Metal

Iron Ore
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This page covers the item historically called Metal, which is now displayed in-game as Iron Ore — it is the same item under its current name.

Iron Ore is a mid-tier gathered resource in Kintara. It is obtained by mining rocks in Frostmere with a Pickaxe (requires Mining 5) — every Frostmere rock yields iron ore, while Wilderness rocks give Stone and Coal and Dunes rocks give Silver Ore. Iron Ore is smelted into Iron Ingots at any furnace, then forged into tools and armor.

Iron Ore is the foundation of the mid-tier crafting system — tools, weapons, and armor all begin here.

Gathering

Tool	Yield per node	Mining XP	Notes
Pickaxe	1 Iron Ore	50	Requires Mining 5
Lvl 2 Pickaxe	1 Iron Ore	50	Swings 10% faster (a Silver Pickaxe swings 15% faster)

Every pickaxe tier yields 1 ore and 50 XP per node — higher tiers only swing faster, never more yield or XP. Iron Ore rocks are found in Frostmere only.

Smelting

Iron Ore is smelted into Iron Ingots at any furnace (Frostmere or Dunes West). No Smithing level required. Smelts are priced per ingot, with a ×1/×5/×10 batch selector and a pace of roughly 0.8 seconds per ingot.

Input	Output	Smithing XP
6 Iron Ore + 6 Coal	1 Iron Ingot	22

A ×10 batch consumes 60 ore + 60 coal for 10 ingots and 220 XP.

Uses

Use	Item example	Cost	Notes
Smithing tools	Iron Sword	55 ingots + 1,300 Wood	Iron Axe: 40 ingots + 1,000 Wood (Smithing 10) · Iron Sword: 55 + 1,300 (Smithing 13) · Iron Pickaxe: 60 + 1,600 (Smithing 17)
Armor	Iron Helmet	25–50 ingots + 25–50 Molten Rock + 2–10 Brute Horn per piece	Crafted at Kaziir the Armoursmith in the Dunes. Boots (Smithing 16), Helmet (14), Legs (18), Body (20). Requires Combat 15 to wear.
Repairs	Tool/armor durability	~60% of craft cost (scaled)	Repair costs vary by durability loss; minimum 1 ingot per repair.

Ore Tiers

Iron Ore is the mid-tier in Kintara's ore system. The ore a rock gives depends on the region:

Tier	Source	Ingot	Mining req	Smithing req (tools)	Tool swing-speed bonus
Low	10 Stone + 5 Coal (no copper ore exists — copper smelts from Stone)	Copper Ingot	None (0)	0–7	+5%
Mid	Iron Ore (Frostmere rocks)	Iron Ingot	5	10–17	+10%
High	Silver Ore (The Dunes rocks)	Silver Ingot	20	20–27	+15%

The speed bonus applies to the tools forged from each tier (swing speed), not to gathering the ore itself. Higher tiers craft better gear but require more progression.

Related pages

Page	Why it matters
Iron Ore	The current in-game name for this item.
Mining	Skill used to gather Iron Ore (requires level 5).
Iron Ingot	Smelted product from Iron Ore.
Frostmere	Where Iron Ore is gathered — every Frostmere rock is iron ore.
Pickaxe	Tool used to mine Iron Ore.
Smithing	Skill used to smelt and forge Iron Ingots.
Iron Sword, Iron Axe, Iron Pickaxe	Tools forged from Iron Ingots.
Iron Helmet, Iron Body Armor, Iron Legguards, Iron Boots	Armor crafted from Iron Ingots at Kaziir the Armoursmith.
Silver Ore	Higher-tier ore (Mining 20, from The Dunes).
Coal	Used alongside Iron Ore in smelting.
Stone	Wilderness rock yield — also the copper-smelting ore.