Problem with mining on Pol

[SirLumbo]

So I have been trying to do 3 missions in one launch. Everything went according to plan, but the last mission required mining ore on Pol. The probe landed, but the excavators said theres nothing to mine.

The probe has just Ore tanks, 2 Big Excavators and solar panels.

I dont know whats wrong. Do I need to scan for ore? Becouse as far as I can remember, you could mine everywhere, scaning would just find a location where you can mine faster.

Thanks in advance

[Reactordrone]

A lot of the time (possibly all of the time) there will be one biome on a Planet or Moon with zero ore concentration. If you don't have any ore scanning equipment try moving to a different biome and try again. If that doesn't work it may be that your drills aren't going deep enough into the surface to hit ore.

[cratercracker]

If it says that you can't mine somewhere it simply ,means that you need to land in different place. If it still says so, try to look at Pol's ore consentration. It might be very low.

[Cubfan]

5 hours ago, SirLumbo said:

I don't know what's wrong. Do I need to scan for ore?

You said the mission required finding ore on Pol. You only get those contracts after you do an orbital survey, so I'll assume you've done that (you already know you can't mine any planet/moon without a survey first).

I have a refueling station on Pol, and the most difficult part was finding a flat place to land and set up operations. The ore concentration is fine, but you have to be in the right spot, as cratercracker said.

The drill should tell you the problem. If it says the ore concentration is too low, you'll have to land somewhere else. If it says no surface contact, your drills might be too low and aren't extending fully (small drills can have that problem). Hopefully, it's not the drills.

Good luck. Pol is a great place to watch Jool's moons zoom around.

[bewing]

It depends on your difficulty level. If you are on "hard" difficulty then typically only 1 or 2 biomes will have any ore at all. It is controlled by the "Resource Abundance" slider value squared -- basically.

 

Edited February 26, 2017 by bewing