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// Mining Ore

Iron

Ship Miningslug: iron

Numerics

Category
Ship Mining
Resistance
-0.40
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
0.00
Window thinness
-0.90
Positive → tighter window; negative → wider
Explosion multiplier
20
Yield bonus / penalty if you blow it
Cluster factor
0.40
Child-rock spawn rate (0–1)

Where this ore sits across the dataset

Resistance-0.40
Instability50
Window thinness-0.90
Explosion multiplier20

Where to mine — 28 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 · 14 sites
    • MoonShip Mining
      35% within group · group spawn Always
    • Magda
      MoonShip Mining
      35% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      33% within group · group spawn Always
    • PlanetShip Mining
      33% 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 · 12 sites
    • MoonShip Mining
      44% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      36% within group · group spawn Always
    • PlanetShip Mining
      35% within group · group spawn Always
    • PlanetShip Mining
      33% within group · group spawn Always
    • PlanetShip Mining
      33% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      27% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      27% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      27% within group · group spawn Always
    • PlanetShip Mining
      26% 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%
  • Nyx system · 2 sites
    • Glaciem Ring
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      14% within group · group spawn 10%
    • Keeger Belt
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      14% within group · group spawn 10%