During the ramp-up for The Exiled, there has been a great deal of speculation surrounding the continued usefulness of mining. Of special concern has been the topic of mining in the newly-important outer regions, which are expected to change hands several times in the course of a game. Astral Mining Inc. is here to lay all those fears to rest.

Astral Mining Inc. is simple, but effective, allowing a player to establish and profit from a mining operation in the same turn, drastically reducing the time investment that previously made mining a risky endeavor. However simple this card may appear, however, it was used in a surprising way during playtesting. Once a stable mining operation is in place, Astral Mining Inc. can be used to double the income gained. A crafty player could extract ISK from an operation during the income step, play this card and then profit again at the end of his turn. With judicious use of a Mind Clash, this process can be repeated for several turns, ramping up the profit from a single location enough to fund a whole fleet.