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'''Refining''' is the process by which ore and other raw materials obtained from [[StarCitizen:Mining]] and [[StarCitizen:Salvage]] are filtered and purified into a more valuable resource. These resources may then be transported and sold for higher profits. Citizens may choose a variety of methods of refinement, which each have different costs, efficiencies, and speeds.

Refining is conducted primarily at [[StarCitizen:Refinery deck]]s and, in the future, on certain ships such as the [[StarCitizen:Orion]], the [[StarCitizen:Expanse]], and the [[StarCitizen:Galaxy]] with the Refinery Module.

==Refinery Locations==
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Stanton=
{|class="wikitable"
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|[[StarCitizen:ARC-L1 Wide Forest Station]]
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|[[StarCitizen:ARC-L2 Lively Pathway Station]]
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|[[StarCitizen:ARC-L4 Faint Glen Station]]
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|[[StarCitizen:CRU-L1 Ambitious Dream Station]]
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|[[StarCitizen:HUR-L1 Green Glade Station]]
|-
|[[StarCitizen:HUR-L2 Faithful Dream Station]]
|-
|[[StarCitizen:MIC-L1 Shallow Frontier Station]]
|-
|[[StarCitizen:MIC-L5 Modern Icarus Station]]
|-
|[[StarCitizen:Pyro Gateway]]
|-
|[[StarCitizen:Magnus Gateway]]
|-
|[[StarCitizen:Terra Gateway]]
|}
|-|
Pyro=
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|[[StarCitizen:Orbituary]]
|-
|[[StarCitizen:Checkmate Station]]
|-
|[[StarCitizen:Ruin Station]]
|-
|[[StarCitizen:Stanton Gateway]]
|-
|[[StarCitizen:Nyx Gateway]]
|}
|-|
Nyx=
{|class="wikitable"
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|[[StarCitizen:Levski]]
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|[[StarCitizen:Pyro Gateway]]
|-
|[[StarCitizen:Castra Gateway]]
|}
</tabber>

==Refining Methods==

The refining process is done through work orders, which can be dispatched at refining terminals located in the processing center. Different refining methods have different durations, costs and yield associated with them.

*'''Speed''': The speed at which the refining is done. All refinery jobs are completed in real-time, regardless of whether the Citizen is logged in or not.
*'''Cost''': The relative cost (in aUEC) of the refinery job, per unit of ore.
*'''Yield''': The bonus (or penalty) refined material provided after completion of the job.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
!'''Method'''
!'''Speed'''
!'''Cost'''
!'''Yield'''
|-
|Cormack Method
|High
|Moderate
|Low
|-
|Dinyx Solvention
|Very low
|Low
|High
|-
|Electrostarolysis
|Moderate
|Moderate
|Moderate
|-
|Ferron Exchange
|Low
|Moderate
|High
|-
|Gaskin Process
|High
|High
|Moderate
|-
|Kazen Winnowing
|Moderate
|Low
|Low
|-
|Pyrometric Chromalysis
|Low
|High
|High
|-
|Thermonatic Deposition
|Low
|Low
|Moderate
|-
|XCR Reaction
|High
| High
|Low
|}
Once a work order has been completed, the refined ores or construction materials will need to be loaded into one or multiple ships. After which they can be sold at a [[StarCitizen:Trading Console]].

== Development ==
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{| class="timeline"
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|2020-12-17
|Refining as well as the addition of [[StarCitizen:Space station]] [[StarCitizen:Refinery deck]]s was introduced in [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.12.0|Alpha 3.12.0]], allowing players to take their raw mixed ores that were mined and refine them, being able to choose different refining processes with different speeds, costs, and output yields.
|-
|2025-06-19
|The ability to refine mining bag contents from station inventories was added along with faster refining times across the board in [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 4.2.0|Alpha 4.2.0]].
|-
|2025-10-16
|The ability to refine salvaged raw [[StarCitizen:Construction Materials]] was added, along with the addition of three different types based on the size of the salvage ship size used was introduced in [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 4.3.2|Alpha 4.3.2]].
|}

==See also==

==References==
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[[StarCitizen:category:Gameplay Mechanics]]

StarCitizen:Refining - Revision history

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