These fragments can be collected via the cargo scoop or drones. The Mining Laser is a basic mining tool that uses lasers to cut mineral and metal fragments off of the surface of asteroids. A refinery module is required to process asteroid chunks into saleable commodities. Once cut off the chunks can be retrieved by cargo scoop or limpet drone.
Thus, more mining lasers will result in more chunks in the same period of time. The mining laser cuts chunks of asteroid off at a rate determined by the amount of mining laser power applied to the asteroid.
