Mining Drone Bay Mk II module.drone_miner_t2

craft cheapest, ~6607 cr-equiv/unit

Consumed (to make 1, summed to the floor)

• Raw ore (mined): Raw Platinum Ore ×10, Raw Silica ×6
• Planet deposits (mined on a planet): Planetary Core Sample ×6, Rare-Earth Ore ×2
• Salvage/components (pirate drops): Structural Plating ×3, Refined Copper ×4, Refined Iron ×4
• Activities: ~101 asteroid mines (CORE) · ~4 asteroid mines (FRONTIER) · ~4 pirate kills · ~371s craft/refine

Tools / infrastructure required

• Cannon Mk I module.cannon_t1 (starter — free) host: **ship**
• Mining Laser Mk I module.laser_mining_t1 (starter — free) host: **ship**
• Fabricator Mk II module.manufacturing_t2 host: **faction room** (cheapest; also SHIP/ROOM/STATION)
• Fabricator Mk III module.manufacturing_t3 host: **faction room** (cheapest; also SHIP/ROOM/STATION)
• Ore Refinery Mk I module.refinery_t1 host: **faction room** (cheapest; also SHIP/ROOM/STATION)

To acquire those tools

Fabricator Mk II module.manufacturing_t2:

• Salvage/components (pirate drops): Refined Copper ×4, Refined Iron ×6
• Activities: ~2 pirate kills · ~20s craft/refine

Fabricator Mk III module.manufacturing_t3:

• Raw ore (mined): Raw Silica ×2
• Salvage/components (pirate drops): Structural Plating ×3, Refined Copper ×2, Refined Titanium ×6
• Activities: ~34 asteroid mines (CORE) · ~4 pirate kills · ~90s craft/refine

Ore Refinery Mk I module.refinery_t1:

• Bought from shop: Ore Refinery Mk I ×1
• Activities: 5000 cr

Alternatives noted

• Structural Plating: also via craft
• Mining Drone Bay Mk II: also via buy
• Refined Copper: also via craft
• Refined Iron: also via craft
• Refined Platinum: also via pirate drop (Voidborne Stalker Mk III)
• Refining Flux: also via buy, mining bonus drop (5%, any zone)