There appears to be a problem between this mod and Extraplanetary Launchpads. EPL's MetalOre resource won't show up on ScanSat maps, and the ScanSat module on the resource scanner for MetalOre isn't working properly.
Is the "Karborundum particle collector works within 2000 meters of the Sun's surface" thing intended as a joke? No matter how many radiators I put on my test craft, every time I HyeprEdit it into a sub-2km orbit, it looks like this within 5 seconds: