| Ever wanted to start mining in Eve Online? This | | | | yourself a favor and stick to the types of eve |
| article will cover 5 crucial factors to consider | | | | ore found in high security space, unless you have |
| before picking the type of ore that best suits | | | | excellent shield/armor and drone skills. You can |
| your needs. | | | | find asteroids of Veldspar, Scordite, Pyroxeres, |
| The first important indicator of a good ore type | | | | Plagioclase, Omber and Kernite in high security |
| for you is your characters proficiency at mining | | | | space. |
| skills. When you are new to mining, it is probably | | | | While the first three things to consider were |
| wise to stick with the most common ore | | | | largely dependent on your skill points, the fourth |
| (veldspar) for the time being. This ore is relatively | | | | factor is much more dynamic: The Eve market. |
| easy to mine and will still give some decent yields | | | | Prices of Eve ore and minerals fluctuate a lot, and |
| even with modest mining skills. To get a good | | | | vary from region to region. If there happens to |
| yield in the high-end ores found in less secure | | | | be a shortage of tritanium in the market for |
| areas, the use of tier two mining equipment is | | | | example, prices of this mineral will go up. Because |
| recommended. Of course it will take quite an | | | | veldspar refines to tritanium, this means the |
| investment of skill points to be able to use this | | | | veldspar ore price will go up as well and this |
| equipment. | | | | obviously makes mining veldspar more attractive |
| Secondly, you will need to take your skills in the | | | | financially. In times like this, you will see an |
| Spaceship Command category in account. Will you | | | | experienced miner with maximum mining skills |
| be mining ore in a frigate, a cruiser or a | | | | mine Veldspar right beside the new player who |
| battleship? Or will you take a specialized mining | | | | just started out. |
| vessels like mining barges or exhumers to the | | | | Last but not least, you should take the volume of |
| asteroid belt. The choice you make here will | | | | the ore in account. Every time you reach your |
| affect the yield you will be getting from the | | | | maximum cargo capacity, you will have to unload |
| different types of ore as well, as those ship | | | | your ore. You can head to a station to drop off |
| feature different bonuses. And the most | | | | your ore, before you resume mining. This takes |
| advanced mining lasers can only be fit on the | | | | time however, and cuts down on your mining |
| specialized mining ships. | | | | yield. If you are alone, you better choose a small |
| A third thing to keep in mind is the danger you will | | | | ore type (like veldspar) and make sure your Solar |
| face mining those Ore Asteroids. Please do | | | | System has a station nearby. |