Metal Ore
A naturally occurring rock containing metal and metal compounds. You can extract this metal using a furnace.
Harvested from
| Source | Amount |
|---|---|
| 600 | |
| 400 | |
| 50 |
Picked up from
| Pickup | Amount |
|---|---|
Metal ore (surface) | 50 |
Press E, no tool.
Also from
| Source | Amount per Diesel |
|---|---|
| 250-500 |
Find it at
25 monuments| Monument | Count |
|---|---|
| 12metal ore lying around | |
| 10metal ore lying around | |
| 7metal ore lying around | |
| 5metal ore lying around | |
| 3metal ore lying around | |
| 3metal ore lying around |
Counted inside each monument. Pickups spawn at random points, so a map can have more or fewer.
Gather with
Smelts into
Takes 10 s. All cooking and smelting recipes
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Details
- Smelted in
- Electric FurnaceFurnaceLarge Furnace
Metal Ore: common questions
- Where do you find Metal Ore?
- Gather it from Metal Ore Node (600 each), HQM Ore Node (400 each) and Scattered Metal Rock (50 each). Picked up from Metal ore (surface). Also from Mining Quarry. Find it lying around at Airfield, Giant Excavator Pit, Abandoned Military Base and Outpost, plus 21 more.