Black Powder

Black Powder is an explosive powder used to make simple explosives.

1.2 · Standard resource layout · Data 1.2.3.1

INGREDIENTS → FINISHED ITEM

How to craft Black Powder

Quantities below are per complete recipe batch. Rates are for one machine at 100% clock. Keep every output moving so byproducts do not block production.

Black Powder

Assembler · 4 seconds per machine cycle

Inputs per batch

1 × Coal15 / min
1 × Sulfur15 / min

All outputs per batch

2 × Black Powder30 / min

Alternate: Fine Black Powder

Assembler · 8 seconds per machine cycle · Requires its alternate recipe unlock

Inputs per batch

1 × Sulfur7.5 / min
2 × Compacted Coal15 / min

All outputs per batch

6 × Black Powder45 / min

CRAFTING & INGREDIENTS

Black Powder acquisition

Manufacture Black Powder in an Assembler using Coal and Sulfur. It is not a raw resource node itself.

Black Powder is an explosive powder used to make simple explosives. The default recipe runs in an Assembler and makes 2 Black Powder from 1 Coal and 1 Sulfur per batch. At a 100% clock, it completes 15 batches per minute, consuming 15 Coal and 15 Sulfur per minute to produce 30 Black Powder per minute. That paired solid input supply is the central bottleneck; the line slows if either ingredient runs short. Black Powder feeds the Nobelisk recipe in an Assembler and Smokeless Powder in a Refinery. Confirm that the recipe and Assembler are unlocked before production; no unlock tier is provided.

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FIND THE ACTUAL LOCATION

Satisfactory resource & collectible map

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Filter a resource, then select a marker or location below for its purity, elevation and coordinates. The map is hosted here.

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62 Coal locations

Coal locations on the Satisfactory terrain map, with purity and well markers — Coal locations · Select a marker to inspect its coordinates.

● Impure: amber● Normal: cyan● Pure: lime◆ Well outlet■ Well core

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Sulfur locations on the Satisfactory world map · Standard resource layout · Data 1.2.3.1

GET STARTED

How to craft

Before you craft

Unlock the Black Powder recipe and Assembler.
Supply Coal and Sulfur with transport to the machine.

Place and power an Assembler, then select Black Powder.
Connect a Coal supply to one input.
Connect a Sulfur supply to the other input.
Collect the powder output and route it to Nobelisk or Smokeless Powder production.
Monitor both input buffers while comparing output against the 100% clock rate.