# Why do compressed ores take up less space than the minerals?

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**Created:** [November 21, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-do-compressed-ores-take-up-less-space-than-the-minerals/338099 "2021-11-21T02:21:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Destiny\_Corrupted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/destiny_corrupted/32/411527_2.png) [@Destiny\_Corrupted](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Destiny_Corrupted)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-do-compressed-ores-take-up-less-space-than-the-minerals/338099/21 "2021-11-23T18:25:31Z")

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I don’t think the livestock and slaves appreciate that very much.

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**Author:** ![Avaelica\_Kuershin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/avaelica_kuershin/32/478139_2.png) [@Avaelica\_Kuershin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Avaelica_Kuershin)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-do-compressed-ores-take-up-less-space-than-the-minerals/338099/22 "2021-11-23T21:14:54Z")

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Space Magic is always the right answer.

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**Author:** ![Andrei\_Rianovski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/andrei_rianovski/32/393798_2.png) [@Andrei\_Rianovski](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Andrei_Rianovski)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-do-compressed-ores-take-up-less-space-than-the-minerals/338099/23 "2021-11-28T01:29:11Z")

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It should be hard to imagine compressing any of it, as solids don’t really compress much unless subjected to at least planetary-core levels of pressure, and even then they won’t compress much. So, compressing ore is silly, and especially compressing it to a point that the whole ore ends up **much smaller** than the small amount of stuff you take out of it.

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**Author:** ![Lugh\_Crow-Slave](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lugh_crow-slave/32/441552_2.png) [@Lugh\_Crow-Slave](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Lugh_Crow-Slave)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-do-compressed-ores-take-up-less-space-than-the-minerals/338099/24 "2021-11-28T06:21:24Z")

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> [@Andrei\_Rianovski](#):
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> So, compressing ore is silly, and especially compressing it to a point that the whole ore ends up **much smaller** than the small amount of stuff you take out of it.

completely depends on what state the ore is in when mined. Is it a fine sand? large oddly shaped rocks? massive bolders?

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**Author:** ![Michelle\_Vega](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/michelle_vega/32/387037_2.png) [@Michelle\_Vega](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Michelle_Vega)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-do-compressed-ores-take-up-less-space-than-the-minerals/338099/25 "2021-11-30T20:34:45Z")

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It depends if they are stable or unstable. Duh.

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**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-do-compressed-ores-take-up-less-space-than-the-minerals/338099/26 "2022-02-28T20:35:03Z")

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