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{{Work in progress|More completely adding Pochven ore, adding A0/border ores, and 15% bonus ore variants|date= 11 January 2024}}  
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{{Update|Need additional table information for border/A0 and Pochven asteroids.}}
 
 
 
'''Asteroids''' are large irregular chunks of rock that can be found in many places throughout New Eden. When mined, asteroids yield '''ore''' which, when refined, produces minerals of various types that serve as the basic building blocks of almost every [[Manufacturing|craftable]] item.
 
'''Asteroids''' are large irregular chunks of rock that can be found in many places throughout New Eden. When mined, asteroids yield '''ore''' which, when refined, produces minerals of various types that serve as the basic building blocks of almost every [[Manufacturing|craftable]] item.
  
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=== Asteroid belts ===
 
=== Asteroid belts ===
Virtually every star system in EVE (with the notable exception of Jita) has at least one asteroid belt. Most star systems have several -- up to more than a dozen in some cases. These belts are listed on the [[overview]] and the right-click menu, and can have two kinds of geometry: one is a rough semicircle of asteroids, approximately 50 km in diameter, the other being asteroids dispersed over a spherical volume with a radius of about 70 km. A ship warping to an asteroid belt's beacon (through the right-click menu or the overview) will warp to the center of the asteroids. Note that mining lasers have an (unboosted) range of only 10-15 km, so in order to mine asteroids a ship has to fly closer to the belt after warping in. If you want to save on travel time, you can warp to [[Mining#Bookmarks|mining bookmarks]] instead.
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Virtually every star system in EVE (with the notable exception of Jita) has at least one asteroid belt. Most star systems have several up to more than a dozen in some cases. These belts are listed on the [[overview]] and the right-click menu, and can have two kinds of geometry: one is a rough semicircle of asteroids, approximately 50 km in diameter, the other being asteroids dispersed over a spherical volume with a radius of about 70 km. A ship warping to an asteroid belt's beacon (through the right-click menu or the overview) will warp to the center of the asteroids. Note that mining lasers have an (unboosted) range of only 10-15 km, so in order to mine asteroids a ship has to fly closer to the belt after warping in. If you want to save on travel time, you can warp to [[Mining#Bookmarks|mining bookmarks]] instead.
  
 
A given belt will have a mixture of asteroids containing different ores. The mixture and size of the asteroids (i.e. how much ore each asteroid contains) is determined by the system's location in the EVE universe and its security status (see [[#Asteroid distribution|asteroid distribution]] below). Each asteroid belt contains a finite number of asteroids (which disappear once fully mined), but the asteroids respawn after [[downtime]] if there are no asteroids left. The website [https://evemaps.dotlan.net/ Dotlan] has maps showing the number of belts per system.
 
A given belt will have a mixture of asteroids containing different ores. The mixture and size of the asteroids (i.e. how much ore each asteroid contains) is determined by the system's location in the EVE universe and its security status (see [[#Asteroid distribution|asteroid distribution]] below). Each asteroid belt contains a finite number of asteroids (which disappear once fully mined), but the asteroids respawn after [[downtime]] if there are no asteroids left. The website [https://evemaps.dotlan.net/ Dotlan] has maps showing the number of belts per system.
 
=== Deadspace pockets ===
 
Mineable asteroids can also spawn in [[deadspace]] pockets, such as the ones created for missions. Unlike asteroid belts, these are not organized into a set shape. Some are composed of dense clumps of asteroids, while others are scattered fields. For a list of which missions' deadspace pockets contain asteroids, see [[Mission mining]] or [https://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=MiningInMissions EVE-survival].
 
  
 
=== Cosmic anomalies ===
 
=== Cosmic anomalies ===
Lastly, one of the two kinds of [[Cosmic Anomaly|cosmic anomaly]] contains asteroids (the others contains hostile rats). The asteroids in cosmic anomalies tend to be a little larger and contain rarer ore than the normal asteroid belts in a star system. However, unlike asteroid belts, once all the asteroids in the anomaly have been mined, the anomaly disappears after broadcasting a short message in Local. As with all cosmic anomalies, new anomalies spawn semi-randomly.
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One of the two kinds of [[Cosmic Anomaly|cosmic anomaly]] contains asteroids (the others contains hostile rats). The asteroids in cosmic anomalies tend to be a little larger and contain rarer ore than the normal asteroid belts in a star system. However, unlike asteroid belts, once all the asteroids in the anomaly have been mined, the anomaly disappears after broadcasting a short message in Local. As with all cosmic anomalies, new anomalies spawn semi-randomly.
  
 
Note that in many locations you will find decorative asteroids, which cannot be mined or otherwise interacted with. These will have colorful names such as "Snake-shaped Asteroid".
 
Note that in many locations you will find decorative asteroids, which cannot be mined or otherwise interacted with. These will have colorful names such as "Snake-shaped Asteroid".
  
There are different types of asteroid cosmic anomalies, named by what kinds of ores are contained within. Each type comes in three variants (small, average, and large) - the "larger" the anomaly, the more asteroids (and hence the more ore) it contains. A "Small Kernite and Omber Deposit" therefore contains a small number of Kernite and Omber asteroids, while a "Large Bistot Deposit" contains a large number of Bistot asteroids. Ore anomalies will contain all three variants of the ores they contain.
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There are different types of asteroid cosmic anomalies, named by what kinds of ores are contained within. Each type comes in several variants (small, medium, average, and large) the "larger" the anomaly, the more asteroids (and hence the more ore) it contains. A "Small Kernite and Omber Deposit" therefore contains a small number of Kernite and Omber asteroids, while a "Large Bistot Deposit" contains a large number of Bistot asteroids. Different types may have different number of variants. Smaller anomalies tend to contain only base ore variety and larger ones contain all three variaties (base, +5% and +10%).
  
The following chart illustrates the makeup of cosmic anomalies. "Small", "Average" and "Large" are defined above:
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Highsec does not have ore anomalies, the exceptions being border ores (see [[#Border ores|further]]) and [[Asteroid Belt Remnants]] anomaly in new players spawn areas which contain Veldspar. Lowsec, NPC nullsec, Sovereign nullsec, Wormhole space and Triglavian space all have different types of anomalies.
  
