Geodite and Gemology, Level 4

DO NOT USE MINING DRONES

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Mission type: Mining
Space type: Normal Space
Faction: None
Recommended Ships: Hulk, Mackinaw for mining; Miasmos, Porpoise for hauling

Summary

Mine 2,800 units of Geodite (44,800 m³) and then return to agent.
Mission Briefing
We need a big shipment of Geodite crystals for a client of ours, some gemology lab. These gemologists figure they might be able to get some decent stones out of it and make a bit of profit that way. Whatever. They want to pay for it, so it's all good by me. And you'll get your cut, don't worry.

Geodite takes up a lot of room: You're going to need a big cargo hold, or you'll have to make several trips.

First Pocket
Harvestable Objects
TNameLoot
A1 x Geodite X2,800 units

Walkthrough

Warp to the mission site. There are two ways to do it:
  1. Standard: Preferably with a Mackinaw, mine the asteroid until all of the ore has been mined and then return to the station. Short-cycle the miners for the last ore.
  1. Jetcan: Preferably with a Hulk, drop a jetcan in space once you have your first cycle of ore. Deposit all of the mission's ore into the can, either with each cycle or when your hold is nearly full. Short-cycle the miners for the last ore. After all of the ore has been mined, return to station and switch to either a Miasmos (cheaper but slower) or a Porpoise (expensive but faster). Warp back to site, retrieve the ore, and return to station.
Turn in mission once back at station with all ore in hangar or in cargohold.

Takes approximately 25~ minutes to complete with a max skilled Hulk and two ORE Strip Miners or approximately 32~ minutes to complete with a max skilled Mackinaw and two ORE Strip Miners.

[Hulk, L4 Mining - Ore]
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II

10MN Afterburner II
Sensor Booster II
Sensor Booster II
Sensor Booster II

ORE Strip Miner
ORE Strip Miner

Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II



Hornet EC-300 x5

ECCM Script x3

[Mackinaw, L4 Mining - Ore]
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II

10MN Afterburner II
Sensor Booster II
Sensor Booster II
Sensor Booster II

ORE Strip Miner
ORE Strip Miner

Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Medium Low Friction Nozzle Joints II



Hornet EC-300 x5

ECCM Script x3






















[Porpoise, Transport Porpoise]
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II

50MN Microwarpdrive II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II

Improved Cloaking Device II
Small Tractor Beam II

Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II



Vespa EC-600 x10

[Miasmos, Hauler]
Reactor Control Unit II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II

50MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Medium Shield Extender II
Small Shield Extender II

Improved Cloaking Device II
Interdiction Nullifier I

Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II




Comments
Comment by BigBadaboom
2008-12-29 16:31:02
I just did this mission, in a 0.7 system, and there were no other asteroids at all.
Comment by GouvViki
2009-04-19 18:07:26
Same here, only Geodite-Asteroids in the Pocket (0.6 System).
Comment by RaistlinMajerem
2011-08-25 15:53:40
Warp to bookmark did not work for me, instead, it warped me to the beacon each time.
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