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ICARUS Deep Mining Drill Calculator

A Biofuel Deep-Mining Drill mines Iron Ore every 30 s (120 per hour) and burns 4.8 L/h of biofuel, so one Biofuel Can lasts 2h 5m. The Electric Deep-Mining Drill is ≈ 179.1 per hour on 2 kW of power. The Oil Deep-Mining Drill's speed is computed in-game.

Data Week 252 · 1 Oct

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Ore deposit

Drill

Number of drills

Fuel container

Containers loaded

Free storage slots (optional)

Count them in the drill's inventory: slot counts aren't in the game data.

Area bonus % (optional, ≈)

Your area's drill bonus (up to 20% per the wiki). Applied as time × (1 − bonus): an assumption.

Target ore per hour (optional)

Biofuel Deep-Mining Drill on Iron Ore: 30 s per ore, 120 ore per hour per drill

Time per ore: 30 s
Ore / hour · 1 drill: 120
Biofuel / hour: 4.8 L/h4.8 L/h per drill
Runtime · 1 × Biofuel Can: 2h 5m≈ 250 ore per drill

First outThe fuel lasts 2h 5m and mines 250 Iron Ore (5 stacks of 50). With fewer than 5 free slots the drill fills before the fuel runs out; with more, the fuel runs out first.

Ore × drill table

22 deposits

Seconds per ore and ore per hour for one drill, without area bonuses. Electric values are

Estimate: derived, not stated by the game. Base time × 0.67: the wiki's per-ore table for this drill fits base × (1 − 33%) in whole seconds (e.g. Iron Ore 30 → 20 s). Verify in-game.

ICARUS wiki: Deep Mining Ore Deposit: Iron Ore ∞ ∞ 30 20 (read 2026-10-05)
ICARUS wiki: Electric Deep-Mining Drill: +33% Deep Mining Drill Speed (read 2026-10-05)

estimates; the oil drill's speed is computed in-game.

Deep mining rate per ore deposit and drill
Deposit	Biofuel drill	Electric drill	Oil drill	Stack · notes
Aluminium Ore	80/h45 s per ore	≈ 119.4/h30.2 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot
Clay	120/h30 s per ore	≈ 179.1/h20.1 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot
Coal Ore	180/h20 s per ore	≈ 268.7/h13.4 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot
Copper Ore	102.9/h35 s per ore	≈ 153.5/h23.5 s per ore	in-game	50 per slot
Crystallized Ruby	60/h60 s per ore	≈ 89.6/h40.2 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot · Dangerous Horizons
Frozen Wood	120/h30 s per ore	≈ 179.1/h20.1 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot
Gold Ore	80/h45 s per ore	≈ 119.4/h30.2 s per ore	in-game	50 per slot
Iron Ore	120/h30 s per ore	≈ 179.1/h20.1 s per ore	in-game	50 per slot
Limestone	144/h25 s per ore	≈ 214.9/h16.8 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot · Dangerous Horizons
Lithium Ore	90/h40 s per ore	≈ 134.3/h26.8 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot · Dangerous Horizons
Obsidian	80/h45 s per ore	≈ 119.4/h30.2 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot
Oxite	240/h15 s per ore	≈ 358.2/h10.1 s per ore	in-game	50 per slot
Platinum Ore	72/h50 s per ore	≈ 107.5/h33.5 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot
Salt	240/h15 s per ore	≈ 358.2/h10.1 s per ore	in-game	500 per slot
Scoria	90/h40 s per ore	≈ 134.3/h26.8 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot
Silica Ore	102.9/h35 s per ore	≈ 153.5/h23.5 s per ore	in-game	50 per slot
Stone	240/h15 s per ore	≈ 358.2/h10.1 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot
Sulfur	180/h20 s per ore	≈ 268.7/h13.4 s per ore	in-game	50 per slot
Super Cooled Ice	120/h30 s per ore	≈ 179.1/h20.1 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot · New Frontiers
Titanium Ore	65.5/h55 s per ore	≈ 97.7/h36.9 s per ore	in-game	100 per slot
Raw Uranium	240/h15 s per ore	≈ 358.2/h10.1 s per ore	in-game	10 per slot · finite: 1,000 ore · Dangerous Horizons
Volatile Raw Exotic	120/h30 s per ore	≈ 179.1/h20.1 s per ore	in-game	10 per slot · finite: 1,000 ore · New Frontiers

