Natural Resources

Natural resources are items that can be obtained by mining or collecting them.

Ores

Ores are found in varying concentrations on planets and in asteroids, where they can be mined by hand or by using ship-mounted Starship Drills on planets or Mining Lasers in space.

Asteroids can be found in all systems except Horizon, and most contain a single type of ore. Ore density, asteroid size, and asteroid type rarity is system dependent with the Trench containing the largest and most ore dense asteroids. Each of the four main systems has an asteroid type unique to that system with three ore types in one asteroid.

Aluminum Description Aluminum is a lightweight, silvery and ductile metal. Aluminum alloys are commonly used in applications where weight is a design consideration, such as vehicles, starships and portable devices. Properties Requires smelting: Yes Obtaining Found on: Kovfefe ★★★ Qatra ? Chimgara ? Chandra ★★ Asteroids (esp. Ilios, Trench)	Chetherite Description Chetherite is a purple, crystalline mineral. Its ability to distort space-time is a topic of scientific interest and resulted in great technological advances in hyperdrive technology. Properties Requires smelting: No Obtaining Found on: Damkoth ★★★ Luxiterna ★★ Aerach ★★ Asteroids (esp. Asteri, Trench)
Coal Description Coal is a black, sedimentary rock formed from compressed dead plant material. Its ease of extraction from planets and high combustibility renders it an easy-to-access, albeit dirty, source of fuel. Properties Requires smelting: No Obtaining Found on: Aerach ★★ Asteroids (esp. Asteri, Trench)	Copper Description Copper is a red-orange, shiny and malleable metal. Due to its ease of procurement and high electrical conductivity, it is commonly used in electrical wires and nearly all general-purpose electronics. Properties Requires smelting: Yes Obtaining Found on: Herdoli ★★★ Vask ★★ Asteroids (esp. Regulus, Trench)
Diamond Description Diamond is a pure form of carbon arranged in a crystal lattice structure. Its hardness and electrical properties lend its use to industrial applications. Properties Requires smelting: No Obtaining Found on: Krio ★★★ Lioda ★★ Asteroids (esp. Trench)	Emerald Description Emerald is a green gemstone formed from beryl minerals. Its hexagonal crystalline structure is excellent at focusing energy, finding uses in advanced hyperdrives and mining equipment. Properties Requires smelting: No Obtaining Found on: Gahara ★★ Turms ★★ Asteroids (esp. Trench)
Gold Description Gold is a yellow, highly malleable metal. Its inertness to chemical reactions, high electrical conductivity, and alluring luster resulted in gold being used in currency, jewelry, and (in recent times) high-performance electronics. Properties Requires smelting: Yes Obtaining Found on: Gahara ★★★ Qatra ★★ Isik ★★ Asteroids (esp. Regulus, Sirius, Trench)	Iron Description Iron is a grayish, hard metal. Although iron, by itself, is not very durable, iron is very common and its alloys are used in many industrial machines and structural supports in starships. Properties Requires smelting: Yes Obtaining Found on: Aret ★★★ Ilius ★★ Eden ★★ Asteroids (esp. Asteri, Sirius, Trench)
Lapis Lazuli Description Lapis Lazuli is a blue metamorphic rock and a precious stone. The stone can be crushed to form blue dyes, and has crystalline proprieties making it useful in the production of blaster ammunition. Properties Requires smelting: No Obtaining Found on: Turms ★★★ Krio ★★ Asteroids (esp. Trench)	Netherite Description Netherite is a mysterious brown metal found in ancient debris. By itself, netherite is not useful, but a labor-intensive process of refinement and alloying the metal with gold forms an extremely durable and precious metal. Properties Requires smelting: Yes Obtaining Found on: Isik ★★ Asteroids (esp. Trench)
Quartz Description Quartz is a classification of minerals, but most often manifests as a white crystal. It has interesting electrical properties that can be used to create accurate electronic clocks and oscillators. Properties Requires smelting: No Obtaining Found on: Rubaciea ★★ Herdoli ★★ Asteroids (esp. Ilios, Trench)	Redstone Description Redstone is a strange, conductive red mineral that crumbles easily into dust. Although superceded by copper and other metallic conductors, redstone is still sometimes used in very simple applications where the transmission line length is negligible. It can also be used as a source of power, although the cost of mining redstone usually does not justify the energy gained. Properties Requires smelting: No Obtaining Found on: Rubaciea ★★★ Chimgara ★★★ Vask ★★ Asteroids (esp. Sirius, Trench)
Titanium Description Titanium is a metal with an incredible strength-to-weight ratio. Titanium alloys are used in high-performance applications when durability is a consideration, such as weapon and starship components. Properties Requires smelting: Yes Obtaining Found on: Chandra ★★★ Aret ★★ Asteroids (esp. Ilios, Trench)	Uranium Description Uranium is a radioactive mineral that fluoresces green under ultraviolet light. The energy and particles emitted from each chunk of uranium can be harnessed to generate power. Properties Requires smelting: Yes Obtaining Found on: Luxiterna ★★ Qatra ★★ Asteroids (esp. Regulus, Trench)
Scordite Description Scordite is a mineral used in the production of all Tech 2 Reactors and Tech 1 Supercapital Reactors, as well as in Doomsday Laser Ammo and in Thermonuclear Missiles. Properties Requires smelting: No Obtaining Found on: Asteroids (either in Mining Systems or in asteroid field Cosmic Signatures) 0-18 per successful hacked chest in wreck sites	Vanadium Description Vanadium is a ductile transition metal on the periodic table, used in the creation of Tech 2 Reactors of small size and above, and Tech 1 Supercapital Reactors. Properties Requires smelting: No Obtaining Found on: Asteroids (either rarely in Mining Systems or in asteroid field Cosmic Signatures) 0-9 per successful hacked chest in wreck sites
Zircon Description Zircon is rare crystal neosilicate crystal used in the creation of medium and large Tech 2 Reactors as well as Tech 1 Supercapital Reactors. Unlike other materials, Zircon only appears in spawning asteroid anomalies. Properties Requires smelting: No Obtaining Found on: Asteroids (only in spawning asteroid field Cosmic Signatures) 25% chance for 1-4 Zircon per successful hacked chest in wreck sites 5% chance for 1-2 Zircon Blocks per successful hacked chest in wreck sites	Atavum Description Atavum is an exceedingly rare material, used in creating Large Tech 2 Reactors. Like Zircon, Atavum only appears in spawning asteroid anomalies. Properties Requires smelting: no Obtaining Found on: Asteroids (rarely spawns in asteroid field Cosmic Signatures)

