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Field Manual · Mining
Mine the rock, read the market, survive the trip.
A practical mining reference for ore minerals, crystal groups, compression, reprocessing, hauling, and the safety habits that keep miners from becoming easy killmails. Use this page to understand the resource; use live KillSync tools to decide what is worth undocking for today. Mining data changes with New Eden — please send feedback if something is off or missing.
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Field rule: static ore tables explain the resource. Live prices, hauling distance, compression, taxes, buyer depth, and ship risk decide whether the resource is actually worth mining.
Mining quick read
Mining is not one activity. It is a chain: find the rock, extract it efficiently, keep the ship alive, compress or haul it, refine or sell it, then compare the result against opportunity cost.
Do not trust paper value
Liquidity beats fantasy ISK
A high refined value means little if the buyer stack is thin, far away, or behind structure taxes and hauling risk.
Safety is part of yield
Dead miners have bad ISK/hour
Tank, Local, D-scan, bookmarks, and route planning are mining modules too. Treat them like part of the fit.
Use live tools
Today changes the answer
Static tables teach the basket. KillSync market and refine tools tell you what the basket is worth right now.
Ore and mineral reference
Base ore rows are shown with normalized mineral output at 100% yield. Improved variants generally add more output; use the refine scanner for price-sensitive decisions, taxes, and compressed/raw comparisons.
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Showing all ore rows.
| Ore | Mineral output | Crystal | Where to think about it |
|---|---|---|---|
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Veldspar
The beginner baseline. Easy to understand and useful for Tritanium-heavy builds.
Tritanium anchor
|
Tritanium4 |
Simple | Common belts / anomalies |
|
Scordite
A good early lesson that ore choice is about mineral mix, not only headline price.
Tritanium + Pyerite
|
Tritanium1.5Pyerite1.1 |
Simple | Common belts / anomalies |
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Pyroxeres
Useful when you need middle minerals without hauling everything from market hubs.
Pyerite + Mexallon
|
Pyerite0.9Mexallon0.3 |
Simple | Common belts / anomalies |
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Plagioclase
A simple ore with a mineral spread that helps early manufacturing.
Tritanium + Mexallon
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Tritanium1.75Mexallon0.7 |
Simple | Common belts / anomalies |
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Omber
Watch market depth; Isogen value can make this look better than local buyers can support.
Pyerite + Isogen
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Pyerite0.9Isogen0.75 |
Coherent | Regional belts / anomalies |
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Kernite
A practical bridge from simple ores into more deliberate mineral targeting.
Mexallon + Isogen
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Mexallon0.6Isogen1.2 |
Coherent | Regional belts / anomalies |
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Jaspet
Worth thinking about when Nocxium is the bottleneck, but the space risk matters.
Mexallon + Nocxium
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Mexallon1.5Nocxium0.5 |
Coherent | Lowsec / anomalies |
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Hemorphite
Do not compare it only by refined value; compare risk, hauling, and buyer liquidity.
Isogen + Nocxium
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Isogen2.4Nocxium0.9 |
Coherent | Lowsec / anomalies |
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Hedbergite
Strong middle-mineral utility when lowsec logistics are part of the plan.
Pyerite + Nocxium
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Pyerite4.5Nocxium1.2 |
Coherent | Lowsec / anomalies |
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Gneiss
Broad mineral spread. Useful for industrialists filling multiple baskets.
Pyerite + Mexallon + Isogen
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Pyerite20Mexallon15Isogen8 |
Variegated | Null / wormhole / anomalies |
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Dark Ochre
A concentrated middle-mineral rock. Hauling and compression decisions matter.
Mexallon + Isogen + Nocxium
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Mexallon13.6Isogen12Nocxium3.2 |
Variegated | Null / wormhole / anomalies |
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Crokite
Good example of why ore value changes when one mineral spikes.
Pyerite + Mexallon + Nocxium
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Pyerite8Mexallon20Nocxium8 |
Variegated | Null / wormhole / anomalies |
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Bistot
A high-end ore where export path and buyer location can dominate the math.
Pyerite + Mexallon + Zydrine
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Pyerite32Mexallon12Zydrine1.6 |
Complex | Null / wormhole / anomalies |
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Arkonor
Classic high-end ore. Check local refining before hauling it raw.
Pyerite + Mexallon + Megacyte
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Pyerite32Mexallon12Megacyte1.2 |
Complex | Null / wormhole / anomalies |
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Spodumain
Huge Tritanium contribution plus higher minerals; often misunderstood if you only sort by one mineral.
Broad high-end basket
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Tritanium480Isogen10Nocxium1.6Zydrine0.8Megacyte0.4 |
Complex | Null / wormhole / anomalies |
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Mercoxit
Specialized deep-core mining target. Treat it as its own workflow, not normal belt mining.