==== High security space ====
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=== Deadspace pockets ===
{{see also|High-sec}}
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Mineable asteroids can also spawn in [[deadspace]] pockets, such as the ones created for missions. Unlike asteroid belts, these are not organized into a set shape. Some are composed of dense clumps of asteroids, while others are scattered fields. For a list of which missions' deadspace pockets contain asteroids, see [[Mission mining]] or [https://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=MiningInMissions EVE-survival].
* Veldspar
 
  
==== Low security space ====
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== Ore locations ==
{{see also|Low-sec}}
 
* Gneiss ([[Small Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Gneiss Deposit|large]])
 
* Dark Ochre and Gneiss ([[Small Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|large]])
 
* Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss ([[Small Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|large]])
 
* Spodumain, Crokite and Dark Ochre ([[Small Spodumain, Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|small]] • [[Average Spodumain, Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|average]] • [[Large Spodumain, Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|large]])
 
* Hedbergite ''(Small, Average, Large)''
 
* Hemorphite ''(Small, Average, Large)''
 
 
 
==== Null security space ====
 
{{see also|Null-sec}}
 
 
 
* Bistot ([[Small Bistot Deposit|small]] • [[Average Bistot Deposit|average]] • [[Large Bistot Deposit|large]])
 
* Arkonor and Bistot ([[Small Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|small]] • [[Average Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|average]] • [[Large Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|large]])
 
* Mercoxit, Arkonor and Bistot ([[Small Mercoxit, Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|small]] • [[Average Mercoxit, Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|average]] • [[Large Mercoxit, Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|large]])
 
* Dark Ochre ''(Small, Average, Large)''
 
* Gneiss ''(Small, Average, Large)''
 
* Kernite ''(Small, Average, Large)''
 
* Spodumain ''(Small, Average, Large)''
 
 
 
=== Wormholes ===
 
Arkonor, Bistot, Gneiss, Kernite, Omber, and Pyroxeres deposits may be found in wormholes.
 
 
 
=== Pochven ===
 
With the creation of [[Pochven]], new ore types were added to the game which can only be found in these areas. Bezdnacine, Rakovene, and Talassonite are the new ores, while Spodumain and Mercoxit can also be found there, with Mercoxit only spawning in home systems.
 
 
 
=== Ore Prospecting Arrays ===
 
In player-owned [[Sovereignty|sovereign nullsec]], it is possible to deploy {{co|wheat|Ore Prospecting Arrays}}, a deployable sovereignty structure which, when deployed in a system, periodically generates asteroid clusters of various sizes at set intervals.
 
 
 
All sizes of asteroid clusters are capable of spawning regardless of system security status, and all clusters of a given size contain the same volume of ore, but asteroid clusters in lower security levels will spawn the more valuable ore variants with greater frequency. With the exception of Small Asteroid Clusters (which lack Mercoxit), all clusters contain varying amounts of all nullsec ore types: Arkonor, Bistot, Crokite, Dark Ochre, Gneiss, Spodumain, and Mercoxit.
 
 
 
:[[Small Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Medium Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Large Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Enormous Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Colossal Asteroid Cluster]]
 
 
 
Respawn cooldown to all Asteroid Cluster anomalies scales based on the size of the anomaly:{{Plainlist|
 
* 20 minutes for the Small Asteroid Cluster
 
* 1 hour for the Medium Asteroid Cluster
 
* 2 hours for the Large Asteroid Cluster
 
* 4 hours for the Enormous Asteroid Cluster
 
* 5 hours for the Colossal Asteroid Cluster
 
}}
 
== Asteroid distribution ==
 
 
[[File:Asteroid-belt-overview.jpg|thumb|250px|An asteroid belt, as seen on the [[overview]]. Note the belt's warp-in point (marked with an inverted triangle), as well as the variety of different asteroid types (all labelled according to what kind of ore they contain).]]
 
[[File:Asteroid-belt-overview.jpg|thumb|250px|An asteroid belt, as seen on the [[overview]]. Note the belt's warp-in point (marked with an inverted triangle), as well as the variety of different asteroid types (all labelled according to what kind of ore they contain).]]
 
{{hatnote|For the distribution of ice asteroids, see [[Ice harvesting#Ice distribution|Ice distribution]].}}
 
{{hatnote|For the distribution of ice asteroids, see [[Ice harvesting#Ice distribution|Ice distribution]].}}
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Each of these four quarters has its own set of asteroid types. Additionally, systems with different [[Security Rating|security rating]] have different asteroid types.
 
Each of these four quarters has its own set of asteroid types. Additionally, systems with different [[Security Rating|security rating]] have different asteroid types.
  
== Ore locations ==
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=== Ores in belts ===
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==== Highsec and lowsec ====
 
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| {{co|#00F000|█}} High Sec<br> 1.0 to 0.5
 
| {{co|#00F000|█}} High Sec<br> 1.0 to 0.5
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite <br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center" | [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite  
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite<br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres <br>[[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
 
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite<br>[[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
 
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_scordite.png|32px|link=|Scordite]] Scordite<br>[[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
 
 
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| {{co|#E6D64F|█}} Low Sec<br> 0.4 to 0.0
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| {{co|#00F000|█}} High Sec<br> 0.9 to 0.5
| [[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres<br>[[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br> [[File:ore_jaspet.png|32px|link=|Jaspet]] Jaspet  <br> [[File:ore_hemorphite.png|32px|link=|Hemorphite]] Hemorphite
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| [[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres
| [[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres<br> [[File:ore_hedbergite.png|32px|link=|Hedbergite]] Hedbergite
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| [[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres <br> &le; 0.7: also [[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
| [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Omber]] Omber <br> [[File:ore_jaspet.png|32px|link=|Jaspet]] Jaspet  <br> [[File:ore_hemorphite.png|32px|link=|Hemorphite]] Hemorphite
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| [[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
| [[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br> [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Omber]] Omber <br> [[File:ore_hedbergite.png|32px|link=|Hedbergite]] Hedbergite
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| [[File:ore_plagioclase.png|32px|link=|Plagioclase]] Plagioclase
 
