Fixed the overlay issue for now. This will need replacing.

code/controllers/master_controller.dm

@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ datum/controller/game_controller/proc/setup_objects()
 	asteroid_ore_map = new /datum/ore_distribution()
 	asteroid_ore_map.populate_distribution_map()
 
+	//Shitty hack to fix mining turf overlays, for some reason New() is not being called.
+	for(var/turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/asteroid/T in world)
+		T.updateMineralOverlays()
+		T.name = "asteroid"
+
 	//Set up spawn points.
 	populate_spawn_points()
 
@@ -301,7 +306,7 @@ datum/controller/game_controller/proc/process_machines_power()
 						//check if the area has power for M's channel
 						//this will keep stat updated in case the machine is moved from one area to another.
 						M.power_change(A)	//we've already made sure A is a master area, above.
-							
+
 						if(!(M.stat & NOPOWER) && M.use_power)
 							M.auto_use_power()
 

code/modules/mining/drilling/distribution.dm

@@ -162,11 +162,6 @@ Deep minerals:
 
 					target_turf = locate(tx+j, ty+i, asteroid_z)
 
-					//Very shitty fix for the asteroid turf overlays being screwy.
-					if(target_turf && istype(target_turf,/turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/asteroid))
-						var/turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/asteroid/T = target_turf
-						T.updateMineralOverlays()
-
 					if(target_turf && target_turf.has_resources)
 						target_turf.resources = list()
 						target_turf.resources["silicates"] = rand(3,5)

code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm

@@ -27,9 +27,23 @@
 	has_resources = 1
 
 /turf/simulated/mineral/New()
+
 	. = ..()
+
 	MineralSpread()
 
+	spawn(2)
+		var/list/step_overlays = list("s" = NORTH, "n" = SOUTH, "w" = EAST, "e" = WEST)
+		for(var/direction in step_overlays)
+			var/turf/turf_to_check = get_step(src,step_overlays[direction])
+
+			if(istype(turf_to_check,/turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/asteroid))
+				var/turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/asteroid/T = turf_to_check
+				T.updateMineralOverlays()
+
+			else if(istype(turf_to_check,/turf/space) || istype(turf_to_check,/turf/simulated/floor))
+				turf_to_check.overlays += image('icons/turf/walls.dmi', "rock_side_[direction]")
+
 /turf/simulated/mineral/ex_act(severity)
 	switch(severity)
 		if(2.0)
@@ -122,7 +136,7 @@
 			var/datum/find/F = finds[1]
 			if(excavation_level + P.excavation_amount > F.excavation_required)
 				//Chance to destroy / extract any finds here
-				fail_message = ", <b>[pick("there is a crunching noise","[W] collides with some different rock","part of the rock face crumbles away","something breaks under [W]")]</b>"
+				fail_message = ". <b>[pick("There is a crunching noise","[W] collides with some different rock","Part of the rock face crumbles away","Something breaks under [W]")]</b>"
 
 		user << "\red You start [P.drill_verb][fail_message ? fail_message : ""]."
 
@@ -199,13 +213,6 @@
 				excav_overlay = "overlay_excv[excav_quadrant]_[rand(1,3)]"
 				overlays += excav_overlay
 
-			/* Nope.
-			//extract pesky minerals while we're excavating
-			while(excavation_minerals.len && excavation_level > excavation_minerals[excavation_minerals.len])
-				DropMineral()
-				pop(excavation_minerals)
-				mineralAmt-- */
-
 			//drop some rocks
 			next_rock += P.excavation_amount * 10
 			while(next_rock > 100)
@@ -254,6 +261,7 @@
 			M.apply_effect(25, IRRADIATE)
 
 	var/turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/asteroid/N = ChangeTurf(/turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/asteroid)
+	for(var/i=0;i<rand(5);i++) N.overlay_detail = "asteroid[rand(0,9)]" //Add some rubble,  you did just clear out a big chunk of rock.
 	N.updateMineralOverlays(1)
 
 	if(rand(1,500) == 1)
@@ -346,7 +354,6 @@
 
 	. = ..()
 
-
 /turf/simulated/mineral/random/high_chance
 	mineralChance = 25
 	mineralSpawnChanceList = list("Uranium" = 10, "Platinum" = 10, "Iron" = 20, "Coal" = 20, "Diamond" = 2, "Gold" = 10, "Silver" = 10, "Phoron" = 20)
@@ -369,15 +376,11 @@
 
 /turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/asteroid/New()
 
-	var/proper_name = name
+	. = ..()
-	name = proper_name
 
 	if(prob(20))
 		overlay_detail = "asteroid[rand(0,9)]"
 
-	updateMineralOverlays()
-	..()
-
 /turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/asteroid/ex_act(severity)
 	switch(severity)
 		if(3.0)
@@ -456,19 +459,16 @@
 
 /turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/asteroid/proc/updateMineralOverlays(var/update_neighbors)
 
-	world << "updateMineralOverlays called with [update_neighbors]."
+	spawn(2)
-	spawn(1)
-		world << "spawn called"
-
 		overlays.Cut()
-		var/list/step_overlays = list(NORTH = "s", SOUTH = "n", EAST = "w", WEST = "e")
+		var/list/step_overlays = list("n" = NORTH, "s" = SOUTH, "e" = EAST, "w" = WEST)
 		for(var/direction in step_overlays)
 
-			if(istype(get_step(src, direction), /turf/space))
+			if(istype(get_step(src, step_overlays[direction]), /turf/space))
-				overlays += image('icons/turf/floors.dmi', "asteroid_edge_[step_overlays[direction]]")
+				overlays += image('icons/turf/floors.dmi', "asteroid_edge_[direction]")
 
-			if(istype(get_step(src, direction), /turf/simulated/mineral))
+			if(istype(get_step(src, step_overlays[direction]), /turf/simulated/mineral))
-				overlays += image('icons/turf/walls.dmi', "rock_side_[step_overlays[direction]]")
+				overlays += image('icons/turf/walls.dmi', "rock_side_[direction]")
 
 		if(overlay_detail) overlays += overlay_detail
 
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@
 					A = get_step(src, direction)
 					A.updateMineralOverlays()
 
-
 /turf/simulated/floor/plating/airless/asteroid/Entered(atom/movable/M as mob|obj)
 	..()
 	if(istype(M,/mob/living/silicon/robot))