Updated for 3.19
Using Refineries
Spoils of your expedition in a Mole or Prospector can either be sold raw or refined. In either case you must travel to a refinery currently available within Stanton here:
Location: HUR-L1
Station Name: Green Glade Station
Location: HUR-L2
Station Name: Faithful Dream Station
Location: MIC-L5
Station Name: Modern Icarus Station
Location: ARC-L4
Station Name: Faint Glen Station
Location: CRU-L1
Station Name: Ambitious Dream Station
Location: ARC-L1
Station Name: Wide Forest Station
Location: ARC-L2
Station Name: Lively Pathway Station
Location: MIC-L1
Station Name: Shallow Frontier Station
Location: MIC-L2
Station Name: Long Forest Station
Selling Terminals
In order to sell the raw mined materials you will need to land at one of the stations listed above. Then proceed to the refinery deck and the office back above the shop.
As you enter the shop, directly ahead are the refinery job terminals, to their left is the selling terminals.
Worth the effort?
If you are desperately short on cash, or have no way to move refined materials to the final destination, then selling the material is the way to go. However if you can wait for the refinery job and can transport, then it is not worth your time directly selling.
Refining Terminals
Land at the above stations and proceed to the refinery deck, cross the refinery to the office above the shop. As you enter the refing terminals are directly in front of you.
Log into the terminal and you will need to select the ship with the ore in the bottom left.
The left hand menu informs you the specifics of this stations such as the yeild rate for the location.
Refinery Yield Rate
Each station has bonus’s and drawbacks for different materials, therefore refining an ore in one refinery with the same method will return more rewards. For the current refineries the yield bonus are listed:| Station Variation on Method Yield Rate | HUR L1 | HUR L2 | CRU L1 | ARC L1 | ARC L2 | ARC L4 | MIC L1 | MIC L2 | MIC L5 |
| Agricium | -8% | -2% | -4% | 8% | |||||
| Aluminium | -4% | -5% | -3% | 7% | |||||
| Beryl | 1% | 7% | -9% | -4% | -6% | -8% | 7% | ||
| Bexalite | -2% | -6% | 2% | 9% | 12% | ||||
| Borase | 1% | 2% | -3% | 9% | |||||
| Copper | -5% | -3% | 6% | -4% | 4% | 2% | 9% | ||
| Corundum | -5% | 1% | 7% | -4% | -3% | 2% | 6% | ||
| Diamond | |||||||||
| Gold | -3% | 1% | -6% | 7% | 1% | 9% | |||
| Hephaestanite | -2% | -4% | -8% | -5% | 8% | ||||
| Iron | -5% | 2% | 1% | 8% | |||||
| Laranite | 2% | -1% | -8% | -2% | 2% | -1% | |||
| Quartz | 11% | -3% | -5% | ||||||
| Taranite | -3% | -6% | 5% | ||||||
| Titanium | -1% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 13% | ||||
| Tungsten | 4% | 2% | -6% | -5% | 9% | ||||
| Quantainium | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% |
Refining Methods
Refinery methods have several variables which will affect the time, cost and output.
These are the base level outputs, and the refinery specifics above should also be factored in. The base cost is applied regardless of the work size, there is additional charges for every unit processed.
| Refinery Method | Yield Rate | Time per Input Unit | Base Job Cost (aUEC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrometric Chromalysis | 95% | 6s | 1294 |
| Gaskin Process | 81% | 2s | 1294 |
| XCR Process | 66% | 1s | 1294 |
| Ferron Exchange | 95% | 14s | 432 |
| Electrostarolysis | 81% | 4s | 432 |
| Cormack Method | 66% | 1s | 432 |
| Dinyx Solventation | 95% | 41s | 218 |
| Thermonatic Deposition | 81% | 12s | 218 |
| Kazen Winnowing | 66% | 4s | 218 |
Transport and Sell Refined Materials
This is where mining transitions into trading, your materials are now the same as any material you can purchase as a trader and sell in other locations.
When a refinery job is complete, you will need a ship with enough cargo space at the station to claim the completed material.
Proceed to the refinery terminal and log in.
The list of job will be shown, under the completed jobs select the ship you will be transporting in, and complete.
The materials will now be in your ship, proceed to complete all refinery jobs waiting for you.
