So I'm a little new to the mining game, and after reading through all of this AND the guide, I'm still left with a few questions.
I'm flying a Mining ship, with a Daumann IFF and the Daumann Heavy Construction ID. I DO have the mining emitters. I've been in Omega-7 trying to find something to mine.
First question...do the new mining areas show up on the NavMap when I use the Mineable Zones feature? This question was asked earlier in this thread, but I don't think it was answered.
If not then I guess I gotta fly around farther off from stuff until I see rocks...
I was mining copper in one of the fields that DO show up in the Mineable Zones Map...and was getting very little. Am I doing something wrong?
Something related: Unless it's changed since last time I checked, you only need one mining turret; you can put combat turrets in the other slots for self-defense.
You didn't ask, but you might still find that useful.
Specially in the omegas the mining fields are marked; the cobal field has miners. And as Thexare said you only need 1 mining turret; though in some cases even with comat turrets you will have a hard time against pirates.
Since you have Daumann ID and IFF and everything I recommend you this http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=27382;)
Most(if not all) factions will give you access to their mining/trading database which is of course of great help