Resource node
Metal Ore Node
A Metal Ore Node gives 600 Metal Ore, 2 High Quality Metal Ore in Rust. See the hits and time for each tool, plus how much each tea tier adds.
- Metal Ore
- 600
- High Quality Metal Ore
- 2
- Health
- 500 HP
Where it lives
on a 4,000 m mapEach count is shared with Stone Ore Node and Sulfur Ore Node: one population picks between them. 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. In a test, 200 ore nodes taken off the map were all back after 100 seconds. How respawns work.
Best way to gather
| Tool | Hits | Time (s) | Metal Ore | +Pure tea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2.2 | 600 | 840 | |
| 10 | 12.5 | 600 | 840 | |
| 19 | 19.0 | ~358 | ~501 | |
| 26 | 23.4 | ~485 | ~679 | |
| 17 | 25.5 | 600 | 840 | |
| 73 | 51.2 | ~286 | ~400 | |
| 50 | 65.8 | ~250 | ~350 | |
| 73 | 73.0 | ~286 | ~400 |
500 HP. Hits assume you never hit the bonus marker. The last hit adds 100 Metal Ore and 2 High Quality Metal Ore to a tool that wastes little of each hit. A tool that wastes part of each hit empties it in fewer hits but gets less; a tilde marks an average. The Jackhammer and the Chainsaw count every swing as a bonus hit.
| Tea | Metal Ore | + Bear Pie | + Rich Bear Pie |
|---|---|---|---|
| No tea | 600 | - | - |
| 720 +20% | 780 +30% | 810 +35% | |
| 780 +30% | 870 +45% | 915 +52.5% | |
| 840 +40% | 960 +60% | 1,020 +70% | |
| 840 +40% | 960 +60% | 1,020 +70% | |
| 900 +50% | 1,050 +75% | 1,125 +87.5% |
Tea stacks on top of the hot-spot bonus, so drink before mining. Super Serum (event only) gives +400%. A Bear Pie multiplies the tea's bonus by 1.5 (Rich Bear Pie: 1.75) for 15 min, but the tea runs out 2× as fast while the pie lasts. Tea and pie combos shows how long each mix lasts and its ingredients.
Methodology
Tested in game on our own server: the number the game aims for in each population on a 4,000 m map, and how fast 200 removed ore nodes came back. Ore counts change with the terrain of each map. A server can change the settings. Tested on the current version of Rust.
Metal Ore Node: common questions
Where does the Metal Ore Node spawn in Rust?
On a 4,000 m map, Temperate and Tundra: 82 per km² (1,313 in all, shared with Stone Ore Node and Sulfur Ore Node); Arctic: 54 per km² (865 in all, shared with Stone Ore Node and Sulfur Ore Node); Arid: 51 per km² (814 in all, shared with Stone Ore Node and Sulfur Ore Node); Jungle: 29 per km² (457 in all, shared with Stone Ore Node and Sulfur Ore Node). 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. In a test, 200 ore nodes taken off the map were all back after 100 seconds.
What do you get from a Metal Ore Node?
600 Metal Ore, 2 High Quality Metal Ore. That is the total for a tool that wastes none of a hit, with the bonus the last hit adds. A tool that wastes part of each hit gets less.