Quality of metal

[M13tz]

Hi

is iron ore q50 worth something or is it so common that it has no value ?

[sabinati]

it's worth something

[Alubag]

iron ore q50

It's worth nothing, now where do you live?

[Kearn]

q50 is pretty dang rare at layer 1, so hold onto it

[burgingham]

It is however the standard quality on layer 5. So only ore above q50 can really be considered rare, q50 ore is just more effort to get than q10.

[novaalpha]

It is reasonably valuable and rare, especially atm. I'd compare it to silver even, but maybe I'm wrong.

[MagicManICT]

q50 is pretty dang rare at layer 1, so hold onto it

I wouldn't say that, but it's not all that common, either. (I've found 90+ on L1, so take that for what you will.)

The quality of the ore is only part of the equation, though, and is worthless if you have a crap smelter.

[Barhandar]

It is however the standard quality on layer 5. So only ore above q50 can really be considered rare, q50 ore is just more effort to get than q10.

On level 5 you'll need hundreds of str to dig. it's not a problem for villages, though...

[M13tz]

Hmm maybe another angle, we have crappy smelter so i thanked we can sell it but don`t know if anybody would but it, and if what price it could get.

[MagicManICT]

Hmm maybe another angle, we have crappy smelter so i thanked we can sell it but don`t know if anybody would but it, and if what price it could get.

You might be better off selling the ore instead of reduced quality bars. What nature/industry did you mine it at? If at full industry, figure about 20% of the value of a q50ish bar, if at neutral, about 10%, and don't even bother if it was mined at full nature. (That just annoys anyone buying ore directly.)

Check the "Apples for Oranges" forum approximate values on bars and such.