# Ores

### Titanium Ore

![](/files/GI5mDEMeZbBEtflqXsqk)

*Titanium is a metal with a silver color, low density, and high strength. It is used in all sorts of manners where a high strength yet light material is needed such as habitation modules, rovers and any other construction where structural parts are needed. Titanium Ore is typically gathered from clumps of regolith smelted down to reclaim the trace amounts of titanium.*

Sources:

* [Smelt Titanium (Smelter)](/playerguide/buildings-for-your-martian-homestead/core-factories/smelter.md)

Used in:

* [Make Titanium Plate (Machine Shop)](/playerguide/buildings-for-your-martian-homestead/core-factories/machine-shop.md)

### Aluminum Ore

![](/files/w77vIuLOoYT1Qp8aqaul)

*Aluminum is a light metal, while not overly strong is incredibly abundant. It is about the third the density of steel letting it be used in a variety of applications. It is created from the smelting process of regolith in order to reclaim the trace amounts of aluminum. It is usually refined into a plate before usage.*

Sources:

* [Smelt Aluminum (Smelter)](/playerguide/buildings-for-your-martian-homestead/core-factories/smelter.md)

Used in:

* [Make Aluminum Plate (Machine Shop)](/playerguide/buildings-for-your-martian-homestead/core-factories/machine-shop.md)

### Iron Ore

![](/files/YT2PuXNCBGj4xxG3hZyy)

*Iron is a very common metal, and is very abundant in the martian regolith. With up to 5-14% of the martian regolith being iron-oxide giving the Red Planet its red coloring. Much less regolith is needed to make an equivalent amount of ore compared to other metals. It can be used to smelt steel and in the making of empty power cells.*

Sources:

* [Smelt Iron (Smelter)](/playerguide/buildings-for-your-martian-homestead/core-factories/smelter.md)

Used in:

* [Smelt Steel (Smelter)](/playerguide/buildings-for-your-martian-homestead/core-factories/smelter.md)
* [Make Empty Power Cell (Chem Lab)](/playerguide/buildings-for-your-martian-homestead/core-factories/chem-lab.md)

### Copper Ore

![](/files/4GG8masIqdTZOHHV6e77)

*Copper is a very soft and malleable material, typically not used for any structural work and is instead used in electronics due to its high thermal and electric conductivity. Copper can be commonly found in underground chambers where magma sat and pooled heavier metals on Mars.*

Sources:

* [Smelt Copper (Smelter)](/playerguide/buildings-for-your-martian-homestead/core-factories/smelter.md)

Used in:

* [Make Electronic Parts (3D Print Shop)](/playerguide/buildings-for-your-martian-homestead/core-factories/3d-print-shop.md)


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