Research and outposts
Rare Element Mining Research
Rare Element Mining is its own campaign research track. Check its level requirements and unlock description when a rare…
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Rare Element Mining Research
Campaign research interface under Rare Element Mining.
Before you go
- Campaign research access.
- Research points and prerequisites shown for the desired level.
- A confirmed rare-element deposit or objective that needs the unlock.
Farming steps
- Identify the exact rare element required by a construction or objective.
- Open the research tree and locate Rare Element Mining.
- Inspect the desired level’s prerequisite chain and cost.
- Compare its unlock text with the mineral and deposit you intend to work.
- Complete the listed prerequisites and research the relevant level.
- Travel to a mission area with a confirmed matching deposit.
- Use the extraction method enabled by the research and connect its power or handling needs.
- Check the resource stockpile to confirm the operation yields the target.
- Research levels are distinct; verify the needed level rather than stopping at the first unlock.
- Keep this track separate from Resource Synthesizers when planning a mineral supply.
Repeat, collect and use
Each research level is a one-time unlock. Mining can continue at available deposits, but each deposit is finite.
Common mistakes
- Assuming ordinary mines satisfy rare-element requirements: check the unlock and building description.
- Researching without a target: tie the level to an actual resource need.
- Leaving a mission without confirming extraction: verify the target stockpile.
When to stop or switch
Stop advancing the track when the required rare-mineral method is unlocked and working; resume it only for a later level tied to a new need.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.