Material
Iron Ore
Unrefined iron. Needs to be refined in a smelter.
IronOreSpawnspawn IronOre 30Where to get Iron Ore
| Source | Amount | Chance | Biome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picked from Bog Iron | 1 | 100% | |
| Picked from Meteorite | 6 | 100% | |
| Mined from Iron vein | 1 × 1–2 rolls | 33.3% | |
| Caught by Giant Herring | 1–2 × 1 roll | 16.7% |
What Iron Ore is used for
Iron Ore in other languages
SwedishJärnmalm
UkrainianЗалізна руда
Portuguese BrazilianMinério de ferro
DanishJernmalm
NorwegianJernmalm
HungarianVasérc
FrenchMinerai de fer
ItalianMinerale di ferro
GermanEisenerz
SpanishMineral de hierro
RussianЖелезная руда
RomanianFier crud
BulgarianЖелязна Руда
FinnishRautamalmia
IcelandicJárngrýti
TurkishDemir madeni
LithuanianGeležies rūda
CzechŽelezná ruda
SlovakŽelezná ruda
PolishRuda żelaza
DutchIJzererts
Portuguese EuropeanMinério de ferro
Chinese铁矿
Chinese Trad鐵礦石
Japanese鉄鉱石
Korean철 광석
Thaiแร่เหล็ก
AbenakiAlnahlakwapskw
CroatianŽeljezna ruda
Georgianრკინის მადანი
LatvianDzelzs rūda
From the game's own localization files (32 languages).
Source: ObjectDB in the files of Valheim 1.0.16 (2026-09-24), prefab IronOre. See how this site reads the game.