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==== Ore & Ice Compression ====

Moving either ore or minerals between systems can be quite a chore, given the volumes involved - even a small operation could well require multiple freighter journeys to move materials to your build system. This is where ore compression comes in useful. Ore compression turns (for example) 100 units of Veldspar into 1 unit of Compressed Veldspar, which takes up only 1.5% of the volume. This compressed ore can then be [[Reprocessing|reprocessed]] into minerals, obtaining the same amount of minerals as if you had reprocessed directly from the ore to minerals.

Moving either [[Asteroids and Ore|ore]] or minerals between systems can be quite a chore, given the volumes involved - even a small operation could well require multiple freighter journeys to move materials to your build system. This is where ore compression comes in useful. Ore compression turns (for example) 100 units of Veldspar into 1 unit of Compressed Veldspar, which takes up only 1.5% of the volume (i.e. a compression ratio of 67:1). This compressed ore can then be [[Reprocessing|reprocessed]] into minerals, obtaining the same amount of minerals as if you had reprocessed directly from the ore to minerals.

No skills are directly required for ore & ice compression, but you will need either one of the following pieces of equipment:

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** The Rorqual, when deployed into its industrial configuration, can also compress ore and ice.

To compress ore or ice using either of these methods, you merely need to place the uncompressed ore/ice in the array (or ore hold) and right-click it > ''Compress'': you will immediately receive a stack of compressed ore/ice. Compression is instant, and unaffected by skills. 100 units of ore gives 1 unit of compressed ore, whilst 1 unit of ice gives 1 unit of compressed ice. ~~Expand this~~ table ~~to find~~ the compression ~~ratio~~ (different variants of an ore have the same compression ratio as their base ore):

To compress ore or ice using either of these methods, you merely need to place the uncompressed ore/ice in the array (or ore hold) and right-click it > ''Compress'': you will immediately receive a stack of compressed ore/ice. Compression is instant, and unaffected by skills. 100 units of ore gives 1 unit of compressed ore, whilst 1 unit of ice gives 1 unit of compressed ice. The table below gives the compression ratios for different types of ore (different variants of the same ore have the same compression ratio as their base ore):

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed"

|-

! Ore !~~! Volume of 100 units of ore~~ (m³) !~~! Volume of 1 unit of compressed~~ ore (m³) !! Compression ~~Ratio (2 s.f.)~~

! style="background-color:#222222" | Ore

! style="background-color:#222222" data-sort-type="numbers" | Ore volume (m³)

! style="background-color:#222222" data-sort-type="numbers" | Compressed ore volume (m³)

