[File:ore_mercoxit.png|32px|link=|Mercoxit]] Mercoxit
 
| Magma Mercoxit
 
| Magma Mercoxit
 
| Vitreous Mercoxit
 
| Vitreous Mercoxit
−
| -
+
|  
 +
| 40
 +
| Morphite
 
|-
 
|-
−
|}
+
| [[File:ore_ducinium.png|32px|link=|Ducinium]] Ducinium
−
<!--
+
| Noble Ducinium
−
Move ice distribution to [[Ice mining]] (but link from here!)-->
+
| Royal Ducinium
−
 
+
| Imperial Ducinium
−
=== Mineral Composition of Ores ===
+
| 16
−
{| class="wikitable"
+
| Megacyte
 
|-
 
|-
−
! rowspan=2 | Ore
+
| [[File:ore_eifyrium.png|32px|link=|Eifyrium]] Eifyrium
−
! rowspan=2 | Vol-<br />ume
+
| Doped Eifyrium
−
! rowspan=2 | Batch<br />size<ref group=oc name=batch>''Batch size'' is the minimal amount of ore you need for [[reprocessing]]. All values in the table (with the exception of volume) are based on one full batch.</ref>
+
| Boosted Eifyrium
−
! colspan=8 | Mineral from 100%-yield reprocessing
+
| Augmented Eifyrium
 +
| 16
 +
| Zydrine
 
|-
 
|-
−
! Tri
+
| [[File:ore_mordunium.png|32px|link=|Mordunium]] Mordunium
−
! Pye
+
| Plum Mordunium
−
! Mex
+
| Prize Mordunium
−
! Iso
+
| Plunder Mordunium
−
! Noc
 
−
! Zyd
 
−
! Meg
 
−
! Mor
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Veldspar
 
−
| 0.1
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 400
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Concentrated Veldspar (+5%)
 
−
| 0.1
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 420
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Dense Veldspar (+10%)
 
 
| 0.1
 
| 0.1
−
| 100
+
| Pyerite
−
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 440
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Scordite
 
−
| 0.15
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 150
 
−
| 90
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Condensed Scordite (+5%)
 
−
| 0.15
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 158
 
−
| 95
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Massive Scordite (+10%)
 
−
| 0.15
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 165
 
−
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 99
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Pyroxeres
 
−
| 0.3
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 90
 
−
| 30
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Solid Pyroxeres (+5%)
 
−
| 0.3
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 95
 
−
| 30
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Viscous Pyroxeres (+10%)
 
−
| 0.3
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 99
 
−
| 33
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Plagioclase
 
−
| 0.35
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 175
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 70
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Azure Plagioclase (+5%)
 
−
| 0.35
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 184
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 74
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Rich Plagioclase (+10%)
+
| [[File:ore_ytirium.png|32px|link=|Ytirium]] Ytirium
−
| 0.35
+
| Bootleg Ytirium
−
| 100
+
| Firewater Ytirium
−
| 193
+
| Moonshine Ytirium
−
| 0
 
−
| 77
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Omber
 
 
| 0.6
 
| 0.6
−
| 100
+
| Isogen
−
| 0
 
−
| 90
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 75
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Silvery Omber (+5%)
 
−
| 0.6
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 95
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 79
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Golden Omber (+10%)
 
−
| 0.6
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 99
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 83
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Kernite
+
| [[File:ore_bezdnacine.png|32px|link=|Bezdnacine]] Bezdnacine
−
| 1.2
+
| Abyssal Bezdnacine
−
| 100
+
| Hadal Bezdnacine
−
| 0
+
|  
−
| 0
+
| 16
−
| 60
+
| Tritanium, Isogen, Megacyte
−
| 120
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Luminous Kernite (+5%)
+
| [[File:ore_rakovene.png|32px|link=|Rakovene]] Rakovene
−
| 1.2
+
| Abyssal Rakovene
−
| 100
+
| Hadal Rakovene
−
| 0
+
|  
−
| 0
 
−
| 63
 
−
| 126
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Fiery Kernite (+10%)
 
