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Listing an easy reference guide for:
Depths Range of finders
Depths of enmatters/ores

Thank you for your contributions to this thread.

I have listed minerals/ores you can not find with a certain finder (to extent of what FPC players who used EF know).


Data sourced in this thread has allowed us to reach some conclusions:
  • Finders have a limited depth range. 95% of finds will be located within ±200m of the average search depth stated on the finder.
  • Every Ore and Enmatter has it's own minimum depth. Maximum depths prior to 10.8 were 1000m. It is yet to be determined what maximum depth exists for each ore/enmatter
  • Finding a mineral requires a finder with an appropriate depth range. For example, you cannot expect to find Ferrum Nuts (700m) with a TT finder (average search depth 204m)
  • Deeper finders find a wider range of minerals.
  • A shallow finder that finds lyst does not necessarily mean a deep finder used in the same area will find lyst.
  • The rarest of ores have a very small depth range, and begin from 600/700/800/900m. Your own testing and research will reveal what you can find and where.
If data for a finder or mineral is not listed that you would like to see on this list, please post a reply.

Ore Finders

Genesis Rookie OreFinder (L)
Average Search Depth: 104.5
Depth Range: 5 - 275m
What you can find: Belkar, Caldorite, Erdorium, Iron, Lysterium, Megan

Ziplex Z1 OreSeeker (TT finder)
Average Search Depth: 204m
Depth Range: 5m-560m
What you can't find: Adomasite, Azzurdite
Kirtz Langotz Maganite Morpheus Petonium Platinum Quantium Rugaritz Terrudite Tridenite Valurite Xeremite Zanderium Iolite Erionite Pyrite

OF-101
Average Search Depth: 263.7m
Depth Range: 5-610

What you can't find:
Adomasite, Azzurdite Gold Himi Ignisium Kirtz Langotz Lanorium Maganite Morpheus Petonium Platinum Quantium Rugaritz Terrudite Tridenite Valurite Xeremite Zanderium Iolite Erionite Pyrite

Ziplex Z5 OreSeeker (L), PaySafe Orefinder(L)
Average Search Depth: 303.5
Depth Range: 123-493
What hasn't been found with this finder:
Adomasite, Azzurdite Gold Kirtz Langotz Lanorium Maganite Morpheus Petonium Platinum Quantium Rugaritz Terrudite Tridenite Valurite Xeremite Zanderium Iolite Erionite Pyrite

OF-102
Average Search Depth: 323.4
6-606m
What hasn't been found with this finder:
Adomasite, Azzurdite Gold Kirtz Langotz Maganite Morpheus Petonium Platinum Quantium Rugaritz Terrudite Tridenite Valurite Xeremite Zanderium Iolite Erionite Pyrite

OF-103
Average Search Depth: 363.2
5-537m
What hasn't been found with this finder:
Adomasite, Azzurdite Gold Kirtz Langotz Lanorium Maganite Morpheus Petonium Platinum Quantium Rugaritz Terrudite Tridenite Valurite Xeremite Zanderium Iolite Erionite Pyrite

OF-210(L)
Average Search Depth: 383.1

OF-104
Average Search Depth: 432.9

Ziplex Z10 OreSeeker (L)
Average Search Depth: 403

OF-211(L)
Average Search Depth: 472.6
Depth Range: 82-919
What hasn't been found with this finder:
Kirtz Morpheus Rugaritz Tridenite Zanderium

Ziplex Z15 OreSeeker (L)
Average Search Depth: 477.6

OF 105:
Average Search Depth: 522.4
Depth Range: 100-968
You can find all ores with this finder.

Z-20
Average Search Depth: 552.3
Depth Range: 233m-1000m
You can find all ores with this finder.

TK-120(L)
Average Search Depth: 701.5
424-1000m
You can find all ores with this finder.

TK-220(L)
Average Search Depth: 776.1
533-1000m
You can find all ores with this finder.

