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Introduction
Hallo and welcome to this guide about professional mining in Freelancer Discovery. This guide will explaine you how you mine, about what you have to take care about and how to mine best.
Many systems in Sirius are holding ores. Ores are special version of matels or gas that cannot be bought on stations (except some player owned bases) and need to be mined by players. Ore is the most expensive commodities in Sirius (sellprices around 10.000 SC per unit) so many traders search for ore miners. These miner have ships with small cargo space normally, so they cannot trade effectivly. Because of that mining players offers ore mining for trader for a price between 2000 & 3000 SC normally.
Miners should keep the following in mind, when creating a new miner char;
- You will need a specialized mining ship to harvest ores. More on this in a moment.
- Mining requires mining turrets in addition to a mining ship.
- Finally, you require a mining company ID (for example, BMM) with a matching IFF, or alternatively, an independent “Miner ID’, available for sale on most stations.
- Ore is automatically transferred into your cargo bay. You don’t have to tractor in ore as per vanilla / other previous mods.
- Only mining turrets are effective for mining. Other weapons are practically useless for mining operations.
The Ship
Most ship in Freelancer are (para-)military ships. These ships are logical very bad for mining operations; you should not mine with a Rheinland Battleship for example. Also; not all miner ships are usefull yor each ore. The following should help you:
| Mining ship |
Ore |
Position for Mining Turrets |
Fraction |
Notes
|
| Surveyor |
all except Helium-3 |
1-5 |
all except EFL, GMG, GMS, Junkers |
|
| Scraper |
all except Helium-3 |
7 |
all except EFL, GMG, GMS, Junkers |
|
| Arrastra |
all except Helium-3 |
3-7 |
all except EFL, GMG, GMS, Junkers |
|
| Dromedary |
Iridium Ore & Niobium Ore |
1-5 |
Zoner, Maltese & AI |
|
| Hegemon |
all except Helium-3 |
1-4 |
all except EFL, GMG, GMS, Junkers |
|
| Spatial |
all except Helium-3 |
7-8 |
all except EFL, ALG, GMG, GMS, Junkers |
|
| Annapurna |
All |
3-6 |
IMG, Mollies & RH |
|
| Collector |
Premium Scrap |
6-7 |
Junkers |
|
| CSF |
Premium Scrap |
4-5+7-8 |
Junkers |
|
| CSV |
Premium Scrap |
4-5 |
Junkers |
|
| Correo |
Xeno Relics |
1-4 or 5-8 |
Corsairs |
|
| Raba |
Xeno Relics |
1-2 or 5-6 |
Corsairs |
|
| Sunburst |
Helium |
4-5 |
Independent Miner |
|
| Recycler |
Premium Scrap |
3+4+7 |
Junkers |
|
| Salvager |
Premium Scrap |
4-7 |
Junkers |
|
| Bullmastiff |
Xeno Relics |
1+3-6 |
Corsairs |
|
| Clydesdale |
all except Helium-3 |
4-7 |
BMM, Core & Mollies |
|
| Tournez |
all |
4-7 |
EFL & GMS |
|
| Rock Badger |
all |
5-9 |
EFL & GMS |
|
| Plier |
all |
6+7 |
EFL & GMS |
|
| Courbe |
all |
7 |
Kishiro, Kruger, Samura & GMG |
Kishiro for Helium-3 only
|
| Kamome |
Helium & Helium-3 |
All |
Kishiro, Samura & GMG |
|
| Rhino |
all except Helium-3 |
4-7 |
Xenos, Core, Order & DSE |
|
| Ragnar |
all except Helium-3 |
4-7 |
ALG, Daumann, Hessians, Kruger & Unioners |
|
| Behemoth |
Helium-3, Premium Scrap & Military Salvage |
5-8 |
ALG, Kruger & Unioners |
|
IFF & ID
The ID % ID are very important for your miner. Each ID gives a multiplicator for each ore holding rock (if IFF, Ore & ship is matching). For example: BMM gains a bonus of 4 for Gold Ore, while Mollies gains a bonus of 2. So BMMis better, but when you was mined by a Molly they will not attack you and you will not be hunted while mining. The IDs of offical factions (f. e. OSI, IRG) get a higher bonus than the normal one. The number of the bonuses in the following table is sorted by the ore position. First ore, first bonus; second ore, second bonus....