−
| 1.2
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 66
 
−
| 132
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Jaspet
 
−
| 2
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 150
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 50
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Pure Jaspet (+5%)
 
−
| 2
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 158
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 53
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Pristine Jaspet (+10%)
 
−
| 2
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 265
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 55
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Hemorphite
 
−
| 3
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 240
 
−
| 90
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Vivid Hemorphite (+5%)
 
−
| 3
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 252
 
−
| 95
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Radiant Hemorphite (+10%)
 
−
| 3
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 264
 
−
| 99
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Hedbergite
 
−
| 3
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 450
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 120
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Vitric Hedbergite (+5%)
 
−
| 3
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 473
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 126
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Glazed Hedbergite (+10%)
 
−
| 3
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 495
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 132
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Gneiss
 
−
| 5
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 2000
 
−
| 1500
 
−
| 800
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Iridescent Gneiss (+5%)
 
−
| 5
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 2100
 
−
| 1575
 
−
| 840
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Prismatic Gneiss (+10%)
 
−
| 5
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 2200
 
−
| 1650
 
−
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 880
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Dark Ochre
 
−
| 8
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 1360
 
−
| 1200
 
−
| 320
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Onyx Ochre (+5%)
 
−
| 8
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 1428
 
−
| 1260
 
−
| 336
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Obsidian Ochre (+10%)
 
−
| 8
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 1496
 
−
| 1320
 
−
| 352
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Crokite
 
−
| 16
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 800
 
−
| 2000
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 800
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Sharp Crokite (+5%)
 
−
| 16
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 840
 
−
| 2100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 840
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|-
 
−
| Crystalline Crokite (10%)
 
−
| 16
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 880
 
−
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 2200
 
−
| 0
 
−
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 880
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Spodumain
 
−
| 16
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 48000
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 1000
 
−
| 160
 
−
| 80
 
−
| 40
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Bright Spodumain (+5%)
 
−
| 16
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 50400
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 1050
 
−
| 168
 
−
| 84
 
−
| 42
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Gleaming Spodumain (+10%)
 
 
| 16
 
| 16
−
| 100
+
| Tritanium, Isogen, Zydrine
−
| 52800
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 1100
 
−
| 176
 
−
| 88
 
−
| 44
 
−
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Bistot
+
| [[File:ore_talassonite.png|32px|link=|Talassonite]] Talassonite
 +
| Abyssal Talassonite
 +
| Hadal Talassonite
 +
|
 
| 16
 
| 16
−
| 100
+
| Tritanium, Nocxium, Megacyte
−
| 0
 
−
| 3200
 
−
| 1200
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 160
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Triclinic Bistot (+5%)
+
| [[File:ore_griemeer.png|32px|link=|Griemeer]] Griemeer
−
| 16
+
| Clear Griemeer
−
| 100
+
| Inky Griemeer
−
| 0
+
| Opaque Griemeer
−
| 3360
+
| 0.8
−
| 1260
+
| Tritanium, Isogen
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 168
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Monoclinic Bistot (+10%)
+
| [[File:ore_hezorime.png|32px|link=|Hezorime]] Hezorime
−
| 16
+
| Dull Hezorime
−
| 100
+
| Serrated Hezorime
−
| 0
+
| Sharp Hezorime
−
| 3520
+
| 5
−
| 1320
+
| Tritanium, Isogen, Zydrine
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 176
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Arkonor
 
−
| 16
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 3200
 
−
| 1200
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 120
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Crimson Arkonor (+5%)
 
−
| 16
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 3360
 
−
| 1260
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 126
 
−
| 0
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
| Prime Arkonor (+10%)
 