TK-320(L)
Average Search Depth: 850.8
533-1000m
You can find all ores with this finder. And spacecraft :D

Enmatter finders:

Genesis Rookie MatterSeeker (L)
Average Search Depth: 104.5
Depth Range: 5 - 298m
What you can find: Oil, Nexus, Melchi

TT Enmatter finder Ju10
Average Search Depth: 204m
5m-443m
What hasn't been found with this finder: Binary, Dunkel Ferrum Henren V/Spores Dianthus Liquid Fire Root Energized Crystal

MF-101
Average Search Depth: 263.7
Range: 7m-???
What hasn't been found with this finder: Binary, Dunkel Ferrum Henren Lumis V/Spores Fire Root Energized Crystal

Ziplex Ju25 MatterSeeker (L)
Average Search Depth: 303.5
Range: 10m-652m
What hasn't been found with this finder: Binary Dunkel Ferrum Henren V/Spores Energized Crystal

MF-102
Average Search Depth: 323.4
I remember finding Dunkel a long time ago, ...before I had bought an MF-103. So it should be able to be found with MF-102, possibly 101. Only found it once though.
Maybe in the same basket as Eluqqa's 5m Belk before the introduction of (L) finders. Without depth though not possible to know whether it would be re-findable

MF-103
Average Search Depth: 363.2
Depth Range:74-563
What hasn't been found with this finder: Binary Dunkel Ferrum V/Spores Energized Crystal

Ju40(L)
Average Search Depth: 403.0
5-682
What hasn't been found with this finder: Binary Dunkel Ferrum V/Spores

MF-104
Average Search Depth: ???
Depth Range:???-???
What hasn't been found with this finder: Binary Dunkel Ferrum V/Spores

MF-211(L)
Average Search Depth: 472.6
Depth Range: 10-875
What hasn't been found with this finder: Binary Dunkel

Ju55(L)
Average Search Depth: 477.6
Depth Range 188-850m
You can find all enmatters with this finder.

MF-105
Average Search Depth: 522.4
Depth Range: 250-885m
You can find all enmatters with this finder.

Tik-200
Average Search Depth: 552.3
Depth Range 285-900
You can find all enmatters with this finder.


MF-212(L)
Average Search Depth: 592.0
Depth Range: ~339-944
You can find all enmatters with this finder.

Tik-300
Average Search Depth: 626.9
Depth Range 317-1000m
You can find all enmatters with this finder.

MF-213(L)
Average Search Depth: 631.8
Depth Range: 380-1000m
You can find all enmatters with this finder.

eMINE EMF (L)
Average Search Depth: 676.6
Depth Range: ~???-1000m
You can find all enmatters with this finder.


Tik-400(L)
Average Search Depth: 701.5
Depth Range: 400m?-1000m
You can find all enmatters with this finder.

Tik-500(L)
Average Search Depth: 776.1
Depth Range: 510-1000m
You can find all enmatters with this finder.

Mt-1000
Average Search Depth: 850.8
Depth Range: 495-1000m
You can find all enmatters with this finder.

Customized MF-213
Average Search Depth: 850.8
Depths 689-1045m
Customized MF-213 ... what you can't find ... nothing

Depth Enhancement
A finder with depth enhancers attached will return different depth values to those stated above. The depth range in this section will state average depth after enhancement, and the minimum and maximum observed values. All finders are expected to return the same values if they have the same depth.

