eve-wiki-content/content/ships/outer-ring-excavations/unknown/mining-barges/procurer.md

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fitting_stats group hull_stats name race skill_requirements type_id velocity cpu_output high_slots low_slots med_slots powergrid_output rig_slots 310 2 3 3 90 3 Mining Barge hp_armor hp_shield hp_structure 5000 6000 6000 Procurer Unknown level skill_id 1 17940 level skill_id 3 3410 17480 100	/17480.png	2026-04-19T21:34:24.825996	eve-university	armorem armorexp armorhp armorkin armortherm bandwidth bonuses capacitor cargohold class cpu dronebay externallinks extrahold extraholdtype faction grouping highlights1 highlights2 highlights3 highlights4 highs hulltype inertia info launchers lows mass maxlockedtargets maxvelocity mediums powergrid quote quote_attribution reqskills scanres sensortype sensorvalue shieldem shieldexp shieldhp shieldkin shieldtherm shipid shipimg shipname sigradius structurehp targetrange tech totaltraintime turrets variations volume warpspeed warptime wikireferences 60 10 5000 25 35 50 Mbit/sec <b>Mining Barge bonuses (per skill level):</b><br> 6% bonus to ship shield hitpoints<br> 2% bonus to Strip Miner Yield<br> 2% reduction in Ice Harvester Duration<br> 2% reduction in Gas Harvester Duration<br> '''Role Bonus:'''<br> 50% bonus to drone damage and hitpoints 800 GJ 350 m³ Mining Barge 310 100 m³ 16,000 m³ Mining Outer Ring Excavations Mining Barges 2 Procurer Class 0.64 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. 0 3 20000000 6 100 3 90 Pirates are like clowns. Amusing, but inappropriate at the workplace. Anonymous miner, one jump out from lowsec * {{RequiredSkill|Mining Barge|I}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Astrogeology|III}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Science|IV}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Mining|IV}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Industry|V}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Mining Frigate|III}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}} 440 mm Magnetometric 9 points 0 50 6000 40 20 17480 Procurer.jpg Procurer 200 m 6000 60 km 8d 23h 25m 20s 0 {{Ship|Skiff}} 150000 3.5 AU/s 17.74 s	https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Procurer	Procurer	17480	1.0

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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