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!Element
!Element
!Frequency
!Frequency
!Average price
!Average price per metric tonne
per metric tonne
!Mineral Color
|-
|Water (H<sub>2</sub>O
|Everywhere
|100 E$
|[[File:Water color marker.png|48x48px]]#191933
|-
|-
|Iron (Fe)
|Iron (Fe)
|Very common
|Very common
|900 E$
|900 E$
|[[File:Iron color marker.png|48x48px]] #FF3333
|-
|-
|Palladium (Pd)
|Palladium (Pd)
|Common
|Common
|2,500 E$
|2 500 E$
|[[File:Palladium color marker.png|48x48px]] #FF6633
|-
|-
|Platinum (Pt)
|Platinum (Pt)
|Common
|Common
|2,700 E$
|2 700 E$
|[[File:Platinum color marker.png|48x48px]] #FFFFFF
|-
|-
|Vanadium (V)
|Vanadium (V)
|Common
|Common
|3,000 E$
|3 000 E$
|[[File:Vanadium color marker.png|48x48px]] #FF59FF
|-
|-
|Tungsten (W)
|Tungsten (W)
|Infrequent
|Infrequent
|6,500 E$
|6 500 E$
|[[File:Tungsten color marker.png|48x48px]] #66FF4D
|-
|-
|Beryllium (Be)
|Beryllium (Be)
|Rare
|Rare
|20,500 E$
|20 500 E$
|[[File:Beryllium color marker.png|48x48px]] #00B3FF
|-
|Carbon (C)
|Extremely Rare
|Cannot be mined
|[[File:Calcium color marker.png|48x48px]] #333333
|-
|Calcium (Ca)
|Extremely Rare
|Cannot be mined
|[[File:Calcium color marker actual.png|48x48px]] #FFFFCC
|}
|}



Latest revision as of 19:37, 8 December 2024

The rings are formed with a majority of seven mineral types, 6 minerals will be found in specific veins in ore form, and water, which makes up the majority of the rings and can be found everywhere.

Element Frequency Average price per metric tonne Mineral Color
Water (H2O Everywhere 100 E$ Water color marker.png#191933
Iron (Fe) Very common 900 E$ Iron color marker.png #FF3333
Palladium (Pd) Common 2 500 E$ Palladium color marker.png #FF6633
Platinum (Pt) Common 2 700 E$ Platinum color marker.png #FFFFFF
Vanadium (V) Common 3 000 E$ Vanadium color marker.png #FF59FF
Tungsten (W) Infrequent 6 500 E$ Tungsten color marker.png #66FF4D
Beryllium (Be) Rare 20 500 E$ Beryllium color marker.png #00B3FF
Carbon (C) Extremely Rare Cannot be mined Calcium color marker.png #333333
Calcium (Ca) Extremely Rare Cannot be mined Calcium color marker actual.png #FFFFCC

Collecting Minerals

The ore minerals will be found in chunks when breaking apart smaller ringroids. If you have an MPU on board, you can have the ores processed down and stored in either the internal storage, or in cargo containers if you have them at the cost of some collection inefficiency depending on which model is chosen. Most MPU models will also convert the water content of ore chunks into reaction mass.

Ore in any form can be brought back to Enceladus Prime to be sold or stored in the mineral market. Ore chunks will be converted at their complete mass instead of the losses you could take from converting with an MPU.

Selling Minerals

Minerals collected on a dive can always be sold at Enceladus Prime. If not, having it stored in the mineral market will let you sell at any point, taking into account fluctuations in the market, but can only be sold/bought in lots of 1 metric tonne.

You also have the option to sell minerals within the rings to Obonto Habitats for a significantly greater price than what you would get at Enceladus, potentially getting an urgent deal for even more profit. However, the mineral sold is randomly determined and will change every week, as well as the fact that they will never purchase tungsten or beryllium.

Achievements

The following achievements can be obtained via some interactions with minerals:

Name Description Requirements (if different) Icon
Blue Gold Gather 5,000kg of beryllium in your processed cargo hold Achievement BlueGoldUnlocked.jpg