Ore Processing

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Description Mekanism adds various tiers of ore processing for better ingot yields from raw ores.	Ore processing flowchart
Tier 0 This is the stock minecraft Tier of directly smelting ores into ingots. First energy is produced for example by Heat Generator in passive mode. 1 Raw Ore → Energized Smelter → 1 Ingot	Basic Tier 0 Setup
Tier 1 This tier doubles ingot yield, similar to many other mods. It uses the Enrichment Chamber, similar to Thermal Expansion's Pulverizer and IC2's Macerator. 1 Raw Ore → Enrichment Chamber → 2 Dusts → Energized Smelter → 2 Ingots	Basic Tier 1 Setup
Tier 2 This tier triples ingot yield, like Thermal Expansion's Induction Smelter (with rich slag). It uses the Purification Chamber, Crusher and Enrichment Chamber. The Purification Chamber requires a source of Oxygen. Water → Electric Pump → Electrolytic Separator → Oxygen 1 Raw Ore + Oxygen → Purification Chamber → 3 Clumps 3 Clumps → Crusher → 3 Dirty Dusts → Enrichment Chamber → 3 Dusts → Energized Smelter → 3 Ingots Hint: You can use Gas-Burning Generator to recycle Hydrogen produced by Electrolytic Separator back to energy. That saves a lot of energy.	Basic Tier 2 Setup
Tier 3 This tier quadruples ingot yield. It uses the Salination Plant, Chemical Injection Chamber, Electrolytic Separator, Chemical Infuser, Purification Chamber, Electrolytic Separator, Crusher and Enrichment Chamber. The chain to make Hydrogen Chloride is self sustaining but quite involved. Water → Electric Pump → Salination Plant → Brine → Electrolytic Separator → Hydrogen and Chlorine → Chemical Infuser → Hydrogen Chloride The rest is quite similar to previous tiers. 1 Raw Ore + Hydrogen Chloride →Chemical Injection Chamber → 4 Shards 4 Shards + Oxygen → Purification Chamber → 4 Clumps 4 Clumps → Crusher → 4 Dirty Dusts → Enrichment Chamber → 4 Dusts → Energized Smelter → 4 Ingots	File:Tier3.jpg Basic Tier 3 Setup
Tier 4 This tier quintuples ingot yield. It uses the Rotary Condensentrator, Chemical Dissolution Chamber, Chemical Washer, Chemical Crystalizer, Chemical Oxidizer, Salination Plant, Chemical Injection Chamber, Electrolytic Separator, Chemical Infuser, Purification Chamber, Electrolytic Separator, Crusher and Enrichment Chamber. You need a chain to make Hydrogen Chloride the same as Tier 3. You also need a source of Gravel/Flint/Gunpowder. Gunpowder + Hydrogen Chloride → Chemical Injection Chamber → Sulfur Sulfur → Chemical Oxidizer → Sulfur Dioxide Sulfur Dioxide + Oxygen → Chemical Infuser → Sulfur Trioxide Water → Rotary Condensentrator → Water Vapor Water Vapor + Sulfur Trioxide → Chemical Infuser → Sulfuric Acid 1 Raw Ore + Sulfuric Acid → Chemical Dissolution Chamber → Ore Slurry Ore Slurry + Water → Chemical Washer → Clean Ore Slurry → Chemical Crystalizer → Crystals Crystals are then put into a Tier 3 setup to be processed.	An example of Tier 4 Processing