Core Mining in 2022 for New Elite Dangerous Commanders

I build upon what I introduced to you in our Laser Mining video and go over the basics of Core Mining in Elite Dangerous. You should be able to head right out there and start cracking asteroids after watching this video. Feel free to ask questions!
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00:00 Intro
00:34 Equipment
02:17 Pulse Wave Analyzer
03:35 Asteroid Shape (Icy)
04:22 Fissures/Seismic Charges
06:12 Detonation/Collection
07:57 Abrasion Blaster
08:52 Results/Wrap-up

[@LearningCurveScience]

At last, an Elite dangerous mining tutorial that assumes I have no idea what I'm doing with mining (I don't) and goes through every process explaining as you go. Thank you and 07 commander

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Goal was to get somebody out there doing it on their own asap! Feel free to ask any questions.

[@LearningCurveScience]

@@OrbitalJeffo Thank you. I've had the game for ages but always found mouse and keyboard a bit of a faff. I've recently got a HOTAS which makes a difference, and now play in VR which is a game/life changer. Oh my goodness this galaxy is so beautiful.

[@TheLoveday100]

"(I don't)" amen, brother

[@02091992able]

Yep the limpets have the intelligence of a dead parasite. They will die from crashing into the rock and its often because chunks will end up clipping into the asteroid fragments from time to time. If you need to defuse a charge it also eliminates the fissure it was in.

[@jadonx]

Nice video...just love the sound and feel when the asteroid blows up!..I just added a subwoofer under my desk and feel the draught from the front port when it blows on my shins I made around 45 mill. mining Rhodplumsite last night.

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Thanks and thanks for watching! There is something incredibly satisfying when those asteroids crack like that. Sounds like you have the perfect setup for it! o7 and happy mining!

[@joerykowski6854]

Perfectly explained! Makes a lot more sense on the low-med-high yield detonators and the fissure types... load 'em up so in the blue zone. Check! finally 'sploded my first asteroid core.

[@thatguyyouknow7804]

Very well done video, thank you for your attention to detail. One thing I noticed in other videos was when people prospect the asteroid it had a different yield than what they got during the core mining, and while watching your I noticed the core detected at the bottom since you are using a hud colouration that actually lets me see lol. Answered my main question indirectly so thank you.

[@zsheets7483]

I only recently got back into E:D and core mining has been a blast.

[@ordinaryman5070]

I have 2600 hours in the game and there are still 2 things I haven't done in the game: 1- Going to Begale Point 2- Core Mining. I'm eliminating option 2 tonight.

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Good luck Cmdr! I find it enjoyable in 1 or 2 hour spells. Let's get jumping to Beagle as well. I've done the core but not BP. o7!

[@ToniCTLima]

Thank you for the video. Help me a lot. All the best!!!

[@jammydodger222Xxd]

I had a terrible experience my first time out trying this. I found my first ever core asteroid, low temp diamonds. I set my charges and amazingly I got it right. I almost blew myself up because I didn't get away fast enough but, hey, it was my first time. Then I panicked because my limpets weren't collecting anything. I'd left my cargo scoop closed. No problem, fixed that. Then my limpets were dying instantly. I was shaken up by almost dying and hadn't noticed I'd stopped right above another asteroid that was instantly destroying my limpets. No worries, I moved. Then finally, as they start collecting and bringing back diamonds, I get an error message. I'd forgotten to install my refinery before I left the station. I had to abandon everything.

[@MarkZeroGaming]

Great video guide! I've been core mining for a while, but didn't know about the effect of charge yield vs fissure strength. Thanks for the breakdown!

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Yeah I always thought it was a 1:1 correllation: high strength fissure use a high strength charge until I started playing with it one day and realized ohhh it's just going to be more sensitive if you use a higher grade charge in a weaker fissure. Thanks so much for watching and o7!

[@revan9638]

the best tutorial! thank you!

[@Irjackson2287]

It’s so chill mining and exploration

[@francescoragnoni8042]

Afk combat in a type 10 is even chiller 😆

[@zedular098]

Great, video, just one thing you forgot, when timer goes to zero better be more than 1km away from asteroid.... it hurts if not

[@OrbitalJeffo]

I thought about this after the fact too, but I did mention putting my shields up so I'm hoping folks will assume correctly there's a potential to get some damage. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@shock226]

I make sure to stay close enough to get hit by the shockwave. I love getting hit by it

[@np66uh]

cool tutorial very good explain the idea💙💛❤💚💢💥💫

[@kalandrylthe1940]

The fun part about the freezing icy cloud is if pirate show up while you're mining you can hide in the cloud and turn on silent running mode and it won't run your heat up

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Absolutely a great way to get cool quickly!

[@Gemini25angel]

Btw, can you possibly make a video about a decent Keelback Miner build? Love your channel! Subbed!

