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Legende:
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*Au = Gold
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*Al = Aluminium
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*PS = Premium Scrap
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*MS = Military Salvage
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*He = Helium-3
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*AZ = Azurit Gas
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*Ir = Iridium
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*XR = Xeno Relics
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*Dia= Diamonds (uncut)
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*Be = Beryllium
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*Nb = Niobium
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*C  = Hydrocarbon
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*Cu = Copper
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*Co = Cobalt
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*Pt = Platinum
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*Ag = Silver
 
[[Image:AluminiumfeldRH.jpg|thumb|right|[[Aluminium Ore]] field in [[Munich]]]]
 
[[Image:AluminiumfeldRH.jpg|thumb|right|[[Aluminium Ore]] field in [[Munich]]]]
 
[[Image:AluminiumfeldGA.jpg|thumb|right|[[Aluminium Ore]] field in [[Picardy]]]]
 
[[Image:AluminiumfeldGA.jpg|thumb|right|[[Aluminium Ore]] field in [[Picardy]]]]

Revision as of 14:20, 13 May 2018

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.
    • If you hafe marked another player by a left click, who is not more than 500 m away from you, the mined ore will be automaticly transfered to the cargo hold form that player. If you do not want that you just need to click on anyother target (for example a Jump Gate or a Trade Lane) or take more distance to that player.
  • Only mining turrets are effective for mining. Other weapons are practically useless for mining operations.
  • For most miner ships (especially Hegemon & Surveyor) you should fly in cookpit view (strg+v whit default key bindings) and fire forward while you turning your ship around. Only a few miners should use the turret view. This are mostly miners that have no (many) mining turret that are able to fire forward (especially the Arrastra).

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 Faction 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

Warning!: In some zones is a very high radiaion damage like in Omega-11. For this system you should use big Miners only; also Hegemon for example. See Mining Zone down this page for more information.

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 faction 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
Xeno Relics**'*** Corsair Empire, Omicron Gamma Bretonia, Planet New London $10067 Kusari, Planet New Tokyo $9045 Liberty, Planet Manhattan $12913 Rheinland, Kreuzberg Depot $5815 Liberty, Rochester Base $8236 Kusari, Kagoshima Depot $6456
Raw Hydrocarbons Taus, Tau-29 Gallia, Planet New Paris $7105 Kusari, Narita Outpost $6461 Rheinland, Planet Nuremberg $8288 Corsair Empire, Crete $4659 Nazione Maltese, Malta $4332 Rheinland, Vogtland Base $4181
Beryllium Ore Bretonia, Cambridge Liberty, Manhattan $8047 Rheinland, Planet New Berlin $7391 Gallia, Planet New Paris $6617 Omegas (Bretonian), Holmfirth Base $4154 Liberty, Buffalo Base $6142 Kusari, Kyoto Base $4577
Military Salvage*** Independent Worlds, Bering Corsair Empire, Tripoli Shipyard $10274 Corsair Empire, Tripoli Shipyard $10274 Nazione Maltese, Valetta Shipyard $12965 Omicrons (IO), Alabama Shipyard $8892 Bretonia, Southampton Shipyard $9844 Kusari, Roppongi Station $9102
Cobalt Ore*** Omegas, Omega-3 Gallia, Planet New Paris $11973 Kusari, Narita Outpost $9490 Liberty, Planet Denver $7419 Omegas (Bretonian), Garvagh Base $5233 Liberty, Ouray Base $6429 Gallia, Valence Base $7680
Niobium Ore*** Taus, Tau-23 Rheinland, Planet New Berlin $9880 Liberty, Manhattan $9016 Gallia, Planet New Paris $6130 Omegas (Bretonian), Garvagh Base $5173 Liberty, Ouray Base $6338 Rheinland, Vogtland Base $7389
Copper Ore*** Omegas, Omega-7 Kusari, Planet New Tokyo $9763 Bretonia, Scarborough Station $8171 Liberty, Ouray Base $6097 Bretonia, Holmfirth Base $5333 Kusari, Kyoto Base $7154 Rheinland, Vogtland Base $3444
*   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 may be lawful.

Trading Routes

Mining Zones

Ore can just be mined in small par of an field/cloud that is marked as minable zone on the map. In the centre you will find a buoy named "Mining Zone" normally. Only there ore will be droped when you fire on the flying rocks.

Ore Region I System I Sector I Region II System II Sector II notes
Copper Ore Omegas/Rheinland Omega-7 E7 Commonwealth/Liberty Kansas B/C3 Second zone is 15k under the plane
Cobalt Ore Omegas/Rheinland Omega-7 G2 Omegas/Bretonia Omega-3 E5 Sun corona is very close to Omega-3 zone
Silver Ore Omegas/Rheinland Omega-7 F2 Commonwealth Vespucci B1/2
Gold Ore Bretonia Dublin E2 none none none
Aluminium Ore Rheinland Munich C6 Gallia Picardy F1/2 Small Radiation Damage in Munich
Platinum Ore Liberty Alberta D/E2 Kusari Nagano F4 Sun corona is very close to Nagano zone
Raw Hydrocarbons Taus/Kusari Tau-29 C4 Omegas/Bretonia Omega-3 F7
Beryllium Ore Bretonia Cambridge F2 Taus/Gallia Tau-23 E/F6/7 Mines areound the Tau-23 zone
Niobium Ore Taus/Gallia Tau-23 B2 none none none
Uncut Diamonds Omegas/Rheinland Omega-11 C5 none none none High Radiation Damage
Cryo Organisms Omicrons/Maltese Omicron Beta G/H1/2 none none none Small Radiation Damage
Xeno Relics Omicrons/Corsairs Omicron Gamma G3 none none none
Iridium Ore Omicrons/Nomads Omicron Lost G4 none none none
Azurite Gas Omicrons/IO Omicron Delta F3 none none none Inside the Nomad Extractor
Helium-3 Sigmas Sigma-19 B2&B3 none none none Huge the miner to see the rocks
Military Salvage Independent Worlds Bering G6 none none none
Premium Scrap Liberty Texas C3 none none none Small Radiation Damage

All Mining Zones on maps