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Taranite

Ship Mining

Extremely conductive, this mineral was first discovered when a researcher noticed a breed of electrosensitive hermit crab using pieces of it to form its shell.

⛏ Plan a loadout for Taranite →

Numerics

Category
Ship Mining
Approx. value
≈ 25,104 aUEC / SCU
Approximate UEX sell price — varies with gameplay & location
Resistance
0.50
Higher → harder to break
Instability
700
Higher → window jitters more
Optimal-window centre
0.40
0.0 (left) … 1.0 (right) of the charge bar
Centre randomness
0.20
Window thinness
0.60
Positive → tighter window; negative → wider
Explosion multiplier
240
Yield bonus / penalty if you blow it
Cluster factor
0.10
Child-rock spawn rate (0–1)

Where this ore sits across the dataset

Resistance0.50
Instability700
Window thinness0.60
Explosion multiplier240

Where to mine — 19 sites

Straight from the game records. Each row is a deposit type you can scan at that body — how much of the rock is this ore, and how much of what spawns there is that deposit.

  • Stanton system · 10 sites
    • Lagrange F
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      38–88% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      38–88% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      38–88% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      38–88% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      38–88% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange F
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      6–12% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      6–12% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      6–12% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      6–12% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      6–12% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
  • Pyro system · 9 sites
    • Pyro Cool 02
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      38–88% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Cool 02
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      6–12% of a Taranite (Raw) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Akiro Cluster
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      5–10% of a Stileron rock2% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Deep Space Asteroids
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      5–10% of a Stileron rock2% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      5–10% of a Stileron rock2% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      5–10% of a Stileron rock2% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      5–10% of a Stileron rock2% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      5–10% of a Stileron rock2% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      5–10% of a Stileron rock2% of what spawns here

Found in 2 rock types

Each card shows the rock's full composition. Sorted by your ore's expected yield — the first row is the rock you'll see this ore in most often.

  • Taranite (Raw)~8.7%
    • Taranite ◀38.3–88.3%
    • Taranite ◀5.7–11.7%
  • Stileron~7.5%
    • Stileron24.3–74.3%
    • Stileron9.7–15.7%
    • Taranite ◀5–10%