Where to Find Aluminum in The Planet Crafter (All Locations)

You can find Aluminum in The Planet Crafter easily with this guide – best locations, uses, and mining tips for this key crafting resource.

Aluminum is an important resource in The Planet Crafter that players need for crafting advanced tools, equipment, and buildings. This guide will show you the easiest places to obtain Aluminum in The Planet Crafter.

What is Aluminum Used for in The Planet Crafter?

Before we dive into the Aluminum locations, let’s quickly go over what this resource is used for. Aluminum is a key ingredient in crafting the following items:

• Tier-3 Backpack
• Tier-2 Exoskeleton
• High-tier Jetpacks
• Advanced Craft Station
• Tier-2 Solar Panels
• Ore Extractor

Aluminum is also one of the components required to make Super Alloy. While there is a limited amount of Aluminum scattered on the planet’s surface, it can respawn from meteorite impacts. Additionally, Aluminum can be mined with an Ore Extractor in specific areas but it cannot be crafted.

Best Location to Find Aluminum

One of the best places to find a good supply of Aluminum is actually very close to your starting crash site in The Planet Crafter. Here’s how to reach it:

1. Exit your escape pod and immediately turn right
2. Head towards the large cliff face in front of you
3. Run past the cliff on its left side until you spot a cave entrance on your right
4. Enter the cave area (the sky color will change from red to blue)

Inside this blue-tinted cave, you’ll discover several Aluminum deposits sticking out of the ground. They are easy to identify by their shiny, almost black appearance. Use your scanner to hover over the deposits and confirm that it’s Aluminum.

This cave contains enough Aluminum to fuel your early crafting needs. You’ll also find another crashed ship here with multiple storage crates to loot. Be sure to stock up on Oxygen Capsules and food before making the journey so you don’t run out of air or starve while mining.

Other Aluminum Locations in Planet Crafter

In addition to the cave described above, there are a few other ways to obtain Aluminum in The Planet Crafter:

• Storage Crates – Bright blue containers scattered across the map may contain Aluminum and other valuable resources
• Falling Sand Caves – Located at coordinates 930:39:910, this large cave network has Aluminum, Iridium, Sulfur, Osmium, and Super Alloy (accessed via an Ice Cave)
• Sulfur Valley – Found at 952:29:1422 and 731:50:1120 (behind an Ice Cave), this area contains Aluminum, Super Alloy, and Osmium
• Maze Canyon – A winding series of canyons centered around 1420:5:560 with Aluminum deposits and Super Alloy on the upper cliffs