Hand-picked resource
HQM Collectable
Pick up HQM Collectable by hand in Rust for 5 High Quality Metal Ore. No tool needed.
Where it lives
on a 4,000 m mapEvery 60 seconds the game adds back what is missing from each spawn group, up to 100 per group, at new random spots in its biomes. How respawns work.
Hand-picked yield
no tool needed
A seed lets you farm it. See Farming & Crops.
Methodology
Tested in game on our own server: the number the game aims for in each population on a 4,000 m map. A server can change the settings. Tested on the current version of Rust.
HQM Collectable: common questions
Where does the HQM Collectable spawn in Rust?
On a 4,000 m map, Arid, Temperate, Tundra and Jungle: 4 per km² (64 in all). Every 60 seconds the game adds back what is missing from each spawn group, up to 100 per group, at new random spots in its biomes.
What does a HQM Collectable give?
5 High Quality Metal Ore, picked by hand.