Research Ore Refinement

Research Ore Refinement is a research entry that unlocks or represents the ore refinement progression in Foundry. In the research tree, it is presented as a standard research item with a fixed acquisition cost rather than as a building or crafted object, so it functions as part of the player’s long-term production planning rather than a direct factory component.

Its listed research cost is 60, 60, and 30, followed by a time cost of 20 seconds per item. The source does not label the three resource payments in the excerpt, so the cost should be read as three separate resource requirements plus the time needed to complete the research. Because it is tied to research rather than construction, it is best treated like any other unlock that competes for early- and mid-game resources.

When planning around Research Ore Refinement, the main consideration is timing. Since the research has a modest but multi-part cost, it is usually something to queue once your basic material income is stable. If your current production is still constrained by raw inputs, it is often better to delay it until you can pay the full cost without interrupting expansion. Once completed, it becomes part of the tech progression that supports more advanced ore handling and production scaling.

• The research cost is split into three resource payments: 60 / 60 / 30.
• The time requirement shown is 20 seconds per item.
• It is a research unlock, so it should be scheduled around your factory’s resource availability.
• Because the source excerpt provides only the cost table, no additional effects or prerequisites are documented here.