Star Citizen Mining Guide and Material Finder: Best Ore Locations for 4.10

Star Citizen mining FAQ

What is the best mining ship in Star Citizen 4.10?

The MISC Prospector is the best solo mining ship and the easiest entry point. The Argo MOLE is the multi-crew option and pays off once you have people to run the extra heads. For ground work the ROC covers 25 of the 46 locations in the game, and 24 locations can be worked by hand with no vehicle at all. Whichever you fly, the Ship Loadout Builder will model the mining head and module fit before you spend anything on it.

Mining rewards patience over reflexes. Sessions run long, the flying is slow and deliberate, and most of the work is reading a scan and holding a beam steady, so comfort matters more here than raw stick precision. Head tracking and a good seating position do more for a mining run than a second joystick, and the Star Citizen gear and hardware guide covers what is actually worth buying for it.

How do I start mining in Star Citizen?

Rent a mining ship first rather than buying one. A Drake Golem goes for about 15,876 aUEC for a day and a MISC Prospector for about 73,237, which is a fraction of what either costs outright. Then take a mining contract from the Contracts app in your mobiGlas so the game tells you what to bring back, look that material up in the finder above, and fly to the location with the best chance of dropping it. The beginner guide tab walks the whole loop, from the first scan to the refinery.

What is the best beginner mining ship in Star Citizen?

The Drake Golem is the cheapest way into ship mining and the MISC Prospector is the one most people settle on, with more cargo room and a stronger laser. You can mine with a multi-tool on foot or with a ROC or an ATLS GEO on the ground, but neither scales, so if you expect to mine more than once, a Golem or a Prospector is the ship to aim for. Rent either one for a day before you spend millions on it.

How do you mine with a multi-tool in Star Citizen?

Hand mining works on harvestables only, the small deposits with coloured veins running through them, and you will spot them on foot far more easily than from a cockpit. Equip the multi-tool, aim down sights to scan the deposit, then fracture it the same way you would from a ship by holding the power in the green window. Right click to pull the material in, or stow it by hand. It needs almost no money to start, it works inside caves where nothing else does, and a few materials only ever appear this way.

What are RS signatures in Star Citizen mining?

RS is the radar signature a rock gives off, shown on your HUD when you scan a cluster in mining mode. Every material has its own value, so the reading tells you what is in the rock before you commit to fracturing it. On a ship scan Quantainium reads 3170, Stileron 3185, Savrilium 3200 and Bexalite 3600. On a ROC every material reads 4000, so a ROC signature will not identify anything on its own.

Where do you find Quantainium in Star Citizen?

Quantainium peaks at 1.7% of rocks at Clio in Stanton, which is the highest concentration anywhere in the game. It is a Legendary signature, so it is rare by design and worth a dedicated run rather than a detour.

Where do I find Saldynium?

Saldynium comes from one place only: the Hathor Caves in Stanton, hand mined at 15.8%. It appears in no other location in the 4.10 dataset and there is no ship or vehicle route to it, so no amount of rock breaking elsewhere will produce any. The same cave run also pays Aphorite at 30.2%, Jaclium at 19.5%, Dolivine at 18.3% and Carinite at 11.6%, which is what makes the trip worth taking.

Where do you find Stileron in Star Citizen?

Stileron peaks at 1.6% of rocks at the Akiro Cluster in Pyro, and appears at 7 locations in total. It is a Legendary signature reading 3185 on a ship scan, so it is rare by design — that 1.6% is the best concentration in the game, not a poor one. The same rocks at Akiro also carry Riccite at 7.8%, so a run out there is worth more than the Stileron alone.

Where do you find Savrilium in Star Citizen?

Savrilium peaks at 66.7% of rocks at the Breaker Stations Large Geode in Nyx, which is the highest concentration of any material anywhere in the game. The catch is reach: it appears at only 3 locations, all of them in Nyx, and it reads 3200 on a ship scan. If you can get to the geode it is the least random Legendary there is.

Where do you find Ouratite in Star Citizen?

Ouratite peaks at 7.0% of rocks in the Yela Asteroid Belt in Stanton, across 4 locations. It is an Epic signature reading 3370 on a ship scan, and it is the easiest Epic to reach if you are based in Stanton — the other two, Riccite and Lindinium, are in Pyro and Nyx.

Where do you find Aluminum in Star Citizen?

Aluminum peaks at 29.3% of rocks at Hurston in Stanton and appears at 14 locations, so it is one of the easiest materials to fill a hold with. It is a Common signature reading 4285 on a ship scan. Aluminum is volume work rather than a dedicated trip: profitable in a MOLE, rarely worth flying out for on its own.

Where do you find Riccite in Star Citizen?

Riccite peaks at 7.8% of rocks at the Akiro Cluster in Pyro, across 7 locations. It is an Epic signature reading 3385 on a ship scan. Akiro is also the best place in the game for Stileron, so one trip covers both — and Riccite is roughly five times more likely to turn up in those rocks than the Stileron is.

Where do you find Lindinium in Star Citizen?

Lindinium peaks at 7.6% of rocks at the Glaciem Ring in Nyx. It appears at only 2 locations, the narrowest spread of any Epic material, and reads 3400 on a ship scan. Glaciem Ring is also the best location for Bexalite at 13.8%, which makes the trip easier to justify.

Where do you find Iron in Star Citizen?

Iron peaks at 31.7% of rocks at Pyro V-c (Adir) and appears at 28 locations, the widest spread of any material in the game. It is a Common signature reading 4270 on a ship scan. Adir is also the best spot for Tungsten at 20.8% and Borase at 13.1%, so it is a strong general-purpose mining stop rather than a single-ore run.

Where do you find Hephaestanite in Star Citizen?

Hephaestanite peaks at 26.2% of rocks at Daymar in Stanton, across 23 locations. It is a Common signature reading 4180 on a ship scan. Daymar gives the same 26.2% for Silicon, so the two come up together and a Daymar run rarely produces only one.

Where do you find Tungsten in Star Citizen?

Tungsten peaks at 20.8% of rocks at Pyro V-c (Adir), across 10 locations. It is an Uncommon signature. Adir is the single best stop for it, and the same rocks carry Iron at 31.7% and Borase at 13.1%, so a hold fills quickly even when the Tungsten itself is thin.

Where do you find Beryl in Star Citizen?

Beryl peaks at 14.8% of rocks at Wala in Stanton and appears at 20 locations, which makes it one of the more reliable Rare materials. It reads 3540 on a ship scan. Wala is also the best location for Laranite at 22.2%, so the two are usually worth scanning for on the same pass.

Where do you find Hadanite in Star Citizen?

Hadanite is hand mined, not ship mined. It peaks at 6.0% at Pyro I in Pyro. If you are scanning for it from a cockpit you will not see it, which is the single most common reason people conclude it is not in the game.

How do I find the best mining locations in Star Citizen?

Filter by the material you want rather than by where you happen to be. The finder above lists all 46 mining locations across Stanton, Pyro and Nyx with the percentage of rocks at each that carry a given material, split by ship, ROC and hand.

How do I use the RS Scanner for mining?

Enter the raw signature value from your ship’s HUD and the scanner decodes which node cluster and material tier you are looking at before you start fracturing. Signatures are recorded per mining method, so the same ore reads differently from a ship than from a ROC.

Which materials are worth mining in Star Citizen?

The Legendary signatures are Savrilium, Quantainium, Stileron. Below those, the Epic tier is Riccite, Lindinium, Ouratite. Everything else is volume work: profitable in a MOLE, rarely worth a dedicated trip in a Prospector.