Skyrim provides the ability to smelt ores that you have mined, transforming ores into ingots. Smelting is done in a smelter, which is typically in the shape of a very large, dome-shaped oven (see picture at right). 22 smelters in total are found in Skyrim, all of which are shown on (map), as well as 5 smelters found on SolstheimDB. There is also a category listing these locations. If you have Hearthfire installed, it is also possible to construct additional smelters at any homes you have built. You can place one outside and one in the cellar, if it has been constructed.
Smelter Locations
| Hold | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eastmarch | Goldenrock Mine | The mine is located in Darkwater Crossing; the smelter is at the entrance to the mine |
| Gloombound Mine | Near the entrance on the outside | |
| Steamscorch Mine | The mine is located in Kynesgrove; the smelter is at the entrance to the mine | |
| Windhelm | Outside the Blacksmith Quarters | |
| Falkreath Hold | Bilegulch Mine | To the right of the mine entrance |
| Haafingar | Broken Oar Grotto | At the very end of the caves with a workbench and forge |
| Hjaalmarch | Stonehills | To the left of the mine entrance |
| The Pale | Iron-Breaker Mine | Both mines are located next to Dawnstar, and each has a smelter outside the entrance |
| Quicksilver Mine | ||
| The Reach | Cidhna Mine | Outside the entrance to the mine, in Markarth |
| Gloomreach | ||
| Karthwasten | There are two smelters to the north of the town | |
| Kolskeggr Mine | To the right of the mine entrance | |
| Left Hand Mine | To the right of the mine entrance | |
| Mor Khazgur Mine | Outside the entrance to the mine | |
| Soljund's Sinkhole | Directly across from the mine entrance, next to the Miner's House | |
| The Rift | Northwind Summit | Between two out-buildings to the right of the wall with the Word of Power |
| Shor's Stone | Outside the entrance to Redbelly Mine, near Filnjar's House | |
| SolstheimDB | Damphall Mine | |
| Glover Mallory's House | Next to Glover Mallory's stand in the market, where he runs his blacksmithing shop during the day | |
| Raven Rock Mine | To the right of the mine entrance | |
| Severin Manor | In the blacksmith workshop near the bottom of the stairs; it's on the right if you've just come down the stairs | |
| Skaal Village | ||
| Winterhold | Fort Fellhammer | To the left of the entrance |
| Whistling Mine | To the right of the mine entrance | |
| Whiterun Hold | Whiterun | Outside Warmaiden's |
Recipes
Ingots (bars) of materials are made using single, or combinations of ores at the smelter.
| Used | Weight | Value | Created | Weight | Value | Delta Weight | Delta Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Corundum Ore × 2 | 1 | 20 |  |
Corundum Ingot × 1 | 1 | 40 | -1 | 0 |
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Ebony Ore × 2 | 1 | 60 |  |
Ebony Ingot × 1 | 1 | 150 | -1 | 30 |
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Gold Ore × 2 | 1 | 50 |  |
Gold Ingot × 1 | 1 | 100 | -1 | 0 |
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Iron Ore × 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
Iron Ingot × 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
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Orichalcum Ore × 2 | 1 | 20 |  |
Orichalcum Ingot × 1 | 1 | 45 | -1 | 5 |
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Quicksilver Ore × 2 | 1 | 25 |  |
Quicksilver Ingot × 1 | 1 | 60 | -1 | 10 |
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Malachite Ore × 2 | 1 | 30 |  |
Refined Malachite × 1 | 1 | 100 | -1 | 40 |
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Moonstone Ore × 2 | 1 | 30 |  |
Refined Moonstone × 1 | 1 | 75 | -1 | 15 |
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Silver Ore × 2 | 1 | 25 |  |
Silver Ingot × 1 | 1 | 50 | -1 | 0 |
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Corundum Ore × 1 | 1 | 20 |  |
Steel Ingot × 1 | 1 | 20 | -1 | -2 |
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Iron Ore × 1 | 1 | 2 |
Dwarven Metal Ingots
Dwarven metal ingots are not crafted from any known ores or ingots. Instead, they are made from melted down dwemer metal scraps found in most Dwarven Ruins. The scraps yield different numbers of ingots, as listed in the following table. For more information, see Dwarven Metal Ingot.
| Used | Weight | Value | Created  |
Weight | Value | Delta Weight | Delta Value | Ratio (Ingots / Weight) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Small Dwemer Plate Metal × 1 | 2 | 15 | Dwarven Metal Ingot × 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 75 | 1.5 |
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Large Decorative Dwemer Strut × 1 | 15 | 10 | Dwarven Metal Ingot × 2 | 1 | 30 | -13 | 50 | 0.13 |
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Bent Dwemer Scrap Metal × 1 | 2 | 15 | Dwarven Metal Ingot × 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 75 | 1.5 |
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Large Dwemer Plate Metal × 1 | 2 | 15 | Dwarven Metal Ingot × 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 75 | 1.5 |
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Solid Dwemer Metal × 1 | 25 | 25 | Dwarven Metal Ingot × 5 | 1 | 30 | -20 | 125 | 0.20 |
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Large Dwemer Strut × 1 | 20 | 15 | Dwarven Metal Ingot × 3 | 1 | 30 | -17 | 75 | 0.15 |
Bugs
- Occasionally, when you activate the Smelter, the animation will not start and you will not enter third-person view if you were in first-person view. When this happens, you will instantly crash upon smelting anything. The workaround is to exit the smelting interface, wait a few seconds, and then try again. ?