List of top early mineral planets

Early in the game, the highest utility planets are close to Sol and have low risk.

  1) Epsilon Volantis IV       ( 70.5, 183.8) min: 2975 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 0 temp: -139) Emerald World
  2) Gamma Lacaille III b      ( 24.2,  85.7) min: 2456 bio: 124 risk: some    (w: 1 t: 2 temp:   85) Radioactive World
  3) Alpha Giclas VII b        ( 84.3,  38.0) min: 2304 bio:  24 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 1 temp:   -7) Radioactive World
  4) Gamma Volantis I          (104.8, 191.9) min: 2275 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 1 temp:  -64) Emerald World
  5) Alpha Ptolemae VII a      (200.4,  44.1) min: 1758 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 1 temp: -152) Auric World
  6) Eta Giclas IV             ( 70.8,   4.1) min: 1550 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 0 temp: -132) Emerald World
  7) Epsilon Volantis III c    ( 70.5, 183.8) min: 1524 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 0 temp: -117) Treasure World
  8) Zeta Giclas I a           (111.6,  33.4) min: 1476 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 1 temp:  -52) Treasure World
  9) Eta Illuminati II c       (220.8, 285.4) min: 1472 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 0 temp: -183) Radioactive World
 10) Delta Gorno IV            (290.8,  26.9) min: 1455 bio: 140 risk: some    (w: 2 t: 3 temp: -107) Metal World
 11) Eta Giclas II             ( 70.8,   4.1) min: 1434 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 1 t: 1 temp:  -90) Auric World
 12) Gamma Volantis V          (104.8, 191.9) min: 1416 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 2 temp: -181) Radioactive World
 13) Beta Centauri III c       (141.2,  90.5) min: 1354 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 2 t: 2 temp: -171) Metal World
 14) Beta Volantis I c         (114.0, 184.7) min: 1344 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 0 temp:  -45) Radioactive World
 15) Beta Centauri I c         (141.2,  90.5) min: 1336 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 2 temp: -104) Radioactive World
 16) Epsilon Caeli I b         (333.3,  80.1) min: 1336 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 2 t: 3 temp: -220) Metal World
 17) Alpha Ptolemae VII d      (200.4,  44.1) min: 1272 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 2 temp: -152) Auric World
 18) Epsilon Volantis VII      ( 70.5, 183.8) min: 1267 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 3 temp: -175) Fluorescent World
 19) Delta Volantis IV         ( 97.7, 195.3) min: 1248 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 1 temp: -175) Radioactive World
 20) Zeta Krueger III          ( 13.4,  56.5) min: 1225 bio:  38 risk: some    (w: 1 t: 3 temp: -176) Ultraviolet World
 21) Sol Jupiter a             (175.2, 145.0) min: 1176 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 3 temp: -163) Radioactive World
 22) Epsilon Volantis II       ( 70.5, 183.8) min: 1164 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 1 t: 0 temp:  -88) Auric World
 23) Gamma Lacaille VI         ( 24.2,  85.7) min: 1080 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 2 temp:  -60) Radioactive World
 24) Delta Centauri II a       (131.2, 126.0) min: 1080 bio: 372 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 2 temp: -151) Radioactive World
 25) Delta Gorno VI            (290.8,  26.9) min: 1072 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 2 t: 2 temp: -147) Metal World
 26) Sol Mercury               (175.2, 145.0) min: 1060 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 2 temp:  165) Metal World
 27) Delta Giclas VIII         ( 87.7,  34.0) min: 1037 bio:  32 risk: none    (w: 1 t: 1 temp: -209) Metal World
 28) Alpha Lacaille VII d      ( 14.6,  95.5) min: 1006 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 1 t: 1 temp: -250) Metal World
 29) Gamma Krueger III         ( 52.2,  52.5) min: 1000 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 2 temp: -198) Radioactive World
 30) Delta Giclas II           ( 87.7,  34.0) min:  984 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 2 t: 2 temp: -125) Metal World
 31) Gamma Volantis III a      (104.8, 191.9) min:  972 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 1 temp: -160) Treasure World
 32) Alpha Olber VI b          ( 27.0, 218.7) min:  960 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 1 t: 2 temp: -132) Auric World
 33) Eta Bootis IV             ( 67.2, 286.3) min:  944 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 1 temp: -211) Radioactive World
 34) Alpha Ptolemae VI c       (200.4,  44.1) min:  939 bio:  36 risk: some    (w: 2 t: 3 temp: -144) Oolite World
 35) Epsilon Giclas I          ( 95.8,  46.8) min:  904 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 2 t: 3 temp: -126) Oolite World
 36) Delta Centauri VI         (131.2, 126.0) min:  876 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 2 temp: -193) Treasure World
 37) Eta Bootis III a          ( 67.2, 286.3) min:  872 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 1 temp: -200) Radioactive World
 38) Beta Ptolemae V c         (205.8,  47.5) min:  856 bio:  12 risk: none    (w: 1 t: 1 temp: -205) Metal World
 39) Beta Lyrae V              (189.5, 104.1) min:  850 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 0 temp: -249) Ruby World
 40) Gamma Caeli II a          (285.4,  78.7) min:  842 bio: 132 risk: some    (w: 2 t: 3 temp: -247) Metal World
 41) Delta Volantis III a      ( 97.7, 195.3) min:  840 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 1 t: 1 temp: -159) Auric World
 42) Alpha Gorno II            (277.1,  14.6) min:  832 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 2 t: 1 temp:  -78) Oolite World
 43) Alpha Gorno VIII          (277.1,  14.6) min:  792 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 2 temp: -164) Auric World
 44) Alpha Krueger III         ( 30.4,  47.7) min:  762 bio:   0 risk: none    (w: 0 t: 0 temp: -191) Treasure World
 45) Eta Ptolemae V            (174.0,  42.3) min:  708 bio: 108 risk: none    (w: 1 t: 1 temp: -141) Yttric World
 46) Alpha Olber III a         ( 27.0, 218.7) min:  696 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 2 temp:  -52) Radioactive World
 47) Alpha Ptolemae III        (200.4,  44.1) min:  689 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 2 t: 2 temp:  -85) Metal World
 48) Eta Ptolemae VII          (174.0,  42.3) min:  684 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 0 t: 3 temp: -166) Yttric World
 49) Beta Giclas IV a          ( 84.3,  43.1) min:  678 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 1 t: 2 temp: -177) Copper World
 50) Beta Lyrae III c          (189.5, 104.1) min:  676 bio:   0 risk: some    (w: 2 t: 3 temp: -235) Metal World

(The distance threshold was 190 hyperspace units)