How can I get so much iron ore?

I've been playing Eco for a while now and I have come across a resource problem

I am trying to create a factory

To create a factory, I need:

  • 6 electric motors
  • 30 circuits
  • 120 substrates
  • 600 fibreglass
  • 3000 plastic
  • 15000 petroleum
  • 15000 barrels
  • 75,000 iron ingots
  • 375,000 iron ore

Note: To create the one above, you need whats below e.g. to create the iron ingots you need 5x as many iron ore (5 iron ore = 1 iron ingot)

How can I get this many resources? 375,000 iron ore is a lot to get!


ECO is an MMO based around the concept of survival being balanced by a dynamic ecology. Your actions can permanently destroy your planet.

Having said that, the point of the same is the first two M - Massive Multiplayer. If you can easily gather the resources by yourself, there is no point in calling it "multiplayer".

Second, there are Efficiency Skills that can reduce resource usage by up to 80%.