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The Catalyst expansion<ref>https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/catalyst-expansion-launches-18-november</ref><ref>https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/catalyst-in-focus-new-ships-and-more</ref><ref>https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/mining-in-focus-new-ore-and-more</ref> (18 November 2025) will bring new ore (Prismaticite), new mining ships ([[Pioneer]] 3 versions, faction versions of the [[Venture]]), faster mining cycles, critical hits and an improved UI.

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| [[Endurance]]

| Specialized version of the Venture, bonuses towards ice mining.

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| '''Destroyer'''

| [[Pioneer]]

| Improved mining yield, mining hold, and mining range over the Venture. Is also cheap and requires minimal training.

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| '''Command Destroyer'''

| [[Outrider]]

| Agile [[Command Burst]]-bonused ship. Can defensively jump fleet members using a Micro Jump Field Generator. Cannot compress.

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| rowspan="3" | '''Mining Barge'''

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These skills are only relevant if you want to expand from basic ore mining to Mercoxit, ice, or gas cloud harvesting.

'''Mining critical success skills'''

* {{sk|Mining Precision|mult=yes}}: 10% bonus to mining & ice harvesting critical success chance.

* {{sk|Mining Exploitation|mult=yes}}: 5% bonus to mining & ice harvesting critical success bonus yield.

These skills provide smaller bonuses to mining or ice harvester yield compared to the skills above.

'''Asteroid Ore reprocessing skills'''

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* {{sk|Mercoxit Ore Processing|mult=yes}}: +2% per skill level to mercoxit reprocessing yield.

* {{sk|Abyssal Ore Processing|mult=yes}}: +2% per skill level to bezdnacine, rakovene and talassonite reprocessing yield.

* {{sk|Erratic Ore Processing|mult=yes}}: +2% per skill level to prismaticite reprocessing yield.

'''Moon ore reprocessing skills'''

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* {{sk|Mining Frigate|mult=yes}}: Needed for the [[Venture]].

** {{sk|Expedition Frigates|mult=yes}}: Needed for the T2 hulls [[Prospect]] and [[Endurance]].

* {{sk|Mining Destroyer|mult=yes}}: Needed for the [[Pioneer]].

** {{sk|Command Destroyers|mult=yes}}: Needed for the T2 hull [[Outrider]].

* {{sk|Mining Barge|mult=yes}}: Needed for the [[Procurer]], [[Retriever]], and [[Covetor]].

** {{sk|Exhumers|mult=yes}}: Needed for the T2 hulls [[Skiff]], [[Mackinaw]], and [[Hulk]].

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In addition to letting you fly the mentioned ships (which only needs level I), training higher ranks of these skills greatly enhance their respective ships. For instance, the Venture gains +5% mining yield per level of the Mining Frigate skill—which is on top of the bonuses provided by {{sk|Mining}} and {{sk|Astrogeology}}! So if you've found a ship you like, train the corresponding spaceship command skill to make it even better.

'''Upgrade module skills'''

* {{sk|Mining Upgrades|mult=yes}}: Required for fitting and using Mining Upgrades. Requires Mining III.

As mining lasers and mining upgrades are CPU-hungry, training {{Sk|CPU Management}} will make it easier to fit your ship.

'''Drone skills '''

* {{sk|Drones|mult=yes}}: Increases number of drones in space by 1 per level, for a maximum of five drones in space at level V.

* {{sk|Drone Interfacing|mult=yes}}: Increases drone damage and mining drone yield by 10% per level. Requires Drones V.

* {{sk|Mining Drone Operation|mult=yes}}: Increases mining drone yield by 5% per level. Requires Drones I.

* {{sk|Mining Drone Specialization|mult=yes}}: Further increases mining drone yield by 2% per skill level and unlocks T2 mining drones.

Mining ships use drones both for defense and increased mining yield. The Drones skill is the foundation skill and should be eventually trained up to V (once you start flying Exhumers it's highly recommended, and valuable even before). To use drones defensively, train up {{Sk|Light Drone Operation}}, whilst mining drones need Mining Drone Operation. Drone Interfacing is somewhat of a long train, but even getting it to level IV makes a big difference in how effective your drones are. Advanced Drone Avionics is only needed if you plan to use ECM drones, and the drone specialization skills are needed when you start using Tech II drones. For more details on how drones work, see [[drones]].

'''Fleet Support skills '''

* {{sk|Leadership|mult=yes}}, {{sk|Wing Command|mult=yes}}, and {{sk|Fleet Command|mult=yes}}: Increases Command Burst area of effect.

* {{sk|Mining Foreman|mult=yes}}: Increases duration of Mining Foreman Command Bursts. Requires {{sk|Leadership|I}}.

* {{sk|Mining Director|mult=yes}}: Increases the strength of Mining Foreman Command Bursts. Requires {{sk|Mining Foreman|V}}.

* {{sk|Command Burst Specialist|mult=yes}}: Reduces reload time for Command Burst modules. Requires {{sk|Leadership|V}}.

These skills become highly desirable once pilots start flying Orcas or Rorquals, and want to run mining fleets (and provide mining boosts to your fleet members). For more details on how fleets and Command Bursts work, see [[Command Bursts]].

'''Other skills'''

* Almost all the mining ships are shield tanked, so [[Tanking#Shield skills|shield tanking skills]] are useful to make them less vulnerable to [[gank]]ing.

* General [[Fitting ships|fitting skills]] will improve the PG and CPU output of your ship allowing better fits.

If you are still short on CPU, {{sk|Electronics Upgrades}} allow you to fit co-processor modules (which increase your ship's CPU further). Mining upgrade modules increase your mining yield, while drone augmentor rigs increase the yield of mining drones.

