There are a number of types of ore and mineral deposits which can be mined from veins or just found lying around. Most of these can be made into usable form with a Smelter.
| Image | Name | Weight | Value | Use |
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Clay [1] | 1 | 1 | Used in building foundations and walls |
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Corundum Ore | 1 | 20 | 2 pieces can be smelted into a Corundum Ingot |
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Ebony Ore | 1 | 60 | 2 pieces can be smelted into an Ebony Ingot |
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Gold Ore | 1 | 50 | 2 pieces can be smelted into a Gold Ingot |
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Heart Stone [2] | 1 | 100 | Can be used to enchant previously unenchanted staves, or to keep conjured Ash Guardians from becoming hostile |
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Iron Ore | 1 | 6 | 1 piece can be smelted into an Iron Ingot, or transmuted into a piece Silver Ore |
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Malachite Ore | 1 | 30 | 2 pieces can be smelted into a ingot of Refined Malachite |
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Moonstone Ore | 1 | 30 | 2 pieces can be smelted into a ingot of Refined Moonstone |
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Orichalcum Ore | 1 | 20 | 2 pieces can be smelted into an Orichalcum Ingot |
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Quarried Stone [1] | 1 | 2 | Use in building foundations, floors and roofs |
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Quicksilver Ore | 1 | 25 | 2 pieces can be smelted into a Quicksilver Ingot |
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Silver Ore | 1 | 25 | 2 pieces can be smelted into a Silver Ingot, or 1 piece can be transmuted into a piece Gold Ore |
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Stalhrim [2] | 1 | 200 | Used to craft Stalhrim armor and weapons |
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Only in Hearthfire DLC, cannot be smelted
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Only in Dragonborn DLC, cannot be smelted