Iron Ore

Iron Ore
Skill(s) required: Mining Object(s) required: Any Pickaxe x1 Iron Ore Boulder x1 Weight: unknown Required by: Objects A Face in the Dross Any Ore Bar of Pig Iron Structures None
Alternative Acquisition:
Object(s) Required: Iron Ore Boulder x1 Lit Boomstick x1
Alternative Acquisition:
Object(s) Required: Iron Ore Boulder x1 Stamp Mill x1

About With Any Axe or Any Pickaxe equipped right-click a Iron Ore Boulder and select "Chip" to receive up to 10x Rubble. Alternatively you may load any Boulder into a Stamp Mill, or blow it up with a Lit Boomstick. When Chipping any Boulder there is a chance to receive a Whetstone at the same Purity as the Boulder, or rarely an Arcane Amethyst during a Blood Moon. Can be stored a Stockbin. Iron ore has silver streaks and copper has orange. Bar of Iron is smelted from this by putting it into an Ore Smelter. Ore can not be used as a replacement for stone. For the full process, see Mining.