Minerals are the resources of Cruiser Command.
There are 4 types of minerals namely Veldite (Yellow), Chalcorium (Blue), Pyromanite (Red) and Kermiculite (Green).
Minerals are collected in their unrefined form from asteroids, or replicated(made from energy) in their refined form at the mass replicator.

Unrefined vs refined Minerals

Unrefined minerals are what Miners and Chompers collect from Asteroids.
Unrefined minerals need to be refined at the refinery on the Battlecruiser before they can be spent.
Unrefined minerals appear as colored cylinders on the Battlecruiser.
After the minerals have been refined they become available for your team to spend.
The top right of your HUD displays your teams refined minerals; these resources are shared amongst everyone on your team.

Mining Minerals

Collecting Minerals from Asteroids is done with either a Miner or a Chomper.