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Ores are a type of mineable resource in Deep Rock Galactic. There are numerous different Ores scattered across the caverns of Hoxxes IV, some of which are required to unlock upgrades, while others are mission-related.

Mission-Related

These resources are required to complete primary and/or secondary objectives. They are not added to your gathered resources at the end of a mission, unlike the crafting resources below.

Primary Objectives

These items are required in order to finish the current mission.

Alien egg icon Alien Egg

Main article: Alien Egg

Alien Eggs are mysterious, yellow eggs with pink, veiny ridges found in walls, similar to large resources such as Aquarq. They are marked by pulsating red/purple orbs and organic "tubes" on the wall. They must be found and deposited in order to complete the primary objective during Egg Hunt mission types. Depending on the length of the mission, the team will have to collect 4, 6 or 8 eggs in total to complete the primary objective. Alien eggs are always found embedded within dull, fleshy Organic Material and appear as yellowish spheroids on the Terrain Scanner.

Aquarq icon Aquarq

Main article: Aquarq

Encountered solely in Point Extraction as the primary objective, Aquarq takes the form of large blue crystals embedded in the rock. It can be located via smaller blue crystal formations on the surface, as well as a faint blue glow if they're near the surface.

Morkite icon Morkite

Main article: Morkite

A dark cyan-blue mineral found in wall surface veins, Morkite is the primary Mining Expedition objective, and only appears during these missions. The party will typically have to mine between 200 and 400 Morkite, depending on mission length and complexity. Once the quota has been filled, the M.U.L.E. will enable the recall function.

Loose Morkite takes a roughly cuboid shape.

MinimuleLeg Mini-M.U.L.E. Leg

Main article: Mini-M.U.L.E. Leg

Encountered solely in Salvage Operations, Mini-M.U.L.E. Legs are used to repair 2 or 3 broken Mini-M.U.L.E.s. Several will generate slightly embedded in the ground around a nearby broken Mini-M.U.L.E. Three are needed to repair a Mini-M.U.L.E. They cannot be deposited.

Secondary Objectives

These are not mission-critical, but will give a credit and XP bonus if collected before the end of the mission.

Fossil icon Alien Fossil

Main article: Alien Fossil

A fossil of an Ammonite that can be picked up from the wall. The secondary objective will usually require 10 of these to be collected.

Apoca bloom icon Apoca Bloom

Main article: Apoca Bloom

Apoca Blooms are a secondary mission objective. They grow on the walls and floors of caves and tunnels, and must be collected to complete the secondary objective. Their petals are bioluminescent and can be seen in the darkness, making them easy to see at a distance.

Boolo cap icon Boolo Cap

Main article: Boolo Cap

Boolo Caps are a secondary mission objective. They grow on the walls and floors of caves and tunnels, and must be collected to complete the secondary objective. Their purple caps are bioluminescent and can be seen in the darkness, making them easy to see at a distance.

Dystrum icon Dystrum

Main article: Dystrum

A blue-tinted metallic mineral found in wall surface veins, Dystrum is a secondary objective resource exclusive to Point Extraction missions. It is not as bright as other minerals when light shines on it, so you may have to make a few passes to find it all.

Ebonut icon Ebonut

Main article: Ebonut

The Ebonut is a type of Secondary Objective which can appear in any mission type. The Dwarves can collect Ebonuts to be rewarded with a bonus payout of Credits and Experience upon level completion.

Fleas icon Fleas

Main article: Fleas

The Fester Flea is a passive Creature found on Hoxxes. It is only found in missions with the "Exterminate Fester Flea" Secondary Objective. The Dwarves can kill a set amount of Fester Fleas to be rewarded with a bonus payout of Credits and Experience upon mission completion.

Gunk seed icon Gunk Seed

Main article: Gunk Seed

The Gunk Seed is a type of Secondary Objective which can appear in any mission type or biome. The Dwarves can collect a set amount of Gunk Seeds to be rewarded with a bonus payout of Credits and Experience upon mission completion.

Hollomite icon Hollomite

Main article: Hollomite

Found as dark blue-purple (almost black) formations within tunnels and caves, Hollomite is a secondary objective resource. The secondary objective will usually require 25 chunks to be deposited.

Crafting/Upgrades

Minerals

These resources are not required for mission objectives, but are required to craft upgrades and cosmetics. As such, it's generally worth gathering them whenever they're discovered. They are permanently added to your inventory when the mission completes.

Bismor icon Bismor

Main article: Bismor

Bismor is found as large yellowish cubes with dark brown nodules dotting on each six faces. It is always located on the floor of caverns, making it an easy mineral to find and mine.

Bismor vein-cube Located In
Abundant Scarce
Dense biozone preview Crystalline caverns preview Salt pits preview
Dense Biozone Dense biozone icon Crystalline Caverns Crystalline caverns icon Salt Pits Salt pits icon

Croppa icon Croppa

Main article: Croppa

Croppa is a pale green metallic ore adorned with small purple spikes. It is found in surface deposits much like Morkite and Gold, although it slightly juts out of the walls and may spawn higher up than other crafting minerals.