−
| 16
 
−
| 100
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 3520
 
−
| 1320
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 132
 
−
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Mercoxit
+
| [[File:ore_kylixium.png|32px|link=|Kylixium]] Kylixium
−
| 40
+
| Kaolin Kylixium
−
| 100
+
| Argil Kylixium
−
| 0
+
| Adobe Kylixium
−
| 0
+
| 1.20
−
| 0
+
| Tritanium, Pyerite, Mexallon
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 140
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Magma Mercoxit (+5%)
+
| [[File:ore_nocxite.png|32px|link=|Nocxite]] Nocxite
−
| 40
+
| Fragrant Nocxite
−
| 100
+
| Intoxicating Nocxite
−
| 0
+
| Ambrosial Nocxite
−
| 0
+
| 4
−
| 0
+
| Tritanium, Pyerite, Nocxium
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 147
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Vitreous Mercoxit (+10%)
+
| [[File:ore_ueganite.png|32px|link=|Ueganite]] Ueganite
−
| 40
+
| Foggy Ueganite
−
| 100
+
| Overcast Ueganite
−
| 0
+
| Stormy Ueganite
−
| 0
+
| 5
−
| 0
+
| Tritanium, Megacyte
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| 0
 
−
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 154
 
−
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
−
! rowspan=2 | Ore
 
−
! rowspan=2 | Vol-<br />ume
 
−
! rowspan=2 | Batch<br />size<ref group=oc name=batch />
 
−
! Tri
 
−
! Pye
 
−
! Mex
 
−
! Iso
 
−
! Noc
 
−
! Zyd
 
−
! Meg
 
−
! Mor
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
! colspan=8 | Mineral from 100%-yield reprocessing
 
 
|}
 
|}
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{{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 could provide asteroid ores with +15% reprocessing yield. These ores are no longer obtainable outside of trading with players.
  
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<span style="color:black; background:#55BC25">&nbsp;&nbsp;1234&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> Green backgrounds indicate the best value per m3 for that mineral.
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These ores were called; Stable Veldspar, Glossy Scordite, Opulent Pyroxeres, Sparkling Plagioclase, Platinoid Omber, Resplendant Kernite, Immaculate Jaspet, Scintillating Hemorphite, Lustrous Hedbergite, Brilliant Gneiss, Jet Ochre, Pellucid Crokite, Dazzling Spodumain, Flawless Arkonor, Cubic Bistot. There is no Mercoxit +15% variant.}}
  
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== Mineral Composition of Ores ==
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{{Main|Minerals}}
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{{See also|Reprocessing}}
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The main goal of asteroid mining is to obtain ore that may be [[Reprocessing|reprocessed]] into [[minerals]]: [[File:Mineral tritanium.png|24px|link=]] Tritanium,
 +
[[File:Mineral pyerite.png|24px|link=]] Pyerite,
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[[File:Mineral mexallon.png|24px|link=]] Mexallon,
 +
[[File:Mineral isogen.png|24px|link=]] Isogen,
 +
[[File:Mineral nocxium.png|24px|link=]] Nocxium,
 +
[[File:Mineral zydrine.png|24px|link=]] Zydrine,
 +
[[File:Mineral megacyte.png|24px|link=]] Megacyte and
 +
[[File:Mineral morphite.png|24px|link=]] Morphite. The amounts of particular mineral highly differ between different ores, leading to some ores being in high demand and having high market value and some ores being borderline worthless.
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Latest revision as of 07:55, 11 October 2024

This page should be updated due to game changes.
Reason: Need additional table information for border/A0 and Pochven asteroids.

Asteroids are large irregular chunks of rock that can be found in many places throughout New Eden. When mined, asteroids yield ore which, when refined, produces minerals of various types that serve as the basic building blocks of almost every craftable item.

Where to find asteroids

An asteroid belt. The ship in the middle is sitting at the warp-in point.
Asteroid belt geometry

Asteroid belts

Virtually every star system in EVE (with the notable exception of Jita) has at least one asteroid belt. Most star systems have several – up to more than a dozen in some cases. These belts are listed on the overview and the right-click menu, and can have two kinds of geometry: one is a rough semicircle of asteroids, approximately 50 km in diameter, the other being asteroids dispersed over a spherical volume with a radius of about 70 km. A ship warping to an asteroid belt's beacon (through the right-click menu or the overview) will warp to the center of the asteroids. Note that mining lasers have an (unboosted) range of only 10-15 km, so in order to mine asteroids a ship has to fly closer to the belt after warping in. If you want to save on travel time, you can warp to mining bookmarks instead.

