16 January 2026

All Ore Locations in StarRupture

By newsgame

StarRupture’s Arcadia-7 is rich with resources, but they’re not simply handed to you. Every machine you build, every upgrade you unlock, and every delivery you send into orbit depends on your ability to locate and extract the planet’s ores. Some of these materials are easy to stumble upon near your landing site, while others are tricky to find. This guide breaks down all five ores in StarRupture, showing you where to find them and how to extract each one.

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All Ores in StarRupture & Where to Find Them

Currently, there are five ore types available on Arcadia-7:

Wolfram
Titanium
Calcium
Helium-3
Sulfur

Each ore has its own visual identity, spawn behavior, and extraction requirements. Some can be mined manually or with basic machinery, while others require specialized extractors and high corporation levels.

Wolfram

Wolfram is the most common ore in StarRupture. It is one of the first ores you’ll find during the tutorial. Wolfram resembles copper, with brown-colored veins running through rocky formations. A defining feature is the small arch-like structure that appears in the center of many Wolfram veins. This makes them easy to recognize from a distance.

You can gather Wolfram in three ways:

Mine it manually using your mining tool.
Place an Ore Excavator on a flat vein on the ground.
Pick up smaller brown chunks scattered on the ground.

The starting area already contains a Wolfram vein near the Orbital Lander. Besides that, large clusters appear to the north and northeast. There’s another notable Wolfram vein far north of the map.

If you want to automate Wolfram mining, you’ll need to power your Ore Excavator with a connected energy structure. As long as both are linked via platforms or rails, extraction will begin.

Titanium

Titanium is the second ore introduced during the tutorial and behaves similarly to Wolfram in terms of extraction. However, its deposits are much smaller and more spread out.

Titanium veins have a rocky structure and a muted gray color. On the map, these usually appear as small gray circles or tight clusters. You’ll find them in the starting area and in large numbers north and northeast of the Orbital Lander.

Like Wolfram, Titanium can be mined manually, extracted using an Ore Excavator, collected from small gray rocks, and harvested from meteorites.

Calcium

Calcium is the first ore you need to actively hunt down after the tutorial. You’ll have to explore the world and find Calcium veins to mine.

Calcium veins appear in damp-looking regions with white, teeth-like textures. They stand out visually once you know what to look for. They appear as bright white structures embedded in moist terrain.

There are a few spots where you can find Calcium deposits early on. These include just north of the starting area and to the east of the Orbital Lander. You can also find Calcium veins in large clusters northeast, beyond the mountainous terrain.

Helium-3

Helium-3 is a mid-game resource, but you can start collecting it early. You’ll occasionally find small rocks emitting purple gas or Helium-3 trapped inside meteorites. These give you a limited amount of Helium since you don’t need much in the early game.

If you want to farm Helium-3, you need to find purple geysers scattered across specific parts of the map. These geysers are rare and fixed in position. One of these geysers is unusable because an abandoned base takes its place.

Other Helium-3 geyser zones include the far north and far east of the Orbital Lander. There’s also a triple geyser north of the large Calcium vein northeast of the map.

Sulfur

Sulfur is the most dangerous and restrictive ore in StarRupture. Unlike every other resource, it does not appear as loose rocks or surface fragments. You will have zero Sulfur until you start mining it properly.

Sulfur veins are unmistakable. The air around them is corrosive, damaging you as soon as you enter the area. On the map, they appear as bright yellow zones.

Before you can extract Sulfur, you need to upgrade Selenian Corporation to level nine and unlock the Sulfur Extractor. Then, wait for a rupture to pass.

Sulfur veins can only be approached after a rupture, when temperatures drop and the corrosive atmosphere temporarily clears. If you arrive too early, the extractor cannot be placed. This is why Sulfure farming is quite a challenge. You have to prepare infrastructure in advance and rush in as soon as conditions stabilize.