# Why does anyone mine? **URL:** \ **Category:** Mining & Extraction\ **Created:** [September 12, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-anyone-mine/23923 "2017-09-12T20:43:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 127
**Author:** ![MinerArt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/minerart/32/33728_2.png) [@MinerArt](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/MinerArt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-anyone-mine/23923/127 "2018-03-11T16:10:55Z")
> [@Velkyn\_Elamshin](#): > > If you think your mining game needs work then start asking other successful miners how they do it or what tips they can offer you. Mainly ice, Plagio when no ice spawns, npc missions when both are gone or finding the right anom spawns to get the proper ore in them. There’s actually a forum post on the npc agent: > [@Level 4 Mining Mission Summary](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/level-4-mining-mission-summary/13386): > > What are mining missions? They are provided by mission agents, just like security and distribution missions and are rewarded with Loyalty Points and ISK just like any other mission. The general task is to warp to a mission deadspace location and mine out the ore, ice or gas there. The mined item will be given to the agent to complete the mission. If you’ve got an Alt Toon and are looking for an easy way to make some decent ISK in a fairly AFK manner then mining missions could be what you’re look… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-anyone-mine/23923)._