Early supplies
Collect loose Aluminum in the Aluminum Hills
Gather a finite starter stock of Aluminum before you can depend on extraction.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Collect loose Aluminum in the Aluminum Hills
Prime’s Aluminum Hills: an open area of shiny rock columns and dark ground near the Iridium cave.
Before you go
- Carry oxygen and water for the journey.
- Bring inventory space for Aluminum and other useful finds.
- Have the multitool available for picking up ground pieces.
Farming steps
- Head toward the open terrain near the Iridium cave and look for the shiny columns and darker ground that identify the Hills.
- Search the ground around the columns for loose metallic Aluminum pieces.
- Pick up each piece you find by hand with the multitool.
- Check nearby ground before leaving; do not assume the material is concentrated in a single pile.
- Return to base when your inventory is nearly full or your supplies run low.
- Store Aluminum for construction or take it to an Advanced Craft Station later for Super Alloy.
- Collect a practical reserve on your first visit, since the loose ground pieces are finite and do not respawn on their own.
- Aluminum is used in Super Alloy and Super Alloy Rod crafting, so avoid spending your entire supply on low-priority builds.
Repeat, collect and use
This is a limited collection route. A return trip may find pieces you overlooked, but the collected ground supply does not naturally reset.
Common mistakes
- Searching for a guaranteed single cluster: scan the open area and inspect the ground around the rock columns.
- Planning on loose pieces as an ongoing source: transition to an Ore Extractor placed inside the Hills’ dark zone when available.
- Spending Aluminum without tracking future needs: reserve some for Super Alloy recipes.
When to stop or switch
Leave once your inventory is full or you have enough for the next planned recipes; build an Aluminum extractor for ongoing supply when you can.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.