Skull and Bones

How to Harvest Metals and All Metal List

Metals can be obtained by traveling to areas of interest and using the Pickaxe tool in Skull and Bones. Read on to learn more about how to get metals and see a list of all metals that can be collected!

How to Harvest Metals

Steps to Harvest Metals

Note: You don't need to go down to your ship to gather materials. If a prompt doesn't appear as you get closer, it may mean that another player has already gathered the materials.

Acquire a Pickaxe Tool

To start harvesting Metals, you must first craft yourself a tool that will enable you to do so. Visit the Carpenter to craft yourself a Pickaxe, which is the primary tool for gathering metals.

As you progress further in the game, you'll be looking to upgrade your pickaxe in order to be able to harvest more and rarer metals.

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Look for Ore Deposits

Metals can be obtained by mining ore deposites found in the open world. You may refer to your Map to locate particular gathering spots, but do keep in mind that these are not the only places you can harvest metals, as they can be found randomly.

Once you've arrived at your desired ore deposit, maneuver your ship close until a prompt to harvest it appears. Interacting with this will allow you to play a mini-game wherein you need to tap on a gauge with precise timing to get resources.

If a prompt doesn't appear after getting close to the resource node, it simply means that it has already been gathered by another player and is set to respawn after some time.

Interactive Map and Points of Interest

Turn on Auto Harvest

In the settings menu, you can turn on Auto Harvest feature, which will allow you to harvest resources without going through the mini-game. Although this is easier, it will take you longer to harvest and you get fewer resources per node.

Best Settings

How to Get Refined Metals

Craft In the Refinery

Refined Metals are higher-quality metal materials that allow you to craft better items and ship parts. These Refined Metals can be crafted using a number of related Raw Metals through the Refinery.

List of All Metal Types

All Raw Metals

Material Rarity Location
Bog IronBog Iron Common Red Isle
NickelNickel Common Coast of Africa
Pure IronPure Iron Common East Indies
CopperCopper Uncommon Red Isle
CobaltCobalt Uncommon Coast of Africa
ZincZinc Uncommon East Indies
MagnetiteMagnetite Rare Red Isle and Indian Ocean

All Refined Metals

Material Rarity Required Materials
Cast Iron IngotCast Iron Ingot Common Bog Iron x 3
Nickel IngotNickel Ingot Common Nickel x 3
Steel IngotSteel Ingot Common Pure Iron x 3
Bronze IngotBronze Ingot Uncommon Copper x 3
Cobalt IngotCobalt Ingot Uncommon Cobalt x 3
Zinc IngotZinc Ingot Uncommon Zinc x 3
Magnetite IngotMagnetite Ingot Rare Magnetite x 3

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