Deep Miner
Kit (Deep Miner)
Deep Miner
Construction Steps
| Step | Tool | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welding Torch, Screwdriver, Screwdriver | 12x Steel Sheets, 5x Cable Coil, 4x Electronic Parts |
Deconstruction Steps
| Step | Tool | Recovered Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hand Drill, Wire Cutters, Angle Grinder, Wrench | Kit (Deep Miner), 2x Steel Sheet, 2x Cable Coil |
Description
Drills through terrain until it hits bedrock. Once inside bedrock 10 or 11 Dirty Ore is produced every 80 to 100 seconds. Both values are random each time, by average 10.5 ore every 90s (7 ore per minute).
Two standard electric Centrifuges would be required to process the output of a single Deep Miner (not including the spindown/ejection sequence). One Combustion Centrifuge running on normal fuel at 520 RPM would be almost fast enough to process the output of 3 Deep Miners.
The Deep Miner consumes 500 watts while it is powered on.
The Deep Miner visually takes up 1x2x4 blocks.
Data/logic parameters currently incomprehensible to page contributor.
Region Ore distribution
Since update 0.2.5903.26007 (terrain update), deep ore generation is now tied to regions, with each region yielding a set ratio of ores, some regions containing only a single ore type for deep mining, with others containing two or three. The deep mining yield of a region can be detected using the Cartridge (Deep Miner) or using the Motherboard (Map) and a Rocket Deep Scanner Head.
Ore Distribution by Region and Position
A map of ore regions for each world has been created by AproposMath on Github, available here.
| + Venus Ore Regions | Region | Ore 1 | Ore 2 | Ore 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus - Dusk Valley | Silver 100% | - | - | |
| Venus - Lily Valley | Nickel 100% | - | - | |
| Venus - Maple Valley | Lead 100% | - | - | |
| Venus - Triumph Valley | Gold 100% | - | - | |
| Venus - Horizon Valley | Silver 50% | Nickel 33.3% | Lead 16.7% | |
| Venus - Lakshmi Valley | Hydrocarbon 100% | - | - |
| + Moon Ore Regions | Region | Ore 1 | Ore 2 | Ore 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon - Montes Umbrarum | Gold 100% | - | - | |
| Moon - Lacus Bellus | Iron 100% | - | - | |
| Moon - Specula Observans | Silver 20% | - | - | |
| Moon - Labyrinthus Petr | Gold 20% | Silver 10% | - | |
| Moon - Vallis Liama | Cobalt 100% | - | - | |
| Moon - Dorsum Borealis | Iron 25% | Copper 15% | Silicon 10% | |
| Moon - Montes Fulgur | Hydrocarbon 50% | - | - | |
| Moon - Mons Arcanus | Silicon 50% | - | - | |
| Moon - Crater Solaris | Iron 100% | - | - |
| + Mars Ore Regions | Region | Ore 1 | Ore 2 | Ore 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars - Canyon Overlook | Nickel 20% | - | - | |
| Mars - Taos Crater | Iron 25% | Copper 15% | Silicon 10% | |
| Mars - Crescent Cliffs | Iron 100% | - | - | |
| Mars - Butchers Flat | Gold 20% | Silver 10% | - | |
| Mars - Tharsis Rise South | Hydrocarbon 50% | - | - | |
| Mars - Tharsis Rise East | Gold 30% | - | - | |
| Mars - Finders Canyon South | Cobalt 10% | - | - | |
| Mars - Finders Canyon East | Silicon 50% | Lead 15% | Silver 15% | |
| Mars - Aeolis Ridge | Nickel 20% | - | - | |
| Mars - Eos Ridge | Lead 20% | - | - | |
| Mars - Crowes Passage | Gold 30% | - | - | |
| Mars - Beacon Plains | Silver 20% | - | - | |
| Mars - Finders Canyon Scarp | Iron 25% | Copper 15% | Silicon 10% | |
| Mars - Finders Canyon | Iron 100% | - | - |
Ore Distribution (Prior to 0.2.5903.26007 (terrain update))
Prior to the Terrain update, most locations had the same ore-distribution table, Venus and Vulcan being the exceptions. The percentages may not add up to exactly 100% due to rounding, and your numbers may be slightly different due to the random number generator that selects what ore comes out of a Dirty Ore when cleaned.
| Ore | Standard | Venus | Vulcan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | 39.5% | 40.0% | 31.7% |
| Gold | 5.7% | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| Uranium | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Copper | 14.3% | 20.6% | 18.2% |
| Hydrocarbon | 20.2% | 19.8% | 17.0% |
| Silver | 2.9% | 3.8% | 8.3% |
| Nickel | 3.0% | 3.3% | 7.7% |
| Lead | 2.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% |
| Silicon | 9.1% | 4.3% | 8.6% |
| Cobalt | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.5% |