Elite: Dangerous - Mining Guide & Tutorial - Outfitting & How to Find the Best Pristine Ore

[@user-vr3hj7is6q]

Probably one of the best tutorials i've watched for a game, explained everything step by step and didn't assume i knew how to do stuff in between. (like how to access cargo and set fire groups.) Thank you.

[@northpappyflappy]

If I send you a crate of bedtime story books would you read them to me?

[@ObsidianAnt]

northpappyflappy Yes. :)

[@Tarkonian]

+northpappyflappy I uh... I second this.

[@alexjdownes]

lol

[@aldrich2825]

+Cameron Schwach He has those BBC documentary voices =). That was a great instruction video mate, thanks very much.

[@rogerelzenga4465]

Indeed this would put me straight to sleep :D

[@bellabrink8610]

6 years later this guy is still being saving this games ass by makin such a good tutorial

[@celladoor_uk]

I'm probably super late to the party but I was surprised to hear your voice in the obsidian port in MIAI when I went on my first 'long range' expedition (long range being a relative term here), it was awesome. Thanks for all the great advise btw, I have gotten my ASP explorer fitted to core mine with sub surface missiles too, looking forward to cashing in some big bucks finally.

[@pigboy191]

dude your voice is like buttery kittens......SUBSCRIBED!!!!!

[@VideoGameHusky]

Bryce cfr

[@Sykell]

He’s like the Bob Ross of ED. Lol

[@LordRob]

Really helpful thanks. Been playing this on Xbox one game preview and the tutorials don't even cover this sort of stuff so KZbin has been a great help. Thanks for taking the time to record this and put it online. :)

[@MrNofnway]

Most helpful mining video I have found it. Appreciate the time you take to explain things and it relaxing to watch and listen! I'm American, but cheers mate!

[@TheWhiteRat1]

Very useful tutorial, thanks for that.

[@ObsidianAnt]

David Forde You are most welcome! :)

[@lolshark33]

Thanks for the tutorial! I just sold my Adder for a Viper MKIV and decided I should do something more efficient (in terms of cargo usage) than bounty hunting. This video was very helpful!

[@micmacmoc]

thanks obsi! that helped. I shouldn't have had the whisky though. your voice could calm a hurricane! cheers!

[@laststeak9468]

Gawd thank you!! The tutorials on the game aren’t the best and you made it so simple! Now I can move on. I want to get things down good before I fully go into the game. You are amazing 🥲😁

[@darkevilhatred5257]

Great video. Was exactly what I was looking for to get started in mining. Thanks a lot!

[@EXPHunterForce]

Do you paint? You could be the next Bob Ross. Your voice is so calming.

[@colinming4131]

An excellent and well presented tutorial, many thanks.

[@Wishuna]

I tried mining once and did not like it, but then again I didn't knew any of this. Thank you so much.

[@conagher]

Thank you for this great tutorial from 5 years into the future!

[@Sypheara]

Good quality tutorial. Might be good doing a electric boogaloo version of this for new players, in regards to using the limpets.

[@LuckyLuigi]

I listen to this when I need to go to sleep...it's so soothing :)

[@HeavyDemir]

nicely explained, I'll wait for the dews to incorporate drones to fetch the haul as the constant maneuvering to catch the fragments gets old faster then station managing in X-reb.

[@Zaniaac23]

ObsidianAnt. You need to update this. So much has changed in a year.

[@patrickp.1553]

Can u tell me what did change in the last year? I'm new in mining (just have done trading/ transport-missions so far) and i think about getting a ASP Explorer for mining but im still not sure about the loadout because I didn't find any actual guides for mining :-(

[@AntiOhm]

An ASP Explorer is actually what is use when in a wing for mining and a Type 7 for solo. If you overcharged your powerplant you can easily run A-rated with a decent setup for mining and about 76 cargo slots in the ASP.

