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* 5m3 drone capacity - 5 Mbit/sec

==Mining Barges==

Mining Barges are the next step in mining ships. Able to fit Strip Miner modules and having larger cargo bays, these ships make ore management much easier and more rewarding.

=== The Procurer ===

''The Procurer is the smallest of a ship class designed by the ORE Syndicate to facilitate the advancement of the mining profession to a new level. Mining barges are equipped with electronic subsystems specifically designed to accommodate Strip Mining modules. Coupled with a sizable cargo hold, this makes them extremely efficient ore extraction vessels.''

By the time you have the skills to use this low level mining barge, you might as well just invest the extra few hours and get a Retriever. You'll be able to get a much higher yield as well as better cargo space. A Procurer can sometimes be useful if you decide to skip training for cruisers or are clamouring for 3min laser cycles, but they are definitely rare, and for good reason.

'''Skill Requirements'''

* [[Skills:Spaceship Command#Mining Barge|Mining Barge I]]

** [[Skills:Industry#Industry|Industry V]]

** [[Skills:Science#Astrogeology|Astrogeology III]]

*** [[Skills:Science#Science|Science IV]]

*** [[Skills:Industry#Mining|Mining IV]]

'''Fitting''':

* '''High Slots''': 1

* '''Medium Slots''': 1

* '''Low Slots''': 2

* '''Base Cargo''': 1000 m3

=== The Retriever ===

''The Retriever is the medium-sized version of a ship class designed by the ORE Syndicate to facilitate the advancement of the mining profession to a new level. Mining barges are equipped with electronic subsystems specifically designed to accommodate Strip Mining modules. Coupled with a sizeable cargo hold and a godly drone bay, this makes them extremely efficient ore extraction vessels.''

The retriever has a very respectable 2000m3 cargo bay, which is significantly more then the mining frigate or cruiser that you have been using so far. It may not be the size of an industrial ship, but then the industrial doesn't exactly having the mining capability either. And don't forget that with two low slots, you can use 2 cargo expander II's to boost that cargo hold by 63%.

'''Skill Requirements'''

Procurer plus:

* [[Skills:Spaceship Command#Mining Barge|Mining Barge III]]

'''Fitting''':

* '''High Slots''': 2

* '''Medium Slots''': 1

* '''Low Slots''': 2

* '''Base Cargo''': 2000 m3

=== Covetor ===

''The Covetor is the largest craft in a ship class designed by the ORE Syndicate to facilitate the advancement of the mining profession to a new level. Mining barges are equipped with electronic subsystems specifically designed to accommodate Strip Mining modules. Coupled with a sizable cargo hold and a goodly drone bay, this makes them extremely efficient ore extraction vessels.''

The Covetor is the best in the Mining Barge Range, and many would argue that it is redundant, however there are many who can throw a few counter arguments back. The simple fact is - you won't have the skills to use a Covetor for quite some time. As an approximate answer, and this does depend greatly on your learning skills, but you can get yourself into a Covetor with about a month of training. Is it worth it? And the answer is an easy yes, not only will you have gained an additional 11% bonus to your yield through skills, but now you can fit a 3rd strip miner. Thats a huge increase to your yield!

'''Skill Requirements'''

Retriever plus:

* [[Skills:Spaceship Command#Mining Barge|Mining Barge V]]

'''Fitting''':

* '''High Slots''': 3

* '''Medium Slots''': 1

* '''Low Slots''': 2

* '''Base Cargo''': 4000 m3

Many pilots will recommend skipping the Covetor for the Hulk. Yes, the Hulk is less then a day of skill training away after you have the skills for a Covetor. However, you have to take into account that the Covetor is in the price range of 20 million ISK, where as the Hulk is in the 150-180 million ISK region. If you have that sort of ISK lying around then by all means, forget about the Covetor and head to Exhumers, otherwise enjoy this next step to being the perfect miner.

