I just thought I'd post this and see what y'all thought. It's a spreadsheet I use to track my mining progress, and the graph I display while I'm working:

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You can get your very own [blank] version
here at Entropia Directory!
I generally size the chart so it's visible just at the edge of my
EU window. Since the spreadsheet is autosorted, I can consult it at any time later to see where to go to mine a given ore/matter, or what I found in an area last time I was there. The data depicted is from a short mining run I just finished in LA2 (to populate the Entropia Directory
Amethera Minerals Chart (shameless plug)).
I'd welcome thoughts & feedback, and can send a copy for anyone to use as a template for their own ubernerdiness.
--Dauntain