Understanding Ore
In this guide I will try and help you determine which ore will be the most profitable for you to mine and sell without refining it. If you have asked in any chat the question "Which ore is the most profitable to mine?" this guide is for you. In the world of EVE there are six main types of ores in normal high sec asteroid belts but there are 18 different ores so you have a lot of options to choose from.
The following ores are the 18 types commonly found in high sec asteroid belts (High sec is 1.0-0.5)
Veldspar
Concentrated Veldspar
Dense Veldspar
Scordite
Massive Scordite
Condensed Scordite
Omber
Silvery Omber
Golden Omber
Pyroxeres
Solid Pyroxeres
Viscous Pyroxeres
Plagioclase
Rich Plagioclase
Azure Plagioclase
Kernite
Fiery Kernite
Luminous Kernite
At this moment you might be jumping with joy at the wide variety of ores in the universe but put that on hold for the moment. Some ores can only be found in certain regions of space. Veldspar and Scordite can be found anywhere in the EVE universe. Omber can be found in high sec Minmatar and Gallente space. Pyroxeres can be found in high sec Caldari and Amarr space. Plagioclase can be found in high sec Minmatar Gallente and Caldari space. Kernite can be found in Amarr Caldari and Minmatar space.
If you are wondering how this guide will help you choose the profitable ore to mine by giving you all this information wait and see. If a miner with a 1000m3 cargo hold mines 10000 units of Veldspar selling at the average price (10 isk per unit where I am) he will make 100,000 isk. If that same miner mines 1666 units of Omber (this equals about 1000m3) and also selling it at the average sell price (70 isk where I am) he will make 116620 isk.
Below is a list of ores that are most profitable per unit sold on the market. (Remember the price per unit will change between the time I make this and the time you read it but it will generally be the same amount)
Veldspar 10 isk per unit
Concentrated Veldspar 10 isk per unit
Dense Veldspar 11 isk per unit
Scordite 15 isk per unit
Massive Scordite 16 isk per unit
Condensed Scordite 16 isk per unit
Omber 50 isk per unit
Silvery Omber 32 isk per unit
Golden Omber 40 isk per unit
Pyroxeres 41 isk per unit
Solid Pyroxeres 41 isk per unit
Viscous Pyroxeres 44 isk per unit
Plagioclase 44 isk per unit
Rich Plagioclase 47 isk per unit
Azure Plagioclase 45 isk per unit
Kernite 166 isk per unit
Fiery Kernite 160 isk per unit
Luminous Kernite 150 isk per unit
Remember some ores are not found in certain space controlled by the four major races. Plagioclase is not found in Amarrian space so if you mine a lot of it the profit you will get from moving it into an Amarrian system could be greater than to just sell it to the market in your system.
I hope you have enjoyed reading my guide to the profitable high sec ores on EVE.