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There are sixteen types of ore in New Eden (each with two further subtypes, but which are functionally identical to their parent ore), and, as a general rule, the rarer the ore, the higher its volume. So Veldspar (the most common type of ore) has a volume of 0.1{{m3}} per unit, while Scordite (the second most common type or ore) has a volume of 0.15{{m3}} per unit. Therefore, a miner can mine 50% more Veldspar than Scordite in any given period of time. Rarer ores have ever higher volumes (up to 40{{m3}} for Mercoxit, the rarest ore type). Ore mining modules (mining lasers and strip miners) mine between 40 and 180{{m3}} of ore per minute by default; improving ore mining efficiency therefore involves increasing this mining rate.

{{example|1=For example: a beginning miner fits her [[Venture]] with two Miner I modules, giving her a total yield of (say) 200{{m3}}/min with a cycle time of 60 seconds. She flies to the nearest asteroid field, and begins mining Veldspar (0.1{{m3}} per unit). After every cycle of 60 seconds, her Miner Is will deposit ~~200~~ / 0.1 = ~~2000~~ units of Veldspar in her mining hold.

{{example|1=For example: a beginning miner fits her [[Venture]] with two Miner I modules, giving her a total yield of (say) 200{{m3}}/min with a cycle time of 15 seconds. She flies to the nearest asteroid field, and begins mining Veldspar (0.1{{m3}} per unit). After every cycle of 15 seconds, her Miner Is will deposit 50 / 0.1 = 500 units of Veldspar in her mining hold.

After a few weeks of mining and training skills, she upgrades to a [[Retriever]] with two Strip Miner I modules, giving her a total yield of (say) 800{{m3}}/min. Since Strip Miner Is have a cycle time of ~~180~~ seconds ~~(3 minutes)~~, they will mine 800 * (~~180~~/60) = ~~2400~~{{m3}} of ore per cycle. If she uses her Retriever to mine Veldspar, her Strip Miners will deposit ~~2400~~ / 0.1 = ~~24,000~~ units of Veldspar in her mining hold every ~~3 minutes~~. If (tired of mining Veldspar all day) she switches to mining Omber (0.6{{m3}} per unit) with her Retriever, she will mine ~~2400~~ / 0.6 = ~~4000~~ units of Omber every ~~three minutes~~ instead.}}

After a few weeks of mining and training skills, she upgrades to a [[Retriever]] with two Strip Miner I modules, giving her a total yield of (say) 800{{m3}}/min. Since Strip Miner Is have a cycle time of 45 seconds, they will mine 800 * (45/60) = 600{{m3}} of ore per cycle. If she uses her Retriever to mine Veldspar, her Strip Miners will deposit 600 / 0.1 = 6000 units of Veldspar in her mining hold every 45 seconds. If (tired of mining Veldspar all day) she switches to mining Omber (0.6{{m3}} per unit) with her Retriever, she will mine 600 / 0.6 = 1000 units of Omber every 45 seconds instead.}}

You can check the volume of the ore you're interested in through the in-game "Show Info" window.

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==== Mining upgrade modules ====

Ore and ice miners can fit [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Overview#Mining laser upgrades and ice harvester upgrades|mining upgrade modules]] on their ships, which increase their mining yield (by ~~5%–9~~%, depending on the module), but increase the amount of CPU used by the mining modules fitted on their ship. There are no mining upgrade modules for gas cloud harvesting.

Ore and ice miners can fit [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Overview#Mining laser upgrades and ice harvester upgrades|mining upgrade modules]] on their ships, which increase their mining yield (by 5–9%, depending on the module), but increase the amount of CPU used by the mining modules fitted on their ship. There are no mining upgrade modules for gas cloud harvesting.