| Faction's name |
Player Faction? |
Ore |
Bonus |
Notes
|
| ALG Waste Disposal |
false |
Premium Scrap |
3 |
Can also mine Scrap_Metal and Toxic Waste for a bonus of 3
|
| ALG Waste Disposal (player faction) |
true |
Premium Scrap |
3 |
Can also mine Scrap_Metal and Toxic Waste for a bonus of 3
|
| Independent Miners Guild |
both |
Beryllium Ore, Cobalt Ore, Gold Ore, Niobium Ore, Silver Ore |
3 4 2 4 2 |
|
| Deep Space Engineering |
both |
Copper Ore, Silver Ore, Platinum Ore, Premium Scrap, Military Salvage |
4 3 4 3 3 |
Can also mine Scrap Metal for a Bonus of 2
|
| Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing |
false |
Gold Ore, Cobalt Ore, Beryllium Ore, Raw Hydrocarbons, Niobium Ore |
4 2 4 3 2 |
|
| Planetform Inc. |
false |
none |
none |
May mine Flourine for 3 and Alien Organisms for 1,5
|
| Samura Industries |
false |
Raw Hydrocarbons, Beryllium Ore, Helium-3 Platinum Ore, Niobium Ore, |
4 2 3 4 2 |
Also Alien Organisms for 3
|
| Gas Miners Guild |
false |
Cryo Organisms & Helium-3 |
2 4 |
Also Alien Organisms & Helium for 2
|
| Kishiro Technologies |
false |
Raw Hydrocarbons, Helium-3 Platinum Ore |
3 2 3 |
Same for player faction
|
| Daumann Heavy Construction |
false |
Raw Hydrocarbons, Uncut Diamonds, Aluminium Ore, Copper Ore |
3 4 4 3 |
Same for player faction
|
| Kruger Minerals |
false |
Helium-3, Uncut Diamonds, Aluminium Ore, Cobalt Ore, Silver Ore |
2 2 3 4 4 |
|
| EFL Oil & Machinery |
false |
Premium Scrap |
2 |
Can also mine Scrap_Metal and Toxic Waste for a bonus of 2
|
| Gallic Metal Service |
false |
Aluminium Ore, Raw Hydrocarbons, Niobium Ore, Gold Ore Beryllium Ore |
4 2 3 2 4 |
|
| Xenos |
false |
Premium Scrap, Copper Ore & Silver Ore |
2,5 2 2 |
Corsairs
|
| Mollies |
false |
Gold Ore |
2 |
Same for player faction
|
| Junkers |
false |
Premium Scrap & Military Salvage |
4 3 |
Can also mine Scrap_Metal for a bonus of 4
|
| Red Hessians |
false |
Uncut Diamonds |
2 |
|
| Unioners |
false |
Military Salvage |
2 |
|
| Corsair |
false |
Cryo Organisms & Xeno Relics |
2 3(1,5 when using a transporter) |
Can also mine Artifacts for a bonus of 2
|
| Maltese |
false |
Cryo Organisms, & Niobium Ore |
3 2 |
Can also mine Alien Organisms for a bonus of 2
|
| Artificial Intelligence |
false |
Azurite Gas & Iridium Ore |
3 3 |
Same for:Primary Artificial Intelligence
|
| Core |
false |
Azurite Gas & Iridium Ore |
3 3 |
|
| Zoner |
false |
Iridium Ore |
2 |
|
| [[Independent Miner]] |
false |
All Ore, Helium, Other Minable |
1,5 3 2 |
Most mining fraction do not like free miners.
|
| Omicron Supply Industries |
true |
Iridium Ore |
3 |
Zoner-IFF is needed
|
| Unioners (player faction) |
true |
Military Salvage |
3 |
|
| Primary Artificial Intelligence |
true |
Cryo Organisms, Xeno Relics, & Niobium Ore |
4 2 2 |
Can also mine Alien Organisms for a bonus of 2
|
| The National Council of Malta |
true |
Cryo Organisms, Xeno Relics, & Niobium Ore |
4 2 2 |
Can also mine Alien Organisms for a bonus of 2
|
| The Core |
true |
Azurite Gas & Iridium Ore |
4 4 |
|
| The Order |
true |
Azurite Gas & Iridium Ore |
4 4 |
|
| Junker Marauders |
true |
Premium Scrap & Military Salvage |
4 4 |
Can also mine Scrap_Metal for a bonus of 4
|
| Ingenuus Research Group |
true |
Azurite Gas & Iridium Ore |
4 3 |
Zoner-IFF is needed
|
| Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing (player faction) |
true |
Gold Ore, Cobalt Ore, Beryllium Ore, Raw Hydrocarbons, Niobium Ore |
4 2 4 3 2 |
|
| The Brotherhood |
true |
Xeno Relics |
4(allways) |
Other like normal Corsair & Corsairs-IFF is needed
|
| The Junkers Congress |
true |
Premium Scrap & Military Salvage |
4 4 |
Can also mine Scrap_Metal for a bonus of 4
|
Sellpoints
Ore can even make more credits than dealing with drugs or other illegal trading goods. The highest sellpoint of Ore is around $10k normally from one house to another. Each house also offers an unlawfull sellpoint. That is lower than the lawfull (except the unlawfull is the government f. e. (Crete)) but pirating player that shot a player trading with ore will get around 50% when selling the ore. Under the following list there will be some ore trade routs you may use. Never forgett that miners do not work for free; they take around 2k for each unit.