Average depth as stated on finder (min-max)
1132m 980-1049
1180m 1148-1148
734.4 415-1045
757 -1165



Known Depth Range of Ores
Adomasite (301?) 490-922
Alferix 242-881
Azzurdite 450-827
Belkar 5m-1232m
Blaus 52m-1000m (9m reported elsewhere)
Caldorite 152-998m
Cobalt 100-752
Copper 146-892
Cumbriz 164-992
Dianum 290-969
Durulium 280-1000
Erdorium 231-970
Erionite 379-710
Frigulite 90-855
Ganganite 114-1000m
Gazzurdite 138-1000m
Gold 560-1083m
Himi 131-671
Ignisium 230-814m
Iolite 596m-713
Iron 130-933m
Kanerium 357-1000
Kirtz 717-934m
Langotz 592-796
Lanorium 282m-733
Lysterium 5m-1000
Maganite 565-~900
Megan 219-842
Morpheus 821m-1000m
Narcanisum 95m-1000
Niksarium 231m-1025m
Petonium 544-650m
Platinum 696m-1000
Pyrite 476-1000m
Quantium 401-700
Redulite 870-1000
Rugaritz 758-980
Terrudite 700m-879
Tridenite 735m-~900
Valurite 739-1000m
Vesperdite 876-1000 (thx Skateboard T, Cyco)
Xeremite 740-1049 (thx cuga, cyco)
Zanderium 767-1000m (thx overburn)
Zinc 89-1000
Acid Root, Alice Angelic Ares Azur Binary, Blood Moss, Cave Sap, Devil's
Dunkel Ferrum Garcen G/molecules Henren Lumis Lyta Mage Melchi Solis
Sweetstuff Typo V/Spores

Known Depth Range of Enmatters
Acid Root 166-1000m
Alicenies Gel 5-1000m
Angelic grit 207-1000m
Ares head 222-901m
Azur 269-1000m
Binary Fluid 600-1000m
Blood Moss 126-1000m
Cave Sap 355-966
Devil's Tail 399-1000m
Dianthus Liquid 467-1000
Dunkel particle 581-944
Energized Crystal 569-1062m
Ferrum Nuts 661-1000
Fire Root Globule 457m-1000m
Force Nexus 43-1000m
Garcen grease ~85m-1000m
Growth molecules 265m-960m
Henren Stems 521-998m
Lumis Leach 373-1000
Lytairian dust 137m-1032m
Magerian mist 200m-1000m
Melchi water 7m-1000m
Oil 3-1000m
Solis beans 358m-1000m
Sweetstuff 94-1000m
Typonolic steam 89m-1000m
Vegatation Spores 425m-940

Oddities for refined enmatters
Acid Root refines to Root Acid
Azur Pearls refines to Pearl Sand
Blood Moss refines to Medical Compress
Cave Sap refines to Putty
Devil's Tail refines to Chalmon
Ferrum Nuts refines to Antimagnetic Oil
Force Nexus refines to Mind Essence (requires Vibrant Sweat)
Growth Molecules refines to Energized Fertilizer (requires Common Dung)
Lumis Leach refines to Light Liquid
Sweetstuff refines to Nutrio Bar (requires either Caroot, Bombardo, Papplon or Haimoros)
Vegatation Spores refines to Inhaler

Sorted by Starting Depths
Choose a finder with an average depth above the starting depth of an ore/enmatter for a reasonable chance to find it.

Ore Classes
Type I
Belkar 5
Blaus 9
Cobalt 100
Frigulite 90
Lysterium 5
Narcanisum 95
Zinc 89

Type II
Caldorite 152
Copper 146
Ganganite 114
Gazzurdite 138
Himi 131
Iron 130


Type III
Alferix 274
Cumbriz 224
Dianum 290
Durulium 280
Erdorium 231
Ignisium 230
Lanorium 325
Megan 219
Niksarium 231

Type IV
Azzurdite 450
Kanerium 407
Quantium 448
Erionite 406

Type V
Pyrite 476
Adomasite 490 (301?)
Gold stone 560
Petonium 544
Maganite 565
Iolite 596
Langotz 592


Type VI High TT and almost useless in crafting o_O
Terrudite 700
Kirtz 717

Type VII
Platinum 758
Rugaritz 758
Tridenite 735
Valurite 739
Xeremite 740
Zanderium 767

