Skyrim:Ores and Ingots

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Ores and Ingots are various forms of metal that can be collected and smithed to create and improve items. Ores can be extracted from veins found in mines and other areas around Skyrim, such as some caves and outdoors in rocky areas. Ores (already mined) and ingots can also occasionally be found in a wide variety of locations and on some people and objects. Smelting ores yields ingots, which can then be used at forges to create armor, weapons, and jewelry, or at grindstones and workbenches to improve armor and weapons.

This page lists all items that are categorized by merchants as ores and ingots. These are traded by jewelry merchants as well as blacksmiths (including the Imperial and Stormcloak Quartermasters found at most military camps). They can also be sold to general goods merchants. The following pages detail all sources and uses of the various minerals and metals:

Ores[edit]

For information on how to mine ores, and on their locations, see Mining.

Name (ID) Weight Value Notes
SR-icon-ore-Corundum Ore.png Corundum Ore
(0005acdb)
1 20 See Corundum for full information.
  • Mined from Corundum Ore Veins and some Geode Veins
  • 2 Corundum Ores create a Corundum Ingot
  • 1 Corundum Ore + 1 Iron Ore create a Steel Ingot
SR-icon-ore-Ebony Ore.png Ebony Ore
(0005acdc)
1 60 See Ebony for full information.
  • Mined from Ebony Ore Veins
  • 2 Ebony Ores create an Ebony Ingot
SR-icon-ore-Gold Ore.png Gold Ore
(0005acde)
1 50 See Gold for full information.
  • Mined from Gold Ore Veins
  • 2 Gold Ores create a Gold Ingot
SR-icon-ore-Iron Ore.png Iron Ore
(00071cf3)
1 2 See Iron for full information.
  • Mined from Iron Ore Veins
  • 1 Iron Ore creates an Iron Ingot
  • 1 Corundum Ore + 1 Iron Ore create a Steel Ingot
SR-icon-ore-Malachite Ore.png Malachite Ore
(0005ace1)
1 30 See Malachite for full information.
SR-icon-ore-Moonstone Ore.png Moonstone Ore
(0005ace0)
1 30 See Moonstone for full information.
SR-icon-ore-Orichalcum Ore.png Orichalcum Ore
(0005acdd)
1 20 See Orichalcum for full information.
SR-icon-ore-Quicksilver Ore.png Quicksilver Ore
(0005ace2)
1 25 See Quicksilver for full information.
SR-icon-ore-Quicksilver Ore.png Quicksilver Ore
(0005b2df)
1 25 Quest: Truth Ore Consequences
  • This one specific ore is a quest item for the quest. It cannot be smelted.
SR-icon-ore-Silver Ore.png Silver Ore
(0005acdf)
1 25 See Silver for full information.
  • Mined from Silver Ore Veins
  • 2 Silver Ores create a Silver Ingot

Ingots[edit]

Name (ID) Weight Value Notes
SR-icon-ingot-Corundum Ingot.png Corundum Ingot
(0005ad93)
1 40 See Corundum for full information.
SR-icon-ingot-Dwarven Metal Ingot.png Dwarven Metal Ingot
(000db8a2)
1 30 See Dwarven for full information.
  • Created from any of six varieties of dwemer scrap metal
  • Used to forge and temper all varieties of Dwarven armor and Dwarven weapons.
SR-icon-ingot-Ebony Ingot.png Ebony Ingot
(0005ad9d)
1 150 See Ebony for full information.
SR-icon-ingot-Gold Ingot.png Gold Ingot
(0005ad9e)
1 100 See Gold for full information.
  • Created from 2 Gold Ores
  • Used to forge all varieties of gold rings and necklaces.
SR-icon-ingot-Iron Ingot.png Iron Ingot
(0005ace4)
1 7 See Iron for full information.
SR-icon-ingot-Orichalcum Ingot.png Orichalcum Ingot
(0005ad99)
1 45 See Orichalcum for full information.
SR-icon-ingot-Orichalcum Ingot.png Orichalcum Ingot
(00043e27)
0 0 Quest: Hunt and Gather
  • This one specific ingot is a quest item for the quest. It cannot be used in place of a standard ingot.
SR-icon-ingot-Quicksilver Ingot.png Quicksilver Ingot
(0005ada0)
1 60 See Quicksilver for full information.
SR-icon-ingot-Refined Malachite.png Refined Malachite
(0005ada1)
1 100 See Malachite for full information.
  • Created from 2 Malachite Ores
  • Used to forge and temper all varieties of Glass armor and weapons.
SR-icon-ingot-Refined Moonstone.png Refined Moonstone
(0005ad9f)
1 75 See Moonstone for full information
  • Created from 2 Moonstone Ores
  • Used to forge all varieties of Elven armor and weapons
  • Used to temper all varieties of Elven armor and weapons except Elven Gilded Armor
  • Used to forge all varieties of Glass armor and weapons
SR-icon-ingot-Silver Ingot.png Silver Ingot
(0005ace3)
1 50 See Silver for full information
  • Created from 2 Silver Ores
  • Used to forge all varieties of silver rings and necklaces.
SR-icon-ingot-Steel Ingot.png Steel Ingot
(0005ace5)
1 20 See Steel for full information

Dwemer Metal (Smeltable)[edit]

All of the following items can be converted into Dwarven Metal Ingots at Smelters. See Dwarven for more details.

