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|''' | |'''[[Mining]]''' is the profession of extracting ore and ice from asteroids; these can then be reprocessed into minerals that are the basis of virtually all production in EVE. | ||
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|''' | |'''[[Moon mining]]''' is a special type of mining. Moon mining requires an engineering complex to break off chunks of a moon for mining. The high investment on the structure and potential threat on it means this is often an activito for a group of players. | ||
Moons are a vitally important source of raw materials for all T2 products, and some T1 products. To use the materials mined from the moon for anything they need to be refined through [[reactions]] first. | |||
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|''' | |'''[[Gas Cloud Mining]]''' is another specialized form of resource gathering. The clouds found in low security space are used for [[medical boosters]] while the gas from wormholes is used for tech 3 ship production. | ||
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|''' | |'''[[Salvaging]]''' is finding useful items from wrecks. Any ship wreck in EVE Online can be salvaged to retrieve salvage materials. Salvage from normal wrecks is used for manufacturing [[rigs]]. Salvage retrieved from Sleeper wrecks on the other hand is used for manufacturing tech 3 ships. | ||
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|''' | |'''[[Planetary Interaction]]''' is the process of extracting useful materials from planets. Planetary Interaction is an excellent source of passive income that can be managed remotely requiring physical interaction only for hauling products off the planet. | ||
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| | |There are various sources of rarely used yet required items. These can be bought from NPC sell orders or found in specific data or relic sites. Dealing with them may be a bottleneck for a player trying to produce goods but also a high margin market for someone who knows where to look. Notable items include: | ||
* Datacores and Data decryptors from data sites. These items are vital part of T2 invention process. | |||
* Various pirate and ancient components froun in data and COSMOS sites. These are required for storyline module manufacturing. | |||
* Commodities from NPC sell orders. Used in manufacturing and research of certain items. These items are rarely a problem as they can be boughti n large quantities off the market. | |||
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|''' | |'''Reprocessing''' is the... process... by which mined ore (and almost any item) can be turned into minerals. Various skills, different POS facilities, and station taxes will affect how much material is returned to you from reprocessing. It may not be profitable for you to reprocess some things if your skills are fairly low. | ||
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