Man, really, that Egg is gone? Wow. I outfitted my ship last night, flew all the way there (there are dozens of ships parked at that location) and parked on a planet next to where that Egg, I guess was, and was going to start mining it this morning. This is crazy. I am about done with this game. This is not an exploit, this is a means for people to enjoy the game and these DEVs come in a just ruin it for people. I get the game is called "Elite", which means, to me, that you've really put some time and effort into becoming "Elite", but damn, what was that Egg hurting? It was giving people HOPE to make some money and have fun. Just sad, really really sad, that Frontier kills all these things that actually help people have fun, instead of frustrating people. I have several friends that REFUSE to play Elite Dangerous anymore just because the developers seem to go out of their way to ruin the FUN, and just turn it into a grind. It's one thing to fix bugs, another thing to un-fix FUN and enjoyment. Just my opinion, I am sure more hard core guys will disagree, but then I bet those Hard Core guys have milked that Egg a few hundred times themselves! And thank you for the advice, I am not a bad miner... I have it down pretty well, except, I am not very good AT ALL with Core Deposit extraction, where you need to set charges to blow apart the asteroid, I DO need work on that for dang sure!
I was going to make a comment along the lines of "why did I bother writing all that", but you saved yourself mate, by not throwing a total spaz over it lol! It was an exploit though bud, even an eggsploit one might say... but you're entitled to your opinion, I'm not going to rebuke you for it!
Anyway, enough about calcified chicken poops
I am not good at core mining either - I just get great satisfaction from blowing the crap out of things, so always overdo it! I would recommend trying to improve on it though, as I believe the rewards are substantially bigger when you're good at it, unlike me.
As you're not virginal to mining, it'll make your job easier, as you shouldn't get the brown pants moment now lol! But, like the chap above suggested, try mining different ring types so it becomes second nature to know where stuff is to be found. Then you'll be quicker and more efficient - it sounds like a parent comment, but it's true, and I used to mine before core rocks came in the game, so it's even more variety now. It's satisfying seeing missions that you can do for great cash alongside your mining run too.
Plus, it's good to know what materials drop from each ring type - often overlooked, but very useful to know.
At this point then, my recommendation is to try laser mining some painite. Some say you get more in a hotspot, I can't confirm or deny. But, you still need to find the same right ring type. I'll help and say metallic is what you want - pristine is best - no offense but do you know where to find the reserve status of rings etc? It's crucial.
You will also find the other Ps and Osmium there - used to be called 3P&O mining - painite, platinum, palladium, and Osmium. Very lucrative, and all profit.
If you're in eggland, try the nearby areas for a pristine metallic. Scan and surface scan there, and fill yer boots young man! Yes it isn't extreme diamonding, but it's good and you'll learn all refinery and limpet management too.
Once you have done that, retrofit for core mining and try that too. I'd suggest doing any old crappy cores first that contain old socks, as unless you're very skilled, you'll blow them up lol! (Remember to reverse before it blows, unless you really want immersion lol!).
Hope this helps mate, but try not to get suckered in by the get-rich quick guff online. Trust me it's better finding out yourself, and a lot more gold for the soul. Drop me a pm if I can help any more, but this should help start you going. Cheers,
The Hat
