Resource locations - copper, tin, iron, clay, obsidian and more

On Cloud Mist Forest, copper and tin are in the Western Rainforest near the start, iron begins in the Jungle Cave and the wastelands, coal is in Lakeside Forest and Table Mountain, obsidian is around the volcano, and meteorite and crystal are in the cold north-east (Alpine Land, Frost Canyon). Repair the mask’s Minerals Probe node so tapping Q marks ore near you.

Ore table

Tiers rise with distance from the start; higher tiers have stronger elites guarding the pit.

Resource	Regions	Tier
Copper	Western Rainforest, Northern Rainforest mine, River Valley, Rift Valley, Rocky Bottomland, The Wild	2–4
Tin	Western Rainforest (levels 11–21), Pit Hill (21–35)	2–4
Iron	Jungle Cave, Giant Wood Forest, Southern Wasteland, Northern Wasteland, Giant Crater, Barren Meadow mine, Scorching Volcano	5–10
Coal	Lakeside Forest, Table Mountain, Plateau Woodland	5–6
Salt	Western Rainforest salt pan, Lakeside Forest, Giant Wood Forest	2–7
Sulfur	Volcanic Forest (levels 41–56)	9
Phosphate	Wetland, Jungle Cave, Barren Meadow	5–9
Nitrate	Great Prairie, Southern Wasteland	7–8
Meteorite	Alpine Land (56–66), Frost Canyon (56–70)	12
Crystal	Dark Forest, Alpine Land, Frost Canyon	11–12

Mining needs a Beast Bone Pickaxe or better. Large mines exist in the Volcano, two in the Hills, the northern centre, six in the Rainforest and one in the Wetland; a tribesman at an Excavation Pit near one mines it for you.

Other materials

Obsidian

Open deposits and pits in the Volcanic Forest and Scorching Volcano, and in Ancient Ruins. You need it for Blackstone Bars (2 obsidian each), which build the Powered Refining Furnace and blackstone walls.

Clay

Found along rivers and lakes and gathered with a pickaxe. Earth Kilns, Furnaces, Building Workshops and Breeding Farms all take clay, so a base near water saves trips.

Silica Sand

Ground from crystal at a Grinder once Medium Grinding Technique is learned. It is used for glass, Steel Molds and Precision Parts.

Cotton

A cotton field lies by the south wall of the Barbarian Barracks north-west of the start, past the clay lakes; the guards are about level 12–15. Cotton seeds are in the Western barbarian scout camp chest.

Alpacas and llamas

Since 22 October, new characters see wild alpaca markers in the Rainforest on the map. Older guides place wild alpacas just north of the Flint Tribe barracks and south of the Mysterious Portal, with penned young at the Claw Tribe barracks in the middle of the map. Capture them with a Medium Trap. See taming and mounts.

Landmarks that matter for resources

Landmark	Locations
Guardian pyramids	Rainforest, Hill, Plateau, Desert, Snow Mountain
Holy Ruins (masks)	Rift Valley, Jungle Cave, Giant Crater, Scorching Volcano, Frost Canyon
Ancient Dungeons	Dark Forest, Northern Wasteland, River Valley, Wetland
Mysterious Portals	Dark Forest, Plateau, Rainforest, Snow Mountain, Volcano, Wetland
Large tribe camps	Dark Forest, Lakeside Forest, Southern Wasteland

Early base location

Players recommend the east side of the large lake where the river enters it: an outcast camp and ruins nearby supply early recruits, clay is close, and it sits where the three rainforest areas meet. The slopes there confuse tribesman pathing, so build on flat ground. Every bonfire claims an area, and the bonfire limit of 6 is counted separately on each map.