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* Gas Cloud Harvesters for gas mining. | * Gas Cloud Harvesters for gas mining. | ||
The low-slot Mining Laser Upgrade and Ice Harvester Upgrade modules increase the yield of asteroid and ice miners, respectively (there is no equivalent module for gas miners). The only | The low-slot Mining Laser Upgrade and Ice Harvester Upgrade modules increase the yield of asteroid and ice miners, respectively (there is no equivalent module for gas miners). The only rigs which increases mining yield are the [[Fitting_Modules_and_Rigs_Guide#Drone|Mining Augmentor]] (which increases the yield of [[Drones#Mining Drones|mining drones]]) and the Mercoxit Mining Crystal Optimization (which increases yield for mining Mercoxit only). Lastly, the only mid-slot module dedicated to mining is the survey scanner (which shows how much ore/ice is available in nearby asteroids). | ||
All the mining ships are shield tanked, and therefore most of their mid-slots and rigs, some of their low-slots, are dedicated to mounting a stronger tank. For details on fitting shield-tanked ships see [[shield tanking]]; depending on whether you will be flying to more dangerous areas of space (and how risk-averse you are), you will dedicate more or fewer slots to your tank. | All the mining ships are shield tanked, and therefore most of their mid-slots and rigs, some of their low-slots, are dedicated to mounting a stronger tank. For details on fitting shield-tanked ships see [[shield tanking]]; depending on whether you will be flying to more dangerous areas of space (and how risk-averse you are), you will dedicate more or fewer slots to your tank. | ||
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Mining lasers harvest asteroids, and are the most basic mining module. They have a cycle time of 60 seconds. Note that these require a free turret slot on a ship, and can therefore not be fitted to Mining Barges or Exhumers (which use Strip Miners instead). | Mining lasers harvest asteroids, and are the most basic mining module. They have a cycle time of 60 seconds. Note that these require a free turret slot on a ship, and can therefore not be fitted to Mining Barges or Exhumers (which use Strip Miners instead). | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;" | ||
! style="background:#222222;text-align:left;" | Module | ! style="background:#222222;text-align:left;" | Module | ||
! style="background:#222222;" |Tech | ! style="background:#222222;" |Tech | ||
! style="background:#222222;" | Meta | ! style="background:#222222;" | Meta | ||
! style="background:#222222;" | {{icon|cpu|26|CPU required (TF)}} | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | {{icon|pg|26|Powergrid required (MW)}} | ! style="background:#222222;" | {{icon|pg|26|Powergrid required (MW)}} | ||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Volume of ore which can be mined per minute (m³/min)">Yield</span> | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title=" | ! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Maximum range (km) at which an asteroid can be mined">{{icon|range|26}} Range</span> | ||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title=" | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Skill required to use the module">[[Image:Skill.png|26px]] Skill</span> | ! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Skill required to use the module">[[Image:Skill.png|26px]] Skill</span> | ||
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| style="background:#000000;" data-sort-value=1 | <span title="Tech 1 module">I</span> | | style="background:#000000;" data-sort-value=1 | <span title="Tech 1 module">I</span> | ||
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| style="background:#000000;" data-sort-value=1 | <span title="Tech 1 module">I</span> | | style="background:#000000;" data-sort-value=1 | <span title="Tech 1 module">I</span> | ||
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| style="background:#000000;" data-sort-value=1 | <span title="Tech 1 module">I</span> | | style="background:#000000;" data-sort-value=1 | <span title="Tech 1 module">I</span> | ||
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| style="background:#9d6101;" data-sort-value=2 | <span title="Tech 2 module">II</span> | | style="background:#9d6101;" data-sort-value=2 | <span title="Tech 2 module">II</span> | ||
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| style="background:#11470d;" data-sort-value="4" | <span title="Faction module">◇</span> | | style="background:#11470d;" data-sort-value="4" | <span title="Faction module">◇</span> | ||
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| 80 | |||
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| style="background:#11470d;" data-sort-value="4" | <span title="Faction module">◇</span> | | style="background:#11470d;" data-sort-value="4" | <span title="Faction module">◇</span> | ||
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! colspan=8 style="background:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailled explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | |||
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Compared to the meta 0 module, the meta 1-4 miners offer an increase in yield (+22% for the meta 4) along with some slightly lower fitting requirements - so you should use these modules if they are available and not too expensive. The tech 2 miner is a clear upgrade over any of its tech 2 counterparts (+50% yield compared with the meta 0 miner), although it does need more CPU and training the {{sk|Mining}} skill to level IV - but if you plan on mining with the [[Venture]] for longer periods of time, it's a worthwhile investment. The ORE Miner (obtainable from the [[Outer Ring Excavations]] [[LP|Loyalty Points]] store) is virtually identical to the tech 2 miner (except that it only needs {{sk|Mining|I}}), but is very difficult to find and very expensive. | |||
=== Deep core miners === | |||
These are specialized variants of mining lasers, are are needed to mine Mercoxit (the rarest kind of ore, only found in [[nullsec]]). | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;" | |||
