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 The simplest way to avoid can flippers is not to jet can mine. Either belt to station mine or place Giant Secure Containers (GCS). The first, while safe, is slow and limits your yield per hour. The second requires you to be able to haul a GSC out to a spot and then have Anchoring I trained.
-There are two other options as well. You can buddy mine with a hauler who picks up out of your can as soon as you drop into it. If you are mining in a mining barge or larger,
+There are other options as well. You can buddy mine with a hauler who picks up out of your can as soon as you drop into it. If you are mining in a mining barge or larger, I recommend fitting the hauler with a tractor beam and keeping 15km apart. This will keep both ships from being hit by a single gank ship. This has the benefit of allowing the mining ship to stay in the belt mining and increases the yield per hour but at the cost of bringing in an extra ship that does not produce any ore but will still be paid as if it is.
+The next technique is my personal favorite for solo mining. You set up bookmarks throughout the belt and at a safe drop spot for you cans. Position yourself at one end of the belt and set up a BM at approximately 75% to 80% of your mining laser (drone) range. Move to that spot and set up another BM approximately 175% of your max range. This will give you some overlap between the two spots so you do not miss anything. Repeat this process throughout the belt(s). Once you are done, open your people and places folder in the Neocom and select places. You will see a tab at the bottom labeled "Create Bookmark". Warp yourself to a celestial several AU away. When you are approximately 150km into warp, create a BM and label it as your can safe drop spot. The cans will show up on the D-scan but will not show up into the overview and can not be warped to and will generally be to much work for a can flipper who is looking to grief you or looking for an easy pay day. There is one more method but it is not always practical. That is to have a combat ship provide over-watch as a deterrent.