Mineral
Minerals are used in the construction of most items found in eve, either directly, or via components that themselves are made of these minerals.
Minerals are the direct products of refining ore. Minerals can also be obtained from reprocessing (as Scrap Metal) items. Rarely, minerals can be found as loot in some NPC wrecks or complexes.
Mineral types
There are 8 varieties of mineral in EVE:Tritanium, Pyerite, Mexallon, Isogen, Nocxium, Zydrine, Megacyte, and Morphite.
All Tech 1 ships and equipment are comprised of the first seven minerals. Their market prices are generally determined by their scarcity and the quantities needed to construct popular ships and equipment, but in general, Tritanium is the cheapest and most abundant, and Megacyte the most expensive and rare.
Tech 2 ships and equipment also require Morphite, an extremely rare and valuable eighth mineral type, along with a number of special components. It requires Deep Core Mining techniques to extract the ore (Mercoxit) that is refined into Morphite.
Mineral Value
NPC Mineral Value
These are the base mineral values used to calculate a ship's insurance payout.
| Mineral | Isk Value |
|---|---|
| Tritanium | 2.00 |
| Pyerite | 8.00 |
| Mexallon | 32.00 |
| Isogen | 128.00 |
| Nocxium | 512.00 |
| Zydrine | 2048.00 |
| Megacyte | 8192.00 |
| Morphite | 32768.00 |
Market Mineral Values
The value of minerals has varied widely over time.
| Mineral | Value, May 2009 |
|---|---|
| Tritanium | 4.05 |
| Pyerite | 3.85 |
| Mexallon | 25.73 |
| Isogen | 55 |
| Nocxium | 75.01 |
| Zydrine | 1718.02 |
| Megacyte | 3600.01 |
| Morphite | 7900.00 |
Other resources
There are several other types of primary materials:
- Ice, which is harvested from asteroids in ice fields
- Gas harvested from gas clouds
- Moon Mining produces various Gases and Metals
Ores vs Minerals
In order from most abundant to least, and incidentally in order from highest security found in to lowest:
| Mineral | Found in Ores | Security |
|---|---|---|
| Tritanium | Veldspar, Scordite, Pyroxeres, Plagioclase, Omber, Kernite, Jaspet, Hemorphite, Gneiss, Arkonor, Dark Ochre, Crokite, Spodumain | 1.0 |
| Pyerite | Scordite, Pyroxeres, Plagioclase, Omber, Jaspet, Bistot, Spodumain | 1.0 |
| Mexallon | Pyroxeres, Plagioclase, Kernite, Jaspet, Gneiss | 0.9 (0.7) |
| Isogen | Omber, Kernite, Hedbergite, Hemorphite, Gneiss | 0.7 |
| Nocxium | Pyroxeres, Jaspet, Hedbergite, Hemorphite, Dark Ochre, Crokite | 0.9 (0.4) |
| Zydrine | Jaspet, Hedbergite, Hemorphite, Gneiss, Arkonor, Bistot, Dark Ochre, Crokite | 0.4 (0.0) |
| Megacyte | Arkonor, Bistot, Spodumain | 0.0 |
| Morphite | Mercoxit | 0.0 |
