Iron is a Raw Material. By default, it can be produced only in the Old World. With the New World Rising DLC, iron is also obtainable in the New World.
Usage[]
Raw Material[]
Iron is a Raw Material, and is used for the production of other goods. See the Production section for more information.
Trade[]
Iron can be passively sold for 10
or purchased for 26 per ton. It can be actively bought from Old Nate or Eli Bleakworth for 26 coins. No neutral trader sells Iron for a special price.
Production[]
Iron is produced in an Iron Mine. All regular production chains involving Iron are listed below.
Steel Beams[]
Steel Beams
-890
-870
-50
5800
44
45
★ The 
Charcoal Kilns may be replaced with a 
Coal Mine
for -10 -30 +10 +400 +4 -5
Weapons[]
Weapons
-1190 -570 -50
5500 76 85
48
★ The Charcoal Kilns may be replaced with a Coal Mine
for -10 -30 +10 +400 +4 -5
Canned Food[]
Canned Food
-2650
-240 -50
-1050
189040 184 145 112
112
Supplies:
• 390 
Artisans Residences (up to 11700 Artisans)
• or 195 
Engineers Residences (up to 7800 Engineers)
• or 66,7 
Scholars Residences (up to 8000 Scholars)
• or 333,3 
Technicians Residences (up to 6666 Technicians)
Sewing Machines[]
Sewing Machines
-1310 5 -300 -300 -10
26500 28 40 16 16
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Supplies:
• 140 Artisans Residences (up to 4200 Artisans)
• or 70 Engineers Residences (up to 2800 Engineers)
• or 160 
Obreros Residences (up to 3200 Obreros)
Reinforced Concrete[]
Reinforced Concrete
-2400 -350
-300 -10
74400 112 170 120 120
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Penny Farthings[]
Penny Farthings
-1600 -200 -150
-40 -10
83200 56 35 12 10
10
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Supplies:
• 160 Engineers Residences (up to 6400 Engineers)
• or 80 
Investors Residences (up to 4000 Investors)
Steam Motors[]
Steam Motors
-7700 -500 -750 -80
315400 128 230 168 140 140
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Advanced Weapons[]
Advanced Weapons
-17420 -120 -660 -2000 -92
226000 248 440 336 180 180
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Steam Carriages[]
Steam Carriages
-23410 -5 -500 -2950 -40 -100
995500 280 470 360 320 320
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Supplies:
• 600 Investor Residences (up to 30000 Investors)
The High Life DLC[]
Elevators[]
Elevators
-11610 -5 -1300 -1350 -95
454900 234 360 252 220 225
Typewriters[]
Typewriters
-6550 -70 -1050 -200 -45
-250 -95
392600 254 330 148 130 135
Violins[]
Violins
-6450 -140 -350 -2600 -200 -45 -250 -50
396700 280 360 152 130 70
Shopping Arcades[]
Iron is also used at Shopping Arcades in the following patents:
Toasters
Department Store Patent
Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +2 
• Income: +5%
• Consumption reduction:
-10% • 
-15%
-5350 -400 -960 -600 -10
253000 308 595 312 380 200
Vacuum Cleaners
Department Store Patent
Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +5
• Income: +16%
• Consumption reduction:
-25% • 
-15%
-5370 -20 -300 -960 -155 -500 -50
395800 436 700 240 320 140
Refrigerators
Department Store Patent
Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +4
• Income: +22%
• Consumption reduction:
-20% • -10%
-7000 -300 -960 -40
-1250 -10
244400 496 500 409 320 140
Alternatives[]
Iron can be also used in the following production chains when particular items are equipped in a 
Trade Union.
Reinforced Concrete (Cementer)[]
 CementerUncommon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lays down extra-solid foundations. | ||
 Equipped in Trade UnionAffects Concrete Factory |
Effects Replaced Input Instead of  Cement, the building processes  Clay. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +20 |
Reinforced Concrete
Cementer
-1920 -400 -300 -10
63400 104 140 96 100
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Canned Food (Recipe Archivist)[]
 Marcel Forcas, Celebrity ChefLegendary | ||
|---|---|---|
| M. Forcas' larger-than-life personality draws captive audiences to his cookery demonstrations. | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects  Artisanal Kitchen |
Effects Productivity: +100% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra  Sausages every 5th cycleReplaced Input Instead of  Beef, the building processes  Pigs. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +25 Diplomacy: +25 Medicine: +25 |
 Recipe ArchivistRare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trawls the history books for cooking's best kept secrets. | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects Artisanal Kitchen |
Effects Productivity: +30% Replaced Input Instead of Beef, the building processes Pigs. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +15 Medicine: +15 |
Canned Food
Recipe Archivist
Notice that the green custom productivity values illustrate the optimal production ratios between the buildings, IF you want to prevent under- or overproduction.
You can choose to actually increase productivity or you can choose a different way to obtain more of the input goods.