Morphite
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Morphite1.4 |
Mercoxit | Deep core / null / wormhole |
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Mordunium
Part of the newer ore landscape. Check system context before treating it like ordinary highsec ore.
Pyerite focus
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Pyerite0.97 |
Simple | Catalyst-era ore fields |
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Kylixium
A compact mixed-mineral rock; use live market tools for actual priority.
Tritanium + Pyerite + Mexallon
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Tritanium3Pyerite2Mexallon5.5 |
Variegated | Catalyst-era ore fields |
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Griemeer
Useful when Isogen matters and you want a simple mineral spread.
Tritanium + Isogen
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Tritanium2.5Isogen0.8 |
Coherent | Catalyst-era ore fields |
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Nocxite
Its name tells the story: treat Nocxium demand as the main signal.
Tritanium + Pyerite + Nocxium
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Tritanium9Pyerite1.5Nocxium1.05 |
Coherent | Catalyst-era ore fields |
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Hezorime
Mixed value rock; compare refined minerals against raw/compressed sell orders.
Tritanium + Isogen + Zydrine
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Tritanium20Isogen1.2Zydrine0.6 |
Complex | Catalyst-era ore fields |
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Ueganite
High-end mineral flavor with a large Tritanium component.
Tritanium + Megacyte
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Tritanium8Megacyte0.4 |
Complex | Catalyst-era ore fields |
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Ytirium
A simple Isogen read. Good candidate for reverse lookup when Isogen is the bottleneck.
Isogen focus
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Isogen2.4 |
Coherent | Catalyst-era ore fields |
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Ducinium
A focused high-end mineral target; local buyers matter.
Megacyte focus
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Megacyte1.7 |
Complex | Catalyst-era ore fields |
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Eifyrium
A focused Zydrine target; check live prices before building a route around it.
Zydrine focus
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Zydrine2.66 |
Complex | Catalyst-era ore fields |
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Bezdnacine
Risk profile is part of the value. Do not evaluate it like a quiet belt rock.
Tritanium + Isogen + Megacyte
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Tritanium400Isogen48Megacyte1.28 |
Abyssal | Abyssal / Pochven context |
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Rakovene
A live-market decision more than a memorization target.
Tritanium + Isogen + Zydrine
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Tritanium400Isogen32Zydrine2 |
Abyssal | Abyssal / Pochven context |
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Talassonite
High-value context rock. Safety and extraction path are the real test.
Tritanium + Nocxium + Megacyte
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Tritanium400Nocxium9.6Megacyte0.32 |
Abyssal | Abyssal / Pochven context |
| No ore rows match those filters. Try Any empire, All space, or Special fields if you are looking for Catalyst-era or context-specific rocks. | |||
Variant habit: II-Grade, III-Grade, and IV-Grade versions are the same basic rock with better output. Do not memorize every row; learn the base mineral basket, then let the tool calculate the current market result.
What ore gives me this mineral?
Reverse lookup is often faster than a normal ore table. Start with the mineral you need, then decide whether you mine it, buy it, import it, or refine something already nearby.
Target mineral
Tritanium
Veldspar4
Scordite1.5
Plagioclase1.75
Spodumain480
Kylixium3
Griemeer2.5
Nocxite9
Hezorime20
Ueganite8
Bezdnacine400
Rakovene400
Talassonite400
Target mineral
Pyerite
Scordite1.1
Pyroxeres0.9
Omber0.9
Hedbergite4.5
Gneiss20
Crokite8
Bistot32
Arkonor32
Mordunium0.97
Kylixium2
Nocxite1.5
Target mineral
Mexallon
Pyroxeres0.3
Plagioclase0.7
Kernite0.6
Jaspet1.5
Gneiss15
Dark Ochre13.6
Crokite20
Bistot12
Arkonor12
Kylixium5.5
Target mineral
Isogen
Omber0.75
Kernite1.2
Hemorphite2.4
Gneiss8
Dark Ochre12
Spodumain10
Griemeer0.8
Hezorime1.2
Ytirium2.4
Bezdnacine48
Rakovene32
Target mineral
Nocxium
Jaspet0.5
Hemorphite0.9
Hedbergite1.2
Dark Ochre3.2
Crokite8
Spodumain1.6
Nocxite1.05
Talassonite9.6
Target mineral
Zydrine
Bistot1.6
Spodumain0.8
Hezorime0.6
Eifyrium2.66
Rakovene2
Target mineral
Megacyte
Arkonor1.2
Spodumain0.4
Ueganite0.4
Ducinium1.7
Bezdnacine1.28
Talassonite0.32
Target mineral
Morphite
Mercoxit1.4
Mining crystal field card
The important habit is matching the crystal family to the ore family. Type choice is then a resource-preservation decision: Type A for steadier preservation, Type B when speed matters more, and Type C only when waste is acceptable or intentional.
