Resource locations
Uranium and Platinum
Uranium and platinum are scarce materials with asteroid-based vanilla search routes; choosing the right body prevents wasted…
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Uranium and Platinum
Asteroids in the planetary system. Vanilla planet tables do not list uranium or platinum, and moons do not list uranium.
Before you go
- Spaceworthy ship with maneuvering thrust and power.
- Powered Ore Detector set to maximum range.
- Mining tools, cargo capacity, and a powered full Refinery.
Farming steps
- Travel to an asteroid area with enough fuel and cargo capacity for a mining return trip.
- Power the Ore Detector, set maximum range, and scan existing asteroids while following HUD ore signals.
- Mark a uranium or platinum signal and approach the corresponding asteroid voxel for confirmation.
- Mine only the indicated ore-bearing section, then check for additional signal depth before leaving the rock.
- Load ore into cargo and return to a base or ship with a powered full Refinery.
- Feed the ore into the Refinery directly or through conveyors; collect the matching ingots from its output.
- Store the ingots separately so they are available for later production.
- Do not spend a vanilla search trip looking for uranium on a moon; use asteroid signals for this target.
- The Basic Refinery cannot process uranium or platinum, so confirm access to a full Refinery before mining.
Repeat, collect and use
Asteroid prospecting and mining can be repeated at other ore-bearing asteroids. A specific deposit is limited by its remaining ore, so search for new signals after depletion.
Common mistakes
- Searching planets or moons for vanilla uranium: focus on asteroids, while recognizing world settings can change distribution.
- Using a Basic Refinery: send the ore to a full Refinery.
- Mining an asteroid without verifying the detector signal: confirm uranium or platinum before loading valuable cargo.
When to stop or switch
Stop when the needed ingot stock is processed or cargo capacity is reached; return to the asteroid search only when more material is required.
Sources & fact checks
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