[@failandia]

yep

[@DarKSpideR99]

Now I know what the heck was pristine :D Nice tutorial. I will be sure to prepare one ship for mining. Looks fun. Subbed.

[@anthyoung2801]

Nice tutorial as always Ant .

[@keithh8010]

Just taking my first steps into mining. Thanks for the tips!

[@ObsidianAnt]

Lee DaStard You're welcome! :) I'm glad they helped.

[@BrianGivensYtube]

I have the Asp Explorer after a fair bit of trading. I made Merchant Rank and I've only been playing 4 days :) I think I'm going with a 6 bin refinery, class A collection limpets, and a DSS. I'm very happy, since my last ship was the Cobra Mk 3, I've been able to add a mining laser to my original hardpoint setup as well as one more multicannon since the Asp has 4 small and 2 medium hardpoints.

[@xEppy033x]

Thanks, this video really helped me out a lot, I play on xbox one

[@steepfrugut]

Great video and very useful information. Thank you so much for introducing me to mining!!

[@EyeDentify]

Hey Obsidian Ant. I have enjoyed your Elite Dangerous tutorials very much. I was woundering if you would like to make an updated tutorial for mining now that collector limpets (drones) are available to use so you don´t have to scoop the ore manually ? See you in space commander.

[@partymaster2568]

Tutorial helped a lot, thanks man.

[@elitewingman6795]

And of course when you have the space and credits, there are drones to go get the ore while you're mining. That makes things a little easier.

[@sethslaughter3814]

Thanks for the tutorial, I found it really helpful.

[@Honnebambel]

thanks for the guide, it was very helpful to get into mining

[@myhybrid09]

Great info ObsidianAnt. Would the hauler be a good option for mining?

[@viktor250290]

I don't own the game yet, but its a very well explained guide, beautiful to watch!

[@Venduhl]

Thank you, this guide was a great job!

[@carda1972]

Very well explained! Great job.

[@gavsky23]

Very useful - only needs chapter points so we can skip to particular info (equipping, finding systems, mining, refinery etc.).

[@ethanshenfeld8141]

This has been very helpful

[@DemonYaz]

great guide man

[@MrPsychosis]

What is the ending music? Thanks!

[@krisjacobs2884]

Great video - very informative!!

[@Sapphira3]

Such a calming voice :3

[@ObsidianAnt]

Dragsooth Thanks :)

[@sinkpissersupreme]

Quality m8, wanna check it out before the new drones come in.

[@streamlap]

very helpful tutorial, thank you!

[@golferchin76]

Thanks for the video.

[@kaiborger9280]

thank you for the guide

[@MrOndrejHruska]

Would be amazing if you made an up-to-date followup to this.. How to use the limpets, for example. I tried it and basically wasted all my limpets before figuring out how to use them (still not sure). I can't be the only one

[@VandrefalkTV]

Great tutorial, very interesting!

[@antduude]

Well done, Ant. Lots of small details about mining I had no idea of. Question: Does the game make any effort to explain the differences in equipment ratings(other than price)? When outfitting a ship, how to you determine what is actually useful, i.e. power draw, distribution, firepower, storage, etc? Not just for mining but for *any* setup?

[@ObsidianAnt]

It depends upon what you want, but the game isn't very good at explaining. For a combat ship you will want high firepower, but also very low power draw - which allows you to keep firing those guns. For an exploration and trading ship you will want to go for modules that have the lowest possible mass, as this will increase your jump distance. Mining ships don't matter too much either way, but a lowish power draw helps keep the ship cooler.

[@sinephase]

The game doesn't explain anything at all regarding the ratings. One thing that makes no sense is you can see a down arrow for comparison with a module you're replacing even though they have the same rating or stat, like two A grade modules should be the same, right? I've seen them show an up or down arrow for comparison, even though they're apparently the same. Likewise for a stat that uses "pips", comparing two modules that have say two pips for a stat, could have an up or down arrow even though they appear the same.

