Vein Types
Veins are the mineable resource deposits found on planets and in space. Each vein type yields a specific raw resource and is gathered with a matching extraction method. The table below lists every vein type, what it produces, and how it is mined.
Solid Ore
copper ore vein
- Planet types
- arid_desert, planetary_default
- Rarity
- common
- Extraction building
- mining machine
- Produces item
- copper ore
Description
Copper Ore Vein is a vein-type entity in the Dyson Sphere Program that represents a deposit of copper ore on a planet; it is the local resource node that mining structures extract to produce raw 
iron ore vein
- Planet types
- arid_desert, planetary_default, barren_desert
- Rarity
- common
- Extraction building
- mining machine
- Produces item
- iron ore
Description
Iron Ore Vein is a vein-type resource node that appears on planetary surfaces and serves as a concentrated deposit of raw iron ore for extraction; it is mined by placing mining installations over the vein to yield iron ore that feeds smelting, manufacturing, and logistics chains across the 
coal vein
- Produces item
- coal
Description
Coal Vein is a vein-type entity in the 
crude oil vein
Description
Crude oil seep / vein, mined by 
fractal silicon vein
- Produces item
- fractal silicon
Description
Fractal Silicon Vein is a vein-type in the 
grating crystal vein
Description
Why its called a rock? Nobody knows, maybe its stoned?
"Rare ore. With naturally formed grooves distributed on the surface, is used to produce precision optical components and high-power exciters."
kimberlite ore vein
- Produces item
- kimberlite ore
Description
Kimberlite Ore Vein is a vein-type entity in the 
silicon ore vein
- Produces item
- silicon ore
Description
Silicon Ore Vein is a vein-type in the 
stone vein
- Produces item
- stone
Description
Stone Vein is a vein-type in the 
titanium ore vein
- Produces item
- titanium ore
Description
Titanium Ore Vein is a vein-type entity in the 
unipolar magnet vein
Description
Unipolar magnet vein is a source of Unipolar Magnets, one of the rarest ores found throughout the galaxy. These veins are only found on planets around Neutron Stars and Black Holes. Full use of the mined ore requires setting up an 