MINING/ORES/ALUMINUM
▸MOBIGLAS // ORE INTEL

Aluminum

COMMONSHIP
BEST SELL
4,600
aUEC / SCU
MINING SITES
35
bodies with data
REFINERIES
13
stations with yields
USED IN
34
blueprints
BEST CURRENT SELL
Admin - Terra Gateway (Stanton)
4,600
aUEC / SCU

QUALITY BANDS

4.8 · 8 TIERS
data @schauler

Star Citizen 4.8 grades every ore into 8 fixed quality bands — the cards below. When you scan a rock of Aluminum, RNG decides which of those 8 bands it'll roll.

1
BAND
q318
2
BAND
q511
3
BAND
q614
4
BAND
q783
5
BAND
q896
6
BAND
q919
7
BAND
q953
8
BAND
q1000

SCANNER SIGNALS

SIZES 1–6
data @chameleon_69

When you ping a rock the scanner shows a signal value. For Aluminum that value equals 4,285 × rock size.

  • SIZE 14,285
  • SIZE 28,570
  • SIZE 312,855
  • SIZE 417,140
  • SIZE 521,425
  • SIZE 625,710

REFINERY METHODS

9 OPTIONS
vs best station @ LEVSKI (+8%)

Each method trades yield against time and cost. Recovered SCU = raw input × method yield (station bonus already applied). Pick by what you're optimizing for — bulk yield, fast turnaround, or low fee.

  • Dinyx SolventationSLOWESTCHEAPEST
    Highest yield in the verse. Long queue, low fee — the patient miner's pick.
    0.53 SCU
    per 1 SCU Aluminum
  • 38%
    Ferron ExchangeMEDIUMMEDIUM
    Balanced default. Solid yield without the multi-hour wait.
    0.46 SCU
    per 1 SCU Aluminum
  • 38%
    Pyrometric ChromalysisMEDIUMMEDIUM
    Twin of Ferron Exchange. Similar profile, different chemistry.
    0.46 SCU
    per 1 SCU Aluminum
  • 36%
    ElectrostarolysisMEDIUMMEDIUM
    Slightly under Ferron, occasionally cheaper on niche ores.
    0.44 SCU
    per 1 SCU Aluminum
  • 32%
    Thermonatic CastingFASTESTMEDIUM
    Fastest output for the yield. Pick this on a tight turnaround.
    0.40 SCU
    per 1 SCU Aluminum
  • 30%
    Gaskin ProcessFASTPRICEY
    Quick and pricey. Worth it when shop docks are about to close.
    0.38 SCU
    per 1 SCU Aluminum
  • 30%
    Kazen MethodMEDIUMPRICEY
    Expensive without the speed payoff — generally outclassed.
    0.38 SCU
    per 1 SCU Aluminum
  • 27%
    Cormack ProcessFASTESTCHEAPEST
    Cheap and fast — accept the yield hit when volume matters more.
    0.35 SCU
    per 1 SCU Aluminum
  • 27%
    XCR ReactionFASTESTCHEAP
    Bulk-volume option. Worst yield, but the line moves.
    0.35 SCU
    per 1 SCU Aluminum
LEGEND:BEST YIELDFASTCHEAP

WHERE TO MINE

35 BODIES

WHERE TO REFINE

13 CHARTED

Bonuses are per-station yield modifiers for Aluminum. Method-level tradeoffs (Dinyx vs. Ferron, etc.) arrive with the Phase 2 refinery comparator.

PAYOUT BY HOLD

@ ADMIN - TERRA GATEWAY (STANTON)
1 SCU
5k aUEC
baseline
PROSPECTOR
147k aUEC
32 SCU · MISC Prospector
GOLEM
147k aUEC
32 SCU · Drake Golem
MOLE
442k aUEC
96 SCU · Argo Mole

MARKETS

24 SELL · 1 BUYSIGN IN TO SUBMIT
SELL
  • Admin - Terra Gateway (Stanton)
    Terra Gateway (Stanton)
    4,600
  • Admin - Port Tressler
    Port Tressler
    4,400
  • Admin - Everus Harbor
    Everus Harbor
    4,200
  • Port Tressler
    4,100
  • Admin - Dudley & Daughters
    Dudley & Daughters
    4,000
  • TDD Area 18
    3,800
  • TDD New Babbage
    3,800
  • CBD Lorville
    3,800
  • TDD Orison
    3,800
  • Dudley & Daughters
    3,800
BUY
  • Admin - Megumi Refueling (Megumi Refueling)
    2,830

BAND IMPACT

32 BLUEPRINTS · 2 MORE WITHOUT CURVES
ALL BLUEPRINTS →

What each of the 8 quality bands of Aluminum actually unlocks. Numbers are the player-perspective bonus on the finished blueprint — green means better, rose means worse. Click any blueprint name for the full simulator.

  • C54 Justified SMGFRAME· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Kick
      +7.3%-0.4%-4.6%-11.3%-15.8%-16.8%-18.1%-20.0%
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
  • C54 Luckbringer SMGFRAME· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
    • Recoil Kick
      +7.3%-0.4%-4.6%-11.3%-15.8%-16.8%-18.1%-20.0%
  • C54 Scorched SMGFRAME· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
    • Recoil Kick
      +7.3%-0.4%-4.6%-11.3%-15.8%-16.8%-18.1%-20.0%
  • C54 SMGFRAME· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
    • Recoil Kick
      +7.3%-0.4%-4.6%-11.3%-15.8%-16.8%-18.1%-20.0%
  • Coda Big Boss PistolFRAME· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
    • Recoil Kick
      +7.3%-0.4%-4.6%-11.3%-15.8%-16.8%-18.1%-20.0%
  • Coda Nighthawk PistolFRAME· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -7.3%+0.4%+4.6%+11.3%+15.8%+16.8%+18.1%+20.0%
    • Recoil Kick
      +7.3%-0.4%-4.6%-11.3%-15.8%-16.8%-18.1%-20.0%

+ 26 more blueprints use Aluminum —browse the catalog.

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