[@colemanwalsh7477]

Mineing is more then just money it's also for engineering and being able to craft things like ammo and equipment on the go when far from a settlement

[@markvenediktov6930]

u know last time i went out and after Not cracking three rocks i gave up now u told me to use higher explosive for low or med fisures sooo ganna try that later. thank you

[@OrbitalJeffo]

For sure! Your aim is to reach that "optimal range" indicated by the band. So placing a high charge in a low fissure is going to cause that graph to jump higher. For example, if I'm just barely under the band and I need just a little more explosive, I'll put a low or medium charge into a high strength fissure. It's about how much the fissure resists your explosive charge. Hope I explained it clearly enough.

[@mrexists5400]

6:35 it should be noted that if you disarm the charge, that fissure will no longer be useable.

[@tailsfan11westandwithukraine]

I assume you’ve got this a lot, but you explained this better than anyone else I know. Now I finally know how to identify these things. Mining aside, is there any bubble system that has a lot of them? All I ever wanted with Elite Dangerous was to blow up an asteroid.

[@tailsfan11westandwithukraine]

And what ship is that?

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad I was able to help a fellow CMDR. So check out Hermitage and LDS 883 for some bubble mining (I'm going off of memory here but I think those are the ones).

[@CryptoTonight9393]

Algol A1 is a planet that has a good amount of various hotspots and even some overlaps. There is a monazite overlap in its inner most ring that I have been hitting up for months now

[@Sirconnor9292]

with Musgravite being more lucrative than void opals now, can you show how to identify those asteroids?

[@mushroomhead4207]

Been having trouble finding enough bromellite for missions, will core mining help me get more of it faster? Or are cores different from what you get by regular laser mining?

[@kalekold]

It's a pity void opals were nerfed. Each one could be sold for 1.7 million credits. One run in my ASP and I could make 100 million each time.

[@wurstblinker7364]

True. I loved mining void opals. Also the spotting is to easy in 4.0, it is not really engaging anymore.

[@dannyappleby5019]

so happy i found this i play on ps4 to pc im so gtlad mining not dead

[@OrbitalJeffo]

It's my take that it isn't anyway! o7 Cmdr!

[@Christine-shield]

hoping to see this coming soon in star citizen

[@BB_AA_00]

Great tutorial. What is the music playing in background?

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Drifting at 432 Hz by Unicorn Heads. Thanks for watching!!

[@tay999uk]

Good tutorial, but at 8.26 you mentioned that every fragment picked up was 1 ton(ne), this is not the case, some maybe, but most are just under a ton(ne), just in case someone thought they were doing something wrong. a good haul per asteroid is 17 or 18 ton(nes). Another point to mention to new players would be to not frame shift drive between hotspots (stay at just one hotspot per trip), as that will trigger npc pirates to come and scan you again, and if you carry any cargo other than limpits, they will attack. Happy mining.

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Specifically for core mining, I've never not had a rock generate a full cargo unit (i.e. pick up 14 rocks, you'll have 14 units to sell), but you might be right about it being exact. Excellent advice about retriggering NPC pirates. I think I mentioned them on first drop, but probably should have elaborated about dropping back in after having mined. o7!

[@tay999uk]

@@OrbitalJeffo perhaps I am doing something wrong, looking at the percentages in the refinery as each fragment comes in, some are as low as 50% others 95%, Iv'e not been watching long enough yet to actually see a 100% fragment. But I do get a lot of exceeded charge messages even though I detonate within the sweet spot, maybe that's got something to do with it. o7 CMDR.

[@OrbitalJeffo]

@tay999uk I dont think you're doing anything wrong... Cores (the blow up kind) should yield a near full cargo unit. Subsurface mining is smaller definitely and takes a few to get a cargo unit. Maybe they changed something though? I hope not. Also I'm pretty sure the majority of the "exceeded" messages are bugs. Get it in the blue and you should be good. If you're on PC, add Melloca and maybe we can go mine some time. o7!

[@CryptoTonight9393]

I have to agree with this comment. It's usually 3 chuncks deposited before I get a "mineral refined" message and I'll often leave an asteroid with a partially filled bin in my refinery 🤷‍♂️

[@Halloween111]

Once upon a time, if your detonation was too low, you got a 2nd crack at it if there was a fissure left. You didn't get the yield of a successful detonation, but it was something. I tried that last night (Been a while and I'm out of practice) and the charges just bounced off. I guess the consolation prize 2nd crack has been taken out?

