There are ton (no pun intended) of minerals to be found in the game, that can be used to build machines. You can even use the mineral ores to build concentrated items, such as Iridium Rods from Iridium Ore.
Here’s a list of the items that can be found.
Mineral | Found In | Can be Mined |
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Aluminum | Aluminum Hills Iridium Mine Sulfur Fields Labyrinth Canyons Zeolite Cave Can be dropped in meteor events Dismantled Golden Crate | Yes, in Aluminum Hills |
Cobalt | Found on the ground everywhere | Yes |
Ice | Can be found everywhere but is only available for certain amount of time. Once the Heat Index reaches a specific level, all ice melts, and is longer to be found anywhere. | Kind of. Put a water bottle in a recycling machine to generate it artificially. |
Iridium | In crates Iridium Mine Cave in the Grand Rift Cracked Spires Meteor event (Magnetic Field Protection Rocket) | Yes, in the Iridium Mine or the Grand Rift cave |
Iron | In Crates Scattered on the ground | Yes |
Magnesium | Scattered on the ground | Yes |
Obsidian | Scattered on the ground in the Volcano biome | Yes |
Osmium | Scattered in some caves Crates Meteor Events | Yes, in the Osmium Cave |
Silicon | Scattered on the ground | Yes |
Sulfur | Various caves | Yes |
Super Alloy | In crates Deconstructed Golden Crates Meteor Events On the ground in Sand Falls, Super Alloy Cave, edge of the Labyrinth Canyons | Yes, in the Super Alloy Cave |
Titanium | Scattered on the ground | Yes |
Uranium | Storage crates In wrecks Some Caves Meteor shower event (Asteroids attraction rocket) | Yes, in the Uranium Cave |
Zeolite | All over the map CratesMeteor field | Yes, in the Zeolite Cave |