diff --git a/code/modules/mining/equipment_locker.dm b/code/modules/mining/equipment_locker.dm
index b4e341fb323..29520579a7c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/equipment_locker.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/equipment_locker.dm
@@ -34,9 +34,22 @@
 			var/obj/item/stack/sheet/s = new processed_sheet(src,0)
 			s.amount = 0
 			stack_list[processed_sheet] = s
+			if(s.name != "glass" && s.name != "metal")		//we can get these from cargo anyway
+				for(var/obj/machinery/requests_console/D in world)		//this will only happen a few times per round
+					if(D.department == "Science" || D.department == "Robotics")
+						announce_mats(D, s.name)
 		var/obj/item/stack/sheet/storage = stack_list[processed_sheet]
 		storage.amount += 1 //Stack the sheets
 		O.loc = null //Let the old sheet garbage collect
+		
+/obj/machinery/mineral/ore_redemption/proc/announce_mats(obj/machinery/requests_console/T, N)		//announce the availability of N to request console T
+	T.newmessagepriority = 1
+	T.update_icon()
+//	if(!T.silent)
+//		playsound(T.loc, 'sound/machines/twobeep.ogg', 50, 1)
+	for (var/mob/O in hearers(4, T.loc))
+		O.show_message("\icon[T] *The Requests Console flashes: 'New ores available!'")
+	T.messages += "<b>From:</b> Ore Redemption Machine<BR>[capitalize(N)] sheets are now available in the Cargo Bay."
 
 /obj/machinery/mineral/ore_redemption/process()
 	if(!panel_open) //If the machine is partially dissassembled, it should not process minerals