Mining Belt

The Mining Belt splits its ten slots: slots 0 and 1 take tools, slots 2 to 9 only items of the ore slot type. According to the game data that includes not only ores but also ice such as Ice (Water) and Ice (Oxite), and even charcoal.

The first tool slot usually holds the Mining Drill, the second the Ore Detector or the Pickaxe. How much of one kind fits into an ore slot depends on the stack size of the ore, not on the belt – for Ice (Water) it is 50 pieces, for example.

The drawback is obvious: there is no room left for the wrench, the welding torch and the other build tools. Swap belts before a mining trip and leave the Tool Belt at base.

For longer trips the Mining Belt MK II (tier 2) is worth it, with 2 tool and 13 ore slots. You carry even more ore in the back slot: the Mining Backpack has 24, the Hard Mining Backpack 28 ore slots. Together with the big belt that makes 41 slots for ore alone.

The belt is made in the Tool Manufactory from tier 1 out of iron. More on the tools is in Tools at a glance: which one you need for what.