Mother Lode

Level	4
Type	Mining
Objective	Mine 2,800 units of Polygypsum (44,800 m3)
Faction	Area dependent "standard" belt rats.
Best damage to deal	See NPC damage types
Damage to resist	See NPC damage types
Ship suggestion	Retriever

Mission briefing

Well, we've located some asteroids that contain substantial amounts of Polygypsum. It's a comparatively rare mineral, and almost completely unknown in this system. Our guys want to have a look at the stuff and see if they can figure out some way to make use of it; however, we don't have anyone who wants to deal with the stuff. So guess who I thought of first? You'll need to grab all 2,800 units of the stuff and get it back here. So what do you think? Are you in?

Despite the Retriever being the Mining Barge with the largest mining hold (27,500 m³ - base), even with  Mining Barge at V (34,375 m³) it is not able to haul the required volume of ore in one trip.

Ungated normal space pocket. Rats listed are Guristas, other factions spawn based on region.

Random bursts of damage from Asteroid (Polygypsum) when mining - approximately 20% chance for 100-150 damage at range below 5km.

Explosion message
As a mining laser strikes, a massive explosion issues from the asteroid.

		WD	EWAR	L
	8 x Polygypsum

Mining Polygypsum

Polygypsum is widely considered worthless because of the dangers associated with storing and reprocessing it. As a result, you won't find this ore on the market. In fact, for this reason, most sensor manufacturers don't even bother putting it as a unique entry in the computers when they install standard ship scanners. If you're having trouble finding the correct ore at the mission location, you can right-click the "Polygypsum" icon in your mission's Journal entry and select "Add to Overview."

Spawn example: Guristas

First spawn

		WD	EWAR	L
	1-2 x Frigate Guristas Wrecker

Second spawn

		WD	EWAR	L
	2-3 x Frigate Guristas Despoiler/Saboteur

Third spawn

		WD	EWAR	L
	2 x Frigate Guristas Invader/Infiltrator