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=== Jetcan mining ===

Players can jettison items from their cargohold into space, which results in a cargo container (more commonly called a "jetcan" or just a "can") forming within 2,500m of the ship. This jettisoned container has a volume capacity of 27,~~500m3~~. Miners can take advantage of this capacity by transferring the ore in their cargohold into the jetcan. Typically a player will fill a jetcan with ore, and then swap to a ship with a larger cargohold (most often an ~~industrial ship). Its advantages are that you decrease your travel time significantly from the~~ [[~~Mining~~#~~Cargohold_Mining~~|~~cargohold mining~~]] ~~method~~.

Players can jettison items from their cargohold into space, which results in a cargo container (more commonly called a "[[jetcan]]" or just a "can") forming within 2,500m of the ship. This jettisoned container has a volume capacity of 27,500 m3. Miners can take advantage of this capacity by transferring the ore in their cargohold into the jetcan. Typically a player will fill a jetcan with ore, and then (once the jetcan is full) swap to a ship with a larger cargohold (most often an [[Industrial#T1_Industrials|industrial ship]]) and haul the ore to a nearby station.

~~Its disadvantages are~~ that jetcans only have a ~~life span~~ of 2 hours and they are not secure, meaning [[Can_Flipping|anyone can open and remove items from a jetcan]]. This is a common form of theft and griefing in the game where a player will "flip" a jetcan either to steal the ore or to induce a fight [[CONCORD_Details|without CONCORD intervention]]. ~~One~~ possible way to combat this ~~is to use~~ [[Mining#~~GSC_Mining~~|secure containers]] which can be programmed with a password~~; unfortunately~~, the largest, the giant secure container ~~(usually~~ called a GSC) can only hold 3,~~900m3~~ of ore ~~and thus~~ is ~~considerably~~ less ~~efficient~~ than ~~a jet can.~~

If you're flying a mining ship with an ore hold that's considerably smaller than a jetcan (such as a [[Venture]] (5000 m3 ore hold) or a [[Covetor]] (8000 m3 ore hold)), this method can increase your efficiency, as you can spend more time mining and less time hauling.

*Note: With the ~~addition of~~ the ~~[[Venture]] aswell as the change to~~ mining ~~barges and exhumers,~~ all ~~specialized~~ mining ships ~~now~~ have ore holds, ~~ranging from 5~~.~~000 m3 (~~[[~~Venture~~]]~~) to 35.000 m3~~ (~~[[Mackinaw]]~~)~~, making this a much less common mining technique~~.

However, jetcans only have a lifespan of 2 hours and they are not secure, meaning [[Can_Flipping|anyone can open and remove items from a jetcan]]. This is a common form of theft and griefing in the game, where a player will "flip" a jetcan either to steal the ore or to induce a fight [[CONCORD_Details|without CONCORD intervention]]. While it's possible way to combat this by using [[Mining#GSC_mining|secure containers]] (which can be programmed with a password), the largest these (the giant secure container, often called a GSC) can only hold 3,900 m3 of ore, which is less than the ore hold on even the smallest mining ship.

As nearly all mining ships have ore holds which are as large or larger than a jetcan (in addition to the time lost in changing ships and the risk of getting your ore stolen), using jetcans is probably not worth your time. They do, however, come in very handy if you're [[Mining#Dual account mining|mining with two accounts]] (see below).

=== GSC mining ===

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 === Jetcan mining  ===
-Players can jettison items from their cargohold into space, which results in a cargo container (more commonly called a "jetcan" or just a "can") forming within 2,500m of the ship. This jettisoned container has a volume capacity of 27,500m3. Miners can take advantage of this capacity by transferring the ore in their cargohold into the jetcan. Typically a player will fill a jetcan with ore, and then swap to a ship with a larger cargohold (most often an industrial ship). Its advantages are that you decrease your travel time significantly from the [[Mining#Cargohold_Mining|cargohold mining]] method.
+Players can jettison items from their cargohold into space, which results in a cargo container (more commonly called a "[[jetcan]]" or just a "can") forming within 2,500m of the ship. This jettisoned container has a volume capacity of 27,500&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>. Miners can take advantage of this capacity by transferring the ore in their cargohold into the jetcan. Typically a player will fill a jetcan with ore, and then (once the jetcan is full) swap to a ship with a larger cargohold (most often an [[Industrial#T1_Industrials|industrial ship]]) and haul the ore to a nearby station.
-Its disadvantages are that jetcans only have a life span of 2 hours and they are not secure, meaning [[Can_Flipping|anyone can open and remove items from a jetcan]]. This is a common form of theft and griefing in the game where a player will "flip" a jetcan either to steal the ore or to induce a fight [[CONCORD_Details|without CONCORD intervention]]. One possible way to combat this is to use [[Mining#GSC_Mining|secure containers]] which can be programmed with a password; unfortunately, the largest, the giant secure container (usually called a GSC) can only hold 3,900m3 of ore and thus is considerably less efficient than a jet can.
+If you're flying a mining ship with an ore hold that's considerably smaller than a jetcan (such as a [[Venture]] (5000&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> ore hold) or a [[Covetor]] (8000&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> ore hold)), this method can increase your efficiency, as you can spend more time mining and less time hauling.
-*Note: With the addition of the [[Venture]] aswell as the change to mining barges and exhumers, all specialized mining ships now have ore holds, ranging from 5.000 m3 ([[Venture]]) to 35.000 m3 ([[Mackinaw]]), making this a much less common mining technique.
+However, jetcans only have a lifespan of 2 hours and they are not secure, meaning [[Can_Flipping|anyone can open and remove items from a jetcan]]. This is a common form of theft and griefing in the game, where a player will "flip" a jetcan either to steal the ore or to induce a fight [[CONCORD_Details|without CONCORD intervention]]. While it's possible way to combat this by using [[Mining#GSC_mining|secure containers]] (which can be programmed with a password), the largest these (the giant secure container, often called a GSC) can only hold 3,900&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> of ore, which is less than the ore hold on even the smallest mining ship.
+As nearly all mining ships have ore holds which are as large or larger than a jetcan (in addition to the time lost in changing ships and the risk of getting your ore stolen), using jetcans is probably not worth your time. They do, however, come in very handy if you're [[Mining#Dual account mining|mining with two accounts]] (see below).
 === GSC mining  ===