Iron Ore

Iron Ore

Type	Natural resource
State	Loose
Transported by	U-shape Conveyor [II•III] Pickup•Truck Haul Truck (Dump)
Stored in	Loose Storage [II•III•IV] Shipyard
Created in	Designations
Used in	Blast Furnace Crusher Crusher (Large) Designations

Iron Ore is a natural resource obtained through mining. It is combined with Coal in a Blast Furnace to process into Molten Iron. In later stages of the game, Iron Ore can be processed into Iron Ore Crushed in the Crusher before smelting to increase material efficiency. Smelting of Iron Ore, along with Copper Ore, are the primary sources of Slag.

Island reserves

Each Home Island contains varying amounts of natural resources. The amount of resources mined by Excavators 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. On the other hand, the amount of Crude Oil and Water is modified by Extra Starting Material modifier on the Game Difficulty screen. Any modifier cannot be changed once the island has been founded.

Resource reserves in Home Island (version 0.4.11)

Map	Iron Ore	Copper Ore	Gold Ore	Coal	Limestone	Crude Oil	Rock	Sand	Dirt	Groundwater	Wood
New Haven	1,400,000	1,400,000	620,000	1,700,000	1,200,000	80,000	12,200,000	1,000,000	4,000,000	57,000	80,000
The Beach	4,500,000	2,500,000	1,000,000	2,100,000	1,200,000	92,000	25,100,000	1,500,000	5,700,000	66,000	110,000
Curland	5,700,000	4,900,000	1,200,000	2,500,000	4,200,000	1,100,000	39,600,000	4,800,000	6,600,000	51,000	110,000
The Crater (Supporter edition)	3,700,000	2,300,000	670,000	5,800,000	1,800,000	70,000	56,800,000	700,000	6,500,000	48,000	87,000
The Golden Peak	2,200,000	2,100,000	7,300,000	1,900,000	1,400,000	110,000	26,000,000	680,000	4,100,000	63,000	93,000
File:Insula Mortis.png Insula Mortis	8,700,000	2,900,000	2,800,000	3,900,000	1,400,000	220,000	46,700,000	760,000	6,300,000	60,000	120,000
You Shall Not Pass	8,300,000	10,600,000	3,300,000	4,100,000	7,800,000	100,000	71,100,000	8,300,000	6,300,000	99,000	100,000

It should be noted that most of the above natural resources are non-renewable. But there are alternative ways to get unlimited resources.

• Dirt can be created by dumping Compost onto the ground or mixing Compost and Gravel.
• Sand can be created from Quartz by processing it in a Crusher twice.
  • Manufactured Sand, made from Rock via Gravel, can substitute for sand in Concrete Slab and Filter Media production
• Wood is infinite, since Trees can be planted with Tree Planters.
• All other resources can be imported infinitely from Outposts or by Contracts, and some of them can be indefinitely created/collected in more ways:
  • Water can be indefinitely collected by 3 different ways:
    • Rain replenishes the Natural Groundwater Resource lode (which can be pumped with a Groundwater Pump).
    • Rain can also be collected directly with the use of a Rainwater Harvester.
    • Seawater can be pumped limitlessly from the sea with a Seawater Pump(Tall) (This method requires the post processing of the Seawater into the Water.)
  • Coal can be created from Wood with a Coal Maker.
• Crude Oil consumption can potentially be avoided in the late game using the Biodiesel technology for Diesel and Naphtha Reforming for Naphtha.

Recipes

Below are all the recipes, which contain this item. Note, that some of them may be locked behind Research, and not immediately available in your game.

Production

Consumption

Tier I

:

8

24

3

9

20 

60 

8

24

4

12

8

24

:

12

36

20 

60 

12

36

:

72

216

20 

60 

72

216