-2410 -200 -50 -1050 -12
173940 152 145 112 112
Canned Food supplies:
• 507 Artisan Residences (up to 15210 Artisans)
• or 253,5 Engineer Residences (up to 10140 Engineers)
• or 86,7 Scholar Residences (up to 10404 Scholars)
• or 433,3 Technician Residences (up to 8666 Technicians)
Canned Food (Chef Michel)[]
 Chef MichelEpic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michel believes in seasonal ingredients, and traditional cooking methods. | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects  Cannery |
Effects Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Sausages every 2nd cycleReplaced Input Instead of Goulash, the building processes Pigs. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +20 Force: +20 |
Canned Food
Chef Michel
Canned Food supplies:
• 390 Artisan Residences (up to 11700 Artisans)
• or 195 Engineer Residences (up to 7800 Engineers)
• or 333,3 Technician Residences (up to 6666 Technicians)
Sausages supply:
• 100 Worker Residences (up to 2000 
Workers)
• or 50 Artisan Residences (up to 1500 Artisans)
Fur Coats (Master Craftsman Franke)[]
 Master Craftsman FrankeEpic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Franke is an alchemist of textiles, with dedication, skilled artistry and years of experience in turning fur to cotton and back again! | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects  Fur Dealer |
Effects Productivity: +40% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra  Ponchos every 12th cycleOccasionally produces extra  Work Clothes every 12th cycleOccasionally produces extra  Bowler Hats every 12th cycleReplaced Input Instead of  Furs and  Cotton Fabric, the building processes  Iron and  Wool. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +45 Navigation: +20 |
| Available from Artisan quest: Beyond The Horizon 3 — Come Together | ||
Fur Coats
Master Craftsman Franke
Notice that the green and red custom productivity values illustrate the optimal production ratios between the buildings, IF you want to prevent under- or overproduction.
You can choose to actually increase productivity or you can choose a different way to obtain more of the input goods.
-570 -10 -50 -200
2900 12 15 8 5
Fur Coats supply:
• 48,79 Artisan Residences (up to 1463 Artisans)
• or 24,4 Engineer Residences (up to 976 Engineers)
Work Clothes supply:
• 7,55 Farmer Residences (up to 75 
Farmers)
• or 3,77 Worker Residences (up to 75 Workers)
Ponchos supply:
• 9,29 Jornalero Residences (up to 93 
Jornaleros)
• or 4,65 Obrero Residences (up to 93 Obreros)
Bowler Hats supply:
• 8,71 Obrero Residences (up to 174 Obreros)
Penny Farthings (Dario the Mechanical Engineer)[]
 Dario the Mechanical EngineerEpic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dario is an octopus, with eight different tools in his eight different hands. | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects  Bicycle Factory Sewing Machine Factory |
Effects Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra  Pocket Watches every 8th cycleOccasionally produces extra  Gramophones every 8th cycleReplaced Input Instead of  Steel, the building processes Iron. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +45 |
Penny Farthings
Dario the Mechanical Engineer
-1350 -50 -150 -40
81600 44 20 12 10 10
Penny Farthings supply:
• 160 Engineer Residences (up to 6400 Engineers)
• or 80 Investor Residences (up to 4000 Investors)
Pocket Watches supply:
• 63,75 Engineer Residences (up to 2550 Engineers)
• or 31,875 Investor Residences (up to 1593,75 Investors)
Gramophones supply:
• 95 Investor Residences (up to 4750 Investors)
• or 95,2 Scholar Residences (up to 11428 Scholars)
Items[]
The following items may mention Iron, or share a name with an item that does.
 The Bizarro-Balloono-Magn8Legendary DLC Required
The Passage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Metals are sucked into the stratosphere, clinging to it, until finally it comes crashing back down to earth. | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects All Mountain Mines when activated  Bauxite Mine Coal Mine Copper Mine Gold Mine Helium Extractor Iron Mine Mineral Mine Zinc Mine |
When activated Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Iron every cycle |
Expedition Bonus Navigation: +35 Crafting Cost  10 Gas 50 Lost Expedition Scrap 10 Sails 5 Zinc |
| Source: crafting at Old Nate's workshop in the Arctic | ||
| Dario the Mechanical Engineer Epic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dario is an octopus, with eight different tools in his eight different hands. | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects Bicycle Factory Sewing Machine Factory |
Effects Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Pocket Watches every 8th cycleOccasionally produces extra Gramophones every 8th cycleReplaced Input Instead of Steel, the building processes Iron. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +45 |
| Master Craftsman Franke Epic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Franke is an alchemist of textiles, with dedication, skilled artistry and years of experience in turning fur to cotton and back again! | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects Fur Dealer |
Effects Productivity: +40% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Ponchos every 12th cycleOccasionally produces extra Work Clothes every 12th cycleOccasionally produces extra Bowler Hats every 12th cycleReplaced Input Instead of Furs and Cotton Fabric, the building processes Iron and Wool. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +45 Navigation: +20 |
| Available from Artisan quest: Beyond The Horizon 3 — Come Together | ||
 Mrs. Mayson, The Very Good HousekeeperLegendary | ||
|---|---|---|
| A true domestic authority, Mrs Mayson was unfazed even by setting Mr. Wibblesock's chaotic household in order. | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects Cannery |
Effects Productivity: +50% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra  Tortillas every 3rd cycleReplaced Input Instead of Iron, the building processes  Flour. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +25 Diplomacy: +25 Faith:+25 |