A given belt will have a mixture of asteroids containing different ores. The mixture and size of the asteroids (i.e. how much ore each asteroid contains) is determined by the system's location in the EVE universe and its security status (see asteroid distribution below). Each asteroid belt contains a finite number of asteroids (which disappear once fully mined), but the asteroids respawn after downtime if there are no asteroids left. The website Dotlan has maps showing the number of belts per system.

Cosmic anomalies

One of the two kinds of cosmic anomaly contains asteroids (the others contains hostile rats). The asteroids in cosmic anomalies tend to be a little larger and contain rarer ore than the normal asteroid belts in a star system. However, unlike asteroid belts, once all the asteroids in the anomaly have been mined, the anomaly disappears after broadcasting a short message in Local. As with all cosmic anomalies, new anomalies spawn semi-randomly.

Note that in many locations you will find decorative asteroids, which cannot be mined or otherwise interacted with. These will have colorful names such as "Snake-shaped Asteroid".

There are different types of asteroid cosmic anomalies, named by what kinds of ores are contained within. Each type comes in several variants (small, medium, average, and large) – the "larger" the anomaly, the more asteroids (and hence the more ore) it contains. A "Small Kernite and Omber Deposit" therefore contains a small number of Kernite and Omber asteroids, while a "Large Bistot Deposit" contains a large number of Bistot asteroids. Different types may have different number of variants. Smaller anomalies tend to contain only base ore variety and larger ones contain all three variaties (base, +5% and +10%).

Highsec does not have ore anomalies, the exceptions being border ores (see further) and Asteroid Belt Remnants anomaly in new players spawn areas which contain Veldspar. Lowsec, NPC nullsec, Sovereign nullsec, Wormhole space and Triglavian space all have different types of anomalies.

Deadspace pockets

Mineable asteroids can also spawn in deadspace pockets, such as the ones created for missions. Unlike asteroid belts, these are not organized into a set shape. Some are composed of dense clumps of asteroids, while others are scattered fields. For a list of which missions' deadspace pockets contain asteroids, see Mission mining or EVE-survival.

Ore locations

An asteroid belt, as seen on the overview. Note the belt's warp-in point (marked with an inverted triangle), as well as the variety of different asteroid types (all labelled according to what kind of ore they contain).
For the distribution of ice asteroids, see Ice distribution.

The EVE universe can be divided into four quarters:

  • The Amarr quarter (includes systems held by the Amarr, Ammatar, Khanid, Blood Raiders, and Sansha's Nation)
  • The Caldari quarter (includes systems held by the Caldari and Guristas)
  • The Gallente quarter (includes systems held by the Gallente and Serpentis)
  • The Minmatar quarter (includes systems held by the Minmatar and Angel Cartel)

Each of these four quarters has its own set of asteroid types. Additionally, systems with different security rating have different asteroid types.

Ores in belts

Highsec and lowsec

System
security
rating 		Quarter
Amarr quarter Caldari quarter Gallente quarter Minmatar quarter
█ High Sec
1.0 to 0.5 		Veldspar Veldspar
Scordite Scordite
█ High Sec
0.9 to 0.5 		Pyroxeres Pyroxeres Pyroxeres Pyroxeres
≤ 0.7: also Plagioclase Plagioclase 		Plagioclase Plagioclase Plagioclase Plagioclase
█ Low Sec
0.4 to 0.1 		Pyroxeres Pyroxeres
Kernite Kernite
Jaspet Jaspet 		Kernite Kernite
Pyroxeres Pyroxeres 		Omber Omber
Jaspet Jaspet 		Kernite Kernite
Omber Omber
█ Low Sec
0.2 to 0.1 		Hemorphite Hemorphite Hedbergite Hedbergite Hemorphite Hemorphite Hedbergite Hedbergite

Ores in null security space

Null security space is not as clearly defined as high security due to being player owned. Instead it is easiest to classify it by Security Class, which is most easily viewed via sites like Dotlan by using the Security Class filter on a map. We will ignore the security class number, using only the letter, as it seems this is exactly what is important.

