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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.
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.
* Stage 1: [[Macerator]] [[File:Grid Macerator.png|32px|link=Macerator]]
* Stage 1: {{Gin|Macerator}}
* Stage 2: [[Ore Washing Plant]] [[File:Grid Ore Washing Plant.png|32px|link=Ore Washing Plant]]
* Stage 2: {{Gin|Ore Washing Plant}}
* Stage 3: [[Thermal Centrifuge]] [[File:Grid Thermal Centrifuge.png|32px|link=Thermal Centrifuge]]
* Stage 3: {{Gin|Thermal Centrifuge}}
=== Stage 1 ===
=== Stage 1 ===
A [[Macerator]] processes ore - iron, gold, copper, tin, lead, and uranium - into 2x crushed ore of the corresponding type.
A [[Macerator]] processes ore - iron, gold, copper, tin, lead, and uranium - into 2x crushed ore of the corresponding type.


It '''does not process''' (as of 2.6.107) ores for coal, lapis, diamond, redstone, emerald, or nether quartz.
It '''does not process''' (as of 2.6.130-ex110) ores for coal, lapis, diamond, redstone, emerald, or nether quartz.
{{Grid/Machine
{{Grid/Machine
|Type=Macerator
|Type=Macerator
|Top=Iron Ore
|Top=Iron Ore
|Output=Crushed Iron Ore}}
|Output=Crushed Iron Ore
|OA=2}}
Crushed ore can be smelted into ingots (except for uranium).
Crushed ore can be smelted into ingots (except for uranium).


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Dust is the final pre-smelting state and requires no further processing, though it may have other uses (creating alloys like [[Bronze]] for example).
Dust is the final pre-smelting state and requires no further processing, though it may have other uses (creating alloys like [[Bronze]] for example).


== Processed forms ==
== Specific yields ==
The table below shows the appearance of the main products of each ore at each stage of processing (uranium being a special case).  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.)
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.
{| class="wikitable" title=Primary State Visual Forms
 
!
Full 3-stage processing is therefore '''highly recommended''' in order to get the most out of your ore.
!Iron
!Gold
!Copper
!Tin
!Lead
!Silver
!Uranium
|-
!Ore
|{{Gc|Iron Ore}}
|{{Gc|Gold Ore}}
|{{Gc|Copper Ore}}
|{{Gc|Tin Ore}}
|{{Gc|Lead Ore}}
|''Silver''
|{{Gc|Uranium Ore}}
|-
!Crushed Ore
|{{Gc|Crushed Iron Ore}}
|{{Gc|Crushed Gold Ore}}
|{{Gc|Crushed Copper Ore}}
|{{Gc|Crushed Tin Ore}}
|{{Gc|Crushed Lead Ore}}
|{{Gc|Crushed Silver Ore}}
|{{Gc|Crushed Uranium Ore}}
|-
!Purified Crushed Ore
|{{Gc|Purified Crushed Iron Ore}}
|{{Gc|Purified Crushed Gold Ore}}
|{{Gc|Purified Crushed Copper Ore}}
|{{Gc|Purified Crushed Tin Ore}}
|{{Gc|Purified Crushed Lead Ore}}
|{{Gc|Purified Crushed Silver Ore}}
|{{Gc|Purified Crushed Uranium Ore}}
|-
!Dust (and U-Products)
|{{Gc|Iron Dust}}
|{{Gc|Gold Dust}}
|{{Gc|Copper Dust}}
|{{Gc|Tin Dust}}
|{{Gc|Lead Dust}}
|{{Gc|Silver Dust}}
|{{Gc|Uranium 238}}{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Uranium 235}}
|}


== Specific yields ==
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.)
Ore washing (stage 2) may be skipped, in which case the centrifuge (stage 3) will also yield [[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.
* For lead ore, both sulfur and copper (stages 2 and 3) will be lost.
* Likewise, for silver ore (if generated by another mod), both silver and lead (stages 2 and 3, not the main silver) will be lost.
* For uranium ore, not only will the lead be lost, but both U-238 and U-235 yields will be reduced by 2 per ore (8 and 2 instead of 10 and 4).


