Resource node

Resource Nodes are locations where miners can be placed to produce ore. They can be located with the Resource Scanner, and there will usually be multiple grouped together. Nodes come in three purities, which change the speed of miners placed on them, as well as how much ore the engineer gathers manually. Resource nodes are infinite and can't be depleted.

Accessing
Resource nodes will often have a chunk of ore on top of them, which must be cleared by hand before an automated miner can be placed. There are also often hostile creatures nearby to make accessing the node more difficult.

Some resource nodes, in particular those that contain Caterium Ore, will be blocked by large round boulders with cracks on them. It is believed that these boulders will be breakable in the future, but they currently are not. These boulders will block the use of mining buildings, but will not block the use of Portable Miners. To automate the mining process, it is advised to look for other resource nodes instead, as some of the nodes are not blocked.