The following table shows the security class letter used for null security regions:

Class Letter Region Pirates type
F Detorid, Cache, Insmother, Impass, Feythabolis, Tenerifis, Omist Angel Cartel
G Stain, Esoteria, Querious, Paragon Soul, Delve, Period Basis Blood Raiders and Sansha
H Vale of the Silent, Tribute, Venal, Geminate, Deklein, Tenal, Branch Guristas
I Wicked Creek, Scalding Pass, Great Wildlands, Curse, Catch, Immensea, Providence Angel Cartel
J Pure Blind, Syndicate, Fade, Cloud Ring, Outer Ring, Fountain Serpentis and Guristas (Pure Blind)
K Cobalt Edge, Perrigen Falls, Malpais, Oasa, Kalevala Expanse, Outer Passage, Etherium Reach, The Spire Drones

Security class F-J follow simple rules defined in the following table. Note that for many regions some security levels do not exist leading to missing some ores, for example in Curse all systems are between 0.0 and -0.3 which according to this table leads to no ore belts at all.

System
true
sec 		Security Class
F G H I J
≤ 0.0: - Kernite Kernite Pyroxeres Pyroxeres - Pyroxeres Pyroxeres
≤ -0.4: - Pyroxeres Pyroxeres - - -
≤ -0.5: Bistot Bistot - Kernite Kernite - Bistot Bistot
≤ -0.6: Arkonor Arkonor Bistot Bistot - - -
≤ -0.7: Pyroxeres Pyroxeres - - Arkonor Arkonor -
≤ -0.8: Mercoxit Mercoxit
≤ -0.9: - - Bistot Bistot Kernite Kernite Arkonor Arkonor

Note that there seem to be some additional exceptions that do not show ingame through Agency window, but are present in belts. For example, -1.0 system MVUO-F in Period Basis seems to have Arkonor in belts in addition to four other ores predicted by this table.[Verify]

Dronelands regions (class K) all contain Arkonor, Bistot and Mercoxit, but the security level at which each ore starts differs from region to region. Moreover, even inside of a region contents of belts differ a lot between systems which hints that there is some other rule used here. The general rule seems to be that the further from Empire, the less ores are present. For example, in Etherium Reach, close to Empire, Bistot starts from 0.0, Arkonor starts from -0.2 and Mercoxit starts from -0.5 (though not in all -0.5 systems). On the other hand, in Cobalt Edge Bistot starts from -0.6, Arkonor from -0.7 and Mercoxit from -0.8.

Note that mining Mercoxit requires the Deep Core Mining skill as well as special mining modules (Deep Core Miners or Deep Core Strip Miners). All other ore types can be mined with all types of ore mining lasers or strip miners.

Ore anomalies

For more detailed information on ore locations: https://ore.cerlestes.de/ore

High security space

See also: High-sec

Highsec does not have ore anomalies, the exceptions being border ores (see further) and Asteroid Belt Remnants anomaly in new players spawn areas which contain Veldspar.

Low security space

See also: Low-sec

Null security space

See also: Null-sec

Note that mining Mercoxit requires the Deep Core Mining skill as well as special mining modules (Deep Core Miners or Deep Core Strip Miners). All other ore types can be mined with all types of ore mining lasers or strip miners.

Wormholes

Main article: Wormhole sites#Ore sites

Arkonor, Bistot, Gneiss, Kernite, Omber, and Pyroxeres deposits may be found in wormholes.

Pochven

With the creation of Pochven, new ore types were added to the game which can only be found in these areas. Bezdnacine, Rakovene, and Talassonite are the new ores, while Spodumain and Mercoxit can also be found there, with Mercoxit only spawning in home systems.

█ Pochven Talassonite Talassonite Rakovene Rakovene Bezdnacine Bezdnacine

Ore Prospecting Arrays

In player-owned sovereign nullsec, it is possible to deploy Ore Prospecting Arrays, a deployable sovereignty structure which, when deployed in a system, periodically generates asteroid clusters of various sizes at set intervals.