Name (ID) Weight Value Notes
SR-icon-misc-BentDwemerScrapMetal.png Bent Dwemer Scrap Metal
(000c886c)
2 15 Creates 3 Dwarven Metal Ingots
SR-icon-misc-LargeDecorativeDwemerStrut.png Large Decorative Dwemer Strut
(000c8878)
15 10 Creates 2 Dwarven Metal Ingots
SR-icon-misc-LargeDwemerPlateMetal.png Large Dwemer Plate Metal
(000c8864)
2 15 Creates 3 Dwarven Metal Ingots
SR-icon-misc-LargeDwemerStrut.png Large Dwemer Strut
(000c8872)
20 15 Creates 3 Dwarven Metal Ingots
SR-icon-misc-SmallDwemerPlateMetal.png Small Dwemer Plate Metal
(000c8866)
2 15 Creates 3 Dwarven Metal Ingots
SR-icon-misc-SolidDwemerMetal.png Solid Dwemer Metal
(000c8874)
25 25 Creates 5 Dwarven Metal Ingots

Dwemer Metal (Not Smeltable)[edit]

These pieces of Dwemer scrap metal cannot be smelted.

Name (ID) Weight Value Notes
SR-icon-misc-DwemerCog.png Dwemer Cog
(000aebf1)
10 5
SR-icon-misc-DwemerGear.png Dwemer Gear
(000c8861)
2 15
  • 20% or smaller chance of being dropped by all varieties of Dwarven Automatons
  • 52 guaranteed gears found in 23 different locations. The location with the greatest number is:
SR-icon-misc-DwemerGyro.png Dwemer Gyro
(000c8868)
2 15
SR-icon-misc-DwemerLever.png Dwemer Lever
(000c886e)
2 15
SR-icon-misc-DwemerScrapMetal.png Dwemer Scrap Metal
(000c886a)
2 15
  • 20% chance of being dropped by all varieties of Dwarven Spiders
  • 41 guaranteed samples found in 11 different locations. Locations with the greatest numbers are:
  • Inconsistently, Dwemer scrap metal cannot be smelted, while bent Dwemer scrap metal can.
  • Dwemer Scrap Metal is not classified as ores or ingots by merchants, and therefore cannot be sold to blacksmiths or jewelers without the Merchant perk.
SR-icon-misc-SmallDwemerLever.png Small Dwemer Lever
(000c8870)
2 15
SR-icon-misc-Dwemer Actuator.png Dwemer Actuator
(xx000804)
2 15

Scrap Metal[edit]

These are broken items or miscellaneous metal items that have no uses, but can be sold to blacksmiths and jewelry merchants.

Name (ID) Weight Value Location
SR-icon-misc-Broken Iron Sword Blade.png Broken Iron Sword Blade
(000e72b0)
6 5 Ysgramor's Tomb, at the statue near the entrance
SR-icon-misc-Broken Iron Sword Handle.png Broken Iron Sword Handle
(000e72ae)
3 5
SR-icon-misc-Broken Iron War Axe Handle.png Broken Iron War Axe Handle
(000e72a6)
5 5 (DB) Found on Solstheim near the corpse of Hrodulf
SR-icon-misc-Broken Iron War Axe Head.png Broken Iron War Axe Head
(000e72a8)
6 5
SR-icon-misc-Broken Steel Battle Axe Handle.png Broken Steel Battle Axe Handle
(000e72a0)
9 10 Weynon Stones. Cannot be picked up
SR-icon-misc-Broken Steel Battle Axe Head.png Broken Steel Battle Axe Head
(000e729e)
12 10
SR-icon-misc-Broken Steel Sword Blade.png Broken Steel Sword Blade
(000e7296)
6 10
SR-icon-misc-Broken Steel Sword Handle.png Broken Steel Sword Handle
(000e7298)
4 10 Angarvunde, inside an already opened chest; sometimes carried by children
SR-icon-misc-Imperial War Horn.png Imperial War Horn
(000200ba)
5 70 (DB) Found in Frossel