! style="background:#222222;text-align:left;" | Module | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | Tech | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | Meta | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | {{icon|cpu|26|CPU required (TF)}} | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | {{icon|pg|26|Powergrid required (MW)}} | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Volume of ore which can be mined per minute (m³/min)">Yield</span> | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Maximum range (km) at which an asteroid can be mined">{{icon|range|26}} Range</span> | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Skill required to use the module">[[Image:Skill.png|26px]] Skill</span> | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | Deep Core Mining Laser I | |||
| style="background:#000000;" data-sort-value=1 | <span title="Tech 1 module">I</span> | |||
| 0 | |||
| 150 | |||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
| 40 | | 40 | ||
| 5 | |||
| {{sk|Deep Core Mining|I}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | [[File:Icon tech2.png|16px]] Modulated Deep Core Miner II | |||
| style="background:#9d6101;" data-sort-value=2 | <span title="Tech 2 module">II</span> | |||
| 5 | |||
| 80 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 120 | |||
| 10 | | 10 | ||
| {{sk|Mining|I}} | | {{sk|Deep Core Mining|I}} | ||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | [[File:Icon faction.png|16px]] ORE Deep Core Mining Laser | |||
| style="background:#11470d;" data-sort-value="4" | <span title="Faction module">◇</span> | |||
| 6 | |||
| 150 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 40 | |||
| 7 | |||
| {{sk|Deep Core Mining|I}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan=8 style="background:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailled explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | ! colspan=8 style="background:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailled explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | ||
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The tech 2 deep core miner can be fitted with mining crystals to increase its yield, and is also much more forgiving in terms of fitting (the tech 1 deep core miner takes so much CPU that it's nearly impossible to fit more than 1 on a [[Venture]]). | |||
.< | === Strip miners === | ||
Strip miners can only be fit on mining barges and exhumers, are are used to mine asteroids. Unlike mining lasers, they have a cycle time of 180 seconds (3 minutes); the table below lists their mining yield in m<sup>3</sup>/min (whereas in-game tools often list their yield in m<sup>3</sup> per cycle). | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;" | |||
! style="background:#222222;text-align:left;" | Module | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | Tech | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | Meta | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | {{icon|cpu|26|CPU required (TF)}} | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | {{icon|pg|26|Powergrid required (MW)}} | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Volume of ore which can be mined per minute (m³/min)">Yield</span> | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Maximum range (km) at which an asteroid can be mined">{{icon|range|26}} Range</span> | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Skill required to use the module">[[Image:Skill.png|26px]] Skill</span> | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;"| Strip Miner I | |||
| style="background:#000000;" data-sort-value=1 | <span title="Tech 1 module">I</span> | |||
| 0 | |||
| 60 | |||
| 10 | |||
| 180 | |||
| 15 | |||
| {{sk|Mining|IV}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Icon tech2.png|16px]] Modulated Strip Miner II | |||
| style="background:#9d6101;" data-sort-value=2 | <span title="Tech 2 module">II</span> | |||
| 5 | |||
| 60 | |||
| 12 | |||
| 120 | |||
| 15 | |||
| {{sk|Mining|V}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Icon tech2.png|16px]] Modulated Deep Core Strip Miner II | |||
| style="background:#9d6101;" data-sort-value=2 | <span title="Tech 2 module">II</span> | |||
| 5 | |||
| 60 | |||
| 12 | |||
| 83.3 | |||
| 15 | |||
| {{sk|Deep Core Mining|II}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Icon faction.png|16px]] ORE Strip Miner | |||
| style="background:#11470d;" data-sort-value="4" | <span title="Faction module">◇</span> | |||
| 6 | |||
| 60 | |||
| 10 | |||
| 180 | |||
| 17 | |||
| {{sk|Mining|IV}} | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=8 style="background:#222222; text-align:left;font-size:95%;line-height:130%;font-weight:normal;" | Click on the column headers to sort the table; mouse over them for a more detailled explanation.<br />More information: [[Skills]] - [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech and Meta levels]]. | |||
|} | |} | ||
Even the basic strip miner is a massive upgrade over mining lasers (the Strip Miner I mines almost five times as much as a Miner I). The tech 2 strip miner has a lower base yield than its tech 1 counterpart, but can fit mining crystals, which will give it up to 15% more yield (with tech 2 mining crystals). The Modulated Deep Core Strip Miner II is the only strip miner capable of mining Mercoxit, and the ORE Strip Miner is very rare, expensive, and not worth using. | |||
== Module info template == | == Module info template == | ||
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! style="background:#222222;" | Tech | ! style="background:#222222;" | Tech | ||
! style="background:#222222;" | Meta | ! style="background:#222222;" | Meta | ||
! style="background:#222222;" | {{icon|cpu|26|CPU required (TF)}} | |||
! style="background:#222222;" | {{icon|pg|26|Powergrid required (MW)}} | ! style="background:#222222;" | {{icon|pg|26|Powergrid required (MW)}} | ||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Mining yield (m³/min)">Yield</span> | ! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Mining yield (m³/min)">Yield</span> | ||
! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Optimal range (km)">{{icon|range|26}} Range</span> | ! style="background:#222222;" | <span title="Optimal range (km)">{{icon|range|26}} Range</span> | ||