Croppa vein Located In
Abundant Scarce
Fungus bogs preview Magma core preview
Fungus Bogs Fungus bogs icon Magma Core Magma core icon

Enor pearl icon Enor Pearl

Main article: Enor Pearl

Enor Pearls are glowing white pearls available as large spheroids embedded into the terrain or loose tetrahedral pieces. They can be located by the clusters of smaller pearls on the surface nearby.

Loose Enor Pearl takes a roughly tetrahedral shape.

Enor Pearl Located In
Abundant Scarce
Salt pits preview Sandblasted corridors preview Radioactive exclusion zone preview
Salt Pits Salt pits icon Sandblasted Corridors Sandblasted corridors icon Radioactive Exclusion Zone Radioactive exclusion zone icon

Jadiz icon Jadiz

Main article: Jadiz

Jadiz is found as large green crystals embedded into the rock, and can be identified by the smaller green crystal clusters on the surface around it.

JadizChunk Located In
Abundant Scarce
Crystalline caverns preview Fungus bogs preview
Crystalline Caverns Crystalline caverns icon Fungus Bogs Fungus bogs icon

Magnite icon Magnite

Main article: Magnite


Found as reddish mineral clusters with grey-black protrusions that look a little like metal bolts, Magnite is a rare crafting resource located in some of the most hostile regions of Hoxxes.

Magnite Located In
Abundant Scarce
Glacial strata preview Magma core preview Sandblasted corridors preview
Glacial Strata Glacial strata icon Magma Core Magma core icon Sandblasted Corridors Sandblasted corridors icon

Umanite icon Umanite

Main article: Umanite

Taking the form of bright green mineral clusters, Umanite is found jutting out of the floors of caverns and tunnels, much like Hollomite.

Umanite Located In
Abundant Scarce
Radioactive exclusion zone preview Dense biozone preview Glacial strata preview
Radioactive Exclusion Zone Radioactive exclusion zone icon Dense Biozone Dense biozone icon Glacial Strata Glacial strata icon

Hops

Hops are used for crafting beers in the Abyss Bar. Each plant can appear with one to four branches with a product, with the exception of the Barley Bulb which always only has one bulb.

Barley bulb icon Barley Bulb

Main article: Barley Bulb

Barley Bulb is an ingredient used to create Today's Special drinks or acquire Beer Licenses in the Abyss Bar.

Malt star icon Malt Star

Main article: Malt Star

Malt Star is an ingredient used to create Craftable drinks or acquire Beer Licenses in the Abyss Bar.

Starch nut icon Starch Nut

Main article: Starch Nut

Starch Nut is an ingredient used to create Craftable drinks or acquire Beer Licenses in the Abyss Bar. It is the most common beer ingredient.

Yeast cone icon Yeast Cone

Main article: Yeast Cone

Yeast Cone is an ingredient used to create Craftable drinks or acquire Beer Licenses in the Abyss Bar. It is fairly rare.

Other

These resources are not essential to mission completion, but are nevertheless important to gameplay. They do not carry over between missions, and are converted into gold and/or XP at the end of the mission.

Nitra icon Nitra

Main article: Nitra

A bright red mineral found in wall surface veins, Nitra is used to call in resupply pods. It costs 80 Nitra per pod, and each resupply pod has four supply racks, each restoring 50% health and ammo to the user by default.

Loose Nitra takes a roughly tetrahedral shape.

Red sugar icon Red Sugar

Main article: Red Sugar

Red Sugar takes the form of bright red crystal and glowing formations scattered throughout the caves. It's vital to your survival, as Red Sugar is the only way to recover lost health besides calling for a Supply Pod (which costs Nitra) or using the Vampire perk.

Gold icon Gold

Main article: Gold

A lustrous metal found in wall surface veins and embedded into the terrain as massive chunks, Gold's primary function is to provide a boost to credits earned when extracted.

Compressed gold icon Compressed Gold

Main article: Gold#Compressed_Gold

Compressed Gold are massive chunks of Gold that can be found embedded into the rock. Look for flakes of gold on the walls and floor to find them. Each chunk is worth 150-250 units of gold.

Gold chunks have a 1/3 chance to spawn.

Tyrant shard icon Tyrant Shard

Main article: Tyrant Shard

Tyrant Shard

Bittergem icon Bittergem

Main article: Bittergem

A brilliant magenta mineral only available as massive chunks embedded into the terrain, Bittergem can be found by looking for clusters of magenta crystals on the surfaces nearby. Once extracted, the chunk can be deposited into the M.U.L.E. and will be worth a very healthy amount of credits at the end of the mission.

It is quite rare, only spawning with a 1/21 chance. Upon mission completion, the Bittergem will award 1000 - 1500 credits.

Unknown artifact icon ERR://23¤Y%/

Main article: Error Cube

A strange black Rubik's cube-esque object with pulsating white grooves. It is a very rare resource that is not listed on any biome, and its uses are currently unknown.

This 'mineral' (though it might better be described as an artifact) can be located by the presence of bright gray and glowing spikes on the surrounding rock. These spikes seem to pulse with energy, though once the artifact has been removed from the deposit the spikes fade to dull, lifeless grey. When examined, the characters will comment on its bizarre nature and strange appearance.

It has a 1/26 chance to appear. Upon mission completion, the error cube will award 2000 experience.

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