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<div>'''Ore processing''' in IC&sup2; is a multi-stage process, requiring several machines in order to get the maximum possible yield from each individual ore.<br />
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== Processing chain ==<br />
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The best ore yield comes from a three-stage process. The first stage is a necessity; the second or third may optionally be skipped, but will reduce yield.<br />
* Stage 1: {{Gin|Macerator}}<br />
* Stage 2: {{Gin|Ore Washing Plant}}<br />
* Stage 3: {{Gin|Thermal Centrifuge}}<br />
=== Stage 1 ===<br />
A [[Macerator]] processes ore - iron, gold, copper, tin, lead, and uranium - into 2x crushed ore of the corresponding type.<br />
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It '''does not process''' (as of 2.6.130-ex110) ores for coal, lapis, diamond, redstone, emerald, or nether quartz.<br />
{{Grid/Machine<br />
|Type=Macerator<br />
|Top=Iron Ore<br />
|Output=Crushed Iron Ore<br />
|OA=2}}<br />
Crushed ore can be smelted into ingots (except for uranium).<br />
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=== Stage 2 ===<br />
An [[Ore Washing Plant]] processes crushed ore into purified crushed ore (using 1000 mB of water in addition to [[EU]]), with tiny ore dust and [[Stone Dust]] as byproducts.<br />
{{Grid/Ore Washing Plant<br />
|Top=Water Bucket<br />
|Bottom=Bucket<br />
|Water=1000<br />
|Input=Crushed Iron Ore<br />
|Output1=Purified Crushed Iron Ore<br />
|Output2=Tiny Pile of Iron Dust<br />
|OA2=2<br />
|Output3=Stone Dust}}<br />
Purified crushed ore can also be smelted into ingots (again, except for uranium).<br />
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=== Stage 3 ===<br />
A [[Thermal Centrifuge]] processes purified crushed ore into dust (except for uranium yet again), with another secondary product.<br />
{{Grid/Centrifuge<br />
|Top=Purified Crushed Iron Ore<br />
|Output1=Tiny Pile of Gold Dust<br />
|Output2=Iron Dust<br />
|}}<br />
Dust is the final pre-smelting state and requires no further processing, though it may have other uses (creating alloys like [[Bronze]] for example).<br />
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== Specific yields ==<br />
Ore washing (stage 2) may be skipped (the red final column below), in which case the centrifuge (stage 3) will also yield {{Gin|Stone Dust}} in addition to its usual products (which the ore washer would normally have produced). However, the tiny ore dusts from stage 2 will be lost in doing so, and in some cases other yields will be reduced as well.<br />
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Full 3-stage processing is therefore '''highly recommended''' in order to get the most out of your ore.<br />
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Note that '''silver ore is not generated by IC&sup2;'''; however, any properly defined <code>oreSilver</code> can ''probably'' be macerated into crushed silver ore and processed accordingly. (If it can't, perhaps you should let a dev know. Politely.)<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Input Ore<br />
!Stage 1<br>{{Gin|Macerator|}}<br />
!Stage 2<br>{{Gin|Macerator|}} + {{Gin|Ore Washing Plant|}}<br />
!Stage 3 (Full)<br>{{Gin|Macerator|}} + {{Gin|Ore Washing Plant|}} + {{Gin|Thermal Centrifuge|}}<br />
! style="background-color:#f2e2e2" |Stage 2 Skipped<br>{{Gin|Macerator|}} + {{Gin|Thermal Centrifuge|}} only<br />
|-<br />
|{{Gin|Iron Ore}}<br />
|{{Gin|Crushed Iron Ore}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Iron Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Iron Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Iron Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Iron Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Gold Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Iron Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Gold Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|-<br />
|{{Gin|Gold Ore}}<br />
|{{Gin|Crushed Gold Ore}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Gold Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Gold Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Gold Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Gold Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Silver Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Gold Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Silver Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|-<br />
|{{Gin|Copper Ore}}<br />
|{{Gin|Crushed Copper Ore}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Copper Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Copper Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Copper Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Copper Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Tin Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Copper Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Tin Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|-<br />
|{{Gin|Tin Ore}}<br />
|{{Gin|Crushed Tin Ore}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Tin Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Tin Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Tin Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Tin Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Iron Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Tin Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Iron Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|-<br />
|{{Gin|Lead Ore}}<br />
|{{Gin|Crushed Lead Ore}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Lead Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Sulfur Dust}} (x6)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Lead Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Sulfur Dust}} (x6)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Copper Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Lead Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|-<br />
|''any oreSilver''<br />
|{{Gin|Crushed Silver Ore}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Silver Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Silver Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Silver Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Silver Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Lead Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Silver Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|-<br />
|{{Gin|Uranium Ore}}<br />
|{{Gin|Crushed Uranium Ore}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Uranium Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Lead Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|{{Gin|Uranium 238}} (x12)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Lead Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Uranium 235}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Uranium 238}} (x8)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Uranium 235}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)<br />
|}<br />
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