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Iron Ore

ResourceOre
Trade value
20 Bucks
Methodology
Data Methodology
Iron is a resource in Permafrost used in 3 recipes and building parts, including Iron Ingot, Quality Metal, Dismantle Bench.
Heavy, rich rock that brings professionalism to every tool and weapon.
Related guidePermafrost Base Building Guide: Materials, Workstations & Blueprints

Where to find Iron

Game data

14 sources yield Iron: containers and nodes with their roll chance, traders with their stock, animals with drop ranges.

Resource nodes

Resource nodes
Loot sourceAmountChance
Iron Ore Final node*1Guaranteed
Iron Ore node*8–12Guaranteed

Trader stock

Trader stock
TraderStock
Resources (trader stock)*1

Spawns in regions: Solars

Chance is this item's share of one roll of the loot pool; a container may roll a pool several times. Names marked * are built from data-file ids, not shown in game.

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How Iron compares

Calculated

Percentile rank against the 7 other Ore items.

Trade value
20
Stack size
50

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Iron is a resource in Permafrost used in 3 recipes and building parts, including Iron Ingot, Quality Metal, Dismantle Bench. It drops from 2 loot sources; the best is the Iron Ore Final node. House Camp General Trader's stock, Horizon Hunting Trader's stock, House Camp Hunting Trader's stock, Solars General Trader's stock, Solars Hunting Trader's stock, Eric Hirsch, Techno Crats Hunting Trader's stock, Urban District General Trader's stock, Urban District Hunting Trader's stock, Woods General Trader's stock, Woods Hunting Trader's stock sell it. It is an ingredient in 3 recipes and build parts such as Iron Ingot, Quality Metal, Dismantle Bench.

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Iron FAQ

Where do you find Iron?

Iron appears in 2 loot sources; the Iron Ore Final node is the best bet. House Camp General Trader's stock, Horizon Hunting Trader's stock, House Camp Hunting Trader's stock, Solars General Trader's stock, Solars Hunting Trader's stock, Eric Hirsch, Techno Crats Hunting Trader's stock, Urban District General Trader's stock, Urban District Hunting Trader's stock, Woods General Trader's stock, Woods Hunting Trader's stock stock it for Bucks.

What is Iron used for?

Iron is an ingredient in 3 recipes and building parts, including Iron Ingot, Quality Metal, Dismantle Bench.

How much is Iron worth?

Its trade value is 20 Bucks; traders pay a fraction of that when you sell.