eve-wiki-content/content/ships/outer-ring-excavations/unknown/mining-barges/covetor.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 240 2 3 2 70 3 Mining Barge hp_armor hp_shield hp_structure 2000 3000 3000 Covetor Unknown level skill_id 1 17940 level skill_id 3 3410 17476 150	/17476.png	2026-04-19T19:10:11.618592	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 2000 25 35 50 Mbit/sec <b>Mining Barge bonuses (per skill level):</b><br> 3% bonus to Strip Miner yield<br> 3% reduction Ice and Gas Harvester duration<br> 6% bonus to Strip Miner and Ice Harvester range<br> '''Role Bonus:'''<br> 30% reduction in Ice and Gas Harvester duration<br> 25% reduction in Strip Miner duration and activation cost. 350 GJ 350 m³ Mining Barge 240 50 m³ 9,000 m³ Mining Outer Ring Excavations Mining Barges 2 Covetor Class 0.6 The mining barge was designed by ORE to facilitate advancing the mining profession to a new level. Each barge was created to excel at a specific function, the Covetor's being mining yield. This additional yield comes at a price, as the Covetor has weaker defenses and a smaller ore bay than the other mining barges. Mining barges are equipped with electronic subsystems specifically designed to accommodate Strip Mining and Ice Harvesting modules. 0 3 15000000 6 150 2 70 Flying in a fleet lets you focus on what you do best, don't you like being the best? AIR Mining Expert Elias Peltonnen * {{RequiredSkill|Mining Barge|I}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Astrogeology|III}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Science|IV}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Mining|IV}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Industry|V}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Mining Frigate|III}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}} 660 mm Magnetometric 9 points 0 50 3000 40 20 17476 Covetor.jpg Covetor 200 m 3000 40 km 8d 23h 25m 20s 0 {{Ship|Hulk}} 150000 3.5 AU/s 12.48 s	https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Covetor	Covetor	17476	1.0

Summary

Of the mining barges, the Covetor has the greatest yield whilst having the smallest mining hold and the least tank, making it unsuitable/impractical for solo mining but by far the best in boosted/protected fleet mining.

Skills

Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Covetor for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.

Tactics

Suicide ganking is a popular play-style and miners are prime targets; cf. Why Was I Ganked?. Covetors are a ganker's target of choice due to its inadequate tank and advertises, "I have no tank, only yield" Fit enough tank (and train tanking skills) to survive the ganker's DPS long enough for CONCORD to destroy the ganker; as of Rubicon 1.2, this means surviving a Catalyst's 728.2 DPS for 20 seconds--14,564 Void damage--in a 0.6 system No Covetor fit can tank long enough in 0.5, even with all level V skills A solo tanked Covetor has less than 1% more yield than a tanked Retriever, which is further reduced by more frequent (four times) trips to unload Use and keep launched ECM drones This lets gankers know that you are expecting them and implies you are tanked for them; this is deterrence This provides a chance to break the ganker's target lock for 20 seconds Setting drones to aggressive lets them engage your aggressor without having to target-lock first (see Using Drones) Fitting expensive meta modules may compel a duo gank due to their high-value loot chance Trade hubs (especially Hek) and ice belt systems are popular hunting grounds for gankers Mine aligned to a celestial/station for faster warp-out Warping out when a non-mining ship enters your belt/anomaly is prudent 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 Mining in a fleet--even with just two miners--provides boosts with the skills Leadership and Mining Foreman 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 Covetor 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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