“ | The foundation of any factory and the source of all that is beautiful! | „ |
~ Caterina Parks's assistant Steve |
Iron Ore is a basic type of ore which is abundant in the world. It is smelted into Iron Ingots or alloyed into Steel Ingots for further processing. Its Resource Scanner is unlocked after the pioneer leaves the drop-pod.
Obtaining[]
Resource acquisition[]
Iron Ore 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.1 | Miner Mk.2 | Miner Mk.3 | |
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Impure | 30 | 60 | 120 |
Normal | 60 | 120 | 240 |
Pure | 120 | 240 | 480 |
Miner Mk.1 | Miner Mk.2 | Miner Mk.3 | |
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Impure | 75 | 150 | 300 |
Normal | 150 | 300 | 600 |
Pure | 300 | 600 | 780 |
Number of Iron Ore resource nodes is as follows:
Node purity |
Number of nodes |
Mk.3 mining rate |
Mk.3 mining rate at 250 % |
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Impure | 33 | 3,960 | 9,900 |
Normal | 41 | 9,840 | 24,600 |
Pure | 46 | 22,080 | 35,880* / 55,200 |
Total | 120 | 35,880 | 70,380* / 89,700 |
*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 10.76 MJ to extract 1 Iron Ore. Further reading: Extraction energy
Usage[]
Crafting[]
Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
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30 / min | Smelter 2 sec × 3 | 30 / min 8 MJ/item | The beginning | |||||||||||||
45 / min | 45 / min | Foundry 4 sec × 6 | 45 / min 21.33 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production | ||||||||||||
50 / min | 50 / min | Foundry 6 sec | 100 / min 9.6 MJ/item | |||||||||||||
35 / min | 20 / min | Refinery 12 sec | 65 / min 27.69 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Coal Power | ||||||||||||
20 / min | 20 / min | Foundry 6 sec | 50 / min 19.2 MJ/item | |||||||||||||
25 / min | 40 / min | Foundry 12 sec | 50 / min 19.2 MJ/item | ? | ||||||||||||
75 / min | 75 / min | Foundry 12 sec | 100 / min 9.6 MJ/item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
22.5 / min | 11.25 / min | Foundry 16 sec | 37.5 / min 25.6 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production Alternate Recipe - Compacted Coal | ||||||||||||
Build Gun | The beginning |
AWESOME Sink[]
See also[]
Gallery[]
A simple factory producing some Iron Rods, Iron Plates and Screws.
Unused menu icon introduced in Patch 0.3.4.7
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 0.3.2.1: Iron resource deposits now have the correct materials again