Iron Ore

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==Summary==

'''Iron Ore''' is one of the core basic [[:Category:Natural Resource|natural resources]]. Found commonly throughout the galaxy, it can be harvested and processed on almost any rocky [[Stars and planets#Types of planets|planet]]. Iron is often used as a structural material, both its strength and ability to be alloyed with other materials making it useful in that regard.

It is mined with the [[Mining Machine]].

It is [[Smelter|smelted]] into [[Iron Ingot]]s and [[Magnet]]s.

==Production Chain==

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{{ProductionChain

|Building=Mining Machine

|Replicator=Mine

|Technology=

|Recipe=

{{ItemRecipe

|Out1=Iron Ore

|Out1Qty=1

|CraftTime=2 s

|In1=Iron Ore Vein

|In1Qty=1

}}

}}

|}

===Production Upgrades===

Each level of the [[Veins Utilization (Upgrade)|Veins Utilization]] [[Upgrades|upgrade]] increases the mining rate by a flat 10%, and reduces the consumption rate by a compounding 6%.

See [[Mining_Machine#Production_Upgrade|here]] for a table of veins required to fill [[Conveyor Belts|Belts]] per level of Veins Utilization.

==Used In==

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{{ProductionChain

|Building=Smelter

|Replicator=Yes

|Technology=Automatic Metallurgy

|Recipe=

{{ItemRecipe

|Out1=Iron Ingot

|Out1Qty=1

|CraftTime=1 s

|In1=Iron Ore

|In1Qty=1

}}

}}

|-

{{ProductionChain

|Building=Smelter

|Replicator=Yes

|Technology=Automatic Metallurgy

|Recipe=

{{ItemRecipe

|Out1=Magnet

|Out1Qty=1

|CraftTime=1.5 s

|In1=Iron Ore

|In1Qty=1

}}

}}

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==Player Tips & Tricks==

* Iron Ore is a root of a lot of higher-level recipes. Be sure to have plenty of it on hand.

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