Ore washing is therefore ''highly recommended''.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" title=Total Yields (Per Ore)
!Input Ore
!Ore
!Stage 1<br>{{Gin|Macerator|}}
!Main<br>Product
!Stage 2<br>{{Gin|Macerator|}} + {{Gin|Ore Washing Plant|}}
!Stage 2
!Stage 3 (Full)<br>{{Gin|Macerator|}} + {{Gin|Ore Washing Plant|}} + {{Gin|Thermal Centrifuge|}}
!Stage 3
! style="background-color:#f2e2e2" |Stage 2 Skipped<br>{{Gin|Macerator|}} + {{Gin|Thermal Centrifuge|}} only
|-
|-
|{{Gc|Iron Ore}}
|{{Gin|Iron Ore}}
|{{Gc|Iron Dust,2;Iron Dust,2}}
|{{Gin|Crushed Iron Ore}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Iron Dust,4;Tiny Pile of Iron Dust,4}}
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Iron Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Iron Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Gold Dust,2;Tiny Pile of Gold Dust,2}}
|{{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)
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Iron Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Gold Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|-
|-
|{{Gc|Gold Ore}}
|{{Gin|Gold Ore}}
|{{Gc|Gold Dust,2;Gold Dust,2}}
|{{Gin|Crushed Gold Ore}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Gold Dust,4;Tiny Pile of Gold Dust,4}}
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Gold Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Gold Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Silver Dust,2;Tiny Pile of Silver Dust,2}}
|{{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)
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Gold Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Silver Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|-
|-
|{{Gc|Copper Ore}}
|{{Gin|Copper Ore}}
|{{Gc|Copper Dust,2;Copper Dust,2}}
|{{Gin|Crushed Copper Ore}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Copper Dust,4;Tiny Pile of Copper Dust,4}}
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Copper Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Copper Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Tin Dust,2;Tiny Pile of Tin Dust,2}}
|{{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)
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Copper Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Tin Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|-
|-
|{{Gc|Tin Ore}}
|{{Gin|Tin Ore}}
|{{Gc|Tin Dust,2;Tin Dust,2}}
|{{Gin|Crushed Tin Ore}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Tin Dust,4;Tiny Pile of Tin Dust,4}}
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Tin Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Tin Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Iron Dust,2;Tiny Pile of Iron Dust,2}}
|{{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)
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Tin Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Iron Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|-
|-
|{{Gc|Lead Ore}}
|{{Gin|Lead Ore}}
|{{Gc|Lead Dust,2;Lead Dust,2}}
|{{Gin|Crushed Lead Ore}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Sulfur Dust~Sulfur Dust,6;Tiny Pile of Sulfur Dust~Sulfur Dust,6}}
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Lead Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Sulfur Dust}} (x6)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Copper Dust,2;Tiny Pile of Copper Dust,2}}
|{{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)
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Lead Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|-
|-
|''Silver''
|''any oreSilver''
|{{Gc|Silver Dust,2;Silver Dust,2}}
|{{Gin|Crushed Silver Ore}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Silver Dust,4;Tiny Pile of Silver Dust,4}}
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Silver Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Silver Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Lead Dust,2;Tiny Pile of Lead Dust,2}}
|{{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)
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Silver Dust}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|-
|-
|{{Gc|Uranium Ore}}
|{{Gin|Uranium Ore}}
|{{Gc|Uranium 238,10;Uranium 238,10}}
|{{Gin|Crushed Uranium Ore}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Lead Dust,4;Tiny Pile of Lead Dust,4}}
|{{Gin|Purified Crushed Uranium Ore}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Lead Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|{{Gc|Tiny Pile of Uranium 235,4;Tiny Pile of Uranium 235,4}}
|{{Gin|Uranium 238}} (x10)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Lead Dust}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Uranium 235}} (x4)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
| style="background-color:#f9e9e9" |{{Gin|Uranium 238}} (x8)<br>{{Gin|Tiny Pile of Uranium 235}} (x2)<br>{{Gin|Stone Dust}} (x2)
|}
|}
[[Category:General concepts]]
[[Category:General concepts]]

Revision as of 00:17, 16 December 2016

Ore processing in IC² is a multi-stage process, requiring several machines in order to get the maximum possible yield from each individual ore.

Processing chain[edit]

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.

Stage 1[edit]

A Macerator processes ore - iron, gold, copper, tin, lead, and uranium - into 2x crushed ore of the corresponding type.

It does not process (as of 2.6.130-ex110) ores for coal, lapis, diamond, redstone, emerald, or nether quartz.

Grid Iron Ore.png


Grid Crushed Iron Ore.png

Crushed Iron Ore

Crushed Iron Ore


Crushed ore can be smelted into ingots (except for uranium).

Stage 2[edit]

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.



Purified crushed ore can also be smelted into ingots (again, except for uranium).

Stage 3[edit]

A Thermal Centrifuge processes purified crushed ore into dust (except for uranium yet again), with another secondary product.


Dust is the final pre-smelting state and requires no further processing, though it may have other uses (creating alloys like Bronze for example).

