Map resource·Ores·Tier 1

Iron node

Exposed mineral deposit containing iron oxide compounds. Requires mining equipment to extract and yields raw ore that must be processed at a smelting facility to produce usable metal.

Yields 4

Iron OreResources · T1

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Where to find it 52

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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.

Tasks

Gather Ores Iron

Codex entry

Entry 1
Banded iron formations-Precambrian sedimentary rocks of alternating hematite/magnetite and chert layers-are the world's primary iron ore source and typically over 1.7 billion years old.
Entry 2
Approximately 98 percent of mined iron ore worldwide is used to make steel, the foundational alloy for buildings, railroads, vehicles, tools, and weaponry.
Entry 3
Ancient Egyptians called iron "ba-en-pet," meaning "metal of heaven," because their earliest iron came from meteorites. Tutankhamun's famous dagger blade was confirmed in 2016 to be forged from meteoritic iron

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