Basically, belt mining is a bit more hazardous now than it was. However 1.0/0.9 systems near rookie systems don’t have recons, you can tell by looking at the probe scanner window, if there is no Emerging Conduit then there are no recons. Check dscan as well of course and don’t forget to check for Blood/Guristas FOBs, those diamond rats are a bit nasty.
Ore Anoms are safe for a semi-afk orca, recons don’t go to them. Lastly some combat sites and mission sites have asteroids, you can do the Hideaways even in a venture for a bit of loot, salvage, chance of faction drop and a bit of quiet mining.
Some Orca pilots I know do the Emerging Conduits with some good drones then semi-afk mine the Crapton™ of Talassonite roids in the site. Not the best isk return but you get a bit of tasty megacyte.
Lots of options.