Best way/place to farm lead?

[Frank ツ]

Im kinda new to this game and i want to craft as much bullets as i can but lead always get empty first, so where or what is the best way to farm lead?

Thanks

[mercy]

try mining

[Marx1]

Mining boulders on the surface are a good way to find all the ores you need for gunpowder and lead. you will need other items for brass though. good place to start until you find a good ore deposit.

[Frank ツ]

Yeah i have an auger so mining itself isnt a problem but i need to know where.

What are mining boulders?

Edit, you mean those big rocks? I know those yes

[Raptorian]

Originally posted by Frank ツ:

Yeah i have an auger so mining itself isnt a problem but i need to know where.

What are mining boulders?

Edit, you mean those big rocks? I know those yes

Look for gravel-like spots. They are white/gray on a map. Mine it. You will see which deposit is under it. Iron, Lead, Coal or Nitrate. Then follow this gravel line under the surface until you find an actual deposit. That is the best way of mining resources in this game.
Not all of these gravel spots have deposits under it. Remember to follow gravel lines and do not mine rock. Mining rock is not needed while doing this method.

[Lyntonnator]

Originally posted by Raptorian:

Originally posted by Frank ツ:

Yeah i have an auger so mining itself isnt a problem but i need to know where.

What are mining boulders?

Edit, you mean those big rocks? I know those yes

Look for gravel-like spots. They are white/gray on a map. Mine it. You will see which deposit is under it. Iron, Lead, Coal or Nitrate. Then follow this gravel line under the surface until you find an actual deposit. That is the best way of mining resources in this game.
Not all of these gravel spots have deposits under it. Remember to follow gravel lines and do not mine rock. Mining rock is not needed while doing this method.

This is good but i would also like to say that to find the most lead your going to need to go a pine or maple. Forest i'm not sure which one was taking with this alpha and go to around near bedrock and you should. Find tons of iron and lead there as it's the predominate ore in that biome for info look in the wiki for specifics and also please note this could be old info.

[rudi ratlos]

for the first 30 day i use only the small boulders on the surface. They bring enough stones, iron, nitrate, coal and lead. And in every biome you find ores on the surface - different ores in different biomes. Small boulders are shown on the map as groups of little grey squares. They have 3x400 hitpoints per boulder. Thats enough to have munition for the hordes. And at the traders - look allways for bullets... I prefere garage doors for making money.

[Mortius Maximus]

IN WHAT ZONE

[seven]

Originally posted by Mortius Maximus:

IN WHAT ZONE

Mining was a lot different in 2019. If you're not asking about mining in an old alpha it would be better to start a new topic.

[DthBlayde]

Originally posted by Mortius Maximus:

IN WHAT ZONE

ignoring the fact you rezzed a 5 yr old thread.... and ore distribution has changed considerably in that time: it no longer matters.

Just look for silverish grey, cuboid nodes on the surface in any biome, then dig down. You'll be swimming (metaphorically speaking) in lead.

https://7daystodie.fandom.com/wiki/Mining?file=LeadNode.png