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| {{co|#E85025|█}} Null Sec<br> less than 0.0
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| {{co|#E6D64F|█}} Low Sec<br> 0.4 to 0.1
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres<br>[[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite<br> [[File:ore_arkonor.png|32px|link=|Arkonor]] Arkonor <br> [[File:ore_bistot.png|32px|link=|Bistot]] Bistot <br> [[File:ore_mercoxit.png|32px|link=|Mercoxit]] Mercoxit <br> [[File:ore_spodumain.png|32px|link=|Spodumain]] Spodumain
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| [[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres<br>[[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br> [[File:ore_jaspet.png|32px|link=|Jaspet]] Jaspet
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres<br>[[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite<br> [[File:ore_bistot.png|32px|link=|Bistot]] Bistot <br> [[File:ore_mercoxit.png|32px|link=|Mercoxit]] Mercoxit <br> [[File:ore_spodumain.png|32px|link=|Spodumain]] Spodumain
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| [[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br>[[File:ore_pyroxeres.png|32px|link=|Pyroxeres]] Pyroxeres
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br> [[File:ore_arkonor.png|32px|link=|Arkonor]] Arkonor <br> [[File:ore_bistot.png|32px|link=|Bistot]] Bistot <br> [[File:ore_mercoxit.png|32px|link=|Mercoxit]] Mercoxit
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| [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Omber]] Omber <br> [[File:ore_jaspet.png|32px|link=|Jaspet]] Jaspet
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar<br>[[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite<br> [[File:ore_arkonor.png|32px|link=|Arkonor]] Arkonor <br> [[File:ore_bistot.png|32px|link=|Bistot]] Bistot <br> [[File:ore_mercoxit.png|32px|link=|Mercoxit]] Mercoxit<br> [[File:ore_spodumain.png|32px|link=|Spodumain]] Spodumain
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| [[File:ore_kernite.png|32px|link=|Kernite]] Kernite <br> [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Omber]] Omber
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| {{co|#E6D64F|█}} Low Sec<br> 0.2 to 0.1
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| [[File:ore_hemorphite.png|32px|link=|Hemorphite]] Hemorphite
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| [[File:ore_hedbergite.png|32px|link=|Hedbergite]] Hedbergite
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| [[File:ore_hemorphite.png|32px|link=|Hemorphite]] Hemorphite
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| [[File:ore_hedbergite.png|32px|link=|Hedbergite]] Hedbergite
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=== Ores in null security space ===
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Null security space is not as clearly defined as high security due to being player owned. Instead it is easiest to classify it by Security Class, which is most easily viewed via sites like [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/ Dotlan] by using the Security Class filter on a map. We will ignore the security class number, using only the letter, as it seems this is exactly what is important.
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The following table shows the security class letter used for null security regions:
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|-
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! style="background:#222222;" | Class Letter !! style="background:#222222;" | Region !! style="background:#222222;" | Pirates type
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| F || Detorid, Cache, Insmother, Impass, Feythabolis, Tenerifis, Omist || Angel Cartel
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|-
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| G || Stain, Esoteria, Querious, Paragon Soul, Delve, Period Basis || Blood Raiders and Sansha
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|-
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| H || Vale of the Silent, Tribute, Venal, Geminate, Deklein, Tenal, Branch || Guristas
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|-
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| I || Wicked Creek, Scalding Pass, Great Wildlands, Curse, Catch, Immensea, Providence || Angel Cartel
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|-
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| J || Pure Blind, Syndicate, Fade, Cloud Ring, Outer Ring, Fountain || Serpentis and Guristas (Pure Blind)
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|-
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| K || Cobalt Edge, Perrigen Falls, Malpais, Oasa, Kalevala Expanse, Outer Passage, Etherium Reach, The Spire || Drones
 
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|}
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Security class F-J follow simple rules defined in the following table. Note that for many regions some security levels do not exist leading to missing some ores, for example in Curse all systems are between 0.0 and -0.3 which according to this table leads to no ore belts at all.
  
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"  
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"  
 