[@0lemus0lent0]

sinephase when selecting parts from the store, select compare and it will show up your installed part next to the part you are looking at. Also parts have grades AND classes, so you might have looked at grade A part thats lower in class (smaller module)

[@jekanyika]

You can sometimes buy cartographic data for systems within 20ly

[@kubel83]

Loved the video.

[@JakBlak]

wow this helped me so much thank you

[@larspoulsen618]

Hi there, I really enjoy your videos. When I have questions you normally have the answer. Now to my question, When I watch your video your fov is what I would like to have. In options/graphic I have a sliding bar. I have tried may different setting but get your result, I never see my hands or feet like I do when I watch your videos. Any suggestions?

[@ObsidianAnt]

I actually use an ultra-widescreen monitor. The resolution is 2560x1080 and this is what gives a lot of the FOV. However, I also set the fov to 68 in the graphics.xml file.

[@poshpaul55]

very good video keep it up and thanks mate

[@jimbob15heat]

thanks for the tutorial man

[@alessandrobignami8894]

Thankyou very much! Extremly useful, also for the systems given for mine ;)

[@ObsidianAnt]

Alessandro Bignami No probs. :) Also, it's great to hear those systems are still worthwhile! :)

[@L0CKTiTE]

You have a great voice!

[@Nappa231]

Hi ObsidianAnt. Has there been any word from frontier that they will work on the quality of life problems that plague the mining system right now? I picked up this game after watching this video about mining as i have always enjoyed the concept of space mining. After months of frustrations with the issues in the mining system i have shelved the game in hopes that the devs would fix it. It seems, however, they are more focused now on Horizons. Mining feels like it was an after thought and had a quick implementation with no plans on a re-visit. I understand you enjoy this game mostly for is exploratory value. Still, your insight on how the mining system could be improved would make for a welcomed video; as would a new tutorial on the limpet system and keeping track of the rocks that have already been mined.

[@sambosomethin7844]

Do the zones replenish? Or will someday all the good places run out?

[@heat15sw]

ty perfect video just want i was looking for

[@yungghost1211]

what button do i use to collect the ore that comes out? I tried to do the tutorial asks to open the ship compartment but I can't get past this part.

[@WymanandBrad]

What's the actual profit rate for mining? Am I to expect a pretty large sum per trip?

[@daycart7]

Thanks for this!

[@emlynhughes]

Helpful, cheers

[@DJdeliverance]

Wait so you don't need any special scanners? I've got an adder & trying to outfit it but only have some 35kcr and don't want to sell my eagle. Idk how to outfit this thing but I do know those mining missions are worth a tons of cr

[@jensenanderson6872]

thx u ledge helped a ton

[@sGeeMoney]

Would you reccomend mining over things such as trading or things of that sort?

[@kanavkohli794]

sinceimpets ahve been introduced i make alot more from mining than bounty hunting or exploring per hour, go to hazardous RES which have pristine metallic rings, and bam painite, platinum, palladium, look for just those 3 and mine with impunity, vent the rest even gold

[@Pedroriel]

I found system map, selected ering it looks like, and info panel on left won't come up. Has it changed? Pls help. This is SO frustrating

[@jm08a31]

The perfect space daddy voice to read bedtime stories!

[@belliott538]

Damn It! For some reason I had the meaning of Metal Rich and Metalic reversed in my mind's eye... Been passing over Metalic Belts/Rings to mine Metal Rich since Mid Beta! Sheeee!t...DETAILS!!! Oh well, better Late to the Party than Never... Thanks for setting me Straight! CMDR Shoe Button

[@NightOwlGames]

what format do you play this game on? your system map look different to mine i dont have the info on the left like you do

[@JonnyRobinson]

Thanks for the great video, I now know how to mine!

