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Copper

Ship Miningslug: copper

A soft red-orange colored metal with high conductivity. Prone to oxidation unless properly treated.

Numerics

Category
Ship Mining
Resistance
-0.70
Higher → harder to break
Instability
50
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
-0.90
Positive → tighter window; negative → wider
Explosion multiplier
-20
Yield bonus / penalty if you blow it
Cluster factor
0.60
Child-rock spawn rate (0–1)

Where this ore sits across the dataset

Resistance-0.70
Instability50
Window thinness-0.90
Explosion multiplier-20

Where to mine — 19 sites

Community-curated mining locations. Each row shows the body, mining method, and this ore's expected share within the rock group at that location. Sorted by best yield first.

  • Stanton system · 13 sites
    • MoonShip Mining
      40% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      40% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      35% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      26% within group · group spawn Always
    • Lagrange E
      Lagrange PointShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn 30%
    • Yela Asteroid Belt
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      21% within group · group spawn 20%
    • Aaron Halo
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      10% within group · group spawn 30%
    • Lagrange B
      Lagrange PointShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn 15%
    • Lagrange D
      Lagrange PointShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn 10%
    • Asteroid Cluster (Medium Yield)
      Asteroid ClusterShip Mining
      20% within group · group spawn 3%
    • Asteroid Cluster (Low Yield)
      Asteroid ClusterShip Mining
      20% within group · group spawn 2%
    • Lagrange G
      Lagrange PointShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn 2%
    • Lagrange (Occupied)
      Lagrange PointShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn 0.94%
  • Pyro system · 6 sites
    • PlanetShip Mining
      33% within group · group spawn Always
    • PlanetShip Mining
      26% within group · group spawn Always
    • PlanetShip Mining
      21% within group · group spawn Always
    • Pyro Belt (Warm 1)
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      27% within group · group spawn 10%
    • Pyro Belt (Warm 2)
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      27% within group · group spawn 10%
    • Akiro Cluster
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      15% within group · group spawn 10%

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.

  • Tin (Ore)~7.5%
    • Tin39.18–83.18%
    • Copper ◀5–10%
    • Tin2.82–6.82%
  • Copper (Ore)~4.8%
    • Copper ◀39.18–83.18%
    • Tin5–10%
    • Copper ◀2.82–6.82%