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Tungsten

Ship Mining

Used in many different alloys, tungsten in its pure form becomes malleable while maintaining its hardness. \n

⛏ Plan a loadout for Tungsten →

Numerics

Category
Ship Mining
Approx. value
≈ 10,298 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
0.30
0.0 (left) … 1.0 (right) of the charge bar
Centre randomness
0.10
Window thinness
-0.70
Positive → tighter window; negative → wider
Explosion multiplier
80
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
Instability0
Window thinness-0.70
Explosion multiplier80

Where to mine — 14 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 · 5 sites
    • Lagrange F
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      24–74% of a Tungsten (Ore) rock29% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange F
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      10–16% of a Tungsten (Ore) rock29% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange A
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      5–10% of a Laranite (Raw) rock29% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      5–10% of a Laranite (Raw) rock29% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      5–10% of a Laranite (Raw) rock28% of what spawns here
  • Pyro system · 7 sites
    • Pyro Warm 02
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      24–74% of a Tungsten (Ore) rock29% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      24–74% of a Tungsten (Ore) rock29% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      24–74% of a Tungsten (Ore) rock29% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Warm 02
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      10–16% of a Tungsten (Ore) rock29% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      10–16% of a Tungsten (Ore) rock29% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      10–16% of a Tungsten (Ore) rock29% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      5–10% of a Laranite (Raw) rock29% of what spawns here
  • Nyx system · 2 sites
    • Nyx Glaciem Ring
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      5–10% of a Lindinium (Ore) rock10% of what spawns here
    • Nyx Keeger Belt
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      5–10% of a Lindinium (Ore) rock10% of what spawns here

Found in 3 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.

  • Tungsten (Ore)~12.7%
    • Tungsten ◀24.3–74.3%
    • Tungsten ◀9.7–15.7%
    • Laranite5–10%
  • Lindinium (Ore)~7.5%
    • Lindinium24.3–74.3%
    • Lindinium9.7–15.7%
    • Tungsten ◀5–10%
  • Laranite (Raw)~7.5%
    • Laranite28.3–78.3%
    • Laranite5.7–11.7%
    • Tungsten ◀5–10%