Ores

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Overview

Ores are materials naturally generating, in the Earth, Moon, Space or Mars. There are several of them, and each is different.

Coal

Coal is an ore most commonly found in the Earth, but sometimes found in the Moon, Space and Mars. It looks like as an item and as a block. It is used as a fuel, and for several other things.

Rarity

This is a table of coal rarity in all the realms it generates in. Rarity is defined as the average distance in between ores.

Coal Rarity Chart

Realm	Y-level	Rarity	Notes
Earth	64 to -127	8
	-128 and below	12
Moon	?	?	Moon generation is different, but coal is in the layer with iron, copper, chromium and uranium.
Space	6k to 10k	8	Actually starts at 1025, but who cares
Mars	16k to 11k	24

Uses

Coal has a burntime of 40 as an item and 370 as a block, making it an average fuel. Coal has several crafts, too. Coal makes an explosion sound when placed below a Note Block.

XP

Coal is used as a major rank in the XP system, ranging from 5k to 10k XP.

Alloying

Coal is used for alloying Carbon Steel and Rubber Fiber with an Alloy Furnace.

Tips

Avoid using coal if there is a charcoal replacement; You can locally produce charcoal, but not coal.

Iron

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Silver

Silver is an ore found in the Earth and Space. It looks like as a lump, as an ingot, as a block and as dust.

Rarity

This is a table of silver rarity in all the realms it generates in. Rarity is defined as the average distance in between ores.

Silver Rarity Chart

Realm	Y-level	Rarity	Notes
Earth	64 to -127	13
	-128 and below	11
Space	6k to 10k	11	Actually starts at 1025, but who cares

Uses

Silver is used to make a Red Energy Crystal, Silver Wire and Silver Chests.

Mithril

Mithril is an ore found in the Earth and Space. It looks like as a lump, as an ingot, as a block and as dust.

Rarity

This is a table of mithril rarity in all the realms it generates in. Rarity is defined as the average distance in between ores.

Mithril Rarity Chart

Realm	Y-level	Rarity	Notes
Earth	-2048 to -4095	19
	-4096 and below	21
Space	6k to 10k	19	Actually starts at 2049, but who cares

Uses

Mithril is the best material for tools and armor, except for boots and shields. Mithril is used to make Mithril Chests, Blue Energy Crystals, and several other crafts.

XP

Mithril is the last major rank in the XP system, starting at 29m and continuing forever.

Gold

Gold is an ore found in all the realms except the Warzone and Low Earth Orbit. It looks like as a lump, as an ingot, as a block and as dust.

Rarity

This is a table of gold rarity in all the realms it generates in. Rarity is defined as the average distance in between ores.

Gold Rarity Chart

Realm	Y-level	Rarity	Notes
Earth	-256 to -511	15
	-511 and below	13
Moon	?	?	Moon generation is different, but gold is in the layer with diamonds and mese.
Space	6k to 10k	13	Actually starts at 1025, but who cares
Mars	11k to 16k	24

Uses

XP

Gold is used as a major rank in the XP system, ranging from 300k to 1m XP.

Gold Ingot

Gold Ingots are used to make Simple Energy Crystals, Gold Wire, Gold Chests, Digilines, High Priority Tubes, Green Energy Crystals, Protectors, and Vendors.

Gold Lump

Gold Lumps are used to make gold carrots.

Gold Dust

Gold Dust is used to alloy Doped Silicon Wafers with an Alloy Furnace.

Lead

Lead is an ore found in the Earth and in the Moon. It looks like as a lump, as an ingot, as dust and as a block.

Rarity

This is a table of lead rarity in all the realms it generates in. Rarity is defined as the average distance in between ores.

Lead Rarity Chart

Realm	Y-level	Rarity	Notes
Earth	16 to -16	9
	-16 to -128	8
	-128 and below	6
Moon	?	?	Moon generation is different, but lead is in the layer with zinc.

Uses

Lead is used to make armor, hazmat suits, lead strips, lead dust and batteries. Lead is also used for reactor shielding.

Mese

Mese is an ore, found in all realms except the Warzone and Low Earth Orbit. It looks like as a crystal, as a node and as a fragment.

Rarity

This is a table of mese rarity in all the realms it generates in. Rarity is defined as the average distance in between ores.

Mese Rarity Chart

Realm	Y-level	Rarity	Notes
Earth	-512 to -1023	18
	-1024 and below	14
Moon	?	?	Moon generation is different, but mese is in the layer with gold and diamonds.
Space	6k to 10k	14	Actually starts at 1025, but who cares
Mars	11k to 16k	24

Uses

Mese is used for when a little bit of magic is needed. For this reason, it is used for several dozen crafts, such as Mesecons, Teleporter Tube, Travelnet and Simple Energy Crystals. Mese is used to fuel jumpdrives where a shard gives 100EU, a crystal gives 900EU and a block gives 8.1kEU.

XP

Mese is used as a major rank in the XP system, ranging from 2m to 5m XP.

Diamond

Diamonds are ores found in the Earth, Moon, Space and Mars. It looks like as the gem and as a block.

Rarity

This is a table of diamond rarity in all the realms it generates in. Rarity is defined as the average distance in between ores.

Diamond Rarity Chart

Realm	Y-level	Rarity	Notes
Earth	-1024 to -2047	17
	-2048 and below	15
Moon	?	?	Moon generation is different, but mese is in the layer with gold and mese.
Space	6k to 10k	15	Actually starts at 1025, but who cares
Mars	11k to 16k	24