Aluminium Ore
Biofuel drill
80/h (45 s)
Electric drill
≈ 119.4/h (30.2 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Clay
Biofuel drill
120/h (30 s)
Electric drill
≈ 179.1/h (20.1 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Coal Ore
Biofuel drill
180/h (20 s)
Electric drill
≈ 268.7/h (13.4 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Copper Ore
Biofuel drill
102.9/h (35 s)
Electric drill
≈ 153.5/h (23.5 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
50
Crystallized Ruby
Biofuel drill
60/h (60 s)
Electric drill
≈ 89.6/h (40.2 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Frozen Wood
Biofuel drill
120/h (30 s)
Electric drill
≈ 179.1/h (20.1 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Gold Ore
Biofuel drill
80/h (45 s)
Electric drill
≈ 119.4/h (30.2 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
50
Iron Ore
Biofuel drill
120/h (30 s)
Electric drill
≈ 179.1/h (20.1 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
50
Limestone
Biofuel drill
144/h (25 s)
Electric drill
≈ 214.9/h (16.8 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Lithium Ore
Biofuel drill
90/h (40 s)
Electric drill
≈ 134.3/h (26.8 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Obsidian
Biofuel drill
80/h (45 s)
Electric drill
≈ 119.4/h (30.2 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Oxite
Biofuel drill
240/h (15 s)
Electric drill
≈ 358.2/h (10.1 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
50
Platinum Ore
Biofuel drill
72/h (50 s)
Electric drill
≈ 107.5/h (33.5 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Salt
Biofuel drill
240/h (15 s)
Electric drill
≈ 358.2/h (10.1 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
500
Scoria
Biofuel drill
90/h (40 s)
Electric drill
≈ 134.3/h (26.8 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Silica Ore
Biofuel drill
102.9/h (35 s)
Electric drill
≈ 153.5/h (23.5 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
50
Stone
Biofuel drill
240/h (15 s)
Electric drill
≈ 358.2/h (10.1 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Sulfur
Biofuel drill
180/h (20 s)
Electric drill
≈ 268.7/h (13.4 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
50
Super Cooled Ice
Biofuel drill
120/h (30 s)
Electric drill
≈ 179.1/h (20.1 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Titanium Ore
Biofuel drill
65.5/h (55 s)
Electric drill
≈ 97.7/h (36.9 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
100
Raw Uranium
Biofuel drill
240/h (15 s)
Electric drill
≈ 358.2/h (10.1 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
10 · finite 1,000
Volatile Raw Exotic
Biofuel drill
120/h (30 s)
Electric drill
≈ 179.1/h (20.1 s)
Oil drill
in-game
Stack
10 · finite 1,000

The Ice Borer mines at the biofuel drill's rate (no speed bonus in the data) on the same fuel. In-game description: “A biofuel-powered drill capable of extracting Super-Cooled Ice or Frozen Wood from Arctic areas.”

Drills compared

Speed stat, fuel or power, and how long each container runs one drill.

Biofuel Deep-Mining Drill
Speed stat
none
Time factor
× 1
Biofuel use
4.8 L/h
Runtime per Biofuel Can (10 L)
2h 5m
Runtime per MXC Fuel Canister (10 L)
2h 5m
Runtime per Portable Biofuel Tank (150 L)
31h 15m
Storage slots
not in the data
Electric Deep-Mining Drill
Speed stat
+33%
Time factor
× 0.67
Estimate: derived, not stated by the game: show method and source
Estimate: derived, not stated by the game. Base time × 0.67: the wiki's per-ore table for this drill fits base × (1 − 33%) in whole seconds (e.g. Iron Ore 30 → 20 s). Verify in-game.
ICARUS wiki: Deep Mining Ore Deposit: Iron Ore ∞ ∞ 30 20 (read 2026-10-05)
ICARUS wiki: Electric Deep-Mining Drill: +33% Deep Mining Drill Speed (read 2026-10-05)
Power draw
2 kW
Storage slots
not in the data
Oil Deep-Mining Drill
Speed stat
+50%
Time factor
computed in-game
Computed in-game: not in the game data: show method and source
Computed in-game: not in the game data. The data gives this drill a +50% speed stat, but not how the game applies it. No public source gives its time per ore yet.
Refined Oil use
4.8 L/h
Runtime per Oil Can (20 L)
4h 10m
Runtime per MXC Refined Oil Canister (25 L)
5h 12m
Runtime per Oil Barrel (150 L)
31h 15m
Storage slots
not in the data
Ice Borer
Speed stat
none
Time factor
× 1
Biofuel use
4.8 L/h
Runtime per Biofuel Can (10 L)
2h 5m
Runtime per MXC Fuel Canister (10 L)
2h 5m
Runtime per Portable Biofuel Tank (150 L)
31h 15m
Storage slots
not in the data

Fuel or storage first?

