# Coal > Canonical source: [Coal](https://satisfactorybase.com/wiki/items/coal) > Language: en Mainly used as fuel for vehicles & Coal-Powered Generators, or in Steel production. ## Properties - Entity type: Resource - Form: solid - Stack size: 100 - Sink points: 3 - Energy: 300 MJ - Radioactive: No - Can be discarded: Yes ## Produced by ### [Alternate: Charcoal](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-coal-1-c) 4 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor) [Wood](/wiki/items/wood): 1 per cycle; 15/min → [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 10 per cycle; 150/min. ### [Alternate: Biocoal](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-coal-2-c) 8 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor) [Biomass](/wiki/items/biomass): 5 per cycle; 37.5/min → [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 6 per cycle; 45/min. ### [Coal (Iron)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-coal-iron-c) 6 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 1 per cycle; 10/min, [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 18 per cycle; 180/min → [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 12 per cycle; 120/min. ### [Coal (Limestone)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-coal-limestone-c) 6 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 1 per cycle; 10/min, [Limestone](/wiki/items/limestone): 36 per cycle; 360/min → [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 12 per cycle; 120/min. ## Used as recipe ingredient ### [Alternate: Cloudy Diamonds](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-diamond-cloudy-c) 3 s. [Particle Accelerator](/wiki/buildings/particle-accelerator) [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 12 per cycle; 240/min, [Limestone](/wiki/items/limestone): 24 per cycle; 480/min → [Diamonds](/wiki/items/diamonds): 1 per cycle; 20/min. ### [Alternate: Pink Diamonds](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-diamond-pink-c) 4 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 8 per cycle; 120/min, [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 3 per cycle; 45/min → [Diamonds](/wiki/items/diamonds): 1 per cycle; 15/min. ### [Alternate: Turbo Diamonds](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-diamond-turbo-c) 3 s. [Particle Accelerator](/wiki/buildings/particle-accelerator) [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 30 per cycle; 600/min, [Packaged Turbofuel](/wiki/items/packaged-turbofuel): 2 per cycle; 40/min → [Diamonds](/wiki/items/diamonds): 3 per cycle; 60/min. ### [Alternate: Compacted Coal](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-enrichedcoal-c) 12 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 5 per cycle; 25/min, [Sulfur](/wiki/items/sulfur): 5 per cycle; 25/min → [Compacted Coal](/wiki/items/compacted-coal): 5 per cycle; 25/min. ### [Alternate: Solid Steel Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-ingotsteel-1-c) 3 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Iron Ingot](/wiki/items/iron-ingot): 2 per cycle; 40/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 2 per cycle; 40/min → [Steel Ingot](/wiki/items/steel-ingot): 3 per cycle; 60/min. ### [Alternate: Instant Scrap](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-instantscrap-c) 6 s. [Blender](/wiki/buildings/blender) [Bauxite](/wiki/items/bauxite): 15 per cycle; 150/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 10 per cycle; 100/min, [Sulfuric Acid](/wiki/items/sulfuric-acid): 5 m³ per cycle; 50 m³/min, [Water](/wiki/items/water): 6 m³ per cycle; 60 m³/min → [Aluminum Scrap](/wiki/items/aluminum-scrap): 30 per cycle; 300/min, [Water](/wiki/items/water): 5 m³ per cycle; 50 m³/min. ### [Alternate: Fused Quartz Crystal](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-quartz-fused-c) 20 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 25 per cycle; 75/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 12 per cycle; 36/min → [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 18 per cycle; 54/min. ### [Alternate: Nitro Rocket Fuel](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-rocketfuel-nitro-c) 2.4 s. [Blender](/wiki/buildings/blender) [Fuel](/wiki/items/fuel): 4 m³ per cycle; 100 m³/min, [Nitrogen Gas](/wiki/items/nitrogen-gas): 3 m³ per cycle; 75 m³/min, [Sulfur](/wiki/items/sulfur): 4 per cycle; 100/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 2 per cycle; 50/min → [Rocket