|-
 
|-
| {{co|#42ECFF|}} Null Sec & Wormhole with A0 star <br>0.5 High-Low border systems
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! style="background:#222222;" rowspan=2 | System<br>true<br>sec
| [[File:ore_spodumain.png|32px|link=|Ducinium]] Ducinium [[File:ore_arkonor.png|32px|link=|Eifyrium]] Eifyrium [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Mordunium]] Mordunium [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Ytirium]] Ytirium
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! style="background:#222222;" colspan=6 | Security Class
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|-
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! style="background:#222222;" | F
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! style="background:#222222;" | G
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! style="background:#222222;" | H
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! style="background:#222222;" | I
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! style="background:#222222;" | J
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|-
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| &le; 0.0:
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| -
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| {{icon|kernite||Kernite}} Kernite
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| {{icon|pyroxeres||Pyroxeres}} Pyroxeres
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| -
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| {{icon|pyroxeres||Pyroxeres}} Pyroxeres
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|-
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| &le; -0.4:
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| -
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| {{icon|pyroxeres||Pyroxeres}} Pyroxeres
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| -
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| -
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| -
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|-
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| &le; -0.5:
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| {{icon|bistot||Bistot}} Bistot
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|  -
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| {{icon|kernite||Kernite}} Kernite
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| -
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| {{icon|bistot||Bistot}} Bistot
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|-
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| &le; -0.6:
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| {{icon|arkonor||Arkonor}} Arkonor
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| {{icon|bistot||Bistot}} Bistot
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| -
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| -
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| -
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|-
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| &le; -0.7:
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| {{icon|pyroxeres||Pyroxeres}} Pyroxeres
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| -
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| -
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| {{icon|arkonor||Arkonor}} Arkonor
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| -
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|-
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| &le; -0.8:
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! colspan= 6 | {{icon|mercoxit||Mercoxit}} Mercoxit
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|-
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| &le; -0.9:
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| -
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| -
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| {{icon|bistot||Bistot}} Bistot
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| {{icon|kernite||Kernite}} Kernite
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| {{icon|arkonor||Arkonor}} Arkonor
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|}
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Note that there seem to be some additional exceptions that do not show ingame through Agency window, but are present in belts. For example, -1.0 system MVUO-F in Period Basis seems to have Arkonor in belts in addition to four other ores predicted by this table.{{verify}}
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Dronelands regions (class K) all contain Arkonor, Bistot and Mercoxit, but the security level at which each ore starts differs from region to region. Moreover, even inside of a region contents of belts differ a lot between systems which hints that there is some other rule used here. The general rule seems to be that the further from Empire, the less ores are present. For example, in Etherium Reach, close to Empire, Bistot starts from 0.0, Arkonor starts from -0.2 and Mercoxit starts from -0.5 (though not in all -0.5 systems). On the other hand, in Cobalt Edge Bistot starts from -0.6, Arkonor from -0.7 and Mercoxit from -0.8.
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Note that mining Mercoxit requires the {{sk|Deep Core Mining}} skill as well as [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Guide#High-slot modules|special mining modules]] (Deep Core Miners or Deep Core Strip Miners). All other ore types can be mined with all types of ore mining lasers or strip miners.
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=== Ore anomalies ===
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For more detailed information on ore locations: https://ore.cerlestes.de/ore
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==== High security space ====
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{{see also|High-sec}}
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Highsec does not have ore anomalies, the exceptions being border ores (see [[#Border ores|further]]) and [[Asteroid Belt Remnants]] anomaly in new players spawn areas which contain Veldspar.
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==== Low security space ====
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{{see also|Low-sec}}
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* Jaspet ([[Medium Jaspet Deposit|medium]])
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* Gneiss ([[Small Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Gneiss Deposit|large]])
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* Dark Ochre and Gneiss ([[Small Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|large]])
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* Crokite and Dark Ochre ([[Small Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|small]] • [[Average Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|average]] • [[Large Crokite and Dark Ochre Deposit|large]])
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* Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss ([[Small Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|small]] • [[Average Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|average]] • [[Large Crokite, Dark Ochre and Gneiss Deposit|large]])
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* Hedbergite, Hemorphite and Jaspet ([[Small Hedbergite, Hemorphite and Jaspet Deposit|small]] • [[Average Hedbergite, Hemorphite and Jaspet Deposit|average]] • [[Large Hedbergite, Hemorphite and Jaspet Deposit|large]])
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==== Null security space ====
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{{see also|Null-sec}}
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* Bistot ([[Small Bistot Deposit|small]] [[Average Bistot Deposit|average]] • [[Large Bistot Deposit|large]])
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* Arkonor and Bistot ([[Small Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|small]] • [[Medium Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|medium]] • [[Average Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|average]] • [[Large Arkonor and Bistot Deposit|large]])
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* Mercoxit ([[Small Mercoxit Deposit|small]] • [[Average Mercoxit Deposit|average]] [[Large Mercoxit Deposit|large]])
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Note that mining Mercoxit requires the {{sk|Deep Core Mining}} skill as well as [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Guide#High-slot modules|special mining modules]] (Deep Core Miners or Deep Core Strip Miners). All other ore types can be mined with all types of ore mining lasers or strip miners.
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==== Wormholes ====
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{{Main|Wormhole sites#Ore sites}}
 +
Arkonor, Bistot, Gneiss, Kernite, Omber, and Pyroxeres deposits may be found in wormholes.
 +
 
 +
==== Pochven ====
 +
With the creation of [[Pochven]], new ore types were added to the game which can only be found in these areas. Bezdnacine, Rakovene, and Talassonite are the new ores, while Spodumain and Mercoxit can also be found there, with Mercoxit only spawning in home systems.
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|-
 
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Arkonor, Bistot, Gneiss, Kernite, Omber, and Pyroxeres deposits may be found in [[wormholes]].
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==== Ore Prospecting Arrays ====
 +
In player-owned [[Sovereignty|sovereign nullsec]], it is possible to deploy {{co|wheat|Ore Prospecting Arrays}}, a deployable sovereignty structure which, when deployed in a system, periodically generates asteroid clusters of various sizes at set intervals.
  
For more detailed information on ore locations: https://ore.cerlestes.de/ore
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All sizes of asteroid clusters are capable of spawning regardless of system security status, and all clusters of a given size contain the same volume of ore, but asteroid clusters in lower security levels will spawn the more valuable ore variants with greater frequency. All clusters contain varying amounts of all Arkonor and Bistot, additionally different clusters provide access to Mercoxit, Pyroxeres, Omber, Kernite, Crokite.
  
In general, the rarer the ore, the higher its volume per unit (e.g. one unit of Veldspar has a volume of 0.1&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>, whereas one unit of Arkonor has a volume of 16&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>). Since mining lasers mine a given ''volume'' of ore per minute, it takes longer to mine the rarer ore types. Additionally, each ore reprocesses into a different set of minerals. For details, see [[Reprocessing]].
+
:[[Small Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Medium Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Large Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Enormous Asteroid Cluster]] • [[Colossal Asteroid Cluster]]
  
Note that mining Mercoxit requires the {{sk|Deep Core Mining}} skill as well as [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Guide#High-slot modules|special mining modules]] (Deep Core Miners or Deep Core Strip Miners). All other ore types can be mined with all types of ore mining lasers or strip miners.
+
Respawn cooldown to all Asteroid Cluster anomalies scales based on the size of the anomaly:{{Plainlist|
 +
* 1 hour for the Small Asteroid Cluster
 +
* 2 hours for the Medium Asteroid Cluster
 +
* 3 hours for the Large Asteroid Cluster
 +
* 4 hours for the Enormous Asteroid Cluster
 +
* 5 hours for the Colossal Asteroid Cluster
 +
}}
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 +
==== Border ores ====
 +
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|-
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| {{co|#42ECFF|█}} Null Sec & Wormhole with A0 star <br>0.5 High-Low border systems
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| [[File:ore_spodumain.png|32px|link=|Ducinium]] Ducinium [[File:ore_arkonor.png|32px|link=|Eifyrium]] Eifyrium [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Mordunium]] Mordunium [[File:ore_omber.png|32px|link=|Ytirium]] Ytirium
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
* [[Mining#Empire Border Rare Asteroids|Empire Border Rare Asteroids]]
 +
* [[Mining#Nullsec Border Rare Asteroid|Nullsec Border Rare Asteroids]]
 +
* [[Mining#Nullsec Blue A0 Rare Asteroid|Nullsec Blue A0 Rare Asteroids]]
 +
* Wormhole Blue A0 Rare Asteroids{{verify|title=Find in-game name and create link}}
  
