MINING/ORES/HEPHAESTANITE
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Hephaestanite

UNCOMMONSHIP
BEST SELL
5,700
aUEC / SCU
MINING SITES
41
bodies with data
REFINERIES
7
stations with yields
USED IN
119
blueprints
BEST CURRENT SELL
CRU-L4
5,700
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 Hephaestanite, RNG decides which of those 8 bands it'll roll.

1
BAND
q330
2
BAND
q572
3
BAND
q692
4
BAND
q758
5
BAND
q896
6
BAND
q916
7
BAND
q975
8
BAND
q1000

SCANNER SIGNALS

SIZES 1–6
data @chameleon_69

When you ping a rock the scanner shows a signal value. For Hephaestanite that value equals 4,180 × rock size.

  • SIZE 14,180
  • SIZE 28,360
  • SIZE 312,540
  • SIZE 416,720
  • SIZE 520,900
  • SIZE 625,080

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

WHERE TO MINE

41 BODIES

WHERE TO REFINE

7 CHARTED

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

PAYOUT BY HOLD

@ CRU-L4
1 SCU
6k aUEC
baseline
PROSPECTOR
182k aUEC
32 SCU · MISC Prospector
GOLEM
182k aUEC
32 SCU · Drake Golem
MOLE
547k aUEC
96 SCU · Argo Mole

MARKETS

32 SELL · 1 BUYSIGN IN TO SUBMIT
SELL
  • CRU-L4
    5,700
  • TDD New Babbage
    5,400
  • TDD - Trade and Development Division - Commons - New Babbage
    New Babbage
    5,400
  • Admin - CRU-L4
    CRU-L4 Shallow Fields Station
    5,300
  • Admin - MIC-L5
    MIC-L5 Modern Icarus Station
    5,000
  • Admin - MIC-L4
    MIC-L4 Red Crossroads Station
    4,900
  • CRU-L1
    4,800
  • TDD Area 18
    4,800
  • CRU-L5
    4,800
  • HUR-L5
    4,800
BUY
  • Admin - Rod's Fuel 'N Supplies (Rod's Fuel 'N Supplies)
    3,768

BAND IMPACT

83 BLUEPRINTS · 36 MORE WITHOUT CURVES
ALL BLUEPRINTS →

What each of the 8 quality bands of Hephaestanite 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.

  • A03 Canuto Sniper RifleSTOCK· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Kick
      +6.8%-2.9%-7.7%-10.3%-15.8%-16.6%-19.0%-20.0%
  • A03 Lodestone Sniper RifleSTOCK· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Kick
      +6.8%-2.9%-7.7%-10.3%-15.8%-16.6%-19.0%-20.0%
  • A03 Luckbringer Sniper RifleSTOCK· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Kick
      +6.8%-2.9%-7.7%-10.3%-15.8%-16.6%-19.0%-20.0%
  • A03 Scorched Sniper RifleSTOCK· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Kick
      +6.8%-2.9%-7.7%-10.3%-15.8%-16.6%-19.0%-20.0%
  • A03 Sniper RifleSTOCK· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Kick
      +6.8%-2.9%-7.7%-10.3%-15.8%-16.6%-19.0%-20.0%
  • BR-2 Permafrost ShotgunSTOCK· FPSWEAPONS
    • Recoil Smoothness
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Handling
      -6.8%+2.9%+7.7%+10.3%+15.8%+16.6%+19.0%+20.0%
    • Recoil Kick
      +6.8%-2.9%-7.7%-10.3%-15.8%-16.6%-19.0%-20.0%

+ 77 more blueprints use Hephaestanite —browse the catalog.

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