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Aluminum

Ship Mining

A chemically reactive, gray metal that is malleable, lightweight, ductile, strong, and resistant to corrosion. Capable of superconductivity.

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Numerics

Category
Ship Mining
Approx. value
≈ 3,702 aUEC / SCU
Approximate UEX sell price — varies with gameplay & location
Resistance
-0.40
Higher → harder to break
Instability
0
Higher → window jitters more
Optimal-window centre
0.60
0.0 (left) … 1.0 (right) of the charge bar
Centre randomness
0.15
Window thinness
-0.50
Positive → tighter window; negative → wider
Explosion multiplier
-36
Yield bonus / penalty if you blow it
Cluster factor
0.70
Child-rock spawn rate (0–1)

Where this ore sits across the dataset

Resistance-0.40
Instability0
Window thinness-0.50
Explosion multiplier-36

Where to mine — 32 sites

Straight from the game records. Each row is a deposit type you can scan at that body — how much of the rock is this ore, and how much of what spawns there is that deposit.

  • Stanton system · 27 sites
    • PlanetShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock44% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock35% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock35% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock30% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange C
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock24% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock22% of what spawns here
    • Asteroid Cluster Low Yield
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock20% of what spawns here
    • Asteroid Cluster Medium Yield
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock20% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange A
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange F
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Aaron Halo
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock10% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      5–10% of a Corundum (Raw) rock30% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange C
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      5–10% of a Corundum (Raw) rock24% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      5–10% of a Corundum (Raw) rock22% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange F
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      5–10% of a Corundum (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange A
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      5–10% of a Corundum (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock44% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock35% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock35% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock30% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange C
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock24% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock22% of what spawns here
    • Asteroid Cluster Low Yield
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock20% of what spawns here
    • Asteroid Cluster Medium Yield
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock20% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange A
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange F
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Aaron Halo
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock10% of what spawns here
  • Pyro system · 3 sites
    • Pyro Deep Space Asteroids
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock15% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Deep Space Asteroids
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      5–10% of a Corundum (Raw) rock15% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Deep Space Asteroids
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock15% of what spawns here
  • Nyx system · 2 sites
    • Nyx Keeger Belt
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      39–83% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock21% of what spawns here
    • Nyx Keeger Belt
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      3–7% of a Aluminum (Ore) rock21% of what spawns here

Found in 2 rock types

Each card shows the rock's full composition. Sorted by your ore's expected yield — the first row is the rock you'll see this ore in most often.

  • Corundum (Raw)~7.5%
    • Corundum28.3–78.3%
    • Corundum5.7–11.7%
    • Aluminum ◀5–10%
  • Aluminum (Ore)~4.8%
    • Aluminum ◀39.18–83.18%
    • Corundum5–10%
    • Aluminum ◀2.82–6.82%