# Iron Ore > Canonical source: [Iron Ore](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/iron-ore) > Language: en Used for crafting. The most essential basic resource. ## Properties - Entity type: Resource - Form: solid - Stack size: 100 - Sink points: 1 - Radioactive: No - Can be discarded: Yes ## Produced by ### [Iron Ore (Limestone)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-iron-limestone-c) 6 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 1 per cycle; 10/min, [Limestone](/wiki/items/limestone): 24 per cycle; 240/min → [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 12 per cycle; 120/min. ## Used as recipe ingredient ### [Alternate: Coke Steel Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-cokesteelingot-c) 12 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 15 per cycle; 75/min, [Petroleum Coke](/wiki/items/petroleum-coke): 15 per cycle; 75/min → [Steel Ingot](/wiki/items/steel-ingot): 20 per cycle; 100/min. ### [Alternate: Copper Alloy Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-copperalloyingot-c) 6 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Copper Ore](/wiki/items/copper-ore): 5 per cycle; 50/min, [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 5 per cycle; 50/min → [Copper Ingot](/wiki/items/copper-ingot): 10 per cycle; 100/min. ### [Alternate: Iron Alloy Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-ingotiron-c) 12 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 8 per cycle; 40/min, [Copper Ore](/wiki/items/copper-ore): 2 per cycle; 10/min → [Iron Ingot](/wiki/items/iron-ingot): 15 per cycle; 75/min. ### [Alternate: Compacted Steel Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-ingotsteel-2-c) 24 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 2 per cycle; 5/min, [Compacted Coal](/wiki/items/compacted-coal): 1 per cycle; 2.5/min → [Steel Ingot](/wiki/items/steel-ingot): 4 per cycle; 10/min. ### [Alternate: Basic Iron Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-ironingot-basic-c) 12 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 5 per cycle; 25/min, [Limestone](/wiki/items/limestone): 8 per cycle; 40/min → [Iron Ingot](/wiki/items/iron-ingot): 10 per cycle; 50/min. ### [Alternate: Leached Iron Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-ironingot-leached-c) 6 s. [Refinery](/wiki/buildings/refinery) [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 5 per cycle; 50/min, [Sulfuric Acid](/wiki/items/sulfuric-acid): 1 m³ per cycle; 10 m³/min → [Iron Ingot](/wiki/items/iron-ingot): 10 per cycle; 100/min. ### [Alternate: Pure Iron Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-pureironingot-c) 12 s. [Refinery](/wiki/buildings/refinery) [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 7 per cycle; 35/min, [Water](/wiki/items/water): 4 m³ per cycle; 20 m³/min → [Iron Ingot](/wiki/items/iron-ingot): 13 per cycle; 65/min. ### [Coal (Iron)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-coal-iron-c) 6 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 1 per cycle; 10/min, [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 18 per cycle; 180/min → [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 12 per cycle; 120/min. ### [Iron Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-ingotiron-c) 2 s. [Smelter](/wiki/buildings/smelter) [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 1 per cycle; 30/min → [Iron Ingot](/wiki/items/iron-ingot): 1 per cycle; 30/min. ### [Steel Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-ingotsteel-c) 4 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 3 per cycle; 45/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 3 per cycle; 45/min → [Steel Ingot](/wiki/items/steel-ingot): 3 per cycle; 45/min. ### [Sulfur (Iron)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-sulfur-iron-c) 6 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 1 per cycle; 10/min, [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 30 per cycle; 300/min → [Sulfur](/wiki/items/sulfur): 12 per cycle; 120/min. ## Extracted by - [Miner Mk.1](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-1) - [Miner Mk.2](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-2) - [Miner Mk.3](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-3) ## Used in construction - [The HUB](/wiki/buildings/the-hub): 20 ## Scanner unlocks - [Starting Blueprints](/wiki/schematics/starting-blueprints) ## Related items - [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam) - [Limestone](/wiki/items/limestone) - [Petroleum Coke](/wiki/items/petroleum-coke) - [Steel Ingot](/wiki/items/steel-ingot) - [Copper Ore](/wiki/items/copper-ore) - [Copper Ingot](/wiki/items/copper-ingot) - [Iron Ingot](/wiki/items/iron-ingot) - [Compacted Coal](/wiki/items/compacted-coal) - [Sulfuric Acid](/wiki/items/sulfuric-acid) - [Water](/wiki/items/water) - [Coal](/wiki/items/coal) - [Sulfur](/wiki/items/sulfur) ## Unlocked by - [Matter Conversion - Background Unlocks](/wiki/schematics/matter-conversion-background-unlocks): Schematic ## Technical Details - Class name: Desc_OreIron_C - Native class: FGResourceDescriptor - Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/RawResources/OreIron/Desc_OreIron - Resource form (export): RF_SOLID