The remaining important resources found via mining – potassium nitrate, coal, and lead – all have similar thresholds to iron and stone, with potassium nitrate arguably being the most important of the three considering its use in growing food, making gunpowder for some better firepower during Blood Moons, and formulating medicine. Two stacks of stone, for example, is a reasonable minimum, as players will often inadvertently gather extra amounts of it while focused on other materials. Stone’s ease of access results in a smaller threshold being necessary, despite the resource’s use in the crafting of many items. Next, stone, which is the easiest mineral to acquire, can be found alongside any of the other ores. With the proper perks, food, drinks, and tools, this goal can be reached in less than half an in-game day. To that end, a decent goal for mining iron each trip is four stacks of 6,000. Iron, for example, is one of the most useful ores players can use, as it is a core material required for upgrading fences, crafting most weapons, building doors and other defenses, and making repairs.

This threshold can vary from ore to ore and should be higher for the more important ones.

For this reason, it behooves survivors to aim for a minimum threshold when mining.

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