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)