Novanium Core

In-Game Description
The cemented core of Novanium.

Mining Location
Novanium Cores can only be mined at Naneroh in the Ginoya System. Make sure that you take a Gamma Shield II with you. This is the only core along with the Void Essence that can't be found at any Hangar unless you put it there.

Tips

 * Mining Novanium Cores before the end of the Supernova storyline is nearly impossible, as your Gamma Shield II is depleted before you can finish mining the asteroid. In order to survive mining, you will need to have a Rhoda Vortex to buy you some extra time in the system. However, even with Rhoda Vortex, you’ll only be able to mine one core before you need to leave the system.
 * One of the best ways to obtain a core is to destroy a Class A asteroid. They will, on occasion, drop a core.
 * After destroying one or two asteroids, it is wise to retreat to a station such as Var Lupra or Tadram and dock there to repair your Gamma Shield.
 * After finishing the storyline you should still take the Gamma Shield II with you but mining Novanium, especially the core, becomes much less of a challenge, especially if there aren't any pirates and you have good relations with the Midorians (that is, they won't attack you on sight; it is recommended that the Nivelians aren't hostile to you either due to the fact that they will occasionally attack Midorian systems). The best way to gain good relations (green dots) with the Midorians is to obtain a Midorian Signature Card. There are four types, one for each faction. They can be found in the Loma system after the Valkayrie+Supernova add-ons are bought.
 * The Gamma Shield seems to deplete slower at Naneroh after the Supernova storyline. Under best conditions, one can mine three or four asteroids before the Gamma Shield gives in.
 * If you find mining for Novanium Cores too hazardous, you can use Gunant's Drill or another fast drill and mine the ore. Even if you don't get the core itself, you can exchange 30t of Novanium for 1 Novanium Core at the mining plant in the Skavac system, planet Coromesk.
 * Also if you stock up on energy cells you can just jump between the void and Naneroh without having to go to a station every time, but you do run the risk of losing everything were you to die.
 * The best moment to mine Novanium Core is right after Khador gives you the Gamma Shield II blueprint, in Supernova Mission 6. Under normal circumstances, after completing the blueprint and picking up the Gamma Shield II, Khador should ask you to launch a missile at the Supernova (Supernova Mission 7), which eventually fails, only making it stronger: therefore, you cannot normally use your Gamma Shield II at his full power in order to mine Novanium. However, if you leave Thynome and complete the blueprint twice (in order to obtain it without going back to Wolf-Reiser), you can head to Naneroh and mine at least 5 Novanium asteroids in a row before refilling your gamma shield, without any hostiles.

Trivia
- Despite the game describing Novanium as a rare material and the usage of Novanium in some of the most advanced blueprints in the game, Novanium Cores are only tech level 3.

- The Novanium Core has the shortest description of any core in the game

- Novanium, in general, be it the cores or ore is the most expensive ore/core in the game, it is also the most difficult to obtain.

Uses

 * 5x for Pandora Leech
 * 5x for Particle Shield