Asteroid crystal
Simple Asteroid
Common starter group; good for early miners and basic strip-miner crystal habits.
Veldspar
Scordite
Pyroxeres
Plagioclase
Mordunium
Asteroid crystal
Coherent Asteroid
Middle-mineral group; includes several lowsec and Catalyst-era ores.
Omber
Kernite
Jaspet
Hemorphite
Hedbergite
Ytirium
Griemeer
Nocxite
Asteroid crystal
Variegated Asteroid
Null/wormhole style middle-to-high mineral group.
Gneiss
Dark Ochre
Crokite
Kylixium
Asteroid crystal
Complex Asteroid
High-end asteroid group; usually a logistics and safety decision, not just a yield decision.
Arkonor
Bistot
Spodumain
Eifyrium
Ducinium
Hezorime
Ueganite
Special crystal
Abyssal Asteroid
Pochven/Abyssal-flavored rocks where extraction context is part of the value.
Bezdnacine
Rakovene
Talassonite
Special crystal
Mercoxit Asteroid
Deep-core Morphite workflow. Carry the right miner and treat it as specialized work.
Mercoxit
Moon crystal
Ubiquitous Moon
Lowest moon crystal tier; common moon material entry point.
Zeolites
Sylvite
Bitumens
Coesite
Moon crystal
Common Moon
Common moon ore group for R4-style material planning.
Cobaltite
Euxenite
Titanite
Scheelite
Moon crystal
Uncommon Moon
Next moon crystal group; useful for corp moon-mining organization.
Otavite
Sperrylite
Vanadinite
Chromite
Moon crystal
Rare Moon
Higher-value moon ore group; hauling and refining policy matter.
Carnotite
Zircon
Pollucite
Cinnabar
Moon crystal
Exceptional Moon
Top moon crystal group; use corp policy and market depth before moving volume.
Xenotime
Monazite
Loparite
Ytterbite
Residue habit: mining crystals and some mining drones can destroy part of the asteroid as residue. That can be fine when speed matters, but it is bad manners on shared moons or limited rocks unless the fleet expects it.
Compression and reprocessing basics
Mining profit usually leaks in the boring steps: hauling too much volume, refining in the wrong structure, ignoring fees, or selling into a weak order book.
Compression
Move less volume
- Compressed ore is easier to haul and stage than raw ore.
- Compression is especially valuable when the mining site is far from the buyer or refinery.
- Check whether the compressed version has better liquidity than raw ore before assuming it sells faster.
- Corp fleets should agree where compression happens before the hold fills up.
Reprocessing
Yield is not the whole equation
- Skills, implants, structure rigs, tax, and owner settings all change the mineral result.
- Perfect-looking mineral value can lose to fees and hauling cost.
- Refining locally may beat hauling raw ore, even if the hub price looks higher.
- Never compare raw ore to minerals without counting broker fees and sales tax.
Sell rawFastest exit when local buyers are strong.
Sell compressedBest when hauling volume is the bottleneck.
Refine locallyWorks when yield and mineral buyers beat ore buyers.
Import mineralsOften cheaper than mining the wrong rock.
Mining safety checklist
The miner who survives keeps more ore than the miner with a perfect yield fit and no defensive habits. This checklist is deliberately practical.
Before you undock
- Fit real tank if the ship is worth killing.
- Know your route, station, structure, or safe bookmark.
- Check recent kills in the system and nearby pipes.
- Decide whether the ore value justifies the ship and cargo risk.
While mining
- Watch Local for unfamiliar pilots and sudden spikes.
- D-scan for combat probes, catalysts, bombers, dictors, and tacklers.
- Keep an escape object selected and align when practical.
- Do not ignore rats; drones and tank are part of the mining plan.
When hauling
- Do not autopilot value-dense ore or compressed cargo.
- Scout chokepoints if the cargo matters.
- Split loads when the single-load value becomes bait.
- Use Gank Check for expensive hauling or mining fits.
Connected KillSync paths
Use the manual to learn the resource, then branch into live intel before committing time, hauling volume, or expensive ships.
Refine math
Refine Profit Scanner
Compare raw, compressed, and refined exits with current regional prices and fee assumptions.
OpenOrder book
Market Depth
Check whether the buyer stack can absorb your volume before you mine or haul into it.
OpenCargo value
Appraisal
Paste ore, minerals, or hauling cargo to get a faster value check before transport.
OpenGank risk
Gank Check
Estimate common highsec gank pressure against mining, hauling, and industrial fits.
OpenSystem danger
Live Map
Check nearby live kill activity before settling into a belt, moon, or hauling route.
OpenWho is here?
Local Intel
Paste Local and turn unfamiliar names into context before they become tackle.
Open⛏️ Mine & build
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