So, found some friends to play with;

In the foreground is the tiny outpost I used to keep smallgrid RC mining drones on. In the background is my newest mining ship... just found out I need to upgrade it as it can't bore down deep enough to get the ores.

Update; Fixed the bore. Now rather than only being able to go 40m it can go 120. Further I've added a searchlight so I can observe the drilling process for snags.