Mining missions

Mining missions are missions which require you to mine special mission ores and then return these ores to your agent.

Mission Ores

Mission ore	Regular ore equivelant	Found in level
Banidine	Veldspar	1, 2, 3
Lyavite	Kernite	2
Augumene	Pyroxeres	2, 3
Mercium	Omber	2, 3
Pithix	Jaspet	3
Green Arisite	Gneiss	4
Oeryl	Dark Ochre	4
Geodite	Crokite	4 (44,800 m3 to mine)
Polygypsum	Arkonor	4 (44,800 m3 to mine)

There are also two different types of ice (Crystalline Icicle, Azure Ice) and two different types of gas (Gamboge Cytoserocin, Chartreuse Cytoserocin).

Combat

Most mining missions only have weak spawns usually 1-4 frigates in lvl 3s and 4s, though there is the possibility of faction spawn (it may be related to what area you are in). Some lvl 3s have weak cruiser spawns so an invulnerability field and small shield booster are reccommended along with a wing of combat drones.

There are 2 exceptions to this in lvl 4s where you will encounter multiple cruiser and frigate spawns that will build up over time if you do not keep killing them off. The first is a gas harvesting mission (like drones to a hive) but gas harvesting can be done in any ship with turret slots so it's not much of a problem. The second is a ice harvesting mission (Ice Installation) which must be done in a barge or Endurance frigate.