==Exhumers==

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 * 440m3 cargo
 * 5m3 drone capacity - 5 Mbit/sec
+==Mining Barges==
+Mining Barges are the next step in mining ships. Able to fit Strip Miner modules and having larger cargo bays, these ships make ore management much easier and more rewarding.
+=== The Procurer ===
+''The Procurer is the smallest of a ship class designed by the ORE Syndicate to facilitate the advancement of the mining profession to a new level.  Mining barges are equipped with electronic subsystems specifically designed to accommodate Strip Mining modules.  Coupled with a sizable cargo hold, this makes them extremely efficient ore extraction vessels.''
+By the time you have the skills to use this low level mining barge, you might as well just invest the extra few hours and get a Retriever. You'll be able to get a much higher yield as well as better cargo space. A Procurer can sometimes be useful if you decide to skip training for cruisers or are clamouring for 3min laser cycles, but they are definitely rare, and for good reason.
+'''Skill Requirements'''
+* [[Skills:Spaceship Command#Mining Barge|Mining Barge I]]
+** [[Skills:Industry#Industry|Industry V]]
+** [[Skills:Science#Astrogeology|Astrogeology  III]]
+*** [[Skills:Science#Science|Science IV]]
+*** [[Skills:Industry#Mining|Mining IV]]
+'''Fitting''':
+* '''High Slots''': 1
+* '''Medium Slots''': 1
+* '''Low Slots''': 2
+* '''Base Cargo''': 1000 m3
+=== The Retriever ===
+''The Retriever is the medium-sized version of a ship class designed by the ORE Syndicate to facilitate the advancement of the mining profession to a new level.  Mining barges are equipped with electronic subsystems specifically designed to accommodate Strip Mining modules.  Coupled with a sizeable cargo hold and a godly drone bay, this makes them extremely efficient ore extraction vessels.''
+The retriever has a very respectable 2000m3 cargo bay, which is significantly more then the mining frigate or cruiser that you have been using so far. It may not be the size of an industrial ship, but then the industrial doesn't exactly having the mining capability either. And don't forget that with two low slots, you can use 2 cargo expander II's to boost that cargo hold by 63%.
+'''Skill Requirements'''
+Procurer plus:
+* [[Skills:Spaceship Command#Mining Barge|Mining Barge III]]
+'''Fitting''':
+* '''High Slots''': 2
+* '''Medium Slots''': 1
+* '''Low Slots''': 2
+* '''Base Cargo''': 2000 m3
+=== Covetor ===
+''The Covetor is the largest craft in a ship class designed by the ORE Syndicate to facilitate the advancement of the mining profession to a new level.  Mining barges are equipped with electronic subsystems specifically designed to accommodate Strip Mining modules.  Coupled with a sizable cargo hold and a goodly drone bay, this makes them extremely efficient ore extraction vessels.''
+The Covetor is the best in the Mining Barge Range, and many would argue that it is redundant, however there are many who can throw a few counter arguments back. The simple fact is - you won't have the skills to use a Covetor for quite some time. As an approximate answer, and this does depend greatly on your learning skills, but you can get yourself into a Covetor with about a month of training. Is it worth it? And the answer is an easy yes, not only will you have gained an additional 11% bonus to your yield through skills, but now you can fit a 3rd strip miner. Thats a huge increase to your yield!
+'''Skill Requirements'''
+Retriever plus:
+* [[Skills:Spaceship Command#Mining Barge|Mining Barge V]]
+'''Fitting''':
+* '''High Slots''': 3
+* '''Medium Slots''': 1
+* '''Low Slots''': 2
+* '''Base Cargo''': 4000 m3
+Many pilots will recommend skipping the Covetor for the Hulk. Yes, the Hulk is less then a day of skill training away after you have the skills for a Covetor. However, you have to take into account that the Covetor is in the price range of 20 million ISK, where as the Hulk is in the 150-180 million ISK region. If you have that sort of ISK lying around then by all means, forget about the Covetor and head to Exhumers, otherwise enjoy this next step to being the perfect miner.
 ==Exhumers==