{"id":3668,"date":"2021-04-06T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T10:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/?page_id=3668"},"modified":"2021-04-06T12:19:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T12:19:20","slug":"elite-dangerous-mining-guide-part-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/?page_id=3668","title":{"rendered":"Elite Dangerous – Mining Guide – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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To get started with laser (surface) mining you should pick the largest ship you can afford as more cargo space means more profit.<\/p>

For most efficient mining = most profit, the ship should be able to equip all the required mining gear and also have plenty of cargo racks.<\/p>

You can get started with mining in e.g. a Cobra<\/strong> or Asp<\/strong> but a Type-7<\/strong> or larger ship will allow you to mine more efficient and earn more credits.<\/p>

A large ship such as Type-9 Heavy<\/strong>, Type-10 Defender<\/strong>, Anaconda<\/strong> or Imperial Cutter<\/strong> will allow you to mine a lot of minerals before returning home and sell the cargo for a huge profit; they will also allow you to mount both mining lasers and some strong weapons + a strong shield in case you get attacked by pirates while mining.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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You need to equip the following:<\/p>

  • Mining laser<\/strong> to break off minerals from the surface of asteroids.<\/li>
  • Refinery<\/strong> will refine the small chunks you shoot off asteroids into minerals you can sell. A large refinery is preferred as it has more bins, i.e. it can refine several different minerals at the same time.<\/li>
  • All the Cargo<\/strong> racks you can equip!<\/li><\/ul>

    It is highly recommended that you also consider adding:<\/p>

    • Fuel Scoop<\/strong> – if you need to refuel during a long travel between your mining spot and the station where you will sell all the goods.<\/li>
    • Prospector Limpet Controller<\/strong> – these limpets will tell you about the content of a specific asteroid, they are useful if you are mining for specific minerals and will double the amount of minerals you can mine.<\/li>
    • Collector Limpet Controller<\/strong> – these limpets will pick up all the chunks you shoot off the asteroids. Do not buy the smallest and cheapest limpet controller; a bigger and better controller will speed up your mining and will quickly earn its value back!<\/li><\/ul>


      Important!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>

      • Before you head out into space, make sure to fill about 2\/3 of your cargo space with limpets for your limpet controllers; on the space station select Advanced\u00a0<\/strong>Maintenance<\/b>, then Restock<\/strong> and buy enough limpets for your mining expedition.<\/li>
      • Before launching a collector limpet, make sure you do NOT target anything; if you do, then the limpet will only pick up this single item and then self-destruct! By not having any target selected, the limpet will pick up all nearby stuff until it time out.<\/li><\/ul>

        Next step is picking the right spot to mine – you will want to focus your mining to the asteroid fields of ring planets with pristine reserves as mentioned before. When mining for specific minerals, make sure to check if they are collected from Ice, Rocky or Metallic asteroid fields.<\/p>

        Notice that some planets have rings with different materials – an ice ring will have a different color than a rocky ring. Make sure to check which ring contains Ice\/Rock\/Metallic and set a course for the correct ring. Slow down and drop out of FSD as you approach the asteroid field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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