Mineable Commodities

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Listed below are the Commodities that are mine-able and the general locations of the mining areas. Also included is what ID/IFF combinations will provide bonus drops (with the proper ship and weapon) as well as the status of bonuses for each commodity. Italicized faction names indicate a weak bonus, italicized system names indicate fields with a low yield (less or no bonus). The values behind the factions are the multiplier for the specific ore type. For more details regarding mining see the Mining Guide.
The Independent Miner ID will work in combination with any IFF, but the bonuses are low. This ID will work with any generic mining ship for all ore types, and additionally, will work with the ALG and Junker ships for the purposes of scrap metal mining. Junker and ALG ships do NOT get a bonus for ore types.

Name	ID/IFF Bonuses	Bonus Status	Locations
Aluminium Ore	Daumann (x4) ,GMS (x3), Kruger (x3), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Munich, Koeln,Picardy
Beryllium Ore	BMM (x4), GMS (x4), IMG (x3), Samura (x2.5) , Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Tau-23, Cambridge, Lyonnais, Berry
Cobalt Ore	Kruger (x4), BMM (x3), Daumann (x3), GMS (x3), IMG (x3), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Omega-7, Omega-3, Dresden, Auvergne
Copper Ore	DSE (x3), Daumann (x3), Kruger (x3), IMG (x3), GMS (x2), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Omega-7, Omega-15, Humboldt, Tau-39, Orkney, Maine
Gold Ore	BMM (x4), IMG (x3), GMS (x3), Mollies (x2.5), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Dublin, Londonderry
Helium-3	GMG (x4), Kishiro (x3), Samura (x3), Kruger (x2), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Okinawa, Sigma-19, Sigma-13, Hokkaido
Raw Hydrocarbons	GMS (x3), BMM (x3), Daumann (x3), Samura (x3), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Manchester, Omega-3, Ile-de-France, Tau-29
Niobium Ore	IMG (x4), GMS (x3), BMM (x3), Samura (x2.5), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Leeds, Tau-23, Tau-37, Provence
Platinum Ore	DSE (x4), Samura (x3), Kishiro (x3), IMG (x2), GMS (x2), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Alberta, Nagano, Berry
Premium Scrap	ALG (x4), Junkers (x5), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	New London, Bering, Texas, Hudson
Silver Ore	DSE (x3), Kruger (x4), IMG (x3), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Omega-7, Humboldt, Pennsylvania, Colorado
Uncut Diamonds	Daumann (x4), Kruger (x3), IMG (x2), Red Hessians (x2.5), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Omega-11, Dresden
Artifacts	Corsairs (x4), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Omicron Gamma, Omicron Theta, Omicron Eta, Omicron-74
Alien Organisms	GMG (x4), Samura (x3), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Omicron Theta, Hokkaido, Sigma-19, Omicron Beta, Baffin, Omicron Iota, Omicron Zeta
Helium	Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Pennsylvania, Tau-39
Iridium	Indep. Miner (x3)	OFF	Omicron Delta
Toxic Waste	ALG (x5)	ON	Leeds
Scrap Metal	ALG (x4), Junkers (x4), DSE (x2), Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	New London, Omega-15, Sigma-13, New York, Texas, New Berlin, and pretty much all of Gallia.
Oxygen	Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	Tau-29, Tau-31
Water	Indep. Miner (x2)	ON	California, Cambridge, Cortez, Magellan, Manchester, Omega-3, Tau-29

Notes:

• You must shoot the ore rocks with mining turrets and an appropriate ship, ID and IFF combination in order to get a bonus to ore drops.
• Anything mining that does not meet the conditions to apply a bonus, gets the default *0.5 multiplier, in essence a 50% penalty. This does allow escorts and trade vessels to help in the mining effort, albeit with limited effectiveness.