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Ore (Coal)

## Ore (Coal)

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| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Stacks | 50x |
| Prefab Hash | 1724793494 |

![Ore (Coal)](ItemCoalOre.png)
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![Ore (Coal)](Coal_ore.jpg)
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## Description

[Ore (Coal)](/wiki/ore-coal) is a type of [Ore](/wiki/ore) that can be burned in a [Generator (Solid Fuel)](/wiki/solid-fuel-generator) for energy, smelted in a [Furnace](/wiki/furnace) to create alloys, or used in a [Reagent Processor](/wiki/reagent-processor) to make [Spray Paint (Black)](/wiki/spray-paint-black), or in a [Furnace](/wiki/furnace) with 100% Volatiles to make [Ingot (Solid Fuel)](/wiki/ingot-solid-fuel).

## Obtaining

[Ore (Coal)](/wiki/ore-coal) is mined throughout the surface of planets, moons, or asteroids using a [Mining Drill](/wiki/mining-drill).

## Processing

Coal can be used as low-level fuel to generate power in the [Solid Fuel Generator](/wiki/kit-solid-generator). Coal can be combined with [Iron Ore](/wiki/iron-ore) in the [Furnace](/wiki/furnace) to create [Steel Ingot](/wiki/steel-ingot).

When burned in a [Solid Fuel Generator](/wiki/solid-fuel-generator), coal provides sizable 200 kJ of power per unit (20 kW for 10 ticks or 40 kJ/S for 5 seconds).  However, burning it indoors can be a bad idea, as it generates pollution that is bad for the Player's health.  Specifically, each unit of coal burned produces:
| 3 mol | [Pollutant](/wiki/pollutant) |
|---|---|
| 10 mol | [Carbon Dioxide](/wiki/carbon-dioxide) |


It can also be placed in the [Reagent Processor](/wiki/reagent-processor) to make [Carbon Powder](/wiki/carbon-powder), an item needed for black [Spray Paint](/wiki/spray-paint).