Fuel](/wiki/items/rocket-fuel): 6 m³ per cycle; 150 m³/min, [Compacted Coal](/wiki/items/compacted-coal): 1 per cycle; 25/min. ### [Aluminum Scrap](/wiki/recipes/recipe-aluminumscrap-c) 1 s. [Refinery](/wiki/buildings/refinery) [Alumina Solution](/wiki/items/alumina-solution): 4 m³ per cycle; 240 m³/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 2 per cycle; 120/min → [Aluminum Scrap](/wiki/items/aluminum-scrap): 6 per cycle; 360/min, [Water](/wiki/items/water): 2 m³ per cycle; 120 m³/min. ### [Diamonds](/wiki/recipes/recipe-diamond-c) 2 s. [Particle Accelerator](/wiki/buildings/particle-accelerator) [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 20 per cycle; 600/min → [Diamonds](/wiki/items/diamonds): 1 per cycle; 30/min. ### [Gas Filter](/wiki/recipes/recipe-filtergasmask-c) 8 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Fabric](/wiki/items/fabric): 2 per cycle; 15/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 4 per cycle; 30/min, [Iron Plate](/wiki/items/iron-plate): 2 per cycle; 15/min → [Gas Filter](/wiki/items/gas-filter): 1 per cycle; 7.5/min. ### [Black Powder](/wiki/recipes/recipe-gunpowder-c) 4 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 1 per cycle; 15/min, [Sulfur](/wiki/items/sulfur): 1 per cycle; 15/min → [Black Powder](/wiki/items/black-powder): 2 per cycle; 30/min. ### [Steel Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-ingotsteel-c) 4 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore): 3 per cycle; 45/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 3 per cycle; 45/min → [Steel Ingot](/wiki/items/steel-ingot): 3 per cycle; 45/min. ### [Raw Quartz (Coal)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-quartz-coal-c) 6 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 1 per cycle; 10/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 24 per cycle; 240/min → [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz): 12 per cycle; 120/min. ### [Sulfur (Coal)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-sulfur-coal-c) 6 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 1 per cycle; 10/min, [Coal](/wiki/items/coal): 20 per cycle; 200/min → [Sulfur](/wiki/items/sulfur): 12 per cycle; 120/min. ## Used as generator fuel - [Coal-Powered Generator](/wiki/buildings/coal-powered-generator) ## Extracted by - [Miner Mk.1](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-1) - [Miner Mk.2](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-2) - [Miner Mk.3](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-3) ## Used in schematic costs - [Gas Mask](/wiki/schematics/gas-mask): 10 - [Black Powder](/wiki/schematics/black-powder-research-sulfur-1): 25 - [Compacted Coal](/wiki/schematics/compacted-coal-research-sulfur-compactedcoal): 25 ## Scanner unlocks - [Coal Power](/wiki/schematics/coal-power) ## Related items - [Wood](/wiki/items/wood) - [Biomass](/wiki/items/biomass) - [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam) - [Iron Ore](/wiki/items/iron-ore) - [Limestone](/wiki/items/limestone) - [Diamonds](/wiki/items/diamonds) - [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal) - [Packaged Turbofuel](/wiki/items/packaged-turbofuel) - [Sulfur](/wiki/items/sulfur) - [Compacted Coal](/wiki/items/compacted-coal) - [Iron Ingot](/wiki/items/iron-ingot) - [Steel Ingot](/wiki/items/steel-ingot) - [Bauxite](/wiki/items/bauxite) - [Sulfuric Acid](/wiki/items/sulfuric-acid) - [Water](/wiki/items/water) - [Aluminum Scrap](/wiki/items/aluminum-scrap) - [Raw Quartz](/wiki/items/raw-quartz) - [Fuel](/wiki/items/fuel) - [Nitrogen Gas](/wiki/items/nitrogen-gas) - [Rocket Fuel](/wiki/items/rocket-fuel) - [Alumina Solution](/wiki/items/alumina-solution) - [Fabric](/wiki/items/fabric) - [Iron Plate](/wiki/items/iron-plate) - [Gas Filter](/wiki/items/gas-filter) - [Black Powder](/wiki/items/black-powder) ## Unlocked by - [Matter Conversion - Background Unlocks](/wiki/schematics/matter-conversion-background-unlocks): Schematic - [Alternate: Charcoal](/wiki/schematics/alternate-charcoal): Hard Drive alternate - [Alternate: Biocoal](/wiki/schematics/alternate-biocoal): Hard Drive alternate - [Alternate: Compacted Coal](/wiki/schematics/alternate-compacted-coal): Schematic ## Guides - [Alternate recipes and Hard Drives](/guides/alternate-recipes) ## Technical Details - Class name: Desc_Coal_C - Native class: FGResourceDescriptor - Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/RawResources/Coal/Desc_Coal - Resource form (export): RF_SOLID