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Metals are a collectible in The Sims 3 and The Sims 4.

The Sims 3[]

Metals are found in ore form and can be smelted into ingots for §40.

Sometimes the foundry will return an ore, saying that it is actually a Mysterious Mr. Gnome in disguise.

Smelted ingots are worth 175% of their original cost, and so the raw metal must be worth §54 to offset the §40 cost of smelting and break even relative to selling the ore alone.

The "breaking even" equation is as follows:

0.75 * X - §40 = Profit

With X being the value of the ore. Plugging in §54 yields a profit of §0.5; thus this is the lowest whole number that does not lose money.

Some consider §23 as "breaking even," but this only covers the cost of smelting the ore. In order to fully "break even", it must factor in all costs, including the value of the ore itself. Plugging into the above equation yields a net loss of -§22.75. Even disregarding the cost of the original ore, to sell the raw ore gives §23 and costs nothing, for a profit of §23, whereas mailing it to the smelter, costs §40 and makes §40.25, for a profit of §0.25. From a strict Simoleon standpoint, it is far more worthwhile to sell a raw ore up to §54, at which point it becomes worthwhile to smelt it.

However, smelting also provides the chance of getting a Mysterious Mr. Gnome, worth §1000, as well as the chance of duplicating the smelted bars if the sim has completed the Metal Collector challenge. This is a gamble that may make it worth smelting ores that are less than §54.

Metal bars can be acquired through various means, e.g. Buydebug spawners.

Raw Ingot Metal Rarity Weight Raw Value Ingot Value EP Where?
Iron Iron Ingot Iron Common 1-52 §7-20 §12-35 &BG
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Base neighborhood
Silver Silver Ingot Silver Common 1-52 §25-35 §44-61 &BG
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Base neighborhood
Gold Gold Ingot Gold Uncommon 1-52 §40-120 §70-210 &BG
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Base neighborhood
Palladium Palladium Ingot Palladium Rare 80-300 §300-500 §525-875 &BG
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Base neighborhood
Plutonium Plutonium Ingot Plutonium Rare[1] 0.1-5 §1000-1800 §1750-3150 &BG
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CopperOre CopperIngot Copper Common 1-52 §15-31 §26-54 &EP01
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Egypt
MummitomiumOre MummitomiumIngot Mummitomium Rare 150-450 §750-1200 §1312-2100 &EP01
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Egypt, garbage cans in base neighborhood.[2]
IridiumOre IridiumIngot Iridium Uncommon 1-11 §75-155 §131-271 &EP01
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France
TitaniumOre TitaniumIngot Titanium Rare 75-105 §450-700 §787-1225 &EP01
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France
PlatinumOre PlatinumIngot Platinum Uncommon 1-52 §250-336 §437-588 &EP01
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China
MercuryOre MercuryVialMercuryIngot Mercury[3] Uncommon 1-52 §100-400 §175-700 &EP01
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China
CompendiumOre CompendiumIngot Compendium[4] Rare 1100-5500 §100-1000 §175-1750
25% more than the worth of the 8 metals used[5]
&EP01
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Buydebug Metal Spawner/Transfiguration/Sculpting Station (rare)

May be dug up by dogs[TS3P]

Transfiguration requirements: Between 2 and 4 different metals.

SupernoviumOre SupernoviumIngot Supernovium[4] Rare 35000-55000 §3500-5500

§6125-9625

&EP01
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Garbage cans in base neighborhood.

Buydebug Metal Spawner/Transfiguration

Transfiguration Requirements: At least 5 different metals.

May be dug up by dogs[TS3P]

Woohooium Woohooium Ingot Woohooium

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Rare 1-52 §500-750 §875-1313 &EP02
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Sculptor's Workbench (Ambitions), Consignment store (Ambitions), Relic Shops (World Adventures), garbage cans in France (World Adventures)

May be dug up by dogs[TS3P]

Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Ingot Carbon Steel[7] Common 100-1095 §120-300 §210-525 &EP03
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Tungsten Carbide Tungsten Carbide Ingot Tungsten Carbide[7] Common 100-1095 §35-70 §61-123 &EP03
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The Sims 4[]

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There are 20 metals in the base game, 2 in Get to Work, and 3 in Crystal Creations stuff. They are collected through exploring various rocks in the world. Metals can be sent to the Geo Council to be broken down into elements for §20. One of the possible elements that the metal can be broken down into will arrive in the mail the following day. In Get to Work, scientists can analyze crystals and metals themselves. In Jungle Adventure, Sims can extract elements from crystals at the archaeology table.

