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). For more details regarding mining see the Mining Guide.
Name
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ID/IFF Bonuses
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Bonus Status
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Locations
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Alien Organisms
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Kishiro, Samura
|
OFF
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Omicron Theta, Hokkaido
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Artifacts
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None
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None
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Omicron Gamma, Omicron Theta, Omicron Eta
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Beryllium Ore
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BMM, Colonial Republic, IMG
|
ON
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Tau-23, Cambridge
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Cobalt Ore
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Daumann, Kruger, IMG
|
ON
|
Omega-7, Dresden
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Copper Ore
|
Colonial Republic, DSE, Daumann, Kruger, IMG
|
ON
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Omega-7, Dresden, Orkney, Munich, Tau-39
|
Gold Ore
|
BMM, Kishiro, IMG, Samura, Mollies
|
ON
|
Dublin
|
Helium
|
None
|
None
|
Pennsylvania, Tau-39
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Hydrocarbons
|
None
|
None
|
Omega-3, Tau-29, Manchester
|
Iridium
|
None
|
None
|
Kansas, Omicron Delta
|
Niobium Ore
|
BMM, Colonial Republic, Kishiro, IMG, Samura
|
ON
|
Leeds, Omega-49, Tau-23, Tau-37
|
Oxygen
|
None
|
None
|
Tau-29, Tau-31
|
Platinum Ore
|
DSE
|
OFF
|
|
Scrap Metal
|
ALG, Junkers
|
ON
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New London, Omega-15, Sigma-13, Texas, New Berlin
|
Silver Ore
|
DSE, IMG
|
ON
|
Colorado, Omega-7, Pennsylvania
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Toxic Waste
|
ALG
|
ON
|
Leeds
|
Uncut Diamonds
|
Daumann
|
ON
|
Omega-11
|
Water
|
None
|
None
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California, Cambridge, Cortez, Magellan, Manchester, Omega-3, Tau-29, Along the Barrier Asteroid Field.
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