Permafrost Resources
Every raw material in Permafrost: ores, ingots, pelts and junk with how many recipes use them, which nodes yield them, what recycles into them and how long they burn as fuel.
- Resources
- 8 ores · 5 ingots · 9 pelts
- Most used
- Cloth94 recipes & parts
- Gathered from nodes
- 13rocks, ores, trees
- Best fuel
- Coal120 s per unit
- Ores
- 8Copper, Flint, Frost Core, Gold, Iron, Moon Rock, Stone, Sulfur
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- Raw materials for any craft
Every resource
Game dataItem | Type | Uses | Recycled from | Burn time | Stack | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Copper Ingot | Ingot | 20 | — | — | 50 | 40 |
 Gold Ingot | Ingot | — | — | — | 50 | 40 |
 Iron Ingot | Ingot | 20 | — | — | 50 | 40 |
 Moonrock Ingot | Ingot | 13 | — | — | 50 | 40 |
 Quality Metal | Ingot | 41 | 5 | — | 50 | 40 |
 Metal Junk | Junk | — | — | — | 50 | 5 |
 Plastic Junk | Junk | — | — | — | 50 | — |
 Rags | Junk | — | — | — | 50 | 5 |
 Copper | Ore | 1 | 8 | — | 50 | 15 |
 Flint | Ore | 9 | 8 | — | 50 | 12 |
 Frost Core | Ore | — | — | — | 50 | 60 |
 Gold | Ore | 1 | — | — | 50 | 80 |
 Iron | Ore | 3 | 8 | — | 50 | 20 |
 Moon Rock | Ore | 9 | 17 | — | 50 | 80 |
 Stone | Ore | 10 | 8 | — | 50 | 8 |
 Sulfur | Ore | 2 | 10 | 10 s | 50 | 22 |
 Bear Pelt | Pelt | 3 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
 Bison Pelt | Pelt | 2 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
 Boar Pelt | Pelt | 2 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
 Deer Pelt | Pelt | 8 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
 Fox Pelt | Pelt | 3 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
 Hare Pelt | Pelt | 2 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
 Moose Pelt | Pelt | 2 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
 Muskox Pelt | Pelt | 2 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
 Wolf Pelt | Pelt | 3 | — | — | 30 | 15 |
 Animal Fat | — | 12 | — | — | 50 | 5 |
 Batteries | — | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 14 |
 Bones | — | 55 | 5 | — | 50 | 10 |
 Bucks | — | — | — | — | 100,000 | — |
 Chemicals | — | 4 | 4 | — | 50 | 12 |
 Cloth | — | 94 | 102 | 10 s | 100 | 3 |
 Coal | — | 5 | — | 120 s | 50 | 16 |
 Components | — | 6 | — | — | 50 | 18 |
 Electric Parts | — | — | — | — | 50 | 5 |
 Gunpowder | — | 10 | — | — | 20 | 30 |
 Low Grade Fuel | — | 1 | — | 40 s | 20 | 15 |
 Oil | — | 3 | — | 30 s | 20 | 7 |
 Processed Plastic | — | 17 | 1 | 5 s | 100 | 2 |
 Rope | — | 13 | 10 | 20 s | 50 | 5 |
 Scrap | — | 49 | 9 | — | 50 | 18 |
 Treated Hide | — | 65 | 3 | — | 30 | 15 |
 Weapon Parts | — | 6 | 25 | — | 50 | 60 |
 Wire | — | 3 | 1 | — | 50 | 15 |
 Wood | — | 89 | 6 | 60 s | 50 | 5 |
Data: Permafrost Early Access preview build 0.44.2.4552-playtest — refreshed at the Oct 9 launch. How we source this
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Pick anything to craft or build and get every raw material, the stations you need and the best place to gather, hunt, loot or buy what is missing. Count what you collect and save the list for later.
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- Count what you have gathered
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Resource nodes
Game data15 destructible nodes and what each one yields per hit.
Higher-tier pickaxes and axes are needed for harder nodes; see Tools
Most-used materials
CalculatedResources ranked by how many recipes and building parts consume them.
| Item | Recipes | Build parts | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cloth | 90 | 4 | Bandage, Bear Head Hat, Casual Boots, Casual Gloves |
 Wood | 32 | 57 | Coal, Copper Axe, Copper Pickaxe, Copper Shiv |
 Treated Hide | 16 | 49 | Cloth, Hybrid Boots, Hybrid Gloves, Hybrid Hat |
 Bones | 10 | 45 | Moon Cult Boots, Moon Cult Gloves, Moon Cult Helmet, Moon Cult Jacket |
 Scrap | 26 | 23 | 12ga flare ammo, 12 gauge Ammo, .45ACP Ammo, 5.45x39mm Ammo |
 Quality Metal | 19 | 22 | 7,62x39mm ammo, 7.62x51mm Ammo, 7,62x54mmR ammo, Military Boots |
 Copper Ingot | 19 | 1 | Copper Axe, Copper Pickaxe, Copper Shiv, Copper Sledgehammer |
 Iron Ingot | 18 | 2 | CKR-94, Iron Axe, Iron Pickaxe, Iron Shiv |
 Processed Plastic | 14 | 3 | Batteries, Glow Stick, Insulated Mountain Boots, Insulated Mountain Gloves |
 Moonrock Ingot | 13 | 0 | Moonrock Axe, Moonrock Pickaxe, Moonrock Shiv, Moonrock Sledgehammer |
Fuel
Game dataWhat burns in braziers, stoves and campfires, and for how long.
| Item | Burns for | Per stack |
|---|---|---|
 Coal | 120 s | 6,000 s |
| Wood | 60 s | 3,000 s |
 Low Grade Fuel | 40 s | 800 s |
 Oil | 30 s | 600 s |
 Rope | 20 s | 1,000 s |
 Sulfur | 10 s | 500 s |
| Cloth | 10 s | 1,000 s |
| Processed Plastic | 5 s | 500 s |
How resources are obtained
Resources with at least one source of each kind.
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Containers | 23 |
| Resource nodes | 13 |
| Traders | 29 |
| Animal corpses | 26 |
Permafrost has 44 resources: 8 ores, 5 ingots, 9 animal pelts plus wood, cloth, scrap and other raw materials; 13 of them come from destructible nodes. Cloth is the most demanded material, going into 94 recipes and building parts. Ores (Copper, Flint, Frost Core, Gold, Iron, Moon Rock, Stone, Sulfur) are mined with pickaxes and smelted into ingots at a furnace or smelter. The best fuel is Coal, burning for 120 seconds per unit.
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Permafrost resources FAQ
What is the most important resource in Permafrost?
Cloth: it is consumed by 94 recipes and building parts, more than any other material.
How do you gather resources?
Hit nodes with the right tool: Plastic Junk, Copper, Flint, Frost Core, Gold, Iron and more drop from rocks, ore veins, trees and scrap piles. Each node's yield range is listed above.
What is the best fuel?
Coal burns longest at 120 seconds per unit.
Which ores are in Permafrost?
Copper, Flint, Frost Core, Gold, Iron, Moon Rock, Stone, Sulfur. Mine them with a pickaxe of sufficient tier and smelt them into ingots.
Can you recycle items into resources?
Yes. The recycling station breaks items down; the table lists how many items recycle into each resource.