Uranium Ore — Minecraft block

Uranium Ore

Worldgen IC2 ore in stone at low Y levels; needs iron pickaxe; processed via Macerator for nuclear fuel.

Block ID ic2:uranium_ore
Mod Industrial Craft 2
Game versions
1.19.2 1.12.2 1.11.2 1.11 1.10.2 1.10 1.9.4 1.8.9 1.7.10 1.7.2 1.6.4 1.5.2

Description

Uranium Ore is a worldgen ore block added by IndustrialCraft 2 (IC2 Experimental). It spawns in stone at low Y levels in the Overworld, forming small veins of one to three blocks, comparable in depth range to vanilla diamond ore. Without the IC2 mod installed, this block does not exist in the game. Mining Uranium Ore requires an iron pickaxe or better; a stone or wooden pickaxe will break the block without yielding any drop. When mined with a valid tool, the block drops itself as an item rather than a raw resource, meaning it cannot be smelted in a furnace for any useful product. The intended workflow is industrial processing through IC2 machinery: the ore is fed into a Macerator to obtain Crushed Uranium Ore, then washed and purified through an Ore Washing Plant and a Thermal Centrifuge to yield Tiny Piles of Uranium-235 and Uranium-238 isotopes. These isotopes are combined into fuel rods used inside the IC2 Nuclear Reactor for high-tier energy generation. Uranium Ore is therefore the entry point to the entire IC2 nuclear power chain on AlaCraft.

Step-by-step guide

How to mine and process Uranium Ore in IC2

  1. 1

    Prepare an iron pickaxe

    Craft at least an iron pickaxe before searching for Uranium Ore. Stone and wooden tools will destroy the block without dropping anything, wasting the vein.

  2. 2

    Descend to low Y levels

    Mine down into stone at low Y levels in the Overworld, in a depth range similar to vanilla diamond. Veins are small, usually 1–3 blocks, so branch-mine across a wide area.

  3. 3

    Mine the full vein

    When you find Uranium Ore, mine every connected block. Each block drops itself as an item, so collect all of them before moving on.

  4. 4

    Macerate the ore

    Return to base and feed the Uranium Ore blocks into a Macerator. Each block becomes Crushed Uranium Ore, the first intermediate product of the IC2 nuclear chain.

  5. 5

    Wash and centrifuge

    Process Crushed Uranium Ore in an Ore Washing Plant, then in a Thermal Centrifuge, to obtain Tiny Piles of Uranium-235 and Uranium-238 used to craft nuclear fuel rods.

Tool reminder

Always carry a backup iron or diamond pickaxe; mining Uranium Ore with the wrong tool gives zero drops and the vein cannot be recovered.

Frequently asked questions

What pickaxe do I need to mine Uranium Ore?

An iron pickaxe or better. Stone and wooden pickaxes will break the block without producing any drop.

At what Y level does Uranium Ore generate?

It spawns in stone at low Y levels in the Overworld, in a depth range similar to vanilla diamond ore, in small veins of 1–3 blocks.

Can I smelt Uranium Ore in a furnace?

No. The block drops itself and a vanilla furnace produces nothing useful. You must process it through IC2 machines such as the Macerator.

What is Uranium Ore used for?

It is processed via Macerator, Ore Washing Plant and Thermal Centrifuge into Uranium-235 and Uranium-238, which are combined into fuel rods for the IC2 Nuclear Reactor.

Does Uranium Ore exist without the IC2 mod?

No. It is added by IndustrialCraft 2 and only appears on AlaCraft servers running the IC2 Experimental modpack.