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 The Catalyst expansion<ref>https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/catalyst-expansion-launches-18-november</ref><ref>https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/catalyst-in-focus-new-ships-and-more</ref><ref>https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/mining-in-focus-new-ore-and-more</ref> (18 November 2025) will bring new ore (Prismaticite), new mining ships ([[Pioneer]] 3 versions, faction versions of the [[Venture]]), faster mining cycles, critical hits and an improved UI.
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 | [[Endurance]]
 | Specialized version of the Venture, bonuses towards ice mining.
+|-
+| '''Destroyer'''
+| [[Pioneer]]
+| Improved mining yield, mining hold, and mining range over the Venture. Is also cheap and requires minimal training.
+|-
+| '''Command Destroyer'''
+| [[Outrider]]
+| Agile [[Command Burst]]-bonused ship. Can defensively jump fleet members using a Micro Jump Field Generator. Cannot compress.
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 | rowspan="3" | '''Mining Barge'''
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 These skills are only relevant if you want to expand from basic ore mining to Mercoxit, ice, or gas cloud harvesting.
+'''Mining critical success skills'''
+* {{sk|Mining Precision|mult=yes}}: 10% bonus to mining & ice harvesting critical success chance.
+* {{sk|Mining Exploitation|mult=yes}}: 5% bonus to mining & ice harvesting critical success bonus yield.
+These skills provide smaller bonuses to mining or ice harvester yield compared to the skills above.
 '''Asteroid Ore reprocessing skills'''
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 * {{sk|Mercoxit Ore Processing|mult=yes}}: +2% per skill level to mercoxit reprocessing yield.
 * {{sk|Abyssal Ore Processing|mult=yes}}: +2% per skill level to bezdnacine, rakovene and talassonite reprocessing yield.
+* {{sk|Erratic Ore Processing|mult=yes}}: +2% per skill level to prismaticite reprocessing yield.
 '''Moon ore reprocessing skills'''
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 * {{sk|Mining Frigate|mult=yes}}: Needed for the [[Venture]].
 ** {{sk|Expedition Frigates|mult=yes}}: Needed for the T2 hulls [[Prospect]] and [[Endurance]].
+* {{sk|Mining Destroyer|mult=yes}}: Needed for the [[Pioneer]].
+** {{sk|Command Destroyers|mult=yes}}: Needed for the T2 hull [[Outrider]].
 * {{sk|Mining Barge|mult=yes}}: Needed for the [[Procurer]], [[Retriever]], and [[Covetor]].
 ** {{sk|Exhumers|mult=yes}}: Needed for the T2 hulls [[Skiff]], [[Mackinaw]], and [[Hulk]].
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 In addition to letting you fly the mentioned ships (which only needs level I), training higher ranks of these skills greatly enhance their respective ships. For instance, the Venture gains +5% mining yield per level of the Mining Frigate skill—which is on top of the bonuses provided by {{sk|Mining}} and {{sk|Astrogeology}}! So if you've found a ship you like, train the corresponding spaceship command skill to make it even better.
 '''Upgrade module skills'''
 * {{sk|Mining Upgrades|mult=yes}}: Required for fitting and using Mining Upgrades. Requires Mining III.
 As mining lasers and mining upgrades are CPU-hungry, training {{Sk|CPU Management}} will make it easier to fit your ship.
 '''Drone skills '''
 * {{sk|Drones|mult=yes}}: Increases number of drones in space by 1 per level, for a maximum of five drones in space at level V.
 * {{sk|Drone Interfacing|mult=yes}}: Increases drone damage and mining drone yield by 10% per level. Requires Drones V.
 * {{sk|Mining Drone Operation|mult=yes}}: Increases mining drone yield by 5% per level. Requires Drones I.
 * {{sk|Mining Drone Specialization|mult=yes}}: Further increases mining drone yield by 2% per skill level and unlocks T2 mining drones.
 Mining ships use drones both for defense and increased mining yield. The Drones skill is the foundation skill and should be eventually trained up to V (once you start flying Exhumers it's highly recommended, and valuable even before). To use drones defensively, train up {{Sk|Light Drone Operation}}, whilst mining drones need Mining Drone Operation. Drone Interfacing is somewhat of a long train, but even getting it to level IV makes a big difference in how effective your drones are. Advanced Drone Avionics is only needed if you plan to use ECM drones, and the drone specialization skills are needed when you start using Tech II drones. For more details on how drones work, see [[drones]].
 '''Fleet Support skills '''
 * {{sk|Leadership|mult=yes}}, {{sk|Wing Command|mult=yes}}, and {{sk|Fleet Command|mult=yes}}: Increases Command Burst area of effect.
 * {{sk|Mining Foreman|mult=yes}}: Increases duration of Mining Foreman Command Bursts. Requires {{sk|Leadership|I}}.
 * {{sk|Mining Director|mult=yes}}: Increases the strength of Mining Foreman Command Bursts. Requires {{sk|Mining Foreman|V}}.
 * {{sk|Command Burst Specialist|mult=yes}}: Reduces reload time for Command Burst modules. Requires {{sk|Leadership|V}}.
 These skills become highly desirable once pilots start flying Orcas or Rorquals, and want to run mining fleets (and provide mining boosts to your fleet members). For more details on how fleets and Command Bursts work, see [[Command Bursts]].
 '''Other skills'''
 * Almost all the mining ships are shield tanked, so [[Tanking#Shield skills|shield tanking skills]] are useful to make them less vulnerable to [[gank]]ing.
 * General [[Fitting ships|fitting skills]] will improve the PG and CPU output of your ship allowing better fits.
 If you are still short on CPU, {{sk|Electronics Upgrades}} allow you to fit co-processor modules (which increase your ship's CPU further). Mining upgrade modules increase your mining yield, while drone augmentor rigs increase the yield of mining drones.