Science & Industry

Nullsec ore anomalies have very very big asteroids, wormhole too but to daytrip with a mining fleet in them is complete madness. Both low and null sec asteroid belts are not really better in terms of size of rocks.
With the new fozzie sov coming, smaller groups are supposed to be able to take and hold a little square with their name on it, so maybe less big renter slavery like it was everywhere for now ( I said maybe).

The problem with Ice mining is that belt is empty after about 2h of mining. Currently I mine in 3 adjacent no station systems with POS (compression array) and added freighter. But the rocks are small. I guess I have to live with it.

I've also tried lvl 4 mining missions. I don't know why there are so many articles promising gold heaps in rewards. They are far inferior to regular mining in terms of ISK and require a lot of warping and ship switching / ore hauling.



I was actually thinking of living there out of a POS and transport compressed ore through a hisec static.

If you want to mine volume, with the minimum of clicks, then 0.0 is where you want to be.

HS is no good, as you have already learned.

LS is no good, as it is barely better than HS and the risk and effort profiles are worse. It's actually safe, like most things in EVE, once you know how to do it right. But, since the yield is still miserably poor, it makes no sense to do it no matter how safe you make it.

WH is no good, as you can only mine from Grav sites. This means that a lot of the time there is zero ore in your WH and even when you get a Grav site it is not likely to wow you with the amount of ore in it. WHs are also far harder to render "safe" than any other mining location.

0.0 is good. You get all the yield you want from the combination of belts and sites. It's safer than HS. You get better refines. You can upgrade the space. You can get bigger mining boosts. Whats not to like? Just do it.

Asteroids grow over time. Theoretically the biggest would be in 0.0 space where there are fewer miners due to the increased risk. It's up to you to decide whether the risk/reward ratio is worthwhile.

Also, if you're mining solo your net profits p/h are going to be limited regardless of where you mine.

Try to mine out this. Its a high sec, you are alone in a pocket, that is needed to be scanned down etc... There are more L4 missions like this, that offers tonns of asteroids to mine. Yes, in high sec.

I've looked at the topic of mining in L4 missions. I guess I will need a scanning alt. I wonder if it will be productive, unless I find a system with heavy mission traffic.

I think he was suggesting that you accept the mission yourself from an agent. You clear the rats from the mission, but don't complete it. Then you can mine all the asteroids. Each day the mission respawns and you repeat for 7 days.

This is usually done by players who are paranoid about being ganked.

We do mine, though not necessarily for the monetary gain, but rather to have alts occupied with lucrative activities while other activities like mapping, scouting or logistics are done on a main.

However Ore anomalies are sparse enough for even three people living in a hole, especially since you become so picky you only mine MAB and sometimes C or D cause that good rock is so far away...

Some missions have massive Ore deposits. You can try finding those too.

My advice to the OP would be the same. It is often thought you have to be a great PvPer to move to nullsec or that those places are way too dangerous. This is only true if you go alone. Find yourself a good corporation or alliance to join and you will get the necessary coverage to be safer than you are in high sec. You will find the volume you want and will be mining the type of ores you choose.