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Gold

Ship Mining

A commonly found ductile metal favored for its conductivity. Though it falls in and out of fashion, it is often used for decorative purposes as well.\n

⛏ Plan a loadout for Gold →

Numerics

Category
Ship Mining
Approx. value
≈ 28,167 aUEC / SCU
Approximate UEX sell price — varies with gameplay & location
Resistance
0.50
Higher → harder to break
Instability
550
Higher → window jitters more
Optimal-window centre
0.50
0.0 (left) … 1.0 (right) of the charge bar
Centre randomness
0.25
Window thinness
2.10
Positive → tighter window; negative → wider
Explosion multiplier
100
Yield bonus / penalty if you blow it
Cluster factor
0.05
Child-rock spawn rate (0–1)

Where this ore sits across the dataset

Resistance0.50
Instability550
Window thinness2.10
Explosion multiplier100

Where to mine — 27 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 · 4 sites
    • Lagrange B
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      28–78% of a Gold (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange B
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      6–12% of a Gold (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange A
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Borase (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange E
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Bexalite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
  • Pyro system · 19 sites
    • Pyro Warm 02
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      28–78% of a Gold (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      28–78% of a Gold (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      28–78% of a Gold (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      28–78% of a Gold (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      28–78% of a Gold (Ore) rock9% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Warm 02
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      6–12% of a Gold (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      6–12% of a Gold (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      6–12% of a Gold (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      6–12% of a Gold (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      6–12% of a Gold (Ore) rock9% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      2–5% of a Borase (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Cool 01
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Borase (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Warm 01
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Bexalite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      2–5% of a Borase (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Borase (Ore) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Bexalite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Bexalite (Raw) rock9% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Borase (Ore) rock9% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Bexalite (Raw) rock9% of what spawns here
  • Nyx system · 4 sites
    • Nyx Glaciem Ring
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      5–10% of a Savrilium (Ore) rock2% of what spawns here
    • Nyx Keeger Belt
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      5–10% of a Savrilium (Ore) rock2% of what spawns here
    • Nyx Glaciem Ring
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Bexalite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Nyx Keeger Belt
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Bexalite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here

Found in 5 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.

  • Gold (Ore)~35.0%
    • Gold ◀10–60%
  • Gold (Ore)~8.7%
    • Gold ◀28.3–78.3%
    • Gold ◀5.7–11.7%
    • Borase2–5%
    • Bexalite2–5%
  • Savrilium (Ore)~7.5%
    • Savrilium24.3–74.3%
    • Savrilium9.7–15.7%
    • Gold ◀5–10%
  • Bexalite (Raw)~3.5%
    • Bexalite28.3–78.3%
    • Bexalite5.7–11.7%
    • Borase2–5%
    • Gold ◀2–5%
  • Borase (Ore)~3.5%
    • Borase24.3–74.3%
    • Borase9.7–15.7%
    • Bexalite2–5%
    • Gold ◀2–5%