being picky

Now obviously when you mine, you dont want to spend time collecting ore that will sell for little money. You want the big bucks, the ore that will buy you that new anaconda or type 9 or whatever you want to get.

That is why when you get a bit more proficient with mining, you can start being more selective. This definitely comes into play when you have a refinery that only has 2 or 3 bins.

You want to balance between expensive ores, and how easily the ore is found. It's a balancing act that is made a little easier by getting a refinery with lots of bins. However you still will have to juggle bins at some point and occasionally your cargo space.

Often i find myself flying around, blasting an asteroid enough that it drops a chunk and i see if it has something i want. If it does, i stick around and blast more ore off, otherwise i move to the next rock.