Rock
| Type | Natural resource |
| State | Loose |
| Created in | Mining Designation |
| Used in | Blast Furnace Crusher |
| Transported by | U-shape Conveyor [II • III] Pickup • Truck |
| Stored in | Loose Storage [II] Shipyard |
Rock is a natural resource obtained through mining. It can be dumped within a dumping designation as waste or in strategic areas to create landfill or ramps. It is also useful once processed in a Crusher to create Gravel for use in Concrete Slabs.
Rock is the primary mineral on the island. It is often covered by or intermixed with Dirt. Rock does not appear on the Layers panel except when intermixed with the displayed resources on the overlay: Sand, Limestone, Coal, Iron Ore, Copper Ore, Gold Ore, or Crude Oil. It is not shown in conjunction with Groundwater as that is not a resource that can be mined.
Island reserves
Each island map contains varying amounts of natural resources. This amount is modified by the resources size modifier on the Map Selection screen while the amount which can be extracted per tile is further affected by the ore mining yield modifier on the Game Difficulty screen. Neither modifier can be changed once the island has been founded.
| Resource | New Haven | The Beach | The Golden Peak | You Shall Not Pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 1,300,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,600,000 | 2,300,000 |
| Copper Ore | 910,000 | 2,300,000 | 1,600,000 | 5,100,000 |
| Dirt | 1,900,000 | 4,100,000 | 2,000,000 | 4,400,000 |
| Gold Ore | 340,000 | 880,000 | 7,300,000 | 13,400,000 |
| Iron Ore | 1,100,000 | 3,000,000 | 2,100,000 | 5,400,000 |
| Limestone | 930,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,800,000 | 7,900,000 |
| Rock | 14,600,000 | 30,500,000 | 17,700,000 | 69,600,000 |
| Sand | 2,800,000 | 2,800,000 | 2,000,000 | 5,700,000 |
It should be noted that most of the above natural resources are non-renewable, though the following exceptions apply:
- Dirt can be created renewably from Food processed in an Anaerobic Digester.
- Dirt can be created non-renewably from Waste Water processed in a Wastewater Treatment, but with the consumption of Sand.
- Sand can be created non-renewably from Rock by processing it in a Crusher to produce Gravel, then crushed again into Sand.
- While non-renewable, it should be noted that it is very unlikely that the island will run of Rock before either Iron Ore or Copper Ore.
Consumption