[@nullfaktor590]

Thank you for the video :) how do you identify other non-icy Core-Asteroids? I just spent hours looking for Alexandrite Cores, spending all my drones :/

[@OrbitalJeffo]

The icy cores will always be that popcorn shape, just the core contents will vary. I missed it in my narration, so I put it on the screen, the other cores (like metallic) have their own shape, it's sort of oblong. I pay closer attention to that bright color that pops out, then I look to see if it's the special shape, and if it is I have a pretty good feeling it's a core. If in doubt, just shoot it with a prospector! Thanks for watching!

[@nullfaktor590]

@@OrbitalJeffo thank you for your response. Well until now they all look the same to me, even the glowing ones :D but maybe I need more experience

[@OrbitalJeffo]

@@nullfaktor590 I know it's easy to say this but I mean it in all sincerity... there is a certain level of familiarity you reach just by doing it. You'll start to be able to see and say, "yup, that's one." But glowing is good!

[@Gemini25angel]

07 Commander!

[@deanlol]

My seismic charges keep bouncing off. How do I correct this.

[@brokenangelgaming5106]

I have so much trouble on the PlayStation doing this. I order a flight stick so maybe that will help lol.

[@OrbitalJeffo]

It will!

[@maingvaldsen5747]

A pirate attacked me while i was mining.. He died from ramming me

[@kingconan4crom]

Seismic charges keep bouncing off asteroid even while locked on unto fissure. Made sure I shot the asteroid with prospector limpid. What the hell am I still doing wrong???

[@TheCammerhammer]

One thing to bear in mind when you're shooting your seismic charges is that they have travel time from when you fire them to when they attach. This can become an issue when the asteroid is rotating, especially at a high speed, so you might have to "lead" your shots a bit (shoot a tiny bit ahead of the fissure instead of directly at it. If the asteroid is spinning too quickly you might have to move on and try another, but almost all core asteroids can be successfully split given enough patience and skill.

[@OrbitalJeffo]

I apologize for not seeing this earlier, hopefully you've gotten this answered, but I would probably echo the other reply. There is a lead time, which 'should' be indicated with the little leading target circle (if you have your targeting set to leading on your ship options, right panel). If they're landing in the fissure area they 'should' be adhering, but even then sometimes I have some bounce off occasionally. o7 CMDR!

[@ddviper8813]

Im high af right but damit im gonna try it.

[@nfapeng187]

Also another comment on this video is this a Type 9 or 10 ?

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Apologies for the delay! It's a Type 10... It is a mining/secure cargo ship. All the mining gear I need, defensive weapons, fighter hangar, and about 250 tons of cargo space (more if I go without the hangar)

[@nfapeng187]

@@OrbitalJeffo was just wondering. I was gonna get one but i just been using my python. I mainly do core mining when i do mine in the game. Plus i been doing the dumb grind for ranks which for federation has been taking forever. I am good on empire but not federation. My python is like 192 cargo. Idk if it would be good for core mining ? its a big ol ship aye ? I never even operated one.

[@tacticalluke8782]

What ship would you recommend for core mining to a new player?

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Honestly I would base your decision on a) what sort of module space you need (you can always swap out the different types of mining equipment, you don't have to bring all like on my ship) and b) how much cargo you'll also be able to carry keeping in mind you'll need to bring limpets as well. c) take a look at the maneuverability score on the ship, better maneuvering is a benefit when in a ring. With those things in mind you should be able to select a ship you like. Thanks for watching, o7!

[@spamhere1123]

If you can do missions/short trade runs/basic combat to earn yourself about 12 million credits, get yourself an Asp EXPLORER (do not, for the love of heaven, get the Asp Scout). It's usually around 6 mill to buy, then if possible you want an A rated FSD and a good fuel scoop, plus everything else. The Asp will be your stepping stone to get yourself a Python--and then you have it made. The python is one of the best ships in the game in terms of multirole capabilities. Despite being a medium-sized ship, it has cargo capacity that rivals many large ships, so it can still make tons of money selling to outposts and ground settlements that don't have large landing pads. Once you have a Python, the galaxy is your oyster, and you can use it to get whatever ship you want.

[@MrRocksW]

The Diamondback explorer is the perfect starter ship, its small and fast and you can fill up your cargohold with two asteroids.

[@duncanbrown4184]

I started core mining in a keelback. back in the glory days of LTD I made enough to buy and A-rate a krait in one trip.

[@Trainlover1995]

Who goes Deep Core Mining and doesn’t listen to Hutton Orbital Radio?

[@joshgaston7839]

Is it a glitch if you go to a hotspot in solo play and you keep finding Deep Core clouds and no asteroids to blow up?? I went to a spot one night and got 25mil in 2 hours. Went to the same spot the next night and found 1 asteroid in 2 hours. I saw about 7 core mining clouds as I was searching as if someone was in my solo play blowing up cores in my instanced ice ring... 🤔

[@OrbitalJeffo]

I believe it's definitely worth a relog! I've had this happen before to me too.