All sizes of asteroid clusters are capable of spawning regardless of system security status, and all clusters of a given size contain the same volume of ore, but asteroid clusters in lower security levels will spawn the more valuable ore variants with greater frequency. All clusters contain varying amounts of all Arkonor and Bistot, additionally different clusters provide access to Mercoxit, Pyroxeres, Omber, Kernite, Crokite.

These sites sometimes spawn as Large Potent Asteroid Cluster, Enormous Potent Asteroid Cluster, and Colossal Potent Asteroid Cluster. Rich variants have been spotted as well. These are usually variations of the sec status of the space.

Respawn cooldown to all Asteroid Cluster anomalies scales based on the size of the anomaly, listed above.

Some of these new sites are majorly changed with the new Equinox release, with NPC players able to pick which anomalies they want to spawn. This data is rapidly being gathered at this time. A new smaller Prospecting Array was added, and the existing Prospecting Arrays were move to 'Isogen Prospecting Arrays 2' with a patch[1].

  • Isogen Prospecting Arrays
    • 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 325k volume, avg rock size: unknown
    • 2 - Griemeer Deposit - 4:20 hours respawn time, 3m volume, avg rock size: 36k, 37k, 39k, 43k
  • Mexallon Prospecting Array
    • 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 500k volume, avg rock size: unknown
    • 2 - Kylixium Deposit - 4:20 hour respawn time, 3.0m volume, avg rock size: 26k, 33k, 37k, 39k
  • Megacyte Prospecting Array
    • 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 500k volume, avg rock size: unknown
    • 2 - Ueganite Deposit - 4:20 hour respawn time, 4.0m volume, avg rock size: 37k, 45k, 51k
  • Mercoxit (Does not have an official Prospecting Array, just shows up alongside other arrays)
  • Nocxium Prospecting Array
    • 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 325k volume, avg rock size: unknown
    • 2 - Nocxite Deposit - 4:20 hour respawn time, 3.0m volume, avg rock size: 19k, 22k, 27k, 63k
  • Pyerite Prospecting Array
    • 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 1,000k volume, avg rock size: unknown
    • 2- Mordunium Deposit - 4:20 hour respawn time, 6.0m volume, avg rock size: 38k, 40k, 46k, 63k
  • Tritanium Prospecting Array
    • 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 500k volume, avg rock size: unknown
    • 2 - Veldspar Deposit - 4:20 hour respawn time, 3.7m volume, avg rock size: 31k, 35k, 41k
  • Zydrine Prospecting Array
    • 1 - TBD - 1:00 hour respawn time, 750k volume, avg rock size: unknown
    • 2 - Hezorime Deposit - 4:20 hours respawn time, 5.6m volume, avg rock size: 33k, 132k, 240k

Mining Escalations

The Equinox release introduced Mining escalations. These are larger fields that are more valuable and bigger than the current null sec fields. This is currently in flux and very very rare. They currently despawn if you don't finish mining it inside of 6 hours, per the person who reported it. [2]

  • Interstitial Ore Deposit - uneven respawn timer, expires in 6 hours, 8.5m volume, avg rock sizes: 69k,89k, 160k. (was 4.5m volume, avg rock sizes: 8k, 11k, 15k, 18k, 20k, 22k)

Border ores

█ Null Sec & Wormhole with A0 star
0.5 High-Low border systems 		Ducinium Ducinium Eifyrium Eifyrium Mordunium Mordunium Ytirium Ytirium

Ore variants

Most asteroid types have two extra subtypes that yield more (+5% / +10%) minerals when reprocessed; some of the ores have also a +15% subtype. Otherwise they are identical in every way to their base ore, and are found in the same regions, but in lower quantities. For instance, if an asteroid belt has Omber asteroids, it will also have some Silvery Omber asteroids and a few Golden Omber asteroids. If you get the chance, you should always mine the higher-yield variants before mining the base ore.

