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The Pickaxe mines out a stone ore node with 500 health in 17 swings and keeps 100% of the ore.
What one batch takes.
Wood
Metal Fragments
Wood
Metal Fragments
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
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"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 100,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "wood"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 125,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
}
]
Workbench Level 1, 15s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 2, 3.75s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 30 scrap at a Research Table.
Keeps is the share of what the tool breaks off that reaches your inventory. The rest is destroyed with the swing.
What the Pickaxe brings back from each ore node
| Node | You get | Swings | Time | Nodes before it breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone ore | 1,000 Stones | 17 | 24s | 23 |
| Metal ore | 600 Metal Ore, 2 High Quality Metal Ore | 17 | 24s | 23 |
| HQM ore | 20 High Quality Metal Ore, 400 Metal Ore | 17 | 24s | 23 |
| Sulfur ore | 300 Sulfur Ore | 17 | 24s | 23 |
What the Pickaxe brings back from each animal
| Animal | You get | Swings | Time | Animals before it breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crocodile | 8 Raw Crocodile Meat, 77 Bone Fragments, 54 Animal Fat, 77 Leather, 13 Cloth | 18 | 25.5s | 22 |
| Polar bear | 10 Raw Bear Meat, 78 Bone Fragments, 55 Animal Fat, 57 Leather, 22 Cloth | 16 | 22.5s | 25 |
| Bear | 9 Raw Bear Meat, 68 Bone Fragments, 45 Animal Fat, 45 Leather, 22 Cloth | 18 | 25.5s | 22 |
| Panther | 8 Raw Big Cat Meat, 68 Bone Fragments, 45 Animal Fat, 45 Leather, 22 Cloth | 18 | 25.5s | 22 |
| Tiger | 8 Raw Big Cat Meat, 68 Bone Fragments, 45 Animal Fat, 31 Leather, 31 Cloth | 17 | 24s | 23 |
| Bull | 9 Raw Beef, 46 Bone Fragments, 18 Animal Fat, 46 Leather, 13 Cloth | 17 | 24s | 23 |
| Cow | 9 Raw Beef, 46 Bone Fragments, 18 Animal Fat, 46 Leather, 13 Cloth | 17 | 24s | 23 |
| Shark | 18 Leather, 23 Bone Fragments, 18 Animal Fat, 9 Cloth, 8 Raw Fish | 17 | 24s | 23 |
| Wolf | 2 Raw Wolf Meat, 18 Bone Fragments, 4 Animal Fat, 35 Leather, 16 Cloth | 18 | 25.5s | 22 |
| Horse | 2 Raw Horse Meat, 23 Bone Fragments, 4 Animal Fat, 23 Leather, 11 Cloth | 17 | 24s | 23 |
| Stag | 1 Raw Deer Meat, 23 Bone Fragments, 4 Animal Fat, 23 Leather, 11 Cloth | 17 | 24s | 23 |
| Boar | 3 Raw Pork, 23 Bone Fragments, 18 Animal Fat, 9 Leather, 4 Cloth | 15 | 21s | 26 |
| Sheep | 5 Raw Mutton, 23 Bone Fragments, 9 Animal Fat, 9 Leather, 4 Cloth | 14 | 19.5s | 28 |
| Chicken | 1 Raw Chicken Breast, 6 Bone Fragments, 3 Cloth | 10 | 13.5s | 40 |
| Snake | 2 Snake Venom, 5 Animal Fat | 7 | 9s | 57 |
Swings are counted once the animal is down.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Pickaxe, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Military Tunnel Scientist | 36.3% | 1 to 3 |
|
Junkpile Scientist | 23.6% | 1 to 2 |
Peacekeeper and Bandit Guard | 16.7% | 1 |
 Cannon Crate | 11% | 1 |
 Tool Box | 7.8% | 1 |
 Sunken Crate | 5.2% | 1 |
 Mine Crate and Minecart | 2.6% | 1 |
 Sunken Chest | 1.1% | 1 |
 Normal Crate | 0.44% | 1 |
 Wagon Normal Crate | 0.44% | 1 |
|
Scientist | 0.16% | 1 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 0.16% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
Wood,
Metal FragmentsA repair bench charges 20% of the recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn.
