The Skiff is the tankiest of all the exhumer class ships, making it the most sought after ship for mining in nullsec. The trade-off is that the Skiff does not have a role bonus to strip miners, meaning it has the lowest yield of the three exhumers.

• Mining Barge V
  • Astrogeology III
    • Science IV
    • Mining IV
  • Industry V
  • Mining Frigate III
    • Spaceship Command I

• Exhumers I
  • Astrogeology V
    • Science IV
    • Mining IV
  • Industry V
  • Spaceship Command IV

The exhumer is the second generation of mining vessels created by ORE. Exhumers, like their mining barge cousins, were each created to excel at a specific function, the Skiff's being durability and self-defense. Advanced shielding and drone control systems make the Skiff the toughest mining ship in the cluster. With that in mind, the designers could only make space to fit one mining or ice harvesting module. To mitigate the effect this would have on its mining output, they came up with a unique loading system that allows this one module to work with vastly increased efficiency. Exhumers are equipped with electronic subsystems specifically designed to accommodate Strip Mining and Ice Harvesting modules.

Mining Barge Skill Bonuses (Per Skill Level):
5% bonus to ship shield hitpoints
2% reduction in Strip Miner and Ice Harvester duration

Exhumers Skill Bonuses (Per Skill Level):
4% bonus to all shield resistances
2% reduction in Strip Miner and Ice Harvester duration

Role Bonus:
50% bonus to drone damage and hitpoints

Basic Skiff

Exchange Tank/Damage for local rats.

[Skiff, T1 Miner]

Mining Laser Upgrade II
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Warp Core Stabilizer II 

Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Limited 'Anointed' Anti-EM Shield Hardener
Compact Anti-Thermal Shield Hardener
Medium Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender 

Strip Miner I 
Strip Miner I 

Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I 

Infiltrator II x5

Up/Downgrade to T2/Named variants as needed to make it fit for you