⚠️ Eco v0.14 is coming — the next major update reworks upgrade modules, so some of these numbers will change. They reflect the current version. What’s changing →

Simpler tiers: the 1–4 tiered upgrades become a single Basic / Advanced / Modern upgrade each.
Permanent upgrades: a module placed in a workstation is permanent — no more swapping lower tiers out as you progress.
Power transitions: a module can change a station’s power type/draw (e.g. a Modern upgrade moves a sawmill from mechanical to electrical power).
Talent-integrated: modules now use the same bonus/talent system — any talent benefit (power, labor cost, recipe unlocks) can come from a module.
Cheaper to upgrade: with the multi-tier parts gone, fully upgrading a workstation costs significantly less.

We’ll update this calculator shortly after the update releases.

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Steel Pickaxe

Tool

A steel pickaxe used to break down stone and ore into usable rubble.

Weight1000 gMax stack1SkillBlacksmith Lv 3StationPower Hammer

Notes

The **Steel Pickaxe** is a tier-3 tool used to break stone and ore into usable rubble, training the Mining skill. It consumes 20 calories per use and can withstand 2,000 strikes before breaking. A practical tip is that it is an ingredient in the Scrap Tool recipe, meaning it can be recycled after you upgrade to more advanced mining equipment.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Upgrade modules

Blacksmith Advanced Upgrade (−25% cost)

Blacksmith level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

Better Axes Better Axes (Blacksmith Lv 6)

Quantity to craftScales ingredients, labor, time, output & total raw by the number of crafts.

Ingredients

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Steel Bar	20	item
Leather Hide	8	item
Lumber	5	category

Crafting

Labor	750 calories
Craft time	0.5 min
Throughput	≈ 120 Steel Pickaxe / hour (base)

As a weapon

Tier3Damage3Vs animals×0.2Calories/use20Durability/use1Max durability2000TrainsMining

Showing base values. Set Mining level / talents in the ⚙ Character panel to recompute.

Total raw to craft this

Steps12Total labor8717.5 calTotal time112.4 min

200× Limestone
140× Wood (any)
75× Iron Ore
75× Quicklime
32.5× Clay
20× Steel Bar
7.5× Silica (any)
5× Lumber (any)
4× Bison Carcass

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

Obtained from

Steel Pickaxe

Used in

Scrap Tool

See also