[@ObsidianAnt]

Jonny Robinson You are welcome, I glad it helped! :)

[@DavidOlver]

thank you

[@NeiroToxy]

Thank you very much. Just bought hauler, tried to mine, found a platinum asteroid. Easy 20000 cr. in 15 minutes.

[@ObsidianAnt]

NeiroToxy That's great! You will have a ton of credits in no time. :)

[@TheFurryNazurah]

Anyone know the best way to get carbon? Am currently leveling up liz ryder to unlock hera tani, need carbon, having no luck finding any. Best place to look for it? Am looking about ice rings or asteroid belts, no luck for a "Very common" material.

[@Justathought81]

thank you!

[@kidinfinity50]

Do you need a we finally

[@marzz0643]

What if you worked in a team and one person hauled and sold ore while another mined it?

[@spankiespank4573]

how do you target the items

[@LimitedInfinity1]

Is a T6 good for mining?

[@enigmaflex]

This isn't because the video or you are boring but you're voice makes me feel sleepy. You would make a great counsellor.

[@TheWanderingChemist]

Elite: ASMR

[@TheWanderingChemist]

Tingle mining.

[@veganbanditgames2625]

Hope this still works in 2020, I'm about to try mining for the first time!

[@wither5673]

wat is hotckey to cargo hatch!?

[@dougnixon6464]

wow! so helpful!

[@johanmerz4404]

sry for my bad englisch. i cant find a minig Laser for my SideWinder i wisit multipel Station no one sale one what do i wrong whre can i find one? :(

[@sirspam5375]

I bought a collecting limpit but it says its out of ammo and all of the stations I've been too dont sell ammo for it, help?

[@joshstans]

Aggressive Milk I also had this problem. If you haven't figured it out already, you have to go into Advanced Resupply (I think it was resupply). It's right below where you resupply fuel. You'll see your ammo there

[@thestorey]

brilliant thank you.

[@RYTG]

i dont get info like yours, it only displays the owner n stuff..

[@Sworn973]

Is the "finding" method still valid today?

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

Arjung is a good system for mining. It has metal rich asteroid belts with pristine reserves. ;)

[@jacobwhiting914]

That would be great except it's 150 light years away from me....

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

Jacob Whiting 150 light years is nothing. I can travel that far in less than ten minutes. HIP 21991 is also in the neighborhood and it's even better. It's pristine and has a planet with metallic rings.

[@jacobwhiting914]

***** I had a mission to find 1 Painite but it expired in 30 minutes when I originally wrote that. I'm there now docked for the night. I'll go explore the belts tomorrow and hopefully find some Painite. One of the stations in that system wants 2,000+ tons so hopefully I'll make a small fortune. Thanks for the other system I'll have to check it out too.

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

Jacob Whiting Yeah there's painite there. I found 4 tons there myself when I had my mining anaconda.

[@jacobwhiting914]

+Locutus Borg alright I'll go out mining today. I'm still new so I only have a cobra mkIII at the moment.

[@loftylazerus3007]

WOAH, You mean there's Mining in this game? lols :) Great video and good primer for a topic not even mentioned elsewhere.

[@sinephase]

what resolution and FOV is that?

[@ObsidianAnt]

Resolution is 2560x1080, FOV is 68. It's on a 21:9 monitor.

[@bombat2383]

For some reason the mining laser doesn't show up for me? Anybody know why and how I can fix this?

[@lordofpolls]

Go to another station Each station gives different things. I'm yet to find a station that sells every component

[@zombieyeager1654]

How do I refine gold it will only let me destroy it

[@JR_440]

How do you open the cargo hatch

[@ObsidianAnt]

***** You can bind the key in the Control settings. I *think* it is the home key...but don't quote me on that, because the jettison key is around that same area too!

[@JR_440]

Thanks

[@JanT]

Aw man your voice sounded so different back then!