Base ore +5% variant +10% variant +15% variant size (m3) Minerals
Veldspar Veldspar Concentrated Veldspar Dense Veldspar Stable Veldspar 0.1 Tritanium
Scordite Scordite Condensed Scordite Massive Scordite Glossy Scordite 0.15 Tritanium, Pyerite
Pyroxeres Pyroxeres Solid Pyroxeres Viscous Pyroxeres Opulent Pyroxeres 0.3 Pyerite, Mexallon
Plagioclase Plagioclase Azure Plagioclase Rich Plagioclase Sparkling Plagioclase 0.35 Tritanium, Mexallon
Omber Omber Silvery Omber Golden Omber Platinoid Omber 0.6 Pyerite, Isogen
Kernite Kernite Luminous Kernite Fiery Kernite Resplendant Kernite 1.2 Mexallon, Isogen
Jaspet Jaspet Pure Jaspet Pristine Jaspet Immaculate Jaspet 2 Mexallon, Nocxium
Hemorphite Hemorphite Vivid Hemorphite Radiant Hemorphite Scintillating Hemorphite 3 Isogen, Nocxium
Hedbergite Hedbergite Vitric Hedbergite Glazed Hedbergite Lustrous Hedbergite 3 Pyerite, Nocxium
Gneiss Gneiss Iridescent Gneiss Prismatic Gneiss Brilliant Gneiss 5 Pyerite, Mexallon, Isogen
Dark Ochre Dark Ochre Onyx Ochre Obsidian Ochre Jet Ochre 8 Mexallon, Isogen, Nocxium
Crokite Crokite Sharp Crokite Crystalline Crokite Pellucid Crokite 16 Pyerite, Mexallon, Nocxium
Spodumain Spodumain Bright Spodumain Gleaming Spodumain Dazzling Spodumain 16 Tritanium, Isogen, Nocxium, Zydrine, Megacyte
Arkonor Arkonor Crimson Arkonor Prime Arkonor Flawless Arkonor 16 Pyerite, Mexallon, Megacyte
Bistot Bistot Triclinic Bistot Monoclinic Bistot Cubic Bistot 16 Pyerite, Mexallon, Zydrine
Mercoxit Mercoxit Magma Mercoxit Vitreous Mercoxit 40 Morphite
Ducinium Ducinium Noble Ducinium Royal Ducinium Imperial Ducinium 16 Megacyte
Eifyrium Eifyrium Doped Eifyrium Boosted Eifyrium Augmented Eifyrium 16 Zydrine
Mordunium Mordunium Plum Mordunium Prize Mordunium Plunder Mordunium 0.1 Pyerite
Ytirium Ytirium Bootleg Ytirium Firewater Ytirium Moonshine Ytirium 0.6 Isogen
Bezdnacine Bezdnacine Abyssal Bezdnacine Hadal Bezdnacine 16 Tritanium, Isogen, Megacyte
Rakovene Rakovene Abyssal Rakovene Hadal Rakovene 16 Tritanium, Isogen, Zydrine
Talassonite Talassonite Abyssal Talassonite Hadal Talassonite 16 Tritanium, Nocxium, Megacyte
Griemeer Griemeer Clear Griemeer Inky Griemeer Opaque Griemeer 0.8 Tritanium, Isogen
Hezorime Hezorime Dull Hezorime Serrated Hezorime Sharp Hezorime 5 Tritanium, Isogen, Zydrine
Kylixium Kylixium Kaolin Kylixium Argil Kylixium Adobe Kylixium 1.20 Tritanium, Pyerite, Mexallon
Nocxite Nocxite Fragrant Nocxite Intoxicating Nocxite Ambrosial Nocxite 4 Tritanium, Pyerite, Nocxium
Ueganite Ueganite Foggy Ueganite Overcast Ueganite Stormy Ueganite 5 Tritanium, Megacyte

Mineral Composition of Ores

Main article: Minerals
See also: Reprocessing

The main goal of asteroid mining is to obtain ore that may be reprocessed into minerals: Mineral tritanium.png Tritanium, Mineral pyerite.png Pyerite, Mineral mexallon.png Mexallon, Mineral isogen.png Isogen, Mineral nocxium.png Nocxium, Mineral zydrine.png Zydrine, Mineral megacyte.png Megacyte and Mineral morphite.png Morphite. The amounts of particular mineral highly differ between different ores, leading to some ores being in high demand and having high market value and some ores being borderline worthless.

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