MINING/ORES/COPPER
▸MOBIGLAS // ORE INTEL

Copper

COMMONSHIP
BEST SELL
4,700
aUEC / SCU
MINING SITES
20
bodies with data
REFINERIES
15
stations with yields
USED IN
95
blueprints
BEST CURRENT SELL
Terra Gateway (Stanton)
4,700
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 Copper, RNG decides which of those 8 bands it'll roll.

1
BAND
q359
2
BAND
q583
3
BAND
q652
4
BAND
q782
5
BAND
q855
6
BAND
q911
7
BAND
q963
8
BAND
q1000

SCANNER SIGNALS

SIZES 1–6
data @chameleon_69

When you ping a rock the scanner shows a signal value. For Copper that value equals 4,240 × rock size.

  • SIZE 14,240
  • SIZE 28,480
  • SIZE 312,720
  • SIZE 416,960
  • SIZE 521,200
  • SIZE 625,440

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

WHERE TO MINE

20 BODIES

WHERE TO REFINE

15 CHARTED

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

PAYOUT BY HOLD

@ TERRA GATEWAY (STANTON)
1 SCU
5k aUEC
baseline
PROSPECTOR
150k aUEC
32 SCU · MISC Prospector
GOLEM
150k aUEC
32 SCU · Drake Golem
MOLE
451k aUEC
96 SCU · Argo Mole

MARKETS

28 SELL · 1 BUYSIGN IN TO SUBMIT
SELL
  • Terra Gateway (Stanton)
    4,700
  • Admin - Terra Gateway (Stanton)
    Terra Gateway (Stanton)
    4,700
  • Admin - Rod's Fuel 'N Supplies
    Rod's Fuel 'N Supplies
    4,600
  • Stanton Gateway (Nyx)
    4,400
  • Stanton Gateway (Pyro)
    4,400
  • Admin - Pyro Gateway (Stanton)
    Pyro Gateway (Stanton)
    4,400
  • Admin - Stanton Gateway (Pyro)
    Stanton Gateway (Pyro)
    4,300
  • Rat's Nest
    4,200
  • Admin - Rat's Nest
    Rat's Nest
    4,200
  • Rod's Fuel
    4,100
BUY
  • Admin - Megumi Refueling (Megumi Refueling)
    2,993

BAND IMPACT

92 BLUEPRINTS · 3 MORE WITHOUT CURVES
ALL BLUEPRINTS →

What each of the 8 quality bands of Copper 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.

+ 86 more blueprints use Copper —browse the catalog.

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