A fuelled drill stops when its fuel runs out or its inventory is full, whichever comes first. One Biofuel Can runs a biofuel drill for 2h 5m; on Iron Ore (30 s per ore, stacks of 50) that is 250 ore, or 5 full slots. With fewer free slots the drill fills before the can is empty.

Faster ores fill more slots per can (stacks of 100 halve the slots for the same ore count). The game data has no slot count for drills, so enter your drill's free slots in the calculator for an exact answer. Electric drills have no fuel to run out: they stop only when full or when the grid fails.

FAQ

How long does a Biofuel Can last in a deep mining drill?

2h 5m. The Biofuel Deep-Mining Drill burns 4.8 L/h of biofuel, and a Biofuel Can holds 10 L. On Iron Ore that is 250 ore per can.

How fast is the Electric Deep-Mining Drill?

About 179.1 Iron Ore per hour (≈ estimate: 20.1 s per ore instead of 30 s). The data gives it a +33% speed stat; the wiki's per-ore table fits base time × 0.67, so verify in-game. It draws 2 kW and burns no fuel; one Biofuel Generator (5 kW) runs 2 of them.

How fast is the Oil Deep-Mining Drill?

Its speed is computed in-game: the data gives a +50% speed stat but no public source shows how it applies. Its fuel use is in the data: 4.8 L/h of refined oil, so an Oil Barrel lasts 31h 15m.

Does the area level change deep mining speed?

Yes, according to the ICARUS wiki: harder areas speed drills up by up to 20%. The game data does not include this bonus, so the calculator lets you enter your area's bonus as your own modifier (labelled ≈).

Which deep ore deposit mines fastest?

Oxite, Salt, Stone (15 s per ore, 240 per hour with the biofuel drill). The slowest is Crystallized Ruby at 60 s (60 per hour).

Can I deep-mine Scoria on every map?

Yes, since Week 248, Scoria deep ore veins appear on all prospects and outposts, not only Prometheus. New worlds spawn them naturally; existing prospects need the Deep Cycler to generate them. A Scoria deposit takes 40 s per ore (90 per hour) with the biofuel drill.

How we compute this

Seconds per ore
seconds per ore = MiningTimeSeconds × drill time factor × (1 − your area bonus)
MiningTimeSeconds comes from each deposit in the game data and is the biofuel drill's time (Iron Ore 30 s, as on the wiki). The electric drill's factor (0.67) is an estimate cited from the wiki's per-ore table. The oil drill's factor is computed in-game. The area bonus is only applied when you enter one.
- Source: ICARUS wiki: Deep Mining Ore Deposit — Iron Ore ∞ ∞ 30 20 (read 2026-10-05)
- Source: ICARUS wiki: Deep Mining Ore Deposit — Deep Mining Drills now have increased drilling speeds (up to 20%) based on area level (read 2026-10-05)
Ore per hour and drills for a target
ore per hour = 3600 ÷ seconds per ore; drills = ⌈target ÷ ore per hour per drill⌉
Drill counts round up, ignoring float noise (216.0002 drills → 216).
Fuel per hour and runtime per container
mL/s = GenerationRate ÷ GenerationRatio; runtime = container mL ÷ mL/s
Both numbers are in the drill's D_Generator row (1 ÷ 0.75 = 4.8 L/h). Container sizes come from D_Fillable (Biofuel Can 10 L).
- Source: ICARUS wiki: Biofuel Deep-Mining Drill — will last 2 hours and 5 minutes on a full Biofuel Can (read 2026-10-05)
- Source: ICARUS wiki: Oil Deep-Mining Drill — will last 31 hours and 15 minutes on a full Oil Barrel (read 2026-10-05)
What runs out first
storage fill time = free slots × ore stack size × seconds per ore
The ore's stack size is in the data; the drill's slot count is not, so you enter your free slots. Without them, the calculator gives the break-even: the slots one fuel load fills.