Type VIII
Morpheus 821
Redulite 870
Vesperdite 876

Enmatter Classes
Type I Findable with any finder, including unmaxed TT
Alicenies Liquid 73
Blood Moss 126
Garcen grease 85
Lytairian dust 137
Melchi water 7
Oil 3
Force Nexus 63
Sweetstuff 94
Typonolic steam 89
Acid Root 166

Type II

Angelic grit 207
Magerian mist 200
Growth molecules 265
Ares head 222

Type III

Azur Pearls 269
Cave Sap 355
Solis beans 358
Lumis Leach 373

Type IV
Devil's Tail 399
Vegatation Spores 425
Fire Root Globule 457
Dianthus 467

Type V
Henren Stems 521
Energized Crystal 569

Type VI
Binary Fluid 600
Dunkel particle 581

Type VII
Ferrum Nuts 661m


Anomalous finds
There are two kinds of anomalous finds. Anomalous finds may be uncovered with any type of finder, amped or unamped.

(1) Robot Spaceship NB: Robot Spaceships are not findable at present, since inception of VU 10.0
This occurs instead of getting a claim. Your finder tells you you have detected a strange signal - the spaceship is usually between 100-200m from where you drop a bomb/probe.
Directions on how to deal with a spaceship can be found here https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/forums/mining/51430-guide-how-examine-robot-spaceship.html
Robot Spaceships may not be found on CND.

(2) Finding "Something out of the ordinary" (SOOTO)
When you find a claim, there is a small chance you may find something else along with that claim (it will instantly appear in your loot window).
There are two "common" finds:
Angel Scales (refines to Light Mail)
Hansidian Rock
The current known chances of getting a SOOTO or a spaceship find is currently known to be around 1/1000 to 1/4000. You can expect to find at least one of these every 2000 bomb or probe drops.
Uncommon finds include DNA parts and Unlimited Mining Amps. These are extremely rare and highly valued.
Hogglo Pelvis
Letomie Fossil Eyelense
Frescoquda Foot
Unlimited Enmatter Amps(101-light, 101-105), Unlimited Ore Amps ((101-light, 101-105)

There are other "event" finds but these have been excluded from this list.


Alferix, Belkar, Blaus, Caldorite, Adomasite, Azzurdite
Cobalt Copper Cumbriz Dianum Durulium Erdorium Frigulite Ganganite
Gazzurdite Gold Himi Ignisium Iron Kanerium Kirtz Langotz Lanorium
Lysterium Maganite Megan Morpheus Narcanisum Niksarium Petonium
Platinum Quantium Rugaritz Terrudite Tridenite Valurite Xeremite Zanderium Zinc
 
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i've got a great minimum depth...i found IV blood moss at 350M and vigitative spores at 425M
 
found lyst at 1000m with Z20
alice & oil at 1000m with tik 200/400

with Tik400 i would say 340-1000m :)

Z20 is about 270-1000

Z-20
Range: 270m-1000m
(caldo, belkar, blaus, adomasite, lyst, gazz, quant, narc, cumb.. have really found all ores besides the rare ones :p)

Enmatter finders:
Tik-400(L) 340m-1000m
All enmatter but not dunkel, henren.. and maybe some more..


Ores
Alferix 300-750m
Belkar 83m-950m+
Blaus 230m-850
Caldorite-300m-600m
Adomasite 490-680m
Azzurdite 450-600
Cobalt 100-740
Copper 300-500
Cumbriz 430-760
Dianum 450-810
Durulium 280-700
Erdorium 400-600
Frigulite 240-650
Ganganite stone 600-950
Gazzurdite stone 300-850
Gold stone ???
Himi 460-630
Ignisium 350-600m
Iron 250-700m
Kanerium 450-800m
Kirtz ???
Langotz ???
Lanorium ???
Lysterium 6m-1000m
Maganite ???-???
Megan 500-700m
Morpheus ???
Narcanisum stone 113m-660?
Niksarium 560-700m
Petonium ???
Platinum ???
Quantium 500-700m
Rugaritz ???
Terrudite ???
Tridenite ???
Valurite ???
Xeremite ???
Zanderium ???
Zinc stone 250-700

