Subnautica: Metal - list Subnautica Guide and Walkthrough
Last update: 27 March 2021
Metals are used for crafting many of items and Habitats. Below, you will find a list of metals in the game and their location.
Icon | Name | Obtained from | Location |
| Titan | Limestone, scrap | Common all around the map. Its deposits are especially rich in caves and shallow waters. You can obtain scrap around the Aurora wreckage. |
| Copper Ore | Limestone | Limestone is common all around the map. Its deposits are especially rich in caves and shallow waters. |
| Gold | Sandstone | You can find it in walls of gorges and in caves, at the depth around 100 meters. Also, it can be found around the Aurora. |
| Silver Ore | Sandstone | You can find it in walls of gorges and in caves, at the depth around 100 meters. Also, it can be found around the Aurora. |
| Lead | Sandstone | You can find it in walls of gorges and in caves, at the depth around 100 meters. Also, it can be found around the Aurora. |
| Salt Deposit | Sea floor | Usually, you can find it on sea floors overgrown with green grass. This is where the seaweed grows. |
| Cave Sulfur | Sea floor | In caves and shallow waters. You can find it in flowers that open and release exploding fish. |
| Quartz | Sea Floor | Common in all sorts of caves, especially in shallow waters. |
 | Magnetite | Sea floor | Can be found in the cave with glowing mushrooms, the entrance to which is located in the Shallows, near the starting point and at the edge of the irradiated zone. It can also be found in Blood Kelp Caves. |
 | Ruby | Sea floor | It occurs on the seabed at depths exceeding 200 metres below sea level. |
 | Lithium | Shale, Sea Floor | Both sources can be found North of the Aurora, on the slope near the coral trees. It can also be found near the cave with Blood Kelp, west of your staring location. |
 | Diamond | Shale, Sea Floor | Diamonds can be found North of the Aurora, on the slope near the coral trees. It can also be found near the cave with Blood Kelp, west of your staring location. |
 | Uraninite Crystal | Sea Floor | It can be found on the floor and walls of deep canyons, such as the Blood Kelp Cave northwest of your starting locations. |
| Nickel Ore | Sea floor | It can be found only at very large depths, the only known location being the Lost River biome. Your safest option for getting it, though, is the area near the Giant Cove Tree. |
 | Kyanite | Sea floor | You'll find it only at very large depths in Inactive Lava Zone and Lava Lakes areas. |
 | Crystalline Sulfur | Sea floor | You'll find it only at very large depths in Inactive Lava Zone and Lava Lakes areas. |