Note: This list will just show the three best sell-places + some unlawfull. The side 'ore' is (or is going to) showing the best sell price in a house. You can also look at the page of the single ore or ask miners; they normally know the price of their goods very well.
| Ore |
Source* |
Place I |
Price I |
Place II |
Price II |
Place III |
Price III |
UL-Place I |
UL-Price I |
UL-Place II |
UL-Price II |
UL-Place III |
UL-Price III
|
| Gold Ore |
Bretonia, Dublin |
Rheinland, Planet NB |
$9237 |
Gallia, Planet New Paris |
$9081 |
Liberty, Planet Denver |
$8463 |
Kusari, Kyoto Base |
$6547 |
Rheinland, Vogtland Base |
$6124 |
Gallia, Valence Base |
$5660
|
| Aluminium Ore |
Rheinland, Munich |
Bretonia, Southampton Shipyard |
$10387 |
Gallia, Planet Leeds |
$9607 |
Kusari, Planet Kyushu |
$7904 |
Omegas, Garvagh Base |
$7730 |
Bretonia, Holmfirth Base |
$7612 |
Kusari, Kyoto Base |
$5376
|
| Platinum Ore |
Liberty, Alberta |
Bretonia, Waterloo Station |
$8015 |
Gallia, Planet New Paris |
$7657 |
Rheinland, Planet New Berlin |
$9425 |
Rheinland, Vogtland Base |
$7084 |
Bretonia, Holmfirth Base |
$5305 |
Gallia, Valence Base |
$4468
|
| Azurite Gas** |
Omicrons (IO), Omicron Delta |
Liberty, Kodiak Research Station |
$12116 |
Bretonia, Sunderland Research Station |
$14619 |
Kusari, Kansai Research Station |
$10205 |
Rheinland, Schatten Research Facility |
$8463 |
Omicrons, Alexandria Research Station |
$7904 |
Omicrons, Durban Station |
$6338
|
| Premium Scrap*** |
Liberty, Texas |
Nazione Maltese, Valetta Shipyard |
$9904 |
Corsair Empire, Tripoli Shipyard |
$11080 |
Gallia, Fourchambault Shipyard |
$10829 |
Omicrons, Alabama Shipyard |
$11174 |
Omegas (Bretonian), Planet Sprague |
$9347 |
Kusari, Kagoshima Depot |
$6384
|
| Uncut Diamonds |
Omegas (Rheinic), Omega-11 |
Bretonia, Planet New London |
$7352 |
Liberty, Planet Manhattan |
$10108 |
Gallia, Roanne Production Facility |
$10036 |
Nazione Maltese, Malta |
$5137 |
liberty, Ouray Base |
$7508 |
Kusari, Kyoto Base |
$7248
|
| Silver Ore |
Commonwealth, Vespucci |
Liberty, Planet Denver |
$8788 |
Bretonia, Canterbury Station |
$6552 |
Gallia, Montbrison Storage Facility |
$12097 |
Nazione Maltese, Malta |
$6416 |
Omegas, Garvagh Base |
$5956 |
Gallia, Valence Base |
$8199
|
| Cryo Organisms*** |
Nazione Maltese, Omicron Beta |
Nazione Maltese, Planet Malta |
$3435 |
Bretonia, Planet New London |
$10711 |
Kusari, Aomori Station |
$5049 |
Corsair Empire, Crete |
$4540 |
Liberty, Planet Manhattan |
$11948 |
Rheinland, Planet New Berlin |
$8659
|
| Helium-3 |
Sigmas, Sigma-19 |
Omicrons, Planet Akabat |
$7716 |
Bretonia, Scarborough Station |
$9939 |
Liberty, Planet Pittsburgh |
$8944 |
Corsair Empire, Crete |
$4354 |
Bretonia, Holmfirth Base |
$7744 |
Liberty, Buffalo Base |
$6780
|
| Iridium Ore |
Omicrons, Omicron Lost |
Omicrons, Fort Carthage |
$8021 |
Rheinland, Dortmund Station |
$9334 |
Liberty, Rochester Base |
$9710 |
Kusari, Ainu Depot |
$8195 |
Nazione Maltese, Valetta Shipyard |
$8061 |
Rheinland, Kreuzberg Depot |
$7021
|
* If there are two our more mining zones, the most common is showed.
** At least one house counts this ore as contraband or registered good.
*** This ore is mainly traded by unlawful; so the unlawful sellpoints are lawful.
Trading Routes
Mining Zones
See: Ore
