Setting Up a Multi-Step Metal Refining Line

Mechanical Preparation

Extracting usable metals from raw rocks requires a multi-stage factory setup rather than basic smelting:

1. Mine Raw Ore: Extract minerals like wolframite, cassiterite, magnetite, or chromatite from their designated host stones.

2. Crush and Wash: Feed raw materials into mechanical setups from the base Create mod to crush and wash the extracted minerals.

3. Apply Heat: Subject the processed minerals to heat stages to prepare them for advanced chemical interaction.

Chemical Vat Processing

Obtaining advanced metals—including titanium, tungsten, chromium, magnesium, and tin—requires industrial chemistry setups:

1. Assemble Chemical Vats: Set up sealed vats to hold reactive liquids and mineral mixtures.

2. Introduce Acids and Salts: Pump in acids and mix required salts into the vats to trigger chemical reactions with your heated, crushed materials.

3. Loop Reagents: Route output fluids and chemical solutions back into your factory setup to sustain continuous processing loops.

4. Cast Metal Ingots: Collect your refined metal ingots at the end of the vat sequence, making sure to route out byproduct lines to prevent industrial bottlenecks.