{{Example|The average-skilled pilot from the example above has upgraded to a [[Retriever]], and (thanks to two Strip Miner I modules) is mining about 840{{m3}} of ore a minute. Wanting to increase his yield, he installs a Mining Laser Upgrade I, which increases his yield to about 890{{m3}}/min—but his Strip Miners now need an extra 6 TF of CPU each! If he goes for the whole hog, and installs two further Mining Laser Upgrade Is, he can now mine 980{{m3}}/min, but needs to find room in his fitting for the extra 19 TF of CPU which each of his Strip Miners now require. If the pilot trains the {{sk|Mining Upgrades|icon=yes}} skill to level V, he can reduce this penalty to 15 TF of CPU.}}

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== Short-cycling ==

When using a mining module (eg a mining laser, ice mining laser or an ice harvester), the ore/ice/gas is only harvested at the ''end'' of the module's cycle (so if a module mines, for instance, 100{{m3}}/min of ore, and the module has a 60 second cycle time, then at the end of each 60 second cycle, ~~100~~{{m3}} of ore are deposited in the ship's cargo or mining hold). Unlike most other active [[modules]] in EVE, mining modules can be short-cycled; i.e. their cycle can be interrupted, and a new cycle can be begun immediately (most other modules will always complete their current cycle before shutting off).

When using a mining module (eg a mining laser, ice mining laser or an ice harvester), the ore/ice/gas is only harvested at the ''end'' of the module's cycle (so if a module mines, for instance, 100{{m3}}/min of ore, and the module has a 15 second cycle time, then at the end of each 15-second cycle, 25{{m3}} of ore are deposited in the ship's cargo or mining hold). Unlike most other active [[modules]] in EVE, mining modules can be short-cycled; i.e. their cycle can be interrupted, and a new cycle can be begun immediately (most other modules will always complete their current cycle before shutting off).

If you short-cycle a mining module, it will deposit an amount of ore in the ship's cargo or mining hold, proportional to the length of time the module was active. For instance, if the above-mentioned 100{{m3}}/min mining laser is shut off after 45 seconds (compared to a full cycle of 60 seconds), it will mine 100 * (45/60) = 75{{m3}} of ore.

If you short-cycle a mining module, it will deposit an amount of ore in the ship's cargo or mining hold, proportional to the length of time the module was active. For instance, if the above-mentioned 100{{m3}}/min mining laser is shut off after 7.5 seconds (compared to a full cycle of 15 seconds), it will mine 100 × (7.5/60) = 50{{m3}} of ore.

Short-cycling comes in handy when mining asteroids with little ore left in them. If you used a [[Mining#Survey ~~scanner|survey scanner~~]] to check how much ore is left, you can short-cycle your mining laser to harvest just that amount of ore, and therefore not waste the rest of the mining laser's cycle. This technique becomes particularly useful when using [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Overview#Strip miners|strip miners]], as they have ~~very~~ high yields and ~~long~~ cycle ~~time~~ (and can therefore waste a lot of time when mining nearly-empty asteroids). Short-cycling is equally useful when [[Gas cloud harvesting|harvesting gas]], but should never be used while [[~~Ice harvesting|~~ice harvesting]] (as ice mining lasers/harvesters only harvest 1 unit of ice per complete cycle; short-cycle your ice harvester, and you mine nothing).

Short-cycling comes in handy when mining asteroids with little ore left in them. If you used a [[Mining#Mining surveyor|Mining Survey Chipset]] to check how much ore is left, you can short-cycle your mining laser to harvest just that amount of ore, and therefore not waste the rest of the mining laser's cycle. This technique becomes particularly useful when using [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Overview#Strip miners|strip miners]], as they have high yields and longer cycle times (and can therefore waste a lot of time when mining nearly-empty asteroids). Short-cycling is equally useful when [[Gas cloud harvesting|harvesting gas]], but should never be used while [[ice harvesting]] (as ice mining lasers/harvesters only harvest 1 unit of ice per complete cycle; short-cycle your ice harvester, and you mine nothing).