 
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=== Ore variants ===
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== Ore variants ==
Each asteroid type has three further subtypes that yield more (+5% / +10%) minerals when [[reprocessing|reprocessed]]. Otherwise they are identical in every way to their base ore, and are found in the same regions, but in lower quantities. For instance, if an asteroid belt has Omber asteroids, it will also have some Silvery Omber asteroids and a few Golden Omber asteroids. If you get the chance, you should always mine the higher-yield variants before mining the base ore.
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Most asteroid types have two extra subtypes that yield more (+5% / +10%) minerals when [[reprocessing|reprocessed]]; some of the ores have also a +15% subtype. Otherwise they are identical in every way to their base ore, and are found in the same regions, but in lower quantities. For instance, if an asteroid belt has Omber asteroids, it will also have some Silvery Omber asteroids and a few Golden Omber asteroids. If you get the chance, you should always mine the higher-yield variants before mining the base ore.
  
 
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! +5% variant
 
! +5% variant
 
! +10% variant
 
! +10% variant
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! +15% variant
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar
 
| [[File:ore_veldspar.png|32px|link=|Veldspar]] Veldspar
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| Vitreous Mercoxit
 
| Vitreous Mercoxit
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[File:ore_ducinium.png|32px|link=|Ducinium]] Ducinium
<!--
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| Noble Ducinium
Move ice distribution to [[Ice mining]] (but link from here!)-->
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| Royal Ducinium
{{expansion past | On 3/30/2020, CCP pushed a [https://www.eveonline.com/article/q7v1q4/moon-mineral-distribution-update previously announced] but unscheduled update that changed moon ore distribution across all types of space. Prior to this change, moons could provide asteroid ores with +15% reprocessing yield. These ores are no longer obtainable outside of trading with players.
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| Imperial Ducinium
 
 
These ores were called; Stable Veldspar, Glossy Scordite, Opulent Pyroxeres, Sparkling Plagioclase, Platinoid Omber, Resplendant Kernite, Immaculate Jaspet, Scintillating Hemorphite, Lustrous Hedbergite, Brilliant Gneiss, Jet Ochre, Pellucid Crokite, Dazzling Spodumain, Flawless Arkonor, Cubic Bistot. There is no Mercoxit +15% variant.}}
 
 
 
=== Mineral Composition of Ores ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! rowspan=2 | Ore
 
! rowspan=2 | Vol-<br />ume
 
! rowspan=2 | Batch<br />size<ref group=oc name=batch>''Batch size'' is the minimal amount of ore you need for [[reprocessing]]. All values in the table (with the exception of volume) are based on one full batch.</ref>
 
! colspan=8 | Mineral from 100%-yield reprocessing
 
|-
 
! Tri
 
! Pye
 
! Mex
 
! Iso
 
! Noc
 
! Zyd
 
! Meg
 
! Mor
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Veldspar
 
| 0.1
 
| 100
 
| 400
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Concentrated Veldspar (+5%)
 
| 0.1
 
| 100
 
| 420
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Dense Veldspar (+10%)
 
| 0.1
 
| 100
 
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 440
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Scordite
 
| 0.15
 
| 100
 
| 150
 
| 90
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Condensed Scordite (+5%)
 
| 0.15
 
| 100
 
| 158
 
| 95
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Massive Scordite (+10%)
+
| [[File:ore_eifyrium.png|32px|link=|Eifyrium]] Eifyrium
| 0.15
+
| Doped Eifyrium
| 100
+
| Boosted Eifyrium
| 165
+
| Augmented Eifyrium
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 99
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Pyroxeres
 
| 0.3
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 90
 
| 30
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Solid Pyroxeres (+5%)
 
| 0.3
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 95
 
| 30
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Viscous Pyroxeres (+10%)
 
| 0.3
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 99
 
| 33
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Plagioclase
+
| [[File:ore_mordunium.png|32px|link=|Mordunium]] Mordunium
| 0.35
+
| Plum Mordunium
| 100
+
| Prize Mordunium
| 175
+
| Plunder Mordunium
| 0
 
| 70
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Azure Plagioclase (+5%)
+
| [[File:ore_ytirium.png|32px|link=|Ytirium]] Ytirium
| 0.35
+
| Bootleg Ytirium
| 100
+
| Firewater Ytirium
| 184
+
| Moonshine Ytirium
| 0
 
| 74
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Rich Plagioclase (+10%)
+
| [[File:ore_bezdnacine.png|32px|link=|Bezdnacine]] Bezdnacine
| 0.35
+
| Abyssal Bezdnacine
| 100
+
| Hadal Bezdnacine
| 193
 
| 0
 
| 77
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Omber
 
| 0.6
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 90
 
| 0
 
| 75
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Silvery Omber (+5%)
 
| 0.6
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 95
 
| 0
 
| 79
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Golden Omber (+10%)
 
| 0.6
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 99
 
| 0
 
| 83
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Kernite
+
| [[File:ore_rakovene.png|32px|link=|Rakovene]] Rakovene
| 1.2
+
| Abyssal Rakovene
| 100
+
| Hadal Rakovene
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 60
 
| 120
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Luminous Kernite (+5%)
+
| [[File:ore_talassonite.png|32px|link=|Talassonite]] Talassonite
| 1.2
+
| Abyssal Talassonite
| 100
+
| Hadal Talassonite
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 63
 
| 126
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Fiery Kernite (+10%)
 
