Ores

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Iron Ore

Ice

Nickel Ore

Platinum Ore

Silicon Ore

Stone

Forum member Kane uncovered the following list of materials/ores hidden in the Alpha game files. It is uncertain whether or not these will be in future versions of Space Engineers, but with the inclusion of mining apparatuses such as the refinery, it seems very likely.

In game, player can see colorful ore deposits on asteroids, but only some of them are currently mine-able (Update 01.008.004).

Ores & Materials

Ore	Chemical Symbol	Icon	Appearance	Mass	Volume	Description
Stone	-		Varying Shades of Gray/Brown None Shimmering	2.7 Kg	1 L	No Description
Iron	Fe		Rich Brown (similar to soil)	2.7 Kg	1 L	No Description
Nickel	Ni		Maroon	2.7 Kg	1 L	No Description
Cobalt	Co		Gray with Brown streaks	2.7 Kg	1 L	No Description
Magnesium	Mg		Dark Gray	2.7 Kg	1 L	No Description
Silicon	Si		Gray	2.7 Kg	1 L	No Description
Silver	Ag		Shining Silver	2.7 Kg	1 L	No Description
Gold	Au		Sparkling Gold	2.7 Kg	1 L	No Description
Platinum	Pt		Smooth Silver	2.7 Kg	1 L	No Description
Uranium	U		Black	2.7 Kg	1 L	No Description

Processing

When processed in a refinery, ores become resources for Crafting Materials that can be produced in the assembler.

The chart below shows the ratio of ore to ingot and the time it takes to produce 10 Kg of the ingottype. (Update 01.021.029; Realism 1x)

Ore	Crafting Material	Ratio	Time(in seconds) for 10 Kg Crafting Material
Stone	Gravel
Iron	Iron Ingot	1.42:1	0.5
Nickel	Nickel Ingot	2.5:1	77
Cobalt	Cobalt Ingot	3.33:1	105
Magnesium	Magnesium Powder
Silicon	Silicon Wafer	1.43:1	43
Silver	Silver Ingot	10:1	307
Gold	Gold Ingot	100:1	308
Platinum	Platinum Ingot	200:1	30
Uranium	Uranium Ingot	143.4:1	5500