How to get iron in Astroneer? Astroneer Guide and Tips

Iron in Astroneer is required for building and crafting of various objects. However, this is not a material which can be found during your exploration - it must be created in a special way from another resource (in particular - Hematite). It is not that obvious where you may find the iron, but it is easy to determine how to get the iron in Astroneer - we explain this issue on the following page.

How to get iron?

Want to make a lot of iron? It is best to travel to the Novus planet.

Obtaining Iron is closely related to the journey to other planets. In this case, it is best to choose a planet called Novus. There you will find the largest deposits of the resource called Hematite, from which iron is formed. This resource is also available on the Glacio planet, but it is a more dangerous planet, and it doesn't have too many Hematite ores.

Iron is created from a resource called Hematite. You craft it at Smelting Furnace.

Upon arrival on the Novus planet take a trip to the nearest cave. You should have no problem finding Hematite because it is a common resource - its appearance has been shown in the image above. So the extracted material has to be put in a Smelting Furnace - with one piece of Hematite you get one piece of Iron.