| 1.2
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 66
 
| 132
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Jaspet
 
| 2
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 150
 
| 0
 
| 50
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Pure Jaspet (+5%)
 
| 2
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 158
 
| 0
 
| 53
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Pristine Jaspet (+10%)
 
| 2
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 265
 
| 0
 
| 55
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Hemorphite
 
| 3
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 240
 
| 90
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Vivid Hemorphite (+5%)
 
| 3
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 252
 
| 95
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Radiant Hemorphite (+10%)
 
| 3
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 264
 
| 99
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Hedbergite
 
| 3
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 450
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 120
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Vitric Hedbergite (+5%)
 
| 3
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 473
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 126
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Glazed Hedbergite (+10%)
 
| 3
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 495
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 132
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Gneiss
 
| 5
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 2000
 
| 1500
 
| 800
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Iridescent Gneiss (+5%)
 
| 5
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 2100
 
| 1575
 
| 840
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Prismatic Gneiss (+10%)
 
| 5
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 2200
 
| 1650
 
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 880
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Dark Ochre
 
| 8
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 1360
 
| 1200
 
| 320
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Onyx Ochre (+5%)
 
| 8
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 1428
 
| 1260
 
| 336
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Obsidian Ochre (+10%)
 
| 8
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 1496
 
| 1320
 
| 352
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Crokite
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 800
 
| 2000
 
| 0
 
| 800
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Sharp Crokite (+5%)
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 840
 
| 2100
 
| 0
 
| 840
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Crystalline Crokite (10%)
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 880
 
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 2200
 
| 0
 
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 880
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Spodumain
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 48000
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 1000
 
| 160
 
| 80
 
| 40
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Bright Spodumain (+5%)
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 50400
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 1050
 
| 168
 
| 84
 
| 42
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Gleaming Spodumain (+10%)
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 52800
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 1100
 
| 176
 
| 88
 
| 44
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Bistot
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 3200
 
| 1200
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 160
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Triclinic Bistot (+5%)
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 3360
 
| 1260
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 168
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Monoclinic Bistot (+10%)
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 3520
 
| 1320
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 176
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color: #100100;"
 
| Arkonor
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 3200
 
| 1200
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 120
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Crimson Arkonor (+5%)
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 3360
 
| 1260
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 126
 
| 0
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
| Prime Arkonor (+10%)
 
| 16
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 3520
 
| 1320
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 132
 
| 0
 
|-
 
| Mercoxit
 
| 40
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 140
 
|-
 
| Magma Mercoxit (+5%)
 
| 40
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 147
 
|-
 
| Vitreous Mercoxit (+10%)
 
| 40
 
| 100
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| style="background-color:#55BC25; color: black;" | 154
 
|- style="background-color:#100100;"
 
! rowspan=2 | Ore
 
! rowspan=2 | Vol-<br />ume
 
! rowspan=2 | Batch<br />size<ref group=oc name=batch />
 
! Tri
 
! Pye
 
! Mex
 
! Iso
 
! Noc
 
! Zyd
 
! Meg
 
! Mor
 
|-
 
! colspan=8 | Mineral from 100%-yield reprocessing
 
 
|}
 
|}
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<!--
 +
Move ice distribution to [[Ice mining]] (but link from here!)-->
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{{expansion past | On 3/30/2020, CCP pushed a [https://www.eveonline.com/article/q7v1q4/moon-mineral-distribution-update previously announced] but unscheduled update that changed moon ore distribution across all types of space. Prior to this change, moons could provide asteroid ores with +15% reprocessing yield. These ores are no longer obtainable outside of trading with players.
  
<span style="color:black; background:#55BC25">&nbsp;&nbsp;1234&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> Green backgrounds indicate the best value per m3 for that mineral.
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These ores were called; Stable Veldspar, Glossy Scordite, Opulent Pyroxeres, Sparkling Plagioclase, Platinoid Omber, Resplendant Kernite, Immaculate Jaspet, Scintillating Hemorphite, Lustrous Hedbergite, Brilliant Gneiss, Jet Ochre, Pellucid Crokite, Dazzling Spodumain, Flawless Arkonor, Cubic Bistot. There is no Mercoxit +15% variant.}}
  
{{reflist|group=oc}}
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== Mineral Composition of Ores ==
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{{Main|Minerals}}
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{{Main|Reprocessing}}
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The main goal of asteroid mining is to obtain ore that may be [[Reprocessing|reprocessed]] into [[Minerals|minerals]]: [[File:Mineral tritanium.png|24px|link=]] Tritanium,
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[[File:Mineral pyerite.png|24px|link=]] Pyerite,
 +
[[File:Mineral mexallon.png|24px|link=]] Mexallon,
 +
[[File:Mineral isogen.png|24px|link=]] Isogen,
 +
[[File:Mineral nocxium.png|24px|link=]] Nocxium,
 +
[[File:Mineral zydrine.png|24px|link=]] Zydrine,
 +
[[File:Mineral megacyte.png|24px|link=]] Megacyte and
 +
[[File:Mineral morphite.png|24px|link=]] Morphite. The amounts of particular mineral highly differ between different ores, leading to some ores being in high demand and having high market value and some ores being borderline worthless.
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 19:56, 30 April 2024

This page should be updated due to game changes.
Reason: Need additional table information for border/A0 and Pochven asteroids.

Asteroids are large irregular chunks of rock that can be found in many places throughout New Eden. When mined, asteroids yield ore which, when refined, produces minerals of various types that serve as the basic building blocks of almost every craftable item.

Where to find asteroids

An asteroid belt. The ship in the middle is sitting at the warp-in point.
Asteroid belt geometry

Asteroid belts

Virtually every star system in EVE (with the notable exception of Jita) has at least one asteroid belt. Most star systems have several – up to more than a dozen in some cases. These belts are listed on the overview and the right-click menu, and can have two kinds of geometry: one is a rough semicircle of asteroids, approximately 50 km in diameter, the other being asteroids dispersed over a spherical volume with a radius of about 70 km. A ship warping to an asteroid belt's beacon (through the right-click menu or the overview) will warp to the center of the asteroids. Note that mining lasers have an (unboosted) range of only 10-15 km, so in order to mine asteroids a ship has to fly closer to the belt after warping in. If you want to save on travel time, you can warp to mining bookmarks instead.

