Map resource·Ores·Tier 1

Copper trace

Scattering of green-stained rock where copper salts have leached up through the cracks. Small returns, but the metal inside is the same that pre-war wiring, casings, and contacts were built from.

Yields 2

Copper Ore FlakeResources · T11 caps

ZincResources · T170 caps

Where to find it 42

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0,7 Hills90
0,15 Mountains90
0,16 Mountains90
1,8 Hills90
1,9 Hills90
1,16 Mountains90
1,17 Mountains90
2,16 Mountains90
4,0 Mountains90
4,6 Mountains90
5,0 Mountains90
5,1 Mountains90

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5,7 Mountains90
6,0 Mountains90
6,1 Mountains90
6,5 Mountains90
6,6 Mountains90
6,12 Hills90
7,0 Mountains80
7,1 Mountains80
7,7 Mountains90
7,8 Mountains90
7,13 Hills90
9,8 Mountains90
10,13 Mountains90
11,19 Hills90
13,9 Mountains90
14,0 Mountains90
14,8 Mountains90
14,9 Mountains90
15,0 Mountains90
15,9 Mountains90
18,11 Hills90
23,6 Hills90
23,7 Hills90
24,6 Mountains90
24,7 Mountains90
25,7 Mountains90
25,8 Mountains90
26,6 Mountains90

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Hills: -20% movement speed · Bolt Action Rifles +25% · Semi Auto Rifles +25% · Assault Rifles +25% · Sniper Rifles +25%
Mountains: -40% movement speed · Bolt Action Rifles +15% · Sniper Rifles +15%

From the game files (version 2.4.261112-4cec7dd).

Gathering tools

Tool	Grade	Bonus	Requires	For this resource
Makeshift Pickaxe	T0	—	—	too weak
Iron Pickaxe	T1	—	—	enough
Steel Pickaxe	T1,5	+5%	—	enough
Hardened Steel Pickaxe	T1,75	+10%	—	enough
High Grade Steel Pickaxe	T2	—	Mining Mastery lv 4	enough
Tungsten-Tipped Pickaxe	T2,5	+5%	Mining Mastery lv 4	enough
Titanium Pickaxe	T3	+5%	Mining Mastery lv 6	enough
Cobalt-Tipped Pickaxe	T3,5	+10%	Mining Mastery lv 7	enough

The game guide says the tool tier gates the resource tier. “Enough” compares the tool grade with this resource tier (T1). Bonus: chance of one more resource per gather.