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== 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—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.

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 ==

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== 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.

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.

== Moon Ore Mining ==

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=== 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.

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.

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 650px; text-align: center;"

|+ [[Image:icon_r4.png|32px|link=]] Ubiquitous (R4) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000 {{m3}})

|+ [[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

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|+ [[Image:icon_r8.png|32px|link=]] Common (R8) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000 {{m3}})

|+ [[Image:icon_r8.png|32px|link=]] Common (R8) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000{{m3}})

|-

! style="width: 90px" | Moon Ore !! R8 Minerals

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|+ [[Image:icon_r16.png|32px|link=]] Uncommon (R16) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000 {{m3}})

|+ [[Image:icon_r16.png|32px|link=]] Uncommon (R16) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000{{m3}})

|-

! style="width: 90px" | Moon Ore !! R16 Minerals !! R4 Minerals

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|+ [[Image:icon_r32.png|32px|link=]] Rare (R32) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000 {{m3}})

|+ [[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

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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 650px;"

|+ [[Image:icon_r64.png|32px|link=]] Exceptional (R64) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000 {{m3}})

|+ [[Image:icon_r64.png|32px|link=]] Exceptional (R64) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000{{m3}})

|-

! style="width:90px" | Moon Ore !! R64 Minerals !! R16 Minerals !! R8 Minerals !! R4 Minerals

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== External links ==

* EVE Help center: [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005404229-Moon-Mining Moon Mining]

* 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]

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 == 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—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.
+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 ==
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 == 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.
+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.
 == Moon Ore Mining ==
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 === 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.
+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.
 {| class="wikitable"  style="width: 650px; text-align: center;"
-|+ [[Image:icon_r4.png|32px|link=]]  Ubiquitous (R4) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000 {{m3}})
+|+ [[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
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 {| class="wikitable" style="width: 650px;"
-|+ [[Image:icon_r8.png|32px|link=]] Common (R8) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000 {{m3}})
+|+ [[Image:icon_r8.png|32px|link=]] Common (R8) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000{{m3}})
 |-
 ! style="width: 90px" | Moon Ore !! R8 Minerals
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 {| class="wikitable" style="width: 650px;"
-|+ [[Image:icon_r16.png|32px|link=]] Uncommon (R16) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000 {{m3}})
+|+ [[Image:icon_r16.png|32px|link=]] Uncommon (R16) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000{{m3}})
 |-
 ! style="width: 90px" | Moon Ore !! R16 Minerals !! R4 Minerals
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 {| class="wikitable" style="width: 650px;"
-|+ [[Image:icon_r32.png|32px|link=]] Rare (R32) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000 {{m3}})
+|+ [[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
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 {| class="wikitable" style="width: 650px;"
-|+ [[Image:icon_r64.png|32px|link=]] Exceptional (R64) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000 {{m3}})
+|+ [[Image:icon_r64.png|32px|link=]] Exceptional (R64) Moon Ore Yield (per 1000{{m3}})
 |-
 ! style="width:90px" | Moon Ore !! R64 Minerals !! R16 Minerals !! R8 Minerals !! R4 Minerals
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 == External links ==
-* EVE Help center: [https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005404229-Moon-Mining Moon Mining]
+* 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]