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Tin

Ship Miningslug: tin

Tin is a pliable, soft metal, with a silvery white-blue tint. It is conductive and resistance to corrosion.

Numerics

Category
Ship Mining
Resistance
-0.20
Higher → harder to break
Instability
0
Higher → window jitters more
Optimal-window centre
0.40
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
0.60
Child-rock spawn rate (0–1)

Where this ore sits across the dataset

Resistance-0.20
Instability0
Window thinness0.50
Explosion multiplier-36

Where to mine — 7 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 · 3 sites
    • PlanetShip Mining
      44% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      35% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      22% within group · group spawn Always
  • Pyro system · 4 sites
    • MoonShip Mining
      36% within group · group spawn Always
    • PlanetShip Mining
      33% within group · group spawn Always
    • PlanetShip Mining
      33% within group · group spawn Always
    • Pyro Deep Space Asteroids
      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.

  • Copper (Ore)~7.5%
    • Copper39.18–83.18%
    • Tin ◀5–10%
    • Copper2.82–6.82%
  • Tin (Ore)~4.8%
    • Tin ◀39.18–83.18%
    • Copper5–10%
    • Tin ◀2.82–6.82%