[@sirius4k]

This is an anicent video, but trying anyway. I have 4 mining turrets deployed, I'm facing the asteroid the prospecting limpet chose out for me.... and nothing. I press the primary trigger and nothing happens. I'm unable to shoot :|

[@GhostCT-ih7ck]

sirius4k If you are using turrets you have to change the fire mode in the functions panel. At about the bottom of it says "turrets fire mode" or something like that, turn those to fire at will or forward fire only and then you can fire them manualy.

[@sirius4k]

Ghost 2224 CT0226 Yes, I found it out somewhere else, but thanks anyway. Now the info is here aswell for beginning miners.

[@joonte1010]

Is the Adder a suitable vehicle for mining?

[@Asgardians3t]

+Bödvar Im a new player to this game only played a few days got used to playing the game and i have the adder and i would say it is useful for mining its definitely better than the sidewinder and the hauler if u upgrade it a bit it can be great for mining and it doesnt cost much the downside is if u go in battle its maneuverability isnt great so its difficult to escape spaceships like the eagle or other high maneuverability space craft. Besides that id say its a great ship.hope this helps :) gl& hf

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

+Bödvar Not really. It's not very agile for a ship of it's size, it's cargo hold is fairly small, it doesn't have many internal hard-points for drones. The only good thing about it is it has a class two hardpoint for a decent mining laser -- honestly you're better off saving up for a cobra, it's better at weaving about an asteroid belt and is generally bigger, giving it plenty of space for more and bigger mining internals (don't forget that you have to squeeze a refinery in there too.) Bottom line: Big hardpoints + lots of internals + maneuverability = good mining ship. When you get better at it, you can do away with the maneuverability aspect as you'll probably be using collector limpets anyway. The best mining ship in the game, for these reasons, is the Imperial cutter. Side note: watch out for pirates while in supercruise. If they try to interdict you -- let them. It makes your FSD cool down faster. Pump all of your energy into the engines, boost like hell, and run until your FSD is ready. Make an effort to upgrade your real-space thrusters -- it could save your life.

[@Asgardians3t]

well if ur in a place where no NPCs spawn and there are no players there is no need to worry about being attacked and in that case u can just use a type 9 transporter assuming u have the money to buy it im currently using type 6 and depending on what resources i find usually i find a lot of gold, platinum and paladium and silver too, depending on how much of it can usually make up to 1 mil per hour also if u find an area where there is a lot of painite and u keep mining there u can make a lot more than that

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

Asgardians3t Untrue. There is always a possibility of an NPC spawn, they are simply less frequent away from RES and a pirate can attack you in supercruise at any time, even if you don't have any cargo. (Fortunately my python is armed, so I just kill them for the bounty.) I've had both happen to me repeatedly. (It might have something to do with my rank/ the fact that I'm flying a large ship/ how much money I have, or some other variable that's affecting the spawn rates.) Be careful if you're mining in a Type-9. It's pathetically slow and poorly armored. Most pirates you run into will be in eagles, vipers, adders -- small fry (just zap them with turreted mounts) but there's always the possibility you'll get jumped by an anaconda or, worse yet, a vulture, at which point you're as good as dead if they catch you with a decent amount of cargo. Your best course of action is to keep watch of your radar and eject all of your minerals if one approaches. (Despite always badgering people for cargo, it's rare that they actually take the stuff, so you can just scoop it up again once they're gone.)

[@Asgardians3t]

speaking of i got killed w my 6 transporter when i was docking at the damn terminal and i lost my ship... now im starting all over again >

[@sheaflanagan7324]

in your next video...could you repeat this line.."those were dark times....before the rebellion....before the emprah!" ive always wanted to hear michael cane do that line....youre not identical but i hear some similarities

[@freederth619]

update this please, just got the game

[@lightning2722]

Can someone help me I have everything for mining but my mining lasers won't fire my normal weapons will but not my mining lasers

[@atalaykorukcu4780]

Lightning272 i had the same issue. mining laser is a turret, you have to set it up in the right panel functions menu scroll down for turret behaviour