Do not use your pods to set your bookmarks
Eve Isk. Save your ships for any mishaps. Do not make yourself vunerable to priate attacks. Pods are slower than ships and their camera angle is not adjustable like the ship.
Low Security areas have more valuable ores than higher security levels. Low security area stations usually pay higher than high security areas. With less security you might end up getting podded by priates while you are at work digging. If you plan on making big amount of
Eve Isk you may try the more secure zone, but keep in mind you will have to pay a higher fee for security.
If planned well solo mining can be pretty effective, but none the less a group will always be more fun and possibly be able to mine more ores as well. If you are group is able to work together effeciently with everyone managing their assigned task you can collect alot more ore even though it is divided among each other. Good luck and enjoy collecting them
Eve Isk.
The most valuable and sought after type of ore is Arkonor, which can be refined at 200 ore units. There is a great deal of competition for this ore, and it takes some serious searching and work to come up with an amount that can easily be refined. Veldespar is the easiest ore to find, but if you are just getting started, this is a great way to learn about mining and what you can do with it while still netting yourself tidy amount money.
Take some time to learn about the ores, particularly if you are planning to make mining your profession, and you will find that there are plenty of ways that you can prosper!