--- esi_data: fitting_stats: cpu_output: 310 high_slots: 2 low_slots: 3 med_slots: 3 powergrid_output: 90 rig_slots: 3 group: Mining Barge hull_stats: hp_armor: 5000 hp_shield: 6000 hp_structure: 6000 name: Procurer race: Unknown skill_requirements: - level: 1 skill_id: 17940 - level: 3 skill_id: 3410 type_id: 17480 velocity: 100 faction: Outer Ring Excavations faction_group: Independent image: /17480.png last_updated: '2026-04-21T01:12:40.322006' ship_class: Mining Barge source: eve-university source_stats: armorem: 60 armorexp: 10 armorhp: 5000 armorkin: 25 armortherm: 35 bandwidth: 50 Mbit/sec bonuses: 'Mining Barge bonuses (per skill level):
6% bonus to ship shield hitpoints
2% bonus to Strip Miner Yield
2% reduction in Ice Harvester Duration
2% reduction in Gas Harvester Duration
''''''Role Bonus:''''''
50% bonus to drone damage and hitpoints' capacitor: 800 GJ cargohold: "350 m\xB3" class: Mining Barge cpu: 310 dronebay: "100 m\xB3" externallinks: '' extrahold: "16,000 m\xB3" extraholdtype: Mining faction: Outer Ring Excavations grouping: Mining Barges highlights1: '' highlights2: '' highlights3: '' highlights4: '' highs: 2 hulltype: Procurer Class inertia: 0.64 info: 'The mining barge was designed by ORE to facilitate advancing the mining profession to a whole new level. Each barge was created to excel at a specific function, the Procurer''s being durability and self-defense. Mining barges are equipped with electronic subsystems specifically designed to accommodate Strip Mining and Ice Harvesting modules.' launchers: 0 lows: 3 mass: 20000000 maxlockedtargets: 6 maxvelocity: 100 mediums: 3 powergrid: 90 quote: Pirates are like clowns. Amusing, but inappropriate at the workplace. quote_attribution: Anonymous miner, one jump out from lowsec reqskills: '* {{RequiredSkill|Mining Barge|I}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Astrogeology|III}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Science|IV}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Mining|IV}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Industry|V}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Mining Frigate|III}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}}' scanres: 440 mm sensortype: Magnetometric sensorvalue: 9 points shieldem: 0 shieldexp: 50 shieldhp: 6000 shieldkin: 40 shieldtherm: 20 shipid: 17480 shipimg: Procurer.jpg shipname: Procurer sigradius: 200 m structurehp: 6000 targetrange: 60 km tech: '' totaltraintime: 8d 23h 25m 20s turrets: 0 variations: '{{Ship|Skiff}}' volume: 150000 warpspeed: 3.5 AU/s warptime: 17.74 s wikireferences: '' source_url: https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Procurer tech_level: Tech 1 title: Procurer type_id: 17480 validation_score: 1.0 --- Procurer
## Summary
Of the mining barges, the Procurer has the biggest tank whilst being in the middle for mining hold size and last for yield, thus making the Procurer most useful for mining in austere environments. It may be also noted that this is a good choice to have with a hauler while still having good defense without a combat ship.
## Skills
To improve yield: : Improves yield by 6% per skill level. : Improves mining laser yield by 5% per skill level. Mining Upgrades I: Allows use of Mining Upgrade low slot module, boosting yield. 5% reduction per skill level in CPU penalty of mining upgrade modules per level. Mining in a fleet--even with just two miners--provides boosts with the skills Leadership and Mining Foreman : 5% reduction per skill level to the cycle time of ice harvesters. Gas Cloud Harvesting II: Allows the use of one scoop per level. (max. 2 scoops) To improve tank and survivability: : Grants a 5% bonus to armor hit points per skill level. : Grants a 5% bonus to shield hit points per skill level. : Reduces shield upgrade powergrid needs by 5% reduction, and allows better shield extenders to be attached. Jury Rigging III: Required for Shield Rigging. : Reduces shield rig drawback by 10% per skill level. See also Shield Tanking To use drones for some self defense against belt rats: : Required for Light Drone Operation (one drone per level) : Allows use of light combat drones, 5% bonus to damage of light drones per level.
## Tactics
Suicide ganking is a popular play-style and miners are prime targets; cf. Why Was I Ganked? and Suicide Ganking 101 slides Mining aligned to a celestial/station will allow for faster warp-out. Move away from the warp-in point when mining - this may buy you extra time to warp out if another ships lands on grid. Warping out when a non-mining ship enters your belt/anomaly is prudent - if in doubt, warp out. Other mining ships may be scouts for gankers; it is good to know who your neighbors are and put known gankers on your contact list with terrible standing. If attacked, overload your tank modules and call for assistance if you are in a fleet. NOTE: It is impolite (and diminishes yield) to mine a rock someone else is already mining: when the rock runs out of ore, the first laser to cycle will get the last ore but the other lasers will continue to cycle (up to 3 minutes) and get nothing. Due to how vulnerable and cumbersome the mining barges are, it is ill-advised to travel between stargates in lowsec in one, as they make for very juicy targets. Instead, a good idea is to transport your Procurer packaged in a hauler, which raises less (albeit still some) suspicion. A Badger, even at base skills, has a capacity of 3,900, allowing it to carry a packaged mining frigate, barge, and even an exhumer, and still have enough cargo space for its modules, can perform the cloak trick, and when designed well, can align in under 6 seconds. Beware however, that when packaging a ship, all its rigs are destroyed, so either use cheap Tech I rigs or design your ship around not using them.
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