Enmatters
Oil 17-1000m
Nexus 130-400
Acid Root 200-900
Angelic grit 400-800
Ares head 400-700
Azur 500-900
Binary Fluid 600-950
Blood Moss 350m-950
Cave Sap 500-600
Devil's Tail 430-700
Dunkel particle ???
Ferrum Nuts ~700m
Garcen grease 138m-700
Growth molecules 300m-960m
Henren Stems ???
Lumis Leach 500-700
Lytairian dust 200m-800
Magerian mist 200m-950
Melchi water 100m-700
Solis beans 358m-700
Sweetstuff never found.. ^^
Typonolic steam 300m-700
Vegatation Spores 425m-940

well.. thats what i found.. mostly with Z20/OF-105 & Tik400 :)

can check better when i get back home =) @ school now :p
 
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looked through some global screenies of myself:

Ganganite: 547m, 627m
Lyst: 620m
Caldo: 461m, 298m, 521m
Blaus: 440m
belkar: 385m, 523m
Gold: 807m
copper: 534m, 378m
 
Belkar found at 1000m
Duru found at 1000m
Lyst found at 1000m
Gazz found at 1000m

Expect more shitty finds from me.;)

Depth is a joke, a smokecreen to make you feel better. The fact is that equipment plays the central role.


Example:
OF101 - cant find ruga
OF105 - can find ruga once every 5000 bombs if you happen to be in the ruga area and be lucky enough.
Tk220 - find ruga every 100 bombs if you are in ruga area and there is ruga around to be found. Which translates into finding ruga every 1000 bombs if you mine in ruga areas only.

I finally figured out what are skills good for: To max equpment. Skills have nothing to do with how big your claims are. In fact the more skillfull you are the less hofs you will get. As soon as you chip out you hit uber or maybe multiple ubers.
 
Sooo.... Oil can found at almost all deeps, from 17 m to 1000m! :yay:

That look like for me better then go mining, because the most thing are realy deep
 
I would just like to point out that i HAVE found bloodmoss with the tt finder :) So i have to say that you can find anything with any finder it seems, it's just damn rare to find anything good with the lower ones.
 
I would just like to point out that i HAVE found bloodmoss with the tt finder :) So i have to say that you can find anything with any finder it seems, it's just damn rare to find anything good with the lower ones.

Blood Moss I think i found that with TT, and i was v surprised finding Niks + ignisium with them. While i do not doubt the possibility... i think finding gold with TT would be impressive (and believe me i've tried ;) )
 
Have found Azzurdite with z20 finder
 
Z-20
Range: 340?m-1000m :eek:
What you can't find with this finder: Azzurdite Himi Kirtz Langotz Maganite Morpheus Petonium Platinum Rugaritz Tridenite Valurite Xeremite Zanderium

Very interesting post.
However, the bold minerals i found with z20.
 
Blood Moss I think i found that with TT, and i was v surprised finding Niks + ignisium with them. While i do not doubt the possibility... i think finding gold with TT would be impressive (and believe me i've tried ;) )


i have found 1 gold stone with tt finder when i started mining = minimum skills too!!! - then never again for about 1 year even with bigger, maxed finders

last time i found gold with my 105
 
My precise info: :)

Enmatters, Ju-25(L): 10-652m range.

Acid Root: 171-379m
Alicenies Liquid: 82-516m
Angelic Grit: 241-490m
Ares Head: 231-466m
Azur Pearls: 222-485m
Cave Sap: 349-407m
Crude Oil: 10-573m
Force Nexus: 45-497m
Garcen Grease: 99-530m
Growth Molecules: 314-474m
Lytairian Dust: 137-567m
Magerian Mist: 205-516m
Melchi Water: 66-321m
Sweetstuff: 169-417m (<-- I noticed there was no good info on it before, Sweetstuff can be found on all TI and Lebanner's LA.)
Typonolic Steam: 121-652m


OF-101: 52-431m range. (<-- I haven't used it much, but the data can still be useful.)

