Your advice for the Neurotoxin Canister is on point and concise. I like to use that with my Pyro Driller loadout for crowd control, plus the option to ignite the gas for the little extra fire damage.
The C4 should be handled responsibly, but wouldn't the wider carving radius from tier 4C be more true to its role in real life mining? This can be helpful in not only for loosening minerals, but also shaping the terrain for better maneuverability. Right?
Wider Carving is a fantastic choice aswell, but i find that Stun C4 is so absurdly broken that its hard not to take in more intense missions. 10 meters of radius for a 5 second stun that you can spam back to back is an incredibly strong defense tool, works out in the open super well. It definitely cuts down on your carving a bit, but Heartstone rooms are typically super big either way, and TCF helps for clearing out space to jump or minerals