Quick update - there are 2 more refineries: ARC-L4 and MIC-L5 that I just learned about thanks to the comments. I’ll get stats and update the attachments. The great thing is there’s so much to learn and like I said as a fresh guide there are going to be things I miss!

FUN FACT: You can upgrade your Prospectors bags! Find a MOLE slavage mission (if you don't see one you need to complete a slaving mission to expand the list) fly your Prospector over, unlock your bags from your seat, fly out and rip the bags off your ship, install the bag off the MOLE onto the Prospector (use the R key to spin the bags they can be tricky to snap in) and BOOM you just went from 32 SCU to 48 SCU CAPACITY!

The quality of Loud Guns' mining guides are one of few consistent things in a changing verse.

A bit late to the party, but as always absolutely stellar work! You‘re such an underappreciated creator, putting so much work into it

Great job! A couple things you didn't mention: in space while scanning, you need to get to about 1350m in order to scan the rock you are aiming at, and on a planet/moon surface, you need to get to about 315m. Also, you can currently put the mole ore bags on the prospector to increase it's capacity! You always have the best mining guides and you really made it make sense when I first started SC. Thanks!!!

I like the changes they made to the materials, rocks, and modules, we needed a change from the "find Quant" meta. However since the patch dropped, i lost so much money on repairing my ship because of lost modules and random disconect/30Ks when transporting 500k+ of cargo to the closest TDD and 30k protection not working resulting in the ship being destroyed or left with the only option to claim the ship after a long wait and lose the cargo. All this takes out the fun of the game when you like to "farm" to reach goals and just lose everything to bugs.. Other than that, very nice and complete guide once again, ty for helping and sharing knowledge

One of the reasons I was interested in pursuing SC after watching it for years was the enthusiasm and professionalism you brought to your vidoes. The mining looked fun and profitable. Your efforts to explain even minor details to enhance the experience for everyone was a great credit to your passion. After joining the Discord and meeting the Org I was hooked. Thank you again to you and the Org for all you do to bring our Dream so much closer to fruition.

absolutelly amazing video! There are a few little things left out which are a bit of a struggle for a pure SC newbie like me: - where you buy modules and how to equip/use them? (like surge module) - maybe a quick mention of mining laser locations to buy and how to equip them? thanks for the guide!!

The ultimate guide right here. I'm not really into mining anymore but this is extremely helpful for anyone who is!

Nice guide. I mostly mined in Eve online. Can’t wait to try it in SC. It will be awesome when you can eventually transfer saddle bags to/from a hauler and have large scale mining ops.

Спасибо, друг! Узнал много нового и мне понравилось то, что ты очень подробно разобрал каждую деталь, это действительно ценная информация для меня 👍

Something I tested and used successfully today including refining with the prospector: *You will need a multitool with a tractor beam attachment* Before heading out to mine, grab your prospector and take the 10,000 auec salvaging mission for the mole, fly there asap. When you arrive park yourself along side the wreck as closely aligned as possible. Press Alt+K to unlock your modules, then leave the ship and fly below, The default tractor beam will be able to pull the existing bags off the ship, do then then drag one bag at a time from the wreck and place the new bag in place. If you have done this without turning the bag while moving it will go align easy. Now instead of 32 SCU you with have 48 SCU. There isn't really anything of use left on the wreck so consider the 10k cost will be replaced with fewer trips required to refine...

I have a very, very large cup of green tea while watching this masterpiece. Thank you!

Your content is some of the best I’ve seen for any game. Your tutorials are ridiculously thorough, carefully explained and very well done. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.

This was exactly what I was looking for , was a hardcore Prospe miner but have been out of the loop on whats been going on since I gave up after the disaster 3.18 launch , was completely lost with all of the new options for mining and this has helped out massively , cant thank you enough for the effort you put in to this

Perfect timing. I just watched Red Monster SC's 3.19 update video, right after your previous guide. I'm new and have only played for about 20 hours but watching the old guide, getting the jist of the 3.19 changes. Then capping it off with this updated guide has just saved me headaches of trying old strategies and allows me to narrow down my approach to mining. Thanks a lot for the effort. Cheers! 🍻

This was one of the most useful mining guids, I ever saw for SC! No bla bla just straight to the point. Cheers 🎉

@Loud Guns! Man - always great videos for the mining community. This has to be one of the best out there on what is the most complex mining has been so far to date. I'm back to enjoying my solo Mole. 😊

Fantastic video! Why you do not have 500k subs is beyond me. Well made and easy to listen to. Keep up the great work. I am new to mining and have been playing for 2 months now. Having a blast and you made it so much more fun and easier to understand.