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 There are sixteen types of ore in New Eden (each with two further subtypes, but which are functionally identical to their parent ore), and, as a general rule, the rarer the ore, the higher its volume. So Veldspar (the most common type of ore) has a volume of 0.1{{m3}}</sup> per unit, while Scordite (the second most common type or ore) has a volume of 0.15{{m3}} per unit. Therefore, a miner can mine 50% more Veldspar than Scordite in any given period of time. Rarer ores have ever higher volumes (up to 40{{m3}} for Mercoxit, the rarest ore type). Ore mining modules (mining lasers and strip miners) mine between 40 and 180{{m3}} of ore per minute by default; improving ore mining efficiency therefore involves increasing this mining rate.
-{{example|1=For example: a beginning miner fits her [[Venture]] with two Miner I modules, giving her a total yield of (say) 200{{m3}}/min with a cycle time of 60 seconds. She flies to the nearest asteroid field, and begins mining Veldspar (0.1{{m3}} per unit). After every cycle of 60 seconds, her Miner Is will deposit <span style="white-space:nowrap;">200 / 0.1 = 2000 units</span> of Veldspar in her mining hold.
+{{example|1=For example: a beginning miner fits her [[Venture]] with two Miner I modules, giving her a total yield of (say) 200{{m3}}/min with a cycle time of 15 seconds. She flies to the nearest asteroid field, and begins mining Veldspar (0.1{{m3}} per unit). After every cycle of 15 seconds, her Miner Is will deposit <span style="white-space:nowrap;">50 / 0.1 = 500 units</span> of Veldspar in her mining hold.
-After a few weeks of mining and training skills, she upgrades to a [[Retriever]] with two Strip Miner I modules, giving her a total yield of (say) 800{{m3}}/min. Since Strip Miner Is have a cycle time of 180 seconds (3 minutes), they will mine <span style="white-space:nowrap;">800 * (180/60) = 2400{{m3}} of ore</span> per cycle. If she uses her Retriever to mine Veldspar, her Strip Miners will deposit <span style="white-space:nowrap;">2400 / 0.1 = 24,000 units</span> of Veldspar in her mining hold every 3 minutes. If (tired of mining Veldspar all day) she switches to mining Omber (0.6{{m3}} per unit) with her Retriever, she will mine <span style="white-space:nowrap;">2400 / 0.6 = 4000 units</span> of Omber every three minutes instead.}}
+After a few weeks of mining and training skills, she upgrades to a [[Retriever]] with two Strip Miner I modules, giving her a total yield of (say) 800{{m3}}/min. Since Strip Miner Is have a cycle time of 45 seconds, they will mine <span style="white-space:nowrap;">800 * (45/60) = 600{{m3}} of ore</span> per cycle. If she uses her Retriever to mine Veldspar, her Strip Miners will deposit <span style="white-space:nowrap;">600 / 0.1 = 6000 units</span> of Veldspar in her mining hold every 45 seconds. If (tired of mining Veldspar all day) she switches to mining Omber (0.6{{m3}} per unit) with her Retriever, she will mine <span style="white-space:nowrap;">600 / 0.6 = 1000 units</span> of Omber every 45 seconds instead.}}
 You can check the volume of the ore you're interested in through the in-game "Show Info" window. <!-- screenshot of "show info" for ore") -->
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 ==== Mining upgrade modules ====
-Ore and ice miners can fit [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Overview#Mining laser upgrades and ice harvester upgrades|mining upgrade modules]] on their ships, which increase their mining yield (by 5%–9%, depending on the module), but increase the amount of CPU used by the mining modules fitted on their ship. There are no mining upgrade modules for gas cloud harvesting.
+Ore and ice miners can fit [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Overview#Mining laser upgrades and ice harvester upgrades|mining upgrade modules]] on their ships, which increase their mining yield (by 5–9%, depending on the module), but increase the amount of CPU used by the mining modules fitted on their ship. There are no mining upgrade modules for gas cloud harvesting.
