Quantanium, a new ore introduced in 3.9. Indeed, this ore is very profitable and it is also difficult to mine. In our article, we will show where to find Quantanium, but before that, let's find out what it is and how to use it?
Quantanium: what is it?
Quantanium is a tiny, highly unstable, and very delicate mineral that can be harvested and refined into quantum fuel. Indeed, once you extract this mineral, it will degrade over time. It is estimated that the life of this one is 15 minutes. This degradation is also accelerated by the impact on the ship. The more it degrades, the more likely it is to explode, giving the pilot a visual and/or audio warning as well as the ability to eject all cargo through a button on the cockpit. Failure to eject this mineral in time may cause the wearer to explode and die.
How to use Quantanium?
To use Quantanium, you will either need to use a Prospector or a Mole, as it is not mineable by Roc or manual mining equipment. Besides, whatever ship you choose, you will always need a new minig head. You can also use Helig. The latter costs on average 100K. You can also use a Lancet. It only costs 25K. Be it Helig or Lancet, you can use both of these perfectly as they are good enough to deal with Quantanium deposit. Quantanium is also an unstable mineral, which is why using certain components is necessary in order to facilitate the work. For example, you can use the optimum component to widen the initially narrow window of stability.
Where to find Quantanium?
You can find Quantanium on ArcCorp's nearest moon, Lyria. The rock clusters on this moon are filled with Quantanium. By the way, the best way to mine Quantanium is with Aaron's Halo. You can also find Quantanium on two MicroTech moons, including: Clio and Euterpe, but you can also find it elsewhere.
Once you have found Quantanium, you will just have to mine it like any ore until you get collectable pieces. Then harvest the quantanium pieces and put them in the hold of your ship.
Quantanium Volatility Explained
Quantanium is indeed an unstable and very volatile mineral. The second you pick up this ore, its time is running out. We do not know the life time of the latter, but it is estimated at about 15 minutes. This count starts at the moment of picking up this ore. This pickup can take several minutes, so you have very little time left to transport to the refinery terminal as well as sell your cargo. If you exceed these times, the Quantanium may explode and kill whoever is carrying it. This limited life time, even very short, proves the volatility of this ore.