Just got into SC, right now im finishing my first run selling at Lorville, love you're channel it's really helpful. Thank you

Thank you for the time you take to get us such detailed guides.

that jump short cut really helped XD knowing that once i am within the orbit i can drop out then rejump to my mark { aka daymar etc } massive help XD

Nice to know impossible rocks aren't always impossible. I've passed up plenty of them without even trying. 😭

One of the best, if not the best, mining guides I've ever watched!!!! Awesome! Bookmarked it!

I've watched this ten times already and it gets better each time!

Thanks Loudguns, great video .... as always. Great detail and insight. Can't can't wait to dust off the prospector, reset my mindset re quant and see what's out there!

These guides are always great! I have gotten people into mining by sending them your guide for the last patch. I'm back playing after a few months away and have about 1.3 mil in game right now, saving up for a mining ship. I didn't realize how much of an overhaul the mining has had, it's really quite incredible! I'm really looking forward to seeing how these other materials have a use later on in the game. I'm certain that eventually even tier 3 metals will be worth mining, probably for that construction ship.

Thanks for all the time and dedication to making this! THANK YOU.

Amazing job on this video, thanks for all the hard work that went into it, much appreciated!

Not played in a while myself since like 3.17 or so, been to busy with school and now work but will log on to check out some of the event now. I only run a cutlass black or Andromeda to haul to market, and i only do one refining run per trip to not loose everything if something happens. Great and informative video, thanks for the hard work putting it together.

I'm telling you man. All the small fine details is what we need for games like SC. 10/10

I wondered about the 3.19 changes - great presentation boss! 🙂 Thanks!

Already came across a pair of 280,000 kg and 320,000 kg rock containing terenite, gold, barelite and aluminum. One MOLE with all the crew and recommended upgrades was not going to cut it. Even a second upgraded crewed MOLE wasn't good enough on the biggest rock so we invited a Prospector in to assist. These two rocks alone took over 20 minutes to crack as we tried to figure out who should have the controlling laser. After all was mined and refined I manage to sell the refined product for a whopping 760,000 UEC. All 7 of us had an initial 25,000 UEC advance on successful mining participation. Everyone got a followup 50,000 UEC bonus the next evening. The mining controller was left with 180,000 UEC. We count ourselves well organized, nicely upgraded and lucky.

Excellent guide. I'm not 100% sure if this tip still works, but you used to be able to pickup a delivery mission item and drop it at a point in ther rocks you wanted to come back to. If you find a good load and don't have the SCU to pick it all up, then this might help.

Thanks for the love Loud Guns, Much Love from Cornerstone

The best practical guide for mining in the verse. Thank you.

@Loud Guns very well presented i usually use my moles 3 laser as a dedicated extraction to lower the inherts on rocks that way i save space /gain more of other mats other than inhert that might be the best way to go. the laser it self that is up to you end of the day choose the best one that would still help you crack rocks but also help extract since the 3rd laser would mainly be for the extraction only and there to provide a bit more extra oof to crack a rock if you need too.

This is by far the best star citizen mining guide i have watched. Thank you very much for this.

first time wtching your vids. Friend of mine sent me here cause I was still on Team Lancet. RIP. Thank you Loud for the info. Very informative.

Superb guide, thanks for your hard work.

As alaways an amazing video and an excellent guide! Thanks for all the hard work that went into getting data and creating that video!

always a pleasure watching your videos.

Thank you Sir. The most complete video on mining i have seen. And a good one on top of that.

Love your stuff. Great content, very thorough and well done

Excellent guide, appreciate the time and effort out into this. Cheers mate! ❤

OMG. I've been playing for 10 years and I never before heard, nor though about dotted line vs solid line being opposite side vs same side of planet! You da man!

Good video man. Appreciate the work!

what a blast of a video! Life-changing experience right here! Get it while you still can!

Watched the whole thing and it's opened my eyes to mining with more than just a ROC, I'd like a prospector but looks like Mole is a simply better investment since it has a bigger cargo, but for now I still need to do a whole lot of ROC mining to earn the credits for any of these ships. Overall I appreciate the time you've put into editting this video and sharing your knowledge. Great job and you've earned my sub

Excellent work - very helpful guide as always!

Back for your 3.19 guide, thank you for teaching me twice!

I have noticed that the Dinyx refine method takes a lot longer! I got a quote of 70 hrs versus the ferron's 23 hrs. Saving 47 hours was worth the extra 6000 aUEC. 😆

I learned if the bags get blown off but are not destroyed you can re-attach them without the housing and continue mining as long as your laser didn’t break.

Great video thanks, super informative, I haven't mined in ages and had no idea what I was doing lol

Awesome video! Thank you so much for putting this together!