Belkar: 81-430m
Blausariam: 52-430m
Copper: 146-291m
Cumbriz: 194-280m
Ganganite: 270m (single find so far)
Gazzurdite: 212-401m
Lysterium: 189-311m
Narcansium: 133-407m
Niksarium: 231-431m

P.S.: Immortal, if you hadn't led me out of that SW Eudoria area back then, I probably would have quit this game! So +rep, and gl on gathering all the data!! ;)
 
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Z-20
Range: 340?m-1000m :eek:
What you can't find with this finder: Azzurdite Himi Kirtz Langotz Maganite Morpheus Petonium Platinum Rugaritz Tridenite Valurite Xeremite Zanderium

Very interesting post.
However, the bold minerals i found with z20.


Added Xeremite.
 
I have found groth molecules at 1k m.

I also find nexus in the 680 to 950+ range regularly all with a tik 500L
 
Have you ever considered there might be a reason why with of105/z20 you find Lyst and Growth Molecules @ 1000m at a certain spot, when in another spot its only @ 400m ?
 
Have you ever considered there might be a reason why with of105/z20 you find Lyst and Growth Molecules @ 1000m at a certain spot, when in another spot its only @ 400m ?

Oooooo mighty and knowledgable one grant us the knowledge you posses in your infinite wisdom, do not keep us puny ones in the dark any moreeeeee:laugh:

I don't like when people ask questions to which they already know answers. Either tell us or stay away from posting.

And step aside, it's my turn to get a tower, I saw it in the stars:silly2:
 
I'm sure you can find anything with just about any finder. It's just exceptionally rare.
 
I found a III Langotz with my Z20 at a depth of (iirc) 675m.

J.
 
I found Bloodmoss many times around 200m
 
Updated some posts. Interesting is it exactly 1km max every time? (showing my mining noobishness here...not that it was any secret ;) )

And another Q... with your maxed z20 (or other finder) can you remember the level surveyor/prospector you were in hitting 1km? My finds have been getting gradually deeper and deeper... but the Z20's been maxed for ages. Maybe just coincidence.
 
Noob miner reporting :wise:

Just adding what hasn't been said yet:

  • Garcen grease beginning from ~85m
  • Growth molecules from ~265m
  • Lumis leach from ~445m
  • Melchi water from ~50m
  • Sweetstuff ~125-505m

As said I'm a noob miner so my max depths are lower (not deeper) than the ones posted here, except for sweetstuff.

Good idea for a useful chart ;)
 
MD-212(L) ???-???
What you can't find with this finder: Binary Blood Moss Dunkel Ferrum Henren V/Spores


I'm assuming you mean MF-212, unless ur drilling and that's not very effective :silly2:

I have found Henren with a MF-212 and a Tik300 (so the tik400 should also)
 
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MD-212(L) ???-???
What you can't find with this finder: Binary Blood Moss Dunkel Ferrum Henren V/Spores

Please tell me how to find anything with this tool ;)

(sorry couldn't help it)

found petonium with Z-20 (on CND I think it was)
 
I have found Henren with a tik200 my max search deph is 459.
it can be found in new switz in the middle of the land area by the tp i cant get back to remine as argos keep killing me :mad:
 
i have faund henren 2 times with ju55 finder, ~600m deep
 
there are a few errors that i have found in here

i've been playing 5 months and i'm just using my 211's right now(ore and enmater) i've hit magnamite, azz twice, hit blood moss 3 times vegitative spores hit just about everything accept gold, petonium, ruga, valurite, heren, dunkel and a few others, all ores and enmaters spawn at different depths and can be found with any finder some finders its harder to find "special" ores and enmats w/ some its easier end of story


and i've searched to 875+ M with my 211 and only gotten a VII angelic
 
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