belt types

There are 4 types of rings: ROCKY, METAL RICH, METALLIC, and ICY. Each one has its own type of resources that you can't find in any other ring type. These classifications also apply to belts.

You can find out what type of ring a planet has by going into system view, selecting the planet and then slecting the info tab on the left side of the screen. Scrolling down, it will list what type the belts of the planet are.

Rocky Rings typically are rich in mineral type ore, things like Gallite, Lepidolite or Bertrandite. Typically minerals do not sell for very high. However, some missions may require you to mine a decent amount of minerals, and the payouts are many times more than what you would get if you were to just sell the minerals on the market.

Metal Rich Rings are kind of an in-between of rocky ring and a metallic ring. They have a mix of metallic ore and mineral ore. You can find most mineral ores here, along with some more common metallic ore, such as Indium or Gallium. You can also find rare metal ore, like Silver or Gold. Metallic ore sells for a decent bit more than mineral ores.

Metallic Rings are the best type of ring to mine. These types of rings are decently rare. They contain a small amount of mineral ore and large amounts of of metallic ore. You are more likely to find rare ore in these belts, such as Painite, which sells for 40k a ton.

Icy Rings recently were made minable. They have their own sets of minerals ores, which can only be found in icy rings. You can mine water from these rings, along with rare ores like low temperature diamonds