Moonlight Peaks: Where to Find Iron, Copper, & Gold Ore (All Ores Locations guide)
Ore is used in a huge number of recipes in Moonlight Peaks, and while Stone can be found in abundance, you will need to hunt down the best ore deposit location, too. If you need to get your vampy hands on some Iron Ore, Copper Ore, or Gold Ore in Moonlight Peaks, there's one specific area of the map that you should target for all three.
Iron, Copper, & Gold Ore Locations in Moonlight Peaks
All three types of ore can be found in the southwest of Moonlit Pines. From your farm, exit to the right so that you're in the area between the farm and the town centre, and follow the path to the south. You need to have fixed the bridge during an early-game quest to enter this area.
If you haven't fixed the bridge yet, complete the questline "A Bridge Too Far", which involves getting Orlock to apologise to Sabrina and gathering other witches from the town to help reverse a curse she placed on the bridge.
After the curse is removed, continue south, walking past the graveyard, and follow the path around the front of the Ambrosia residence. Walk west until you reach an area in some disrepair, and then south to the beach. The beach here has a cave entrance, and that cave houses the three primary types of ore you will need for crafting.
Alina will be around to introduce you to Vampsters [link vampster guide], but that's not really why you're here.
Where to Find Copper and Iron Ore
Both copper and iron ore are on the lower levels of the cave and can be accessed immediately. You will need to upgrade your pickaxe for iron ore, but you can use your flimsy pickaxe to mine copper ore. Once you have enough copper, be sure to get the copper pickaxe so you can mine iron ore, too.
Where to Find Gold Ore
Gold ore is on the upper level of the cave, which you will be able to access as the story progresses. If you haven't reached the quest yet, look out for one titled "A Curious Passage", which leads to you unlocking the Mermaid form. Until you have this form, you won't be able to reach gold ore. You will also need an iron pickaxe to mine it.
How to Turn Ore into Bars in Moonlight Peaks
As you craft more items, you may need Iron Bars, Copper Bars, or Gold Bars. To do this in your home, you will need to make a Furnace at your Workbench first (15x Copper Ore, 5x Refined Stone).
Place the furnace wherever you want, then interact with it to make the bars.
- Iron Bars = 4x Iron Ore, 1x Charcoal
- Copper Bars = 4x Copper Ore, 1x Charcoal
- Gold Bars = 4x Gold Ore, 1x Charcoal
Charcoal is also made using the Furnace; you just have to add Wood.
I wouldn't recommend mining as one of the best ways to make money early in Moonlight Peaks. Ore, by itself, is pretty worthless. It's worth a little more in bar form, but it's better to use this resource to craft furniture items than to try to make money.
