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There are several common drone configurations used by miners in [[Mining Barges]] and [[Exhumers]]:

* A full flight (five) of [[Drones#Mining drones|mining drones]] to maximise ore yield. This is most commonly used in mining fleets, where one flight of combat drones (flown, for instance, from an [[Orca]]) is enough to provide protection from rats for the whole fleet, allowing the mining ships to concentrate on maximizing their yield.

** The most commonly used mining drones are the Mining Drone I and the Mining Drone II; the Harvester Mining Drone (which can only be flown effectively by Exhumers and the Covetor, as it needs 10 Mbit/s of drone bandwidth, compared with 5 Mbit/s for the other mining drones) ~~is very slow and obscenely expensive, and is therefore rarely used~~. Keep in mind that all drones need to travel between your ship and the asteroid they are mining, so move as close as possible to the asteroid to keep their travel time down to a minimum.

** The most commonly used mining drones are the Mining Drone I and the Mining Drone II. The 'Augmented' Mining Drone is an substantial upgrade over its Tech II counterpart, but it's very expensive, as is the Harvester Mining Drone (which can only be flown effectively by Exhumers and the Covetor, as it needs 10 Mbit/s of drone bandwidth, compared with 5 Mbit/s for the other mining drones). Keep in mind that all drones need to travel between your ship and the asteroid they are mining, so move as close as possible to the asteroid to keep their travel time down to a minimum.

* A mixed flight of [[Drones#Combat Drones|light scout combat drones]] and mining drones, which is a compromise between mining yield and defense against [[rat]]s. One or two combat drones is almost always enough to defend against belt rats in [[hisec|high-sec]], so this is a common setup for solo high-sec miners. Exhumers and the Covetor can use their larger drone bay (50 m<sup>3</sup>, compared with 25 m<sup>3</sup> for the Procurer and the Retriever) to fly five mining drones, but also carry a full flight of light scout drones in reserve (which are deployed when rats show up).

* Miners who are worried about being [[gank]]ed sometimes carry a full flight of [[Drones#ECM_(EC)|light ECM drones]], which can disrupt the targeting of any ships attacking them and hopefully allow the miner to escape.

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 There are several common drone configurations used by miners in [[Mining Barges]] and [[Exhumers]]:
 * A full flight (five) of [[Drones#Mining drones|mining drones]] to maximise ore yield. This is most commonly used in mining fleets, where one flight of combat drones (flown, for instance, from an [[Orca]]) is enough to provide protection from rats for the whole fleet, allowing the mining ships to concentrate on maximizing their yield.
-** The most commonly used mining drones are the Mining Drone I and the Mining Drone II; the Harvester Mining Drone (which can only be flown effectively by Exhumers and the Covetor, as it needs 10&nbsp;Mbit/s of drone bandwidth, compared with 5&nbsp;Mbit/s for the other mining drones) is very slow and obscenely expensive, and is therefore rarely used. Keep in mind that all drones need to travel between your ship and the asteroid they are mining, so move as close as possible to the asteroid to keep their travel time down to a minimum.
+** The most commonly used mining drones are the Mining Drone I and the Mining Drone II. The 'Augmented' Mining Drone is an substantial upgrade over its Tech II counterpart, but it's very expensive, as is the Harvester Mining Drone (which can only be flown effectively by Exhumers and the Covetor, as it needs 10&nbsp;Mbit/s of drone bandwidth, compared with 5&nbsp;Mbit/s for the other mining drones). Keep in mind that all drones need to travel between your ship and the asteroid they are mining, so move as close as possible to the asteroid to keep their travel time down to a minimum.
 * A mixed flight of [[Drones#Combat Drones|light scout combat drones]] and mining drones, which is a compromise between mining yield and defense against [[rat]]s. One or two combat drones is almost always enough to defend against belt rats in [[hisec|high-sec]], so this is a common setup for solo high-sec miners. Exhumers and the Covetor can use their larger drone bay (50&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>, compared with 25&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> for the Procurer and the Retriever) to fly five mining drones, but also carry a full flight of light scout drones in reserve (which are deployed when rats show up).
 * Miners who are worried about being [[gank]]ed sometimes carry a full flight of [[Drones#ECM_(EC)|light ECM drones]], which can disrupt the targeting of any ships attacking them and hopefully allow the miner to escape.