Nitrate Powder is one of the many core resources in 7 Days To Die. This resource is required for crafting important things like gas, antibiotics, and herbal antibiotics. Without these items, it would be almost impossible to survive for very long.

Mining Iron In 7 Days To Die
How To Find Iron In 7 Days To Die

Iron can be incredibly useful in 7 Days To Die. Here's how to find it.

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While Nitrate Powder isn't as plentiful as some of the other resources in the game like iron and stone, it can still be found in most of the different biomes quite easily. Most players won't have much need for Nitrate Powder early on. But as they progress, they will quickly need to start mining large quantities of Nitrate Powder to keep up with all their production needs.

How To Find Nitrate Powder

Nitrate Powder Node In 7 Days To Die

Nitrate Powder nodes can be found in all of the different biomes. That said, they are much easier to find in the pine forest region. To find Nitrate Powder nodes, simply open up your map and look for small white squares. These squares represent Nitrate Powder deposits. All you need to do is head to one of these deposits and start mining.

There is a different color for each of the core materials in the game. You can see the full list below:

  • Iron - Dark Brown
  • Nitrate - White
  • Lead - Blue
  • Oil Shale - Light Brown
  • Coal - Black

Once you've mined the Nitrate Powder on the surface, you can continue to dig down to mine more Nitrate Powder. The surface node tends to branch off into thick ore veins below. You can expect to walkways with a lot of Nitrate Powder from just one deposit.

How To Mine Extra Nitrate Powder

The Mining Helmet In 7 Days To DIe

If you are going to head out to mine Nitrate Powder, there are a few things that you can do to increase your yield. The first is the quality of your mining tool. In the early days, you will only have a standard stone axe. But as time goes on, you'll find and unlock the ability to craft and purchase better mining tools at higher levels. The maximum tool level is level 6. There are several different tools that can be used for mining. They are listed below in order from worst to best:

  • Stone Axe
  • Iron Axe
  • Steel Axe
  • Auger

While the Auger is technically the best, it can be hard to head any approaching zombies while using it, so it may be best to stick to the steel axe. The better the mining tool, the faster you'll mine. There are two perks that directly impact mining; Miner 69'er and Mother Lode. While both of these skills are worth investing some points in, Mother Lode is the skill that directly increases the amount of ore you harvest.

To go one step further, using the full mining set offers some great bonuses that help with mining. The best piece of the set is the helmet. Depending on its level, wearing the mining helmet can increase the amount of ore you mine by a whopping 30%. If you combine that with some Rock Busters candy and the full set of The Art Of Mining books, you can almost double the amount of Nitrate Powder that you get while mining.

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Released
June 28, 2016
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ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
The Fun Pimps
Publisher(s)
Telltale Games
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
Number of Players
8 (PC), 4 (Consoles)
Platform(s)
Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Genre(s)
Survival, Horror
How Long To Beat
N/A
File Size Xbox Series
3 GB (November 2023)
7-Days-to-Die-Screenshots (3)
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