Not sure about the faction (don't know how they handle this), but you could try an IMG Spatial, RPing as exploring and searching for new deposits. You'll encounter all sorts of people, including Outcasts (most likely to shoot you, blame the CR:P), other Miners, the Zoners at Freeports 6 and 10, the Colonials, and if you go further south, the Bretonians and Hackers.
