Mining is a feature in Starfield which allows the Spacefarer to gather inorganic resources for shipment, crafting and outpost construction. At the minimum, a cutter is required; however outposts can enable autonomous production of resources within their range.
Resources that can be obtained from mining include:
- Ad (Aldumite)
- Ag (Silver)
- Al (Aluminum)
- Aq (Aqueous Hematite)
- Ar (Argon)
- Au (Gold)
- Be (Beryllium)
- C₆Hn (Benzene)
- Cl (Chlorine)
- Co (Cobalt)
- Cs (Caesium)
- Ct (Caelumite)
- Cu (Copper)
- Dy (Dysprosium)
- Eu (Europium)
- F (Fluorine)
- Fe (Iron)
- H₂O (Water)
- ³He (Helium-3)
- Hg (Mercury)
- HnCn (Alkanes)
- Ie (Indicite)
- IL (Ionic Liquids)
- Ir (Iridium)
- Li (Lithium)
- Nd (Neodymium)
- Ne (Neon)
- Ni (Nickel)
- Pb (Lead)
- Pd (Palladium)
- Pt (Platinum)
- Pu (Plutonium)
- R-COC (Carboxylic Acids)
- Rc (Rothicite)
- Sb (Antimony)
- SiH₃Cl (Chlorosilanes)
- Ti (Titanium)
- Ta (Tantalum)
- Tsn (Tasine)
- U (Uranium)
- V (Vanadium)
- Vr (Veryl)
- Vy (Vytinium)
- W (Tungsten)
- XF₄ (Tetrafluorides)
- Xe (Xenon)
- Yb (Ytterbium)