Turn ore into progress
Turn a finite ore deposit into usable materials or income.
Your route
Check off steps as you play. This checklist is local to your browser.
Choose an ore and tool
Use the 20 named industry ore pages for exact refining yields. Mining lasers trade throughput, waste and maintenance differently.
Select and extract
Right-click a rock, approach within its shown tool range and hold left mouse. Leave cargo space and watch the deposit.
Refine deliberately
Dock, open Industry > Refining and select the input. Review whole batches, fee and outputs before refining. Results go to station storage.
Sell or manufacture
Use the station order form to sell the intended quantity, or retain refined materials for components. Unsold ore and stored materials do not satisfy a cash goal.
Reference and coverage
Experimental 0.41.0-experimental.1; compiled game catalog and current gameplay source
Shared control and industry guidance covers the approved parity/fabrication update. Platform menu keys and launch/save integration remain different.