Ores and raw resources
Coal
Coal fuels early burner equipment, boilers, and furnaces, and also supports production chains.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Coal
Coal patches on Nauvis.
Before you go
- A burner or electric mining drill.
- Fuel for burner drilling or reliable electricity.
- Belts or inserters to carry coal to consumers.
Farming steps
- Find a coal patch and start a burner drill with enough coal to keep it operating.
- Add drills across the patch and collect their output.
- Route coal to boilers, furnaces, or other intended fuel consumers.
- Keep a distinct supply for production uses that need coal.
- Replace or supplement burner drills with electric drills when power is stable.
- Check the output belt and consumer buffers for shortages.
- Increase mining or limit lower-priority use if supply falls behind.
- Keep a small reserve accessible for restarting burner equipment after a power failure.
- Avoid sending every use through an unmonitored shared belt.
Repeat, collect and use
Continuous while the patch has coal; another patch is needed when local output is inadequate or depleted.
Common mistakes
- Letting burner drills consume all available coal; preserve fuel for the drill line.
- Treating coal only as fuel; reserve supply for production needs too.
- Adding consumers without checking extraction; prioritize users or increase mining.
When to stop or switch
Move to another patch or change allocation when the output no longer covers the consumers you intend to run.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.