A specialized device, a mining tool, offered the capability to carefully remove the liquid contents from an ipsium crystal without disrupting the unstable mineral. This tool incorporated both a drill and a separate container. These components could function independently. The process involved initially using the drill to penetrate the crystal, reaching its inner reservoir. Subsequently, the container would be connected to the drilled opening, and by activating a valve, the liquid ipsium would be collected inside. Following collection, these containers could be detached from the tool and kept separately. In 19 BBY, Omega employed this tool to mine ipsium within Ciddarin Scaleback's mining operation located on Ipsidon.