Skyrim - Ores
Ore is the start of the metal chain. It is mined from veins with a pickaxe in your inventory, three pieces per vein at one piece per three swings, and each piece carries a ten per cent chance of a gem alongside it. A depleted vein respawns with the rest of its location.
Two ores make one ingot at a smelter, with three exceptions worth knowing. Iron Ore is one for one. Steel takes one corundum and one iron together rather than two of anything. Stalhrim is mined like ore and never smelted at all.
Nothing gates the mining. An ore vein gives up the same three pieces at level 1 as it does at level 50, so a low level character can stockpile Ebony Ore long before the perk that turns it into armour is affordable. The two Creation ores are the odd ones out: Amber grows in hollowed stumps and Madness Ore cannot be mined anywhere.
All Ores
| Name | Image | Weight | Value | Source | Item ID | Add-on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ore | 
|
1 | 2 | Iron Ore Veins | 00071CF3 | Skyrim |
| Corundum Ore | 
|
1 | 20 | Corundum Ore Veins | 0005ACDB | Skyrim |
| Orichalcum Ore | 
|
1 | 20 | Orichalcum Ore Veins | 0005ACDD | Skyrim |
| Silver Ore | 
|
1 | 25 | Silver Ore Veins | 0005ACDF | Skyrim |
| Quicksilver Ore | 
|
1 | 25 | Quicksilver Ore Veins | 0005ACE2 | Skyrim |
| Moonstone Ore | 
|
1 | 30 | Moonstone Ore Veins | 0005ACE0 | Skyrim |
| Malachite Ore | 
|
1 | 30 | Malachite Ore Veins | 0005ACE1 | Skyrim |
| Gold Ore | 
|
1 | 50 | Gold Ore Veins | 0005ACDE | Skyrim |
| Ebony Ore | 
|
1 | 60 | Ebony Ore Veins | 0005ACDC | Skyrim |
| Amber | 
|
1 | 75 | Hollowed Stumps, Khajiit Caravans | xx000BC6 | Creation Club |
| Madness Ore | 
|
1 | 110 | Boss chests, Khajiit Caravans | xx000BC9 | Creation Club |
Crafting Materials
Pages in category "Skyrim - Ores"
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