A given belt will have a mixture of asteroids containing different ores. The mixture and size of the asteroids (i.e. how much ore each asteroid contains) is determined by the system's location in the EVE universe and its security status (see asteroid distribution below). Each asteroid belt contains a finite number of asteroids (which disappear once fully mined), but the asteroids respawn after downtime if there are no asteroids left. The website Dotlan has maps showing the number of belts per system.

Cosmic anomalies

One of the two kinds of cosmic anomaly contains asteroids (the others contains hostile rats). The asteroids in cosmic anomalies tend to be a little larger and contain rarer ore than the normal asteroid belts in a star system. However, unlike asteroid belts, once all the asteroids in the anomaly have been mined, the anomaly disappears after broadcasting a short message in Local. As with all cosmic anomalies, new anomalies spawn semi-randomly.

Note that in many locations you will find decorative asteroids, which cannot be mined or otherwise interacted with. These will have colorful names such as "Snake-shaped Asteroid".

There are different types of asteroid cosmic anomalies, named by what kinds of ores are contained within. Each type comes in several variants (small, medium, average, and large) – the "larger" the anomaly, the more asteroids (and hence the more ore) it contains. A "Small Kernite and Omber Deposit" therefore contains a small number of Kernite and Omber asteroids, while a "Large Bistot Deposit" contains a large number of Bistot asteroids. Different types may have different number of variants. Smaller anomalies tend to contain only base ore variety and larger ones contain all three variaties (base, +5% and +10%).

Highsec does not have ore anomalies, the exceptions being border ores (see further) and Asteroid Belt Remnants anomaly in new players spawn areas which contain Veldspar. Lowsec, NPC nullsec, Sovereign nullsec, Wormhole space and Triglavian space all have different types of anomalies.

Deadspace pockets

Mineable asteroids can also spawn in deadspace pockets, such as the ones created for missions. Unlike asteroid belts, these are not organized into a set shape. Some are composed of dense clumps of asteroids, while others are scattered fields. For a list of which missions' deadspace pockets contain asteroids, see Mission mining or EVE-survival.

Ore locations

An asteroid belt, as seen on the overview. Note the belt's warp-in point (marked with an inverted triangle), as well as the variety of different asteroid types (all labelled according to what kind of ore they contain).
For the distribution of ice asteroids, see Ice distribution.

The EVE universe can be divided into four quarters:

  • The Amarr quarter (includes systems held by the Amarr, Ammatar, Khanid, Blood Raiders, and Sansha's Nation)
  • The Caldari quarter (includes systems held by the Caldari and Guristas)
  • The Gallente quarter (includes systems held by the Gallente and Serpentis)
  • The Minmatar quarter (includes systems held by the Minmatar and Angel Cartel)

Each of these four quarters has its own set of asteroid types. Additionally, systems with different security rating have different asteroid types.

Ores in belts

Highsec and lowsec

System
security
rating
Quarter
Amarr quarter Caldari quarter Gallente quarter Minmatar quarter
High Sec
1.0 to 0.5
Veldspar Veldspar
Scordite Scordite
High Sec
0.9 to 0.5
Pyroxeres Pyroxeres Pyroxeres Pyroxeres
≤ 0.7: also Plagioclase Plagioclase
Plagioclase Plagioclase Plagioclase Plagioclase
Low Sec
0.4 to 0.1
Pyroxeres Pyroxeres
Kernite Kernite
Jaspet Jaspet
Kernite Kernite
Pyroxeres Pyroxeres
Omber Omber
Jaspet Jaspet
Kernite Kernite
Omber Omber
Low Sec
0.2 to 0.1
Hemorphite Hemorphite Hedbergite Hedbergite Hemorphite Hemorphite Hedbergite Hedbergite

Ores in null security space

Null security space is not as clearly defined as high security due to being player owned. Instead it is easiest to classify it by Security Class, which is most easily viewed via sites like Dotlan by using the Security Class filter on a map. We will ignore the security class number, using only the letter, as it seems this is exactly what is important.

The following table shows the security class letter used for null security regions:

Class Letter Region Pirates type
F Detorid, Cache, Insmother, Impass, Feythabolis, Tenerifis, Omist Angel Cartel
G Stain, Esoteria, Querious, Paragon Soul, Delve, Period Basis Blood Raiders and Sansha
H Vale of the Silent, Tribute, Venal, Geminate, Deklein, Tenal, Branch Guristas
I Wicked Creek, Scalding Pass, Great Wildlands, Curse, Catch, Immensea, Providence Angel Cartel
J Pure Blind, Syndicate, Fade, Cloud Ring, Outer Ring, Fountain Serpentis and Guristas (Pure Blind)
K Cobalt Edge, Perrigen Falls, Malpais, Oasa, Kalevala Expanse, Outer Passage, Etherium Reach, The Spire Drones

Security class F-J follow simple rules defined in the following table. Note that for many regions some security levels do not exist leading to missing some ores, for example in Curse all systems are between 0.0 and -0.3 which according to this table leads to no ore belts at all.

System
true
sec
Security Class
F G H I J
≤ 0.0: - Kernite Kernite Pyroxeres Pyroxeres - Pyroxeres Pyroxeres
≤ -0.4: - Pyroxeres Pyroxeres - - -
≤ -0.5: Bistot Bistot - Kernite Kernite - Bistot Bistot
≤ -0.6: Arkonor Arkonor Bistot Bistot - - -
≤ -0.7: Pyroxeres Pyroxeres - - Arkonor Arkonor -
≤ -0.8: Mercoxit Mercoxit
≤ -0.9: - - Bistot Bistot Kernite Kernite Arkonor Arkonor

Note that there seem to be some additional exceptions that do not show ingame through Agency window, but are present in belts. For example, -1.0 system MVUO-F in Period Basis seems to have Arkonor in belts in addition to four other ores predicted by this table.[Verify]

Dronelands regions (class K) all contain Arkonor, Bistot and Mercoxit, but the security level at which each ore starts differs from region to region. Moreover, even inside of a region contents of belts differ a lot between systems which hints that there is some other rule used here. The general rule seems to be that the further from Empire, the less ores are present. For example, in Etherium Reach, close to Empire, Bistot starts from 0.0, Arkonor starts from -0.2 and Mercoxit starts from -0.5 (though not in all -0.5 systems). On the other hand, in Cobalt Edge Bistot starts from -0.6, Arkonor from -0.7 and Mercoxit from -0.8.

