Materials in the Game
The game has ten kinds of ore, and each has at least one belt, a buyer at a port, and a refining recipe.
What it is and why it matters
Each of the ten ores has at least one belt and a refining recipe. The table shows starting-world data as of November 6: the port authority's initial bid and price are no promise of the same tomorrow.
| Ore | Belts (initial stock) | Initial bid | Refines into |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ore | Helios Iron Belt (400) | Helios 8, Vega 14, Altair 20 | Steel (Vega) |
| Titanium Ore | Vega Titanium Mass (120) | Helios 24, Vega 36, Altair 48 | Titanium Alloy (Vega) |
| Copper Ore | Helios Copper Seam (240), Orion Copper Belt (160) | Helios 8 | Refined Copper (Helios, Orion) |
| Aluminium Ore | Helios Aluminium Shelf (80) | Helios 15 | Aluminium (Helios) |
| Silicon Ore | Vega Silicon Shelf (200) | Vega 11 | Purified Silicon (Vega) |
| Chromium Ore | Vega Chromium Rift (72) | Vega 22 | Chromium Alloy (Vega) |
| Sulfur Ore | Vega Sulfur Vent (360) | Vega 4 | Industrial Chemicals (Vega) |
| Nickel Ore | Vega Nickel Vein (140) | Vega 14 | Refined Nickel (Vega) |
| Lithium Ore | Altair Lithium Seam (40), Perseus Lithium Drift (48) | Altair 32 | Refined Lithium (Altair, Perseus) |
| Carbonaceous Ore | Altair Carbonaceous Field (200) | Altair 6 | Industrial Carbon (Altair) |
How to read the table
Only Iron Ore (Helios, Vega, Altair) and Titanium Ore (Helios, Vega, Altair) have an ask from a port authority. The other eight ores the authorities only buy: to get them, you have to mine them or buy them from another company.
Orion Copper Belt and Perseus Lithium Drift sit at ports where there is no buyer for the ore itself. You can refine it on the spot in the port's workshop or haul it to Helios Port and Altair Exchange.
What's next
See the belts, the refining recipes, and the full commodity catalog.
Checked against the game server code: 2026-11-06. Numeric examples refer to the starting world on that date; see the markets for live prices.