In Super Mining Mechs, I will list the production of mines, the rarity of ores on planets, and all their values in this guide.
Mining Guide: Rarity, Drop Rates, Production
This guide provides a comprehensive list of elements available in each planet’s mines, including details on their rarity, output speed (time per resource), value, and value per unit time (V/T) calculation.
For frequent gatherers, V/T is the most important metric to maximize a mine’s efficiency. However, if you plan to leave mines running for extended periods, prioritizing the highest-value resource is advisable.
Each mine’s top elements, based on value and V/T, are listed below. If the element is unavailable from the initial stages (y0), alternative options are also suggested.
Note: As planets and elements are unlocked throughout the story, this guide may contain spoilers. V/T values are rounded to the nearest 0.01/s, using half-to-even rounding.
Rarity
Rarity of an element determine their drop chance and the speed a mine output a unit of resource.
An element of rarity 1 is the base drop when mining an ore. If the ore also produce other elements, then the other elements will be of rarity 2 or above and have a drop rate of rarity cubed over one, rounded to the nearest 0.01%. The drop rate is subtracted from the base resource’s drop rate. For example, magnesium ore drops calcium with rarity 2 at a drop rate of 1/8 or 12.50%, therefore magnesium drops at a drop rate of 7/8 or 87.50%.
The time it takes for a mine to produce a unit of resource is 20 seconds times rarity cubed, so boron, with rarity 3, takes 20s * 3³ = 540s to produce.
The drop rate and mine output speed of each rarity is shown in the table below.
Rarity | Drop Rate | Time to Produce (s) |
---|---|---|
1 | Base Drop | 20 |
2 | 12.50% | 160 |
3 | 3.70% | 540 |
4 | 1.56% | 1280 |
6 | 0.46% | 4320 |
Note: This is speculation, but drop rate as listed of an element and drop rate as an upgradable skill seem to refer to different things. The drop rate of an element is the chance that this element drop when a resource is dropped from mining an ore, and a single tile of ore can produce multiple units of resources, while the drop rate as mentioned by the skill seem to refer to the amount of resources dropped per tile of ore. The former is additive between elements from the same ore and add to one among all the possible drops, therefore make no sense that it can be increased. If the drop rate skill upgrade actually increases the drop rate of the rarer drops of each ore, the game fails to explain so.
Islandora 1 (Tier 1)
- Highest Value: Calcium @ 1,944
- Highest V/T: Calcium @ 12.15/s
Alkali Metals
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | V/T (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sodium | 1 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 |
Alkaline Earth Metals
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | V/T (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sodium | 1 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 | |
Magnesium | 1 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 | |
Calcium | 2 | 160 | 1,944 | 12.15 | Rare drop of magnesium ore. |
Transition Metals
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | V/T (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sodium | 1 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 | |
Magnesium | 1 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 | |
Calcium | 2 | 160 | 1,944 | 12.15 | Rare drop of magnesium ore. |
Titanium | 1 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | |
Iron | 1 | 20 | 113 | 5.65 | |
Yttrium | 2 | 160 | 512 | 3.20 | Rare drop of titanium ore. |
Zirconium | 1 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 |
Frostera 1 (Tier 2)
- Highest Value: Argon @ 932 (V/T: 5.82/s)
- Highest V/T: Oxygen @ 20.40/s
Halogens
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | Value/Time (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fluorine | 1 | 20 | 142 | 7.10 |
Noble Gases
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | Value/Time (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fluorine | 1 | 20 | 142 | 7.10 | |
Neon | 1 | 20 | 233 | 11.65 | |
Argon | 2 | 160 | 932 | 5.82 | Rare drop of neon ore. |
Transition Metals
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | Value/Time (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fluorine | 1 | 20 | 142 | 7.10 | |
Neon | 1 | 20 | 233 | 11.65 | |
Argon | 2 | 160 | 932 | 5.82 | Rare drop of neon ore. |
Oxygen | 1 | 20 | 408 | 20.40 |
Vulcanar 1 (Tier 3)
Note: Whether tin ore and henceforth tin and indium spawn at and below y250 (indium info), y300 (tin info) or y350 (as observed) is not determined yet by the author. For the sake of consistency, it is listed as y300 in this section.
