Building my first system mine

[Travesty]

  How do i get the first batch of minerals to build my first mine?

[KenquinnTheInsaneOne]

  How do i get the first batch of minerals to build my first mine?

You mine them

You kill the reavers in a system and clock on the mineral to mine it using turns and credits.

There is a Guide for it please take the time to search the forums before you ask something quite often the answer is lurking around

http://forum.spaceo.net/index.php/topic,2585.0.html