Note that mining Mercoxit requires the Deep Core Mining skill as well as special mining modules (Deep Core Miners or Deep Core Strip Miners). All other ore types can be mined with all types of ore mining lasers or strip miners.

Ore anomalies

For more detailed information on ore locations: https://ore.cerlestes.de/ore

High security space

See also: High-sec

Highsec does not have ore anomalies, the exceptions being border ores (see further) and Asteroid Belt Remnants anomaly in new players spawn areas which contain Veldspar.

Low security space

See also: Low-sec

Null security space

See also: Null-sec

Note that mining Mercoxit requires the Deep Core Mining skill as well as special mining modules (Deep Core Miners or Deep Core Strip Miners). All other ore types can be mined with all types of ore mining lasers or strip miners.

Wormholes

Main article: Wormhole sites#Ore sites

Arkonor, Bistot, Gneiss, Kernite, Omber, and Pyroxeres deposits may be found in wormholes.

Pochven

With the creation of Pochven, new ore types were added to the game which can only be found in these areas. Bezdnacine, Rakovene, and Talassonite are the new ores, while Spodumain and Mercoxit can also be found there, with Mercoxit only spawning in home systems.

Pochven Talassonite Talassonite Rakovene Rakovene Bezdnacine Bezdnacine

Ore Prospecting Arrays

In player-owned sovereign nullsec, it is possible to deploy Ore Prospecting Arrays, a deployable sovereignty structure which, when deployed in a system, periodically generates asteroid clusters of various sizes at set intervals.

All sizes of asteroid clusters are capable of spawning regardless of system security status, and all clusters of a given size contain the same volume of ore, but asteroid clusters in lower security levels will spawn the more valuable ore variants with greater frequency. All clusters contain varying amounts of all Arkonor and Bistot, additionally different clusters provide access to Mercoxit, Pyroxeres, Omber, Kernite, Crokite.

Small Asteroid ClusterMedium Asteroid ClusterLarge Asteroid ClusterEnormous Asteroid ClusterColossal Asteroid Cluster

Respawn cooldown to all Asteroid Cluster anomalies scales based on the size of the anomaly:

  • 1 hour for the Small Asteroid Cluster
  • 2 hours for the Medium Asteroid Cluster
  • 3 hours for the Large Asteroid Cluster
  • 4 hours for the Enormous Asteroid Cluster
  • 5 hours for the Colossal Asteroid Cluster

Border ores

Null Sec & Wormhole with A0 star
0.5 High-Low border systems
Ducinium Ducinium Eifyrium Eifyrium Mordunium Mordunium Ytirium Ytirium

Ore variants

Most asteroid types have two extra subtypes that yield more (+5% / +10%) minerals when reprocessed; some of the ores have also a +15% subtype. Otherwise they are identical in every way to their base ore, and are found in the same regions, but in lower quantities. For instance, if an asteroid belt has Omber asteroids, it will also have some Silvery Omber asteroids and a few Golden Omber asteroids. If you get the chance, you should always mine the higher-yield variants before mining the base ore.

Base ore +5% variant +10% variant +15% variant
Veldspar Veldspar Concentrated Veldspar Dense Veldspar
Scordite Scordite Condensed Scordite Massive Scordite
Pyroxeres Pyroxeres Solid Pyroxeres Viscous Pyroxeres
Plagioclase Plagioclase Azure Plagioclase Rich Plagioclase
Omber Omber Silvery Omber Golden Omber
Kernite Kernite Luminous Kernite Fiery Kernite
Jaspet Jaspet Pure Jaspet Pristine Jaspet
Hemorphite Hemorphite Vivid Hemorphite Radiant Hemorphite
Hedbergite Hedbergite Vitric Hedbergite Glazed Hedbergite
Gneiss Gneiss Iridescent Gneiss Prismatic Gneiss
Dark Ochre Dark Ochre Onyx Ochre Obsidian Ochre
Crokite Crokite Sharp Crokite Crystalline Crokite
Spodumain Spodumain Bright Spodumain Gleaming Spodumain
Arkonor Arkonor Crimson Arkonor Prime Arkonor
Bistot Bistot Triclinic Bistot Monoclinic Bistot
Mercoxit Mercoxit Magma Mercoxit Vitreous Mercoxit
Ducinium Ducinium Noble Ducinium Royal Ducinium Imperial Ducinium
Eifyrium Eifyrium Doped Eifyrium Boosted Eifyrium Augmented Eifyrium
Mordunium Mordunium Plum Mordunium Prize Mordunium Plunder Mordunium
Ytirium Ytirium Bootleg Ytirium Firewater Ytirium Moonshine Ytirium
Bezdnacine Bezdnacine Abyssal Bezdnacine Hadal Bezdnacine
Rakovene Rakovene Abyssal Rakovene Hadal Rakovene
Talassonite Talassonite Abyssal Talassonite Hadal Talassonite

Mineral Composition of Ores

Main article: Minerals
Main article: Reprocessing

The main goal of asteroid mining is to obtain ore that may be reprocessed into minerals: Mineral tritanium.png Tritanium, Mineral pyerite.png Pyerite, Mineral mexallon.png Mexallon, Mineral isogen.png Isogen, Mineral nocxium.png Nocxium, Mineral zydrine.png Zydrine, Mineral megacyte.png Megacyte and Mineral morphite.png Morphite. The amounts of particular mineral highly differ between different ores, leading to some ores being in high demand and having high market value and some ores being borderline worthless.

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