Rare Earths - BRICS in Factorio SpaceAge (base)

Unlock the hidden potential in every stone. Rare Earths - BRICS in Factorio SpaceAge (base) is a foundational mod that introduces a new layer of industrial chemistry, challenging you to master catalytic processing and resource efficiency as you prepare for interplanetary expansion.

Turn common rock into the cornerstone of a high-tech industrial empire. Master the art of geochemical analysis and acid leaching to produce high-purity Cerium Oxide, a powerful catalyst that will revolutionize your factory.

Rare Earths - BRICS in Factorio SpaceAge (base)

Already Implemented

Phase 1: Rare Earth Prospecting and Separation

Technologies:

Geochemical Analysis (geochemical-analysis)
Cost: 30x Automation and Logistics Science Packs, 20s
Unlocks: Recipe Prospect Stone, Separated Rare Earth Dust, Niobium Separation
Advanced Geochemical Analysis (geochemical-analysis-2)
Cost: 50x Automation, Logistics, and Chemistry Science Packs, 30s
Unlocks: Recipe Industrial Stone Prospecting (Advanced) (75% chance)
Vanguard Geochemical Analysis (geochemical-analysis-3)
Cost: 500x Automation, Logistics, Chemical, and Production Science Packs, 90s
Unlocks: Industrial Stone Prospecting (Vanguard) recipe (80% chance)
Leaching Techniques (tech-chemical-leaching-plant)
Cost: 40x Automation, Logistics, and Chemical Science Packs, 25s
Unlocks: Chemical Leaching Plant recipe

Machines:

Chemical Leaching Plant (chemical-leaching-plant)
Processes recipes from the Rare Earth Separation category
Items:
Rare Earth Dust (rare-earth-dust)
Light Rare Earth Residue (light-rare-earth-residue)
Heavy Rare Earth Residue (heavy-rare-earth-residue)

Recipes:

Prospect Stone: 200 Stone -> 190 Stone + 1 Rare Earth Dust (50% chance)
Separated Rare Earth Dust: 100 Rare Earth Dust -> 68 Light Residue + 32 Heavy Residue

Phase 2: Cerium Processing and Catalytic Applications

Technologies:

Chemical Cerium Separation (rare-earth-cerium-separation)
Cost: 40x Automation, Logistics, and Chemistry Science Packs, 25s
Unlocks: Recipes Chemical Cerium Separation and Briquettes Coal Catalysts
Cerium Polymer Processing (cerium-polymer-processing)
Cost: 75x Automation, Logistics, and Chemistry Science Packs, 30s
Unlocks: Plastic Catalytic Synthesis Recipe
Cerium Polishing Techniques (cerium-polishing-techniques)
Cost: 100x Automation, Logistics, Chemistry, and Production Science Packs, 45s
Unlocks: Cerium Oxide Refining and High-Efficiency Coal Briquettes Recipes
Rare Refineries (rare-refineries)
Cost: 300x Automation, Logistics, Production, Chemistry, and Utility Science Packs, 60s
Unlocks: BRICS Refinery Recipe MK1`

Machines:

BRICS Refinery MK1 (refinery-brics-mk1)
Bonuses: +20% Speed, -24% Energy, -20% Pollution

Items:

Raw Cerium Oxide (raw-cerium-oxide)
Polished Cerium Oxide (polished-cerium-oxide)
Catalytic Coal Briquettes (catalytic-coal-briquette)
Properties: Energy Value: 8MJ, Pollution: -30%
High-Efficiency Coal Briquettes (high-efficiency-briquette)
Properties: Energy Value: 12MJ, Pollution: -60%

Recipes:

Chemical Separation of Cerium: 10 Light Residue + 50 Sulfuric Acid -> 4 Crude Cerium Oxide + 5 Light Residue
Cerium Oxide Refining: 5 Crude Cerium Oxide + 20 Sulfuric Acid -> 5 Polished Cerium Oxide
Plastic Catalytic Synthesis: 1 Catalyst Briquette + 10 Petroleum Gas -> 3 Plastic Rods

Phase 3: Neodymium Metallurgy and Electromagnetic Applications

Technologies:

