Where to sell ores and mined resorces

[Tumble Trash᠌ ⁧⁧ Official]

Where do I sell things like Chromium, Sulphur and Zinc? I am a new player.

[Dolphin Bottlenose]

You don't sell those. You use those for engineering and synthesis.

[Tumble Trash᠌ ⁧⁧ Official]

Originally posted by Dolphin Bottlenose:

You don't sell those. You use those for engineering and synthesis.

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[CoffeeBean]

Those are engineering materials, you can't sell them and they won't take room in your main inventory. You can however trade higher grade engineering material/data for lower tier at a trader. You can find them using this tool https://inara.cz/nearest/ but at this stage you won't need them.

There's a maximum limit you can reach for each individual material/data.

They will be needed if you decide to improve your weapons or modules through engineering.

To gain access to engineering you will need to unlock engineers.

Inara is a good place to look at all the engineer you can unlock.

https://inara.cz/engineers/


This chart represent the mineral you can actually mine and sell in the game.

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/attachments/mining-places-jpg.200206/

The game has many learning curves and it won't take you by the hand to show you the way, so if you need more help keep calm and just ask on the forum, there's plenty of people in here who will help you out.

Fly dangerously cmdr.

[CoffeeBean]

Originally posted by Dolphin Bottlenose:

You don't sell those. You use those for engineering and synthesis.

I forgot about synthesis that's a very good point as it can be a crucial part of the game when you're low on fuel with the srv or the canopy get busted and your oxygen level is getting low.

[malorob]

Here is a Tip:

If your at a station and you see a supply mission then also use
https://inara.cz/nearest/

you can make sum amazing money and the jobs can take less that 5mins.

[Tumble Trash᠌ ⁧⁧ Official]

is there a way for me to transfer ore to my cargo hold?

[Dolphin Bottlenose]

Originally posted by TB6 ☭Beef Chungus☭:

is there a way for me to transfer ore to my cargo hold?

No, it is always with you and it doesn't occupy cargo space. It has its own storage. Think of it like you put it in your pockets.

[Tumble Trash᠌ ⁧⁧ Official]

Originally posted by Dolphin Bottlenose:

Originally posted by TB6 ☭Beef Chungus☭:

is there a way for me to transfer ore to my cargo hold?

No, it is always with you and it doesn't occupy cargo space. It has its own storage. Think of it like you put it in your pockets.

I refined bromillite and it went into my cargo hold

[Dolphin Bottlenose]

Originally posted by TB6 ☭Beef Chungus☭:

I refined bromillite and it went into my cargo hold

This one is not an engineering material. It goes to the cargo hold, and those you can sell.

There are engineering materials, and mining minerals/metals. They are different, although they are not easy to distinguish at first, when you begin to play the game. For example, Zink is an engineering material, while Platinum is a mining metal that can be sold. Don't worry, you will learn to differ them in time.

As a rule of thumb: if it goes into your cargo hold, it's a mining mineral/metal, and you can sell it. If it goes into a special storage separated from your cargo hold, then it's an engineering material. One can't be turned into another one, they are different and they serve different purposes in the game.

You can also go to a station commodities market sale page and check the minerals and metals section. Those will list minerals/metals that you can sell and that are not engineering materials.