diff --git a/code/_helpers/global_lists.dm b/code/_helpers/global_lists.dm
index d6ce4723e5..f293a54444 100644
--- a/code/_helpers/global_lists.dm
+++ b/code/_helpers/global_lists.dm
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ var/global/list/endgame_safespawns = list()
 
 var/global/list/syndicate_access = list(access_maint_tunnels, access_syndicate, access_external_airlocks)
 
+// Ores (for mining)
+GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(ore_data)
+GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(alloy_data)
+
 // Strings which corraspond to bodypart covering flags, useful for outputting what something covers.
 var/global/list/string_part_flags = list(
 	"head" = HEAD,
@@ -215,6 +219,16 @@ var/global/list/string_slot_flags = list(
 		var/datum/poster/P = new T
 		NT_poster_designs += P
 
+	//Ores
+	paths = typesof(/ore)-/ore
+	for(var/oretype in paths)
+		var/ore/OD = new oretype()
+		GLOB.ore_data[OD.name] = OD
+
+	paths = typesof(/datum/alloy)-/datum/alloy
+	for(var/alloytype in paths)
+		GLOB.alloy_data += new alloytype()
+
 	//Closet appearances
 	paths = typesof(/decl/closet_appearance)
 	for(var/T in paths)
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/machinery/machine_processing.dm b/code/modules/mining/machinery/machine_processing.dm
index 08e9decb3d..d9502882ef 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/machinery/machine_processing.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/machinery/machine_processing.dm
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	for(var/ore in machine.ores_processing)
 
 		if(!machine.ores_stored[ore] && !show_all_ores) continue
-		var/ore/O = ore_data[ore]
+		var/ore/O = GLOB.ore_data[ore]
 		if(!O) continue
 		dat += "<tr><td width = 40><b>[capitalize(O.display_name)]</b></td><td width = 30>[machine.ores_stored[ore]]</td><td width = 100>"
 		if(machine.ores_processing[ore])
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@
 	var/sheets_per_tick = 10
 	var/list/ores_processing[0]
 	var/list/ores_stored[0]
-	var/static/list/alloy_data
 	var/active = FALSE
 	var/tick = 0
 
@@ -192,24 +191,13 @@
 		"mhydrogen" = 40,
 		"verdantium" = 60)
 
-/obj/machinery/mineral/processing_unit/New()
-	..()
-	// initialize static alloy_data list
-	if(!alloy_data)
-		alloy_data = list()
-		for(var/alloytype in typesof(/datum/alloy)-/datum/alloy)
-			alloy_data += new alloytype()
-
-	// TODO - Initializing this here is insane. Put it in global lists init or something. ~Leshana
-	if(!ore_data || !ore_data.len)
-		for(var/oretype in typesof(/ore)-/ore)
-			var/ore/OD = new oretype()
-			ore_data[OD.name] = OD
-			ores_processing[OD.name] = 0
-			ores_stored[OD.name] = 0
-
 /obj/machinery/mineral/processing_unit/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
+	for(var/ore in GLOB.ore_data)
+		var/ore/OD = GLOB.ore_data[ore]
+		ores_processing[OD.name] = 0
+		ores_stored[OD.name] = 0
+
 	// TODO - Eschew input/output machinery and just use dirs ~Leshana
 	//Locate our output and input machinery.
 	for (var/dir in cardinal)
@@ -269,13 +257,13 @@
 
 		if(ores_stored[metal] > 0 && ores_processing[metal] != 0)
 
-			var/ore/O = ore_data[metal]
+			var/ore/O = GLOB.ore_data[metal]
 
 			if(!O) continue
 
 			if(ores_processing[metal] == PROCESS_ALLOY && O.alloy) //Alloying.
 
-				for(var/datum/alloy/A in alloy_data)
+				for(var/datum/alloy/A in GLOB.alloy_data)
 
 					if(A.metaltag in tick_alloys)
 						continue
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm b/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
index d9fd4fd5ae..17b5887725 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ turf/simulated/mineral/floor/light_corner
 	else
 		mineral_name = pickweight(list("marble" = 3,/* "quartz" = 10,*/ "copper" = 20, "tin" = 15, "bauxite" = 15, "uranium" = 10, "platinum" = 10, "hematite" = 70, "rutile" = 15, "carbon" = 70, "diamond" = 2, "gold" = 10, "silver" = 10, "phoron" = 20, "lead" = 3,/* "void opal" = 1,*/ "verdantium" = 1/*, "painite" = 1*/))
 
-	if(mineral_name && (mineral_name in ore_data))
-		mineral = ore_data[mineral_name]
+	if(mineral_name && (mineral_name in GLOB.ore_data))
+		mineral = GLOB.ore_data[mineral_name]
 		UpdateMineral()
 	update_icon()
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/mineral_effect.dm b/code/modules/mining/mineral_effect.dm
index 12781a7ea4..f8bc4a03d6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/mineral_effect.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/mineral_effect.dm
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 /obj/effect/mineral/proc/get_scan_overlay()
 	if(!scanner_image)
-		var/ore/O = ore_data[ore_key]
+		var/ore/O = GLOB.ore_data[ore_key]
 		if(O)
 			scanner_image = image(icon, loc = get_turf(src), icon_state = (O.scan_icon ? O.scan_icon : icon_state))
 		else
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/ore_datum.dm b/code/modules/mining/ore_datum.dm
index 0e125bee74..5a26dcf0fd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/ore_datum.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/ore_datum.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-var/global/list/ore_data = list()
-
 /ore
 	var/name
 	var/display_name