! style="background-color:#222222" data-sort-type="numbers" | Compression ratio

|-

| Arkonor || ~~1,600~~ || 3.08 || ~~0.19%~~

| Arkonor || 16 || 3.08 || 519

|-

| Bistot || ~~1,600~~ || 6.11 || ~~0.38%~~

| Bistot || 16 || 6.11 || 262

|-

| Crokite || ~~1,600~~ || 7.81 || ~~0.49%~~

| Crokite || 16 || 7.81 || 205

|-

| Dark Ochre || ~~800~~ || 3.27 || ~~0.41%~~

| Dark Ochre || 8 || 3.27 || 245

|-

| Gneiss || ~~500~~ || 1.03 || ~~0.21%~~

| Gneiss || 5 || 1.03 || 485

|-

| Hedbergite || ~~300~~ || 0.14 || ~~0.047%~~

| Hedbergite || 3 || 0.14 || 2143

|-

| Hemorphite || ~~300~~ || 0.16 || ~~0.053%~~

| Hemorphite || 3 || 0.16 || 1875

|-

| Jaspet || ~~200~~ || 0.15 || ~~0.08%~~

| Jaspet || 2 || 0.15 || 1333

|-

| Kernite || ~~120~~ || 0.19 || ~~0.16%~~

| Kernite || 1.2 || 0.19 || 632

|-

| Mercoxit || ~~4,000~~ || 0.10 || ~~0.0025%~~

| Mercoxit || 40 || 0.10 || 40,000

|-

| Omber || 60 || 0.07 || ~~0.12%~~

| Omber || 0.6 || 0.07 || 857

|-

| Plagioclase || 35 || 0.15 || ~~0.43%~~

| Plagioclase || 0.35 || 0.15 || 233

|-

| Pyroxeres || 30 || 0.16 || ~~0.53%~~

| Pyroxeres || 0.3 || 0.16 || 188

|-

| Scordite || 15 || 0.19 || ~~1.2%~~

| Scordite || 0.15 || 0.19 || 79

|-

| Spodumain || ~~1,600~~ || 16.0 || ~~1.0%~~

| Spodumain || 16 || 16.0 || 100

|-

| Veldspar || 10 || 0.15 || ~~1.5%~~

| Veldspar || 0.1 || 0.15 || 67

|-

| Ice || 1000 ~~''(1 unit)''~~ || 100 || 10%

| Ice || 1000 || 100 || 10

|}

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 ==== Ore & Ice Compression ====
-Moving either ore or minerals between systems can be quite a chore, given the volumes involved - even a small operation could well require multiple freighter journeys to move materials to your build system. This is where ore compression comes in useful. Ore compression turns (for example) 100 units of Veldspar into 1 unit of Compressed Veldspar, which takes up only 1.5% of the volume.  This compressed ore can then be [[Reprocessing|reprocessed]] into minerals, obtaining the same amount of minerals as if you had reprocessed directly from the ore to minerals.
+Moving either [[Asteroids and Ore|ore]] or minerals between systems can be quite a chore, given the volumes involved - even a small operation could well require multiple freighter journeys to move materials to your build system. This is where ore compression comes in useful. Ore compression turns (for example) 100 units of Veldspar into 1 unit of Compressed Veldspar, which takes up only 1.5% of the volume (i.e. a compression ratio of 67:1).  This compressed ore can then be [[Reprocessing|reprocessed]] into minerals, obtaining the same amount of minerals as if you had reprocessed directly from the ore to minerals.
 No skills are directly required for ore & ice compression, but you will need either one of the following pieces of equipment:
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 ** The Rorqual, when deployed into its industrial configuration, can also compress ore and ice.
-To compress ore or ice using either of these methods, you merely need to place the uncompressed ore/ice in the array (or ore hold) and right-click it > ''Compress'': you will immediately receive a stack of compressed ore/ice. Compression is instant, and unaffected by skills. 100 units of ore gives 1 unit of compressed ore, whilst 1 unit of ice gives 1 unit of compressed ice. Expand this table to find the compression ratio (different variants of an ore have the same compression ratio as their base ore):
+To compress ore or ice using either of these methods, you merely need to place the uncompressed ore/ice in the array (or ore hold) and right-click it > ''Compress'': you will immediately receive a stack of compressed ore/ice. Compression is instant, and unaffected by skills. 100 units of ore gives 1 unit of compressed ore, whilst 1 unit of ice gives 1 unit of compressed ice. The table below gives the compression ratios for different types of ore (different variants of the same ore have the same compression ratio as their base ore):
 {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed"
 |-
-! Ore !! Volume of 100 units of ore (m³) !! Volume of 1 unit of compressed ore (m³) !! Compression Ratio (2 s.f.)
+! style="background-color:#222222" | Ore
+! style="background-color:#222222" data-sort-type="numbers" | Ore volume (m³)
+! style="background-color:#222222" data-sort-type="numbers" | Compressed ore volume (m³)
+! style="background-color:#222222" data-sort-type="numbers" | Compression ratio
 |-
-| Arkonor || 1,600 || 3.08 || 0.19%
+| Arkonor || 16 || 3.08 || 519
 |-
-| Bistot || 1,600 || 6.11 || 0.38%
+| Bistot || 16 || 6.11 || 262
 |-
-| Crokite || 1,600 || 7.81 || 0.49%
+| Crokite || 16 || 7.81 || 205
 |-
-| Dark Ochre || 800 || 3.27 || 0.41%
+| Dark Ochre || 8 || 3.27 || 245
 |-
-| Gneiss || 500 || 1.03 || 0.21%
+| Gneiss || 5 || 1.03 || 485
 |-
-| Hedbergite || 300 || 0.14 || 0.047%
+| Hedbergite || 3 || 0.14 || 2143
 |-
-| Hemorphite || 300 || 0.16 || 0.053%
+| Hemorphite || 3 || 0.16 || 1875
 |-
-| Jaspet || 200 || 0.15 || 0.08%
+| Jaspet || 2 || 0.15 || 1333
 |-
-| Kernite || 120 || 0.19 || 0.16%
+| Kernite || 1.2 || 0.19 || 632
 |-
-| Mercoxit || 4,000 || 0.10 || 0.0025%
+| Mercoxit || 40 || 0.10 || 40,000
 |-
-| Omber || 60 || 0.07 || 0.12%
+| Omber || 0.6 || 0.07 || 857
 |-
-| Plagioclase || 35 || 0.15 || 0.43%
+| Plagioclase || 0.35 || 0.15 || 233
 |-
-| Pyroxeres || 30 || 0.16 || 0.53%
+| Pyroxeres || 0.3 || 0.16 || 188
 |-
-| Scordite || 15 || 0.19 || 1.2%
+| Scordite || 0.15 || 0.19 || 79
 |-
-| Spodumain || 1,600 || 16.0 || 1.0%
+| Spodumain || 16 || 16.0 || 100
 |-
-| Veldspar || 10 || 0.15 || 1.5%
+| Veldspar || 0.1 || 0.15 || 67
 |-
-| Ice || 1000 ''(1 unit)'' || 100 || 10%
+| Ice || 1000 || 100 || 10
 |}