Ore Processing

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Description Mekanism adds various tiers of ore processing for better ingot yields from Silk Touch Ore. To acquire Silk Touch Ore the silk touch enchant needs to be enchanted on a pickaxe. Each tier use a specific machine to process the raw ore ( for direct ingots, dusts, clumps, shards or crystals ).Then the product is processed by the machines of the previous tiers.	Ore processing flowchart (Mekanism v10)	Simplified version of flowchart

Video Tutorial

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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 New machines on this tier: Enrichment Chamber 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 Silk Touch Ore → Enrichment Chamber → 2 Dusts → Energized Smelter → 2 Ingots	Basic Tier 1 Setup
Tier 2 New machines on this tier: Purification Chamber Crusher This tier doubles raw ore or triples Silk Touch mined ore 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. 1 Raw Ore (Non Silk Touch harvest) + Oxygen → Purification Chamber → 2 Clumps 2 Clumps → Crusher → 2 Dirty Dusts → Enrichment Chamber → 2 Dusts → Energized Smelter → 2 Ingots OR 1 Silk Touch Ore + Oxygen → Purification Chamber → 3 Clumps 3 Clumps → Crusher → 3 Dirty Dusts → Enrichment Chamber → 3 Dusts → Energized Smelter → 3 Ingots Oxygen Can be obtained like so: Water → Electric Pump → Electrolytic Separator → Oxygen 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 New machines on this tier: Chemical Injection Chamber Chemical Infuser This tier quadruples ingot yield. It uses the Thermal Evaporation Plant, Chemical Injection Chamber, Electrolytic Separator, Chemical Infuser, Purification Chamber, Electrolytic Separator, Crusher and Enrichment Chamber. 1 Silk Touch 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 The chain to make Hydrogen Chloride is self-sustaining but quite involved. Water → Electric Pump → Thermal Evaporation Plant → Brine → Electrolytic Separator → Sodium and Chlorine Or Salt → Chemical Oxidizer → Gaseous Brine → Rotary Condensentrator → Brine → Electrolytic Separator → Sodium and Chlorine Hydrogen (from water electrolysis) and Chlorine → Chemical Infuser → Hydrogen Chloride	Basic Tier 3 Setup
Tier 4 New machines on this tier (plus machines used for gas crafting, see the description below). Chemical Dissolution Chamber Chemical Washer Chemical Crystallizer This tier quintuples ingot yield. It uses the Rotary Condensentrator, Chemical Dissolution Chamber, Chemical Washer, Chemical Crystalizer, Chemical Oxidizer, Solar Evaporation Plant, Chemical Injection Chamber, Electrolytic Separator, Chemical Infuser, Purification Chamber, Electrolytic Separator, Crusher and Enrichment Chamber. 1 Silk Touch 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. 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	An example of Tier 4 Processing
Previous versions Hydrogen Chloride production in Mekanism 6: Water → Solar Evaporation Plant → Brine → Electrolytic Separator → Hydrogen and Chlorine → Chemical Infuser → Hydrogen Chloride	Ore processing flowchart (v6)