Gases

Gases are used as fuel for all ships with Reactors, excluding ships which mount a Mini Reactor.
Gases are stored in gas canisters and can be collected in gas collectors.
There are three types of gases: fuels, oxidizers, and inert gases.
Inert gases (Helium and Carbon Dioxide) do not react and cannot be used for energy production.

All collectable gas types store 1,000 units of gas.
Xenon is the sole exception to this rule. It is obtained from Deep Space Fuel Depots, can be used in any Reactor, and has a capacity of 5,000 units.

Fuels

Fuels store large amounts of energy and are the primary reactant in chemical reactions. Fuels store a certain amount of energy per unit. These are burned in Gas Power Plants with Oxidizers to produce energy. Each Region has one type of Fuel Gas.

Hydrogen Description Hydrogen is the smallest and lightest element. It is the most abundant element in the universe and is found in many chemical compounds. Properties Type: Fuel Power per unit: 2 Cooldown (ticks): 150 Obtaining Found in the Monolith region.	Nitrogen Description Nitrogen is a common element in the universe and is used in many biological processes. Properties Type: Fuel Power per unit: 1 Cooldown (ticks): 100 Obtaining Found in the Ward and Fracture regions.
Methane Description Methane contains plenty of energy for combustion. Properties Type: Fuel Power per unit: 3 Cooldown (ticks): 200 Obtaining Found in the Spine and Breach regions.

Oxidizers

Oxidizers are required for chemical reactions to take place. Oxidizers can multiply the amount of energy produced during a reaction. These are burned with Fuels in gas power plants to produce energy, and can be obtained in any Region.

Oxygen Description Oxygen is used by nearly all living organisms for respiration. Properties Type: Oxidizer Power multiplier: 1.0 Obtaining Produced in a Gas Collector	Chlorine Description Chlorine is extremely reactive in its elemental form and tends to form stable salts. Properties Type: Oxidizer Power multiplier: 1.5 Obtaining Produced in a Gas Collector
Fluorine Description Fluorine is an extremely reactive halogen and whitens teeth. Properties Type: Oxidizer Power multiplier: 2.0 Obtaining Produced in a Gas Collector

Drops

Superconductor Description Superconductors are advanced circuits developed by alien races. Destroying starships from the Alien faction yields a chance of dropping these. Properties Obtaining Drop Rates: Alien AI 100% from certain aliens (view Eyrzeke's PvE Guide for specific drop rates) 3-13 per successful hacked chest in wreck sites	Data Chip Description Data Chips drop from wreck sites. Properties Obtaining Drop Rates: 5-13 per successful hacked chest in wreck sites
Guidance System Description Guidance Systems drop from wreck sites. Properties Obtaining Drop Rates: 1-4 per successful hacked chest in wreck sites