 {{Example|The average-skilled pilot from the example above has upgraded to a [[Retriever]], and (thanks to two Strip Miner I modules) is mining about 840{{m3}} of ore a minute. Wanting to increase his yield, he installs a Mining Laser Upgrade I, which increases his yield to about 890{{m3}}/min—but his Strip Miners now need an extra 6 TF of CPU each! If he goes for the whole hog, and installs two further Mining Laser Upgrade Is, he can now mine 980{{m3}}/min, but needs to find room in his fitting for the extra 19 TF of CPU which each of his Strip Miners now require. If the pilot trains the {{sk|Mining Upgrades|icon=yes}} skill to level V, he can reduce this penalty to 15 TF of CPU.}}
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 == Short-cycling ==
-When using a mining module (eg a mining laser, ice mining laser or an ice harvester), the ore/ice/gas is only harvested at the ''end'' of the module's cycle (so if a module mines, for instance, 100{{m3}}/min of ore, and the module has a 60 second cycle time, then at the end of each 60 second cycle, 100{{m3}} of ore are deposited in the ship's cargo or mining hold). Unlike most other active [[modules]] in EVE, mining modules can be short-cycled; i.e. their cycle can be interrupted, and a new cycle can be begun immediately (most other modules will always complete their current cycle before shutting off).
+When using a mining module (eg a mining laser, ice mining laser or an ice harvester), the ore/ice/gas is only harvested at the ''end'' of the module's cycle (so if a module mines, for instance, 100{{m3}}/min of ore, and the module has a 15 second cycle time, then at the end of each 15-second cycle, 25{{m3}} of ore are deposited in the ship's cargo or mining hold). Unlike most other active [[modules]] in EVE, mining modules can be short-cycled; i.e. their cycle can be interrupted, and a new cycle can be begun immediately (most other modules will always complete their current cycle before shutting off).
-If you short-cycle a mining module, it will deposit an amount of ore in the ship's cargo or mining hold, proportional to the length of time the module was active. For instance, if the above-mentioned 100{{m3}}/min mining laser is shut off after 45 seconds (compared to a full cycle of 60 seconds), it will mine <span style="white-space: nowrap;">100 * (45/60) = 75{{m3}}</span> of ore.
+If you short-cycle a mining module, it will deposit an amount of ore in the ship's cargo or mining hold, proportional to the length of time the module was active. For instance, if the above-mentioned 100{{m3}}/min mining laser is shut off after 7.5 seconds (compared to a full cycle of 15 seconds), it will mine <span style="white-space: nowrap;">100 &times; (7.5/60) = 50{{m3}}</span> of ore.
-Short-cycling comes in handy when mining asteroids with little ore left in them. If you used a [[Mining#Survey scanner|survey scanner]] to check how much ore is left, you can short-cycle your mining laser to harvest just that amount of ore, and therefore not waste the rest of the mining laser's cycle. This technique becomes particularly useful when using [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Overview#Strip miners|strip miners]], as they have very high yields and long cycle time (and can therefore waste a lot of time when mining nearly-empty asteroids). Short-cycling is equally useful when [[Gas cloud harvesting|harvesting gas]], but should never be used while [[Ice harvesting|ice harvesting]] (as ice mining lasers/harvesters only harvest 1 unit of ice per complete cycle; short-cycle your ice harvester, and you mine nothing).
+Short-cycling comes in handy when mining asteroids with little ore left in them. If you used a [[Mining#Mining surveyor|Mining Survey Chipset]] to check how much ore is left, you can short-cycle your mining laser to harvest just that amount of ore, and therefore not waste the rest of the mining laser's cycle. This technique becomes particularly useful when using [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Overview#Strip miners|strip miners]], as they have high yields and longer cycle times (and can therefore waste a lot of time when mining nearly-empty asteroids). Short-cycling is equally useful when [[Gas cloud harvesting|harvesting gas]], but should never be used while [[ice harvesting]] (as ice mining lasers/harvesters only harvest 1 unit of ice per complete cycle; short-cycle your ice harvester, and you mine nothing).
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