[@Alex-rn8vu]

I'm late but I saw somewhere that they basically respawn in around 6 days(apparently you can even map them out until they're re-rolled), you may have been seeing the ones you hit last time

[@Hu5ky]

Solo play is just so other players cannot see/interact with you - the asteroids are shared between all levels - so wait 6 hrs for the clouds to go and the core asteroids to reappear or fly out to the edges and try there where others who are in "parallel universes" are not doing their thing - 1 resource shared amongst all makes it a little harder to do core mining -

[@duncanbrown4184]

I generally core mine in rings some distance from the bubble, so I'm not competing with other CMDRs. If you find no rocks, you're probably best going to a new site. Best core mining I did was in Colonia, although sell sites are rather less common.

[@grantnestori6430]

Ah yes, the explosive charge launcher which is an explosive charge launcher which launches explosive charges

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Very explosive in case you didn't know!

[@shrekrecker]

musgravite or void opals?

[@OrbitalJeffo]

My example used void opals but whatever makes some credits and also is enjoyable!

[@thedrifter2314]

how many limpets should i be buying?

[@OrbitalJeffo]

You go through a lot when mining! I usually brought 1/2 to 2/3 of my cargo hold capacity.

[@MrHoodlum420]

Is this horizons or odyssey?

[@OrbitalJeffo]

I'm running Odyssey, but it should apply to Horizons the same. A few menus or UI items may look different, though.

[@DeansDrones]

50 limpits and didnt find 1 asteroid that had a core! every asteroid was the same colour.

[@DeansDrones]

Also why my analyser look different? mine makes the asteroid like all digital.

[@tay999uk]

@@DeansDrones The asteroids with core will glow really bright yellow and the complete asteroid will glow, if only part of the asteroid is yellow/orange then its not core. some asteroids glow from distance then they don't as you get closer, you just have to keep the pulse wave scanner pointed to the one you are checking out and if its core it will stay very bright yellow. You will soon learn the shapes of the asteroids too, not all rings will use the same shape asteroid, but once in a ring all the cores within that ring will be the same shape.

[@Avizoreye]

new comanders = equipment value of 1000 playing ours xD

[@Pauly421]

The eternal question: Core VS Lazer mining Cr/ph ?

[@Pauly421]

I guess this could be answered by the eternal Elite maxim: Whichever one you prefer 🤑

[@OrbitalJeffo]

I prefer doing core because it's entertaining. I think they're probably about the same if you were to try and compare their earning potential. o7 CMDR, thanks for watching!

[@Pauly421]

@@OrbitalJeffo I think I will give core mining a go, just put on some space documentary and mine the evening away. Plus I've never tried it. Do you recommend a system or hotspot for core mining? Also what to look for? I presume LTDs aren't the go to money maker any more?

[@OrbitalJeffo]

@@Pauly421 Heya Paul, that sounds like a relaxing evening in my opinion. A couple systems I've enjoyed mining in near the bubble are Hermitage, LFT 90, and LDS 883. Heck, I still mine LTDs and Void Opals sometimes, but last I saw Painite or Monazite had a good sell price and has cores. Alexandrite, Grandiderite, Musgravite, Serendibite, Rhodplumsite and Benitoite also have cores. Maybe check Inara as to what's selling well. Happy mining! I find it very relaxing in moderation.

[@Pauly421]

@@OrbitalJeffo Thanks for the detailed reply commander. I'll see what I can rustle in my cutter hehe. o7 and have a nice day :)

[@eebergkamen]

Your insurance is more that I currently have

[@OrbitalJeffo]

Haha it's taken me a while to get to this point! o7 CMDR

[@bettygrable5035]

I do not understand the whole timer starting as soon as you put a seismic charge on a asteroid, it's bad enough you have to search a long time just to find a asteroid, but when it makes you hurry up to place charges to get a max yield it's just a bunch of bullcrap. That needs to be changed. But I wont hold my breath... They could at least add another minute to it.

[@thya_6177]

Play on Horizons 4.0 You will barely get baited by fake core asteroids

[@quineloe]

it looks like it took you 10 minutes just to collect 220k worth of void opals? Not including the whole flying there and back part

[@MikePainstill]

Where the fuck you find these asteroids? I WAS TRYING TO FIND THEM FOR 30 MINUTES

[@OrbitalJeffo]

It does takes some practice and patience. But... the pulse wave analyzer has never been perfect, but someone mentioned today on my stream they were having difficulty with it. There may be a bug currently. I recommend that folks set up a multi-type mining ship instead of just hunting cores, this way they can be taking advantage of the other types while looking out for cores. o7 CMDR!

[@MikePainstill]

@@OrbitalJeffo Yeah, I figured it out but I thought it was some sort of a bug because of some stuff.