Iron Ore

Iron Ore is a resource that can be gathered with any pickaxe from iron ore veins, which are found within Sandstone.

It appears to be most abundant in the Desert biome, about 25 blocks below the surface. It can also be found beneath Grasslands.

Iron Ore is refined into Iron bar at a Bloomery or a Blast Furnace.

Appearance

Iron Ore is found underground (or occasionally exposed above ground) within Sandstone. It appears as a block that can be distinguished by darker and more pronounced streaks than the surrounding Sandstone.

Location

The information here is based on default ("vanilla") settings and may not be accurate in worlds with custom configurations or mods enabled.

Desert

• 15% chance, 0-1 blocks below the surface - with 21-23 blocks
• 2% chance, 0-1 blocks below the surface - with 8-15 blocks
• 7.5% chance, 8-11 blocks below the surface
• 0.25% chance, 8-20 blocks below the surface - with either 15-50 blocks or 40-250 blocks
• 0.25% chance, 0-20 blocks below the surface - with either 35-140 or 15-150

Grasslands

• 1% chance, 53-60 blocks below the surface - with 15-75 blocks

Crafting

Crafting Recipes

None

Used in Recipes

Crafting Station	Item				Materials				Level Needed	Crafting Time (mins)	Labour Cost	XP Gained
Carpentry Table	Registrar x1				Iron Ore x20	Hewn Log Tag x16		Wood Board Tag x10	Logging Level 4	25	150	10
Arrastra	Crushed Iron Ore x2		Crushed Sandstone x1		Iron Ore x12				Mining Level 1	2	50	0.5
Jaw Crusher	Crushed Iron Ore x5				Iron Ore x20				Mining Level 1	0.5	90	0.5
Stamp Mill	Crushed Iron Ore x4		Crushed Sandstone x1		Iron Ore x20				Mining Level 1	1	70	0.5

Crafting Recipes

None

Used in Recipes

Crafting Station	Item				Materials				Level Needed	Crafting Time (mins)	Labour Cost	XP Gained
Research Table	Metallurgy Research Paper Basic x1				Ore Tag x10				Mining Level 1	0	30	1.5