The lower end ores are fine but Cobalt and some others take a very long time to process by comparison and the amount of ore required to make hem is just too much for what I want.

I'm looking for a semi-creative mode, so I still have to make the components, watch my Oxygen and Power but not have to search the entire galaxy for those elusive ores like Platinum etc. for this reason, I use the drill but I would like to reduce the time and resources it needs to make stuff.