Name Rarity Value Elements Description EP
Alcron Common 10 Sydrolin, Selium Alcron is a highly abundant silvery, ductile metal which means it doesn't crack or break under stress as easily! &BG
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Baconite Common 25 Sydrolin, Ozinate Baconite is a soft, red colored metal that oddly has a faint smell of juicy, delicious cured pork. &BG
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Heavy Metal Common 30 Phozone, Goobleck Heavy Metal like brass is the metal of choice for musical instruments because of its malleability and acoustic properties. &BG
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Obtanium Common 25 Alicneat, Goobleck Obtainium is pale white in color and is also one of the most abundant metals so it is relatively easy to obtain. &BG
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Ozinold Common 25 Ozinate, Alcineat Ozinold is a dense, heavy metal accidentally discovered by Harold Ozinold and subsequently named after him due to their similar characteristics. &BG
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Phozonite Common 15 Phozone Phozonite is a yellow-tinted metal that has good electrical and thermal conductivity, but is famous for its unique atom arrangements. &BG
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Plathinum Common 20 Goobleck, Plathium Plathinum is a common transition metal that has a variety of uses since it doesn't react to most chemicals. &BG
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Punium Common 30 Oxypin Punium is a metal just like any other, but it is habitually overlooked and no one takes it seriously. Perhaps because of its name? &BG
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Pyrite Common 10 Phozone, Melacoo Pyrite has a metallic sheen and brassy-yellow color, but you'd have to be a fool to mistake this for real gold! &BG
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Utranium Common 25 Selium Utranium is a metal with a low melting point that was once used as a pigment to dye almost everything purple! &BG
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Crytunium Uncommon 75 Crytacoo, Volenton Crytunium is highly brittle; making it frustratingly hard to work with as it breaks apart easily and is not commonly found. &BG
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Death Metal Uncommon 60 Plathium, Ozinate Death Metal is remarkably resistant to corrosion and is speculated to be the material used in the Grim Reaper's scythe. &BG
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Flamingonium Uncommon 75 Melacoo, Peryllium Flamingonium is a startling shade of pink and is the go-to metal for creating shiny lawn ornaments. &BG
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Ironyum Uncommon 80 Wolfium, Plathium Ironyum is a metal not many understand as it often reacts in the opposite manner of what you would expect. &BG
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Simtanium Uncommon 90 Selium, Wolfium, Plumbobus Simtanium has a shiny, reflective green appearance and is highly conductive so it is used in the production of computer parts like circuit boards. &BG
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Socialite Uncommon 80 Peryllium, Volenton Socialite is a precious metal that is highly sought after to make attractive and extremely valuable jewelry. &BG
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Furium Rare 140 Firaxium, Oxypin, Alcineat Furium is highly reactive and flammable compared to other metals. It is prone to outbursts and tarnishes easily. &BG
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Literalite Rare 125 Selium, Volenton, Crytacoo Literalite is a hard-to-find purple metal that little is known about, and currently its properties are taken at face value. &BG
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Romantium Rare 150 Melacoo, Peryllium, Plumbobus Romantium is a blush-colored metal that is highly reactive chemically; you might even consider it one of the most amorous metals. &BG
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Sadnum Rare 155 Selium, Plubobus, Firaxium Sadnum is a soft, malleable metal that is typically found in a blue state as is as rare as a unicorn's tear. &BG
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Blutonium Uncommon 90 Xenopetrium, Plathium Blutonium is an element found on Sixam. Like a deep ocean abyss, it is hauntingly beautiful. &EP01
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Solarium Uncommon 90 Xenopetrium, Oxypin, Wolfium Solarium is a beautiful orange element created by the gravitational collapse of a star. &EP01
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Silver Common 20 Sydrolin, Oxypin Silver is a soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. &TS4:CCS
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Gold Uncommon 85 Volenton, Alcineat Gold is a bright, slightly orange-yellow. dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal in pure form. &TS4:CCS
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Rose Gold Rare 150 Volenton, Firaxium Rose gold is a gold-copper alloy widely used for specialized jewelry. The difference between red, rose, and pink gold is the copper content: the higher the copper content, the stronger the red coloration. &TS4:CCS
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Notes[]

  1. You may alternatively buy it at Aleister's Elixers and Sundries.
  2. With World Adventures installed, foreign metals can be found in the base world through the use of the Miner.
  3. Once smelted, Mercury will always be returned as a liquid in a vial (On rare cases it will be returned as an Ingot possibly with the skill challenge Metal Collector, which wouldn't work in real life, as Mercury melts at -40 degrees). Solid Mercury can be obtained through Transfiguration.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Available through Transfiguration.
  5. Price is determined by which metals it consists of, see Transfiguration for more details.
  6. Woohooium is predominantly found from the sculptor's workbench. When sculpting stone, it can shatter to reveal Woohooium (or the Flourite Palmstone gem). There is also a possibility the ore may be obtained through transfiguration.
  7. 7.0 7.1 SimFans tweet
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