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'''Ice Mining''' is the process of mining ice field (commonly called "ice belts"). This mined ice can then be [[Refining|refined]] into fuel for [[Player Owned Structures]] (POS) and [[Jump Drives and Cynosural Fields|Capital Ship Jump Drives]]. Ice mining can only be done with specialized modules (ice miners) which can only be fit to [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Guide|Mining Barges and Exhumers]]. Unlike [[Mining|ore mining]], ice miners mine one block of ice (with a volume of 1000 m<sup>3</sup>) per cycle; as it's not possible to increase this yield, the only way to mine ice more efficiently is to decrease the ice miners' cycle times. | '''Ice Mining''' is the process of mining ice field (commonly called "ice belts"). This mined ice can then be [[Refining|refined]] into fuel for [[Player Owned Structures]] (POS) and [[Jump Drives and Cynosural Fields|Capital Ship Jump Drives]]. Ice mining can only be done with specialized modules (ice miners) which can only be fit to [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Guide|Mining Barges and Exhumers]]. Unlike [[Mining|ore mining]], ice miners mine one block of ice (with a volume of 1000 m<sup>3</sup>) per cycle; as it's not possible to increase this yield, the only way to mine ice more efficiently is to decrease the ice miners' cycle times. | ||
The ice mined from ice asteroids can be [[refining|refined]] into ice products, which are in turn used to fuel [[jump drive]]s | The ice mined from ice asteroids can be [[refining|refined]] into ice products, which are in turn used to fuel [[jump drive]]s, manufacture fuel for [[POS|player-owned starbases (POS)]], and light [[cyno|cynosural fields]]. | ||
Note: the [[Eve_Online_Expansions#Odyssey|Odyssey expansion]] (June 2013) changed ice mining considerably. Before the expansion, ice belts were permanent features in a system, with thousands of ice asteroids spread over hundreds of kilometers. This was changed to much smaller (10-20 ice asteroids each with 50-200 units of ice) dynamic belts which disappear once mined out, and then respawn four hours later. | Note: the [[Eve_Online_Expansions#Odyssey|Odyssey expansion]] (June 2013) changed ice mining considerably. Before the expansion, ice belts were permanent features in a system, with thousands of ice asteroids spread over hundreds of kilometers. This was changed to much smaller (10-20 ice asteroids each with 50-200 units of ice) dynamic belts which disappear once mined out, and then respawn four hours later. | ||
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== Ice Mining Mechanics == | |||
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Ice mining works in much the same way as [[ore mining]]: equip a ship with ice mining modules, approach and target an ice asteroid, and activate the mining module. At the ''end'' of each cycle, one unit of ice will be deposited in your ship's cargo or ore (yes, it holds ice too) hold. However (unlike ore mining) ice mining modules and only be fit on [[Mining Barges]] and [[Exhumers]], and [[Drones#Mining_Drones|mining drones]] cannot be used. | |||
< | Also, all ice mining modules mine one unit (1000 m<sup>3</sup>) of ice per cycle; in order to increase the efficiency, you want to decrease the miner's cycle time (see [[mining yield]] for details). | ||
=== Skills === | |||
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The core skill for ice mining is the (appropriately named) {{sk|Ice Harvesting|icon=yes}}, which reduces the cycle time of ice mining modules by 5% per level. Train this to level V to use the Tech 2 ice miner. {{sk|Mining Upgrades|icon=yes}} is needed to install mining upgrade modules (which further decrease the cycle time of ice miners). | |||
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This skill set will result in a reduction of cycle time on your lasers. | This skill set will result in a reduction of cycle time on your lasers. | ||
Modules, such as the Ice Harvester Upgrade can further decrease the cycle time. | Modules, such as the Ice Harvester Upgrade can further decrease the cycle time. | ||
Implants, such as the 'Yeti' series can even further decrease this time. | Implants, such as the 'Yeti' series can even further decrease this time. | ||
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