Really good info, appreciated.

Awesome video. This helps a lot. Thank you for putting it together.

simply awesome job!

A great vid! Time to get my rented prospector on, and crack a rock or 2!!

You're a star! ⭐

Brilliant Tutorial, thank you 👍

Best video on mining. Thank you.

Neat that they cut down scan times with more plentiful rocks, and made multi-crew more challenging. Great guide!

Great guide! Thanks.

Excellent guide Loud, really detailed and helpful. I am new to this game and need all the knowledge i can get. The one thing i want is to get some friends into this game, unfortunately no one i know id interested 🤷 makes no sense to me as im loving every second

Thanks Loud, again an excellent video, and again i am sucked into SC, not for the money but for the experience!

Best miner in the business! Thanks Loud.

Thank you for this invaluable resource!

@LoudGuns Love your videos. They’re so helpful and thorough. Definitely the best put together guides out there. I was REALY hoping you had a link to that excel doc for profits. Can you please share!

@31:51 - nice new UI and the rock markers obscure it. Room for more tweaking by CIG. Also, a quick word or two to know how much of a cargo ship is needed, to haul the refined mats, would be nice.

Awesome video, thank you, thank you!

Many thanks for all your advices et video!

ive been waiting for this one since i saw something about a new ore

That's one hell of a guide!

Musashi Industrial* and Starflight Concern. Very informative! Great work as always!

Great work! My new Mining bible!

Nice work as usual!

Super usefull, thank you for all info.

I still can’t decide wether the mole or prospector is the way to go. I’ve actually had a great time with the rented prospector so far so either way I’m excited. This has been an excellent video as always!

This is great mining guide!

Thank u soooo much, u have no idea how much it means.. This guide help me a lot thx

Great guide dude!

I was just thinking of dragging out the Prospector for the first time in a year.. thanks for the guide!

Best Guide ever, thank you! Really well done

Absolutely excellent video. Thank you.

I'm a patient man, but man was the new mining system driving me insane, but LG you've done it again with an expertly crafted mining guide! I wish I was in a position to sub to your patreon, but I guess my patronage here will have to suffice.

That was a long one! Great vid once again. Highly enjoyed it.

Brilliant thanks!

I'm new to the mole and I see the use for three different heads. I like to use an Impact 2 with 3 fltr-L Not as a primary breaker but as the extraction head works great for reducing the inert materials once you begin sucking up the rocks. in multi crew I would have them as the primary extraction head and the secondary backup for larger breaks.

great video thank you

Oh i forgot to say Great Video and to thank you for all the Video you do for the community !

Most people I've played with say MIKE L1, MIKE L2 etc, because it's Microtech (MIKE-ROW-TEK) :) Great vid thanks for the pointers

Great guide, thanks for your effort.

thanks so much loud guns you're the best!!!

Great Video! What I'd amend on myy MOLE is a Crossfield QD; its only a few seconds slower, more fuel efficient, but more importantly, its quite cheaper when compared to the XL-1. If you did mine with buddies, Have them pull their fighters and escort the cargo ship! At least have them man a turret, but fighters help. Nothing like a Redeemer or Scorpius to deter a pirate. and a Freelancer Max & Deemer is a 4 man crew, so if one of you have that or a Scorpius or Hurricane, That's also 3-4 player and a good escord (though 2-3 fighters help too).

what a video! so helpful thx

Thanks for this amazing guide.

Fantastic summary: I don't currently have a mining ship as I found the Quant meta boring and full of bugs, but I might consider coming back since there is now more variety in what you can collect and where.

One left of field loadout for the Prospector I'd like to bring up is the "ROC scout". It uses the Arbor MH1 mining head with a Focus "1" module to further lower the laser power by 15% while providing a 30% bonus to green zone window size. Using the ship to scout for Hadenite is pretty straightforward. To begin cracking the nodes you'll want to be sitting at a distance of 179.9 from the targeted node before you turn on your laser. This is best done by first flying close to the required distance then lowering your speed limiter to 0. Then rise the limiter by the smallest amount you can (setting a keyboard bind for speed limiter and giving it a quick tap works to do this). Then while aimed at the node tap the "W" key until the distance clicks from 180 to179. This distance needs to be precise as should you have gone from 178 to 179 it will be to close and rapidly fill the charge bar. This is a great way to build up ones ability to manage tricky mining requirements that would normally have high risk attached. If the Hadenite node does end up going into the red and explodes, what would have spelt the loss of a ROC would be no issue for the Prospector sitting safely at 179.9 meters away. However I will point out that due to the effect of wind being able to push a ship around, due to just how precise the distance needs to be any slight breeze can make this impossible so some situational awareness is required.

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