Iron Ore
| Iron Ore | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Material |
| Weight | 40 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Location | - |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.IronOre
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Iron Ore is a large lump of raw rock that holds iron. It is the starting point of the whole iron chain in metalworking.
A furnace turns it into usable metal. The Extract Iron Bloom recipe burns it with Charcoal into an Iron Bloom. The Extract Iron from Iron Ore recipe melts it straight into a Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron for casting.
The ore is very heavy and fills both hands. Moving it any distance takes planning. The Carpenter is the best occupation for materials. It starts with the most Carpentry skill. For Welding, the Welder starts strongest.
Uses
The Extract Iron Bloom recipe takes one Iron Ore and eight Charcoal. It runs at a Primitive Furnace or better, with no skill needed. The result is an Iron Bloom. That bloom is then hammered at a forge into twelve Iron Chunk.
The Extract Iron from Iron Ore recipe takes one Iron Ore, one Large Ceramic Crucible and eighteen Charcoal. Tongs or crude tongs are needed and kept. It runs at a Simple Furnace or better. The result is a Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron. Molten iron in crucibles is cast into bars and ingots with the Cast Iron Bar and Cast Iron Ingot recipes.
The bloom route suits an early primitive setup. The crucible route needs ceramics and a better furnace, but it feeds the casting recipes directly.
Used in Crafting
Everything made with the Iron Ore, with how much each recipe takes, the other materials it needs, the station and the skill.
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Bloom | 
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Extract Iron Bloom | 1x | 8x Charcoal | Primitive Furnace | None | /additem Base.IronBloom
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| Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron | 
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Extract Iron from Iron Ore | 1x |
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Simple Furnace | None | /additem Base.CeramicCrucible_Iron
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Notes
- The ore must be carried in both hands, so it is best processed near where it is gathered.
- Charcoal is the fuel in every iron recipe, so a good stock comes first.
- A Primitive Furnace is enough for the bloom route.
- Iron Bloom can also go into the crucible recipe in place of ore.
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