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Coal is a common early-game resource found in the world which is used for advanced smelting or power generation. It can power Coal Generators and vehicles. It burns for four seconds in a Coal Generator.

For more details about Coal power, see Coal Generator.

Obtaining[]

Resource acquisition[]

Coal can be harvested by hand (default E) in trace amounts from resource deposits scattered across the world, or from inexhaustible resource nodes on which Miners can be constructed to extract automatically. Additionally, Lizard Doggos will occasionally bring it when tamed.

Items produced per minute

Miner Mk.1Miner Mk.2Miner Mk.3
Impure3060120
Normal60120240
Pure120240480

Miner Mk.1Miner Mk.2Miner Mk.3
Impure75150300
Normal150300600
Pure3006001200

Number of Coal resource nodes is as follows:

Node
purity
Number
of nodes
Mk.3
mining rate
Mk.3 mining rate
at 250 %
Impure 6 720 1,800
Normal 29 6,960 17,400
Pure 14 6,720 10,920* / 16,800
Total 49 14,400 30,120* / 36,000

*Note: The extraction rate of a Miner Mk.3 at 250 % is 1,200/min, but a Mk.5 Conveyor can only carry 780/min, therefore the maximum mined amount cannot be transported.

Extraction energy[]

It takes about 10.88 MJ to extract 1 Coal. Further reading: Extraction energy

Crafting[]

RecipeIngredientsBuildingProductsPrerequisites
Coal Miner
1 sec
1 ×
Coal
60 / min
Tier 3 - Coal Power
Biocoal
Alternate
5 ×
Biomass
37.5 / min
Constructor
8 sec
6 ×
Coal
45 / min
5.33 MJ/item
Tier 3 - Coal Power
Charcoal
Alternate
1 ×
Wood
15 / min
Constructor
4 sec
10 ×
Coal
150 / min
1.6 MJ/item
Tier 3 - Coal Power

Alternate recipes analysis[]

Alternate recipes analysis for Coal is not applicable as both alternate recipes cannot be fully automated. However, to produce electricity with no resources on hand other than water for the coal generator, buying biomass in the AWESOME shop and converting it to biocoal appears to be the most efficient solution in terms of coupons (72000 MJ/coupon).

Usage[]

Crafting[]

RecipeIngredientsBuildingProductsPrerequisites
Aluminum Scrap
4 ×
Alumina Solution
240 / min
2 ×
Coal
120 / min
Refinery
1 sec
6 ×
Aluminum Scrap
360 / min
5 MJ/item
2 ×
Water
120 / min
15 MJ/item
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Black Powder
1 ×
Coal
15 / min
1 ×
Sulfur
15 / min
Assembler
4 sec
× 2
2 ×
Black Powder
30 / min
30 MJ/item
Sulfur Research - Black Powder
Compacted Coal
5 ×
Coal
25 / min
5 ×
Sulfur
25 / min
Assembler
12 sec
5 ×
Compacted Coal
25 / min
36 MJ/item
Sulfur Research - Compacted Coal
Gas Filter
4 ×
Coal
30 / min
2 ×
Iron Plate
15 / min
Manufacturer
8 sec
× 2
1 ×
Gas Filter
7.5 / min
440 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Gas Mask
2 ×
Fabric
15 / min
 
Steel Ingot
3 ×
Iron Ore
45 / min
3 ×
Coal
45 / min
Foundry
4 sec
× 6
3 ×
Steel Ingot
45 / min
21.33 MJ/item
Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Instant Scrap
Alternate
15 ×
Bauxite
150 / min
10 ×
Coal
100 / min
Blender
6 sec
30 ×
Aluminum Scrap
300 / min
15 MJ/item
5 ×
Water
50 / min
90 MJ/item
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
5 ×
Sulfuric Acid
50 / min
6 ×
Water
60 / min
Fused Quartz Crystal
Alternate
25 ×
Raw Quartz
75 / min
12 ×
Coal
36 / min
Foundry
20 sec
18 ×
Quartz Crystal
54 / min
17.78 MJ/item
Tier 3 - Coal Power
Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals
Solid Steel Ingot
Alternate
2 ×
Iron Ingot
40 / min
2 ×
Coal
40 / min
Foundry
3 sec
3 ×
Steel Ingot
60 / min
16 MJ/item
Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production

AWESOME Sink[]

 Coal can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 3 points.

Tips[]

Current issue[]

While the Satisfactory Interactive Map indicates that there are 15 pure nodes, one of the pure nodes in Dune Desert overlaps with another, effectively reducing the resource node count by 1. Thus, 780/min of Coal resources is lost.

See also[]

Gallery[]

History[]

  • Patch 0.3.4.9: Reverted to the old mesh as of 0.3.4.7, improved icon readability
  • Patch 0.3.4.7: New mesh and icon introduced
  • Patch 0.3: Fuel value was re-balanced to 300, from 270. The resulting burn time however was reduced due to increased Coal Generator power output.
  • Patch 0.2.1.19: New mesh and icon introduced