Highest value:
- y < 200: Thallium @ 4,592 (V/T: 3.59/s)
- y < 300: Germanium @ 6,528 (V/T: 5.10/s)
- y ≥ 300: Indium @ 20,916 (V/T: 4.84/s)
Highest V/T:
- y < 200: Hydrogen @ 20.40/s
- y < 300: Hydrogen tied with Arsenic @ 20.40/s
- y ≥ 300: Tin @ 31.15/s
Hydrogen
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | Value/Time (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hydrogen | 1 | 20 | 408 | 20.40 |
Other Metals
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | Value/Time (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aluminium | 1 | 20 | 202 | 10.10 | |
Gallium | 2 | 160 | 808 | 5.05 | Rare drop of aluminium ore. |
Thallium | 4 | 1280 | 4,592 | 3.59 | Rare drop of lead ore. |
Lead | 1 | 20 | 287 | 14.35 | |
Indium | 6 | 4320 | 20,916 | 4.84 | Rare drop of tin ore. Available at and below y300. |
Tin | 1 | 20 | 623 | 31.15 | Available at and below y300. |
Metalloids
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | Value/Time (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boron | 3 | 540 | 2,097 | 3.88 | Rare drop of silicon ore. |
Silicon | 1 | 20 | 233 | 11.65 | |
Germanium | 4 | 1280 | 6,528 | 5.10 | Rare drop of arsenic ore. Available at and below y200. |
Arsenic | 1 | 20 | 408 | 20.40 | Available at and below y200. |
Islandora 2 (Tier 4-5) Resource Values and V/T Rates
Highest Value
- y < 300: Calcium @ 1.944 (V/T: 12.15/s)
- y < 500: Rhodium @ 4.784 (V/T: 3.74/s)
- Current y ≥ 500: Strontium @ 137.800 (V/T: 55.12/s)
(abnormal value; will be corrected in the next update) - Post-fix:
- y < 600: Rhenium @ 12,150 (V/T: 4.86/s)
(expected to match Strontium due to similar rarity) - y < 800: Ruthenium @ 22,284 (V/T: 5.16/s)
- y ≥ 800: Scandium @ 49,294 (V/T: 7.19/s)
- y < 600: Rhenium @ 12,150 (V/T: 4.86/s)
Highest V/T (Value per Time)
- y < 300: Calcium @ 12.15/s
- y < 400: Nickel @ 14.95/s
- y < 500: Zinc @ 19.05/s
- Current y ≥ 500: Strontium @ 55.12/s
(abnormal rate; will be corrected in the next update) - Post-fix:
- y < 600: Barium bonded with Manganese @ 24.30/s
- y < 700: Cobalt @ 30.95/s
- y < 800: Hafnium @ 39.45/s
- y < 900: Niobium @ 50.30/s
- y ≥ 900: Tantalum @ 64.15/s
Alkali Metals
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | V/T (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sodium | 1 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 |
Alkaline Earth Metals
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | V/T (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Magnesium | 1 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 | |
Calcium | 2 | 160 | 1,944 | 12.15 | Rare drop of magnesium ore. |
Strontium | 5 | 2500 | 137,800 | 55.12 | Rare barium ore drop. Available starting at Y500. The abnormally high value is incorrect and will be fixed in the next update. |
Barium | 1 | 20 | 486 | 24.30 | Available starting at Y500. |
Transition Metals
Element | Rarity | Time (s) | Value | V/T (s⁻¹) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scandium | 7 | 6860 | 49,294 | 7.19 | Rare drop of niobium ore. Available starting at y800. |
Titanium | 1 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | |
Vanadium | 3 | 540 | 1,656 | 3.07 | Rare drop of chromium ore. Available starting at y100. |
Chromium | 1 | 20 | 184 | 9.20 | Available starting at y100. |
Manganese | 1 | 20 | 486 | 24.30 | Available starting at y500. |
Iron | 1 | 20 | 113 | 5.65 | |
Cobalt | 1 | 20 | 619 | 30.95 | Available starting at y600. |
Nickel | 1 | 20 | 299 | 14.95 | Available starting at y300. |
Copper | 1 | 20 | 234 | 11.70 | Available starting at y200. |
Zinc | 1 | 20 | 381 | 19.05 | Available starting at y400. |
Yttrium | 2 | 160 | 512 | 3.20 | Rare drop of titanium ore. |
Zirconium | 1 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 | |
Niobium | 1 | 20 | 1,006 | 50.30 | Available starting at y800. |
Ruthenium | 6 | 4320 | 22,284 | 5.16 | Rare drop of cobalt ore. Available starting at y600. |
Rhodium | 4 | 1280 | 4,784 | 3.74 | Rare drop of nickel ore. Available starting at y300. |
Hafnium | 1 | 20 | 789 | 39.45 | Available starting at y700. |
Tantalum | 1 | 20 | 1,283 | 64.15 | Available starting at y900. |
Rhenium | 5 | 2500 | 12,150 | 4.86 | Rare drop of manganese ore. Available starting at y500. |
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