# Portable Miner

> Canonical source: [Portable Miner](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/portable-miner)
> Language: en

Automatically extracts a resource when placed on a resource node.
Note: Has limited storage space.

## Properties

- Entity type: Equipment
- Form: solid
- Stack size: 50
- Sink points: 56
- Radioactive: No
- Can be discarded: Yes

## Produced by

### [Alternate: Automated Miner](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-automatedminer-c)

60 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler)

[Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 4 per cycle; 4/min, [Iron Plate](/wiki/items/iron-plate): 4 per cycle; 4/min → [Portable Miner](/wiki/items/portable-miner): 1 per cycle; 1/min.

### [Portable Miner](/wiki/recipes/recipe-portableminer-c)

40 s. 

[Iron Plate](/wiki/items/iron-plate): 2 per cycle, [Iron Rod](/wiki/items/iron-rod): 4 per cycle → [Portable Miner](/wiki/items/portable-miner): 1 per cycle.

## Used in construction

- [Drone](/wiki/buildings/drone): 1
- [Miner Mk.1](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-1): 1
- [Miner Mk.2](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-2): 2
- [Miner Mk.3](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-3): 3

## Related items

- [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe)
- [Iron Plate](/wiki/items/iron-plate)
- [Iron Rod](/wiki/items/iron-rod)

## Unlocked by

- [Alternate: Automated Miner](/wiki/schematics/alternate-automated-miner): Hard Drive alternate
- [HUB Upgrade 1](/wiki/schematics/hub-upgrade-1): Milestone

## Guides

- [Alternate recipes and Hard Drives](/guides/alternate-recipes)

## Technical Details

- Class name: BP_ItemDescriptorPortableMiner_C
- Native class: FGEquipmentDescriptor
- Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Equipment/PortableMiner/BP_ItemDescriptorPortableMiner
- Resource form (export): RF_SOLID