I am not sure if theres a solution but,

There are some referances to the miner 1 badge with no real way for a player to know what they actually mean. Also theres no way to know how much is required to reach the miner 1 badge.
This is also the case for many other badges.

There is the wiki but there should be something in-game to determine what the initai badges are and what a player needs to earn them.

The 'double counter' system for basic miner is also kinda stupid too, it should probably be changed to only consist of the 'mine counter' rather than the 'sell counter'. It's misleading and a common misconception that you also have to sell the ore.

The information about it is already on the VO wiki, I'm not sure it needs more explanation there's an element of exploration that should remain present.

If the Sell counter were removed, the amount required to mine should be increased. Having the Sell counter makes it harder to earn the badge while AFK.

I'm not sure it should matter if the badge is easier to be earned AFK, after all you can train your mining levels AFK and a bunch of other things. The downside is you will heat your roid and leave yourself vulnerable to attack.

I dont think ease of earning a badge whilst AFK is a relevant consideration. If people are AFKing it's because its boring. So your plan is to force people to play boring content instead of letting them AFK through it? I don't like it.

I didn't understand what it really takes to be an efficient miner until I tried some group mining with Ninjr and others. It actually does take quite a bit of knowledge, coordinated action, moving around, and it's not at all boring.

I think the anti-AFK measures should stay.

There's nothing wrong with the double counter. It just needs to be more transparent. As long as you can see both counters, it's not a problem.

--Basic Miner n--
Total Mined: XXXXXcu
Total Sold: YYYYYcu

Back on topic though,
+1 to an Accomplishments page that shows future badges you have not yet earned and your progress towards them. Doesn't the iPad version already have this with the Apple Games thingy?

Mining alone gives xp already - Mined and sold for the badges makes perfect sense but thats not what this is about.

a Future badges section would help dispel some of the mystery pretty much accross the board for all the badges.

I'm personally against having an achievements page that shows unearned achievements, but, then again, most other MMOs are going/have gone the same way, so... *shrug*...whatever.

not only should there be an achievements page there should be a global achievements page so everyone can see who is best/worst ...and or cheating

example

http://www.jossh.com/news/stats/index.html

"There's nothing wrong with the double counter. It just needs to be more transparent. As long as you can see both counters, it's not a problem."

For the record, my only real problem with the double counter IS the transparency, I like your suggestion ARF, 1+