Specific yields[edit]

Ore washing (stage 2) may be skipped (the red final column below), in which case the centrifuge (stage 3) will also yield Grid Stone Dust.png 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.

Full 3-stage processing is therefore highly recommended in order to get the most out of your ore.

Note that silver ore is not generated by IC²; however, any properly defined oreSilver can probably be macerated into crushed silver ore and processed accordingly. (If it can't, perhaps you should let a dev know. Politely.)

Input Ore Stage 1
Grid Macerator.png
Stage 2
Grid Macerator.png + Grid Ore Washing Plant.png
Stage 3 (Full)
Grid Macerator.png + Grid Ore Washing Plant.png + Grid Thermal Centrifuge.png
Stage 2 Skipped
Grid Macerator.png + Grid Thermal Centrifuge.png only
Grid Iron Ore.png Iron Ore Grid Crushed Iron Ore.png Crushed Iron Ore (x2) Grid Purified Crushed Iron Ore.png Purified Crushed Iron Ore (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Iron Dust.png Tiny Pile of Iron Dust (x4)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Iron Dust.png Iron Dust (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Iron Dust.png Tiny Pile of Iron Dust (x4)
Grid Tiny Pile of Gold Dust.png Tiny Pile of Gold Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Iron Dust.png Iron Dust (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Gold Dust.png Tiny Pile of Gold Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Gold Ore.png Gold Ore Grid Crushed Gold Ore.png Crushed Gold Ore (x2) Grid Purified Crushed Gold Ore.png Purified Crushed Gold Ore (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Gold Dust.png Tiny Pile of Gold Dust (x4)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Gold Dust.png Gold Dust (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Gold Dust.png Tiny Pile of Gold Dust (x4)
Grid Tiny Pile of Silver Dust.png Tiny Pile of Silver Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Gold Dust.png Gold Dust (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Silver Dust.png Tiny Pile of Silver Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Copper Ore.png Copper Ore Grid Crushed Copper Ore.png Crushed Copper Ore (x2) Grid Purified Crushed Copper Ore.png Purified Crushed Copper Ore (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Copper Dust.png Tiny Pile of Copper Dust (x4)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Copper Dust.png Copper Dust (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Copper Dust.png Tiny Pile of Copper Dust (x4)
Grid Tiny Pile of Tin Dust.png Tiny Pile of Tin Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Copper Dust.png Copper Dust (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Tin Dust.png Tiny Pile of Tin Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Tin Ore.png Tin Ore Grid Crushed Tin Ore.png Crushed Tin Ore (x2) Grid Purified Crushed Tin Ore.png Purified Crushed Tin Ore (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Tin Dust.png Tiny Pile of Tin Dust (x4)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Tin Dust.png Tin Dust (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Tin Dust.png Tiny Pile of Tin Dust (x4)
Grid Tiny Pile of Iron Dust.png Tiny Pile of Iron Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Tin Dust.png Tin Dust (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Iron Dust.png Tiny Pile of Iron Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Lead Ore.png Lead Ore Grid Crushed Lead Ore.png Crushed Lead Ore (x2) Grid Purified Crushed Lead Ore.png Purified Crushed Lead Ore (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Sulfur Dust.png Tiny Pile of Sulfur Dust (x6)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Lead Dust.png Lead Dust (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Sulfur Dust.png Tiny Pile of Sulfur Dust (x6)
Grid Tiny Pile of Copper Dust.png Tiny Pile of Copper Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Lead Dust.png Lead Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
any oreSilver Grid Crushed Silver Ore.png Crushed Silver Ore (x2) Grid Purified Crushed Silver Ore.png Purified Crushed Silver Ore (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Silver Dust.png Tiny Pile of Silver Dust (x4)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Silver Dust.png Silver Dust (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Silver Dust.png Tiny Pile of Silver Dust (x4)
Grid Tiny Pile of Lead Dust.png Tiny Pile of Lead Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Silver Dust.png Silver Dust (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Uranium Ore.png Uranium Ore Grid Crushed Uranium Ore.png Crushed Uranium Ore (x2) Grid Purified Crushed Uranium Ore.png Purified Crushed Uranium Ore (x2)
Grid Tiny Pile of Lead Dust.png Tiny Pile of Lead Dust (x4)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Uranium 238.png Uranium 238 (x10)
Grid Tiny Pile of Lead Dust.png Tiny Pile of Lead Dust (x4)
Grid Tiny Pile of Uranium 235.png Tiny Pile of Uranium 235 (x4)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)
Grid Uranium 238.png Uranium 238 (x8)
Grid Tiny Pile of Uranium 235.png Tiny Pile of Uranium 235 (x2)
Grid Stone Dust.png Stone Dust (x2)