Neodymium Hydrometallurgy (neodymium-hydrometallurgy)
Cost: 60x Automation, Logistics, and Chemistry Science Packs, 30s
Unlocks: Neodymium Oxide Extraction Recipe
Magnetic-Alloy-Metallurgy (magnetic-alloy-metallurgy)
Cost: 90x Automation, Logistics, Chemistry, and Production Science Packs, 45s
Unlocks: NdFeB Alloy Sintering Recipe
High-Energy-Pulse-Magnetization
Cost: 300x All 8 Science Packs, 60s
Unlocks: Magnetization Coil Machine and Recipe
Arsenal Improvement (arsenal-improvement -> character-arsenal -> personal-laser-defense-mk2)
Cost (Final): 750x All 8 Science Packs, 60s
Unlocks: Personal Defense Laser MK2 Recipe

Machines:

Magnetization Coil (magnetization-coil)
Processes recipes from the High Energy Magnetization category
Mechanics: 75 MW peak power consumption

* Items and Equipment:

Neodymium Oxide (neodymium-oxide)
Unmagnetized Neodymium Magnet (unmagnetized-neodymium-magnet)
Neodymium Magnet (neodymium-magnet)
Personal Defense Laser MK2 (personal-laser-defense-equipment-mk2)
Bonus: +30% Range, +30% Damage, +30% Rate of Fire

Recipes:

Neodymium Oxide Extraction: 100 Light Residue + 80 Sulfuric Acid -> 25 Neodymium Oxide + 70 Light Residue
NdFeB Alloy Sintering: 1 Neodymium Oxide + 100 Iron Plate + 1 Charcoal -> 50 Unmagnetized Magnet
Magnetize Neodymium Magnet: 1 Unmagnetized Magnet -> 1 Neodymium Magnet
Personal Defense Laser MK2: 1 Self-Defense Laser + 5 Neodymium Magnet -> 1 MK2 Personal Defense Laser

Phase 4: Niobium Processing and Structural Applications

Technologies:

Niobium Fluid Handling (tech-niobium-early-fluid-handling)
Cost: 25x Automation and Logistics Science Packs, 15s
Unlocks: All 4 Underground Niobium Pipe recipes (MK1 to MK4)
Niobium Processing (niobium-processing)
Cost: 45x Automation, Logistics, and Chemistry Science Packs, 25s
Unlocks: Niobium Concentrate Processing Recipe
Niobium-Reinforced Structures (tech-niobium-structures)
Cost: 75x Automation, Logistics, and Chemistry Science Packs, 30s
Unlocks: All 3 Niobium Reinforced Wall recipes (Level 1-3)
Ferroniobium Alloys (ferroniobium-alloys)
Cost: 60x Automation, Logistics, and Chemistry Science Packs, 30s
Unlocks: Ferroniobium Alloy and Niobium Steel Plate recipes
Advanced Niobium Refining (advanced-niobium-refining)
Cost: 80x Automation, Logistics, Chemistry, and Production Science Packs, 35s
Unlocks: Niobium Oxide Refining recipe

Items:

Niobium Ore (niobium-ore)
Niobium Concentrate Niobium (niobium-concentrate)
Ferroniobium Ingot (ferroniobium-ingot)
Niobium-steel-plate (niobium-steel-plate)
High-purity-niobium-oxide (high-purity-niobium-oxide)

Niobium Underground Pipes

MK1: Range 18
MK2: Range 32
MK3: Range 50
MK4: Range 80

Niobium-Reinforced Walls

Level 1: 700 HP
Level 2: 1500 HP
Level 3: 2500 HP

Recipes:

Niobium Separation: 100 Rare Earth Powder -> 2 Niobium Ore + 95 Rare Earth Powder
Niobium Concentrate Processing: 10 Niobium Ore + 30 Sulfuric Acid -> 8 Niobium Concentrate
Pipes and Wall Upgrades: Cascading recipes that use the previous tier + a material from the Niobium chain to produce the next tier.

ROADMAP

Light Rare Earth

Niobium

✔️ Extraction and Base Item
Extraordinary Items

Cerium Chain

✔️ Extraction and Base Item
Extraordinary Items

Neodymium Chain

✔️ Extraction and Base Item
Extraordinary Items

Heavy Rare Earth

Homium

Created new recipe as a second option for processing homium, extracted from heavy rare earths