What the Pickaxe gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 93 + 75% Metal Fragments, 75 Wood |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 75 Metal Fragments, 60 Wood |
| Green recycler | 50% | 62 + 50% Metal Fragments, 50 Wood |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 50 Metal Fragments, 40 Wood |
The Pickaxe breaks down into Metal Fragments and Wood.
A recycler takes one at a time.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “93 + 75%” means 93 every time and a 75% chance of one more.
75 skins on the Steam Market change how the Pickaxe looks, from $0.82 to $9.69.
Also listed: one Twitch or Kick drop, marked “Drop”. It never reaches the market, so it has no price.
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In Rust, Pickaxe is a gathering tool in the Tools category (item ID #-1302129395, console shortname pickaxe). When harvesting, it clears a stone ore node in 17 swings while keeping 100% of the yield. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
A Pickaxe, useful for gathering ore from rocks.
Crafting Pickaxe in Rust takes 15 seconds at a Workbench Level 1 once the 30 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Damaged copies repair at a Repair Bench for a fraction of recipe cost.
The Pickaxe keeps the most ore of the 5 mining tools, tied with the Salvaged Icepick and the Jackhammer at 100%.
When choosing between Pickaxe and related tools in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (30 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 120-scrap tech tree path and save 90 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickaxe | Tools | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 30 node / 120 path | Not recyclable |
| Stone Pickaxe | Tools | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Hatchet | Tools | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 30 node / 60 path | Not recyclable |
| Chainsaw | Tools | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 60 node / 450 path | Not recyclable |
Compare Pickaxe with closely related gathering tool sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Pickaxe against every item in its inventory category, browse All 36 items in Tools, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 1 tech tree, tile by tile.
The Pickaxe clears any of the 4 ore nodes (stone ore, metal ore, HQM ore and sulfur ore), 500 health each, in 17 swings and keeps 100% of the ore in Rust. It belongs to the Tools category under numeric ID -1302129395 across 36 tools.
The Pickaxe is crafted at a Workbench Level 1 from 100 Wood and 125 Metal Fragments, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Players smelt raw ores in a furnace and gather required components from monument crates before queuing the craft at their workbench.
The Pickaxe drops from 12 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Military Tunnel Scientist (36.3% chance), Junkpile Scientist (23.6% chance), and Peacekeeper and Bandit Guard (16.7% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Pickaxe recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 62 Metal Fragments plus a 50% chance of one more and 50 Wood. Full recycler yields apply to an undamaged copy, while partially worn gear returns proportionally fewer materials based on its remaining durability bar.
The Pickaxe takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It sits in the Tools catalog with item ID -1302129395 alongside 35 related tools, stacking to 1 unit per slot, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -1302129395 1.
A repair bench fixes the Pickaxe from broken for 20 Wood and 25 Metal Fragments in Rust. Repairing at a Repair Bench requires no learned blueprint or rare component body, scaling material cost to missing durability while permanently capping maximum condition by 20% across a full repair.
Blueprint progression for Pickaxe at Workbench Level 1 in Rust charges 30 scrap on the target node and 120 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 30 scrap. It belongs to the Tools category under numeric ID -1302129395 across 36 tools.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Pickaxe despawns after 20 minutes by default. Moving it into a storage box, locker, or player inventory immediately cancels the ground despawn countdown, which the server assigns by item rarity tier to prevent dropped loot from lagging active worlds.
The Pickaxe has 32-bit signed item ID -1302129395 and shortname pickaxe in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Tools category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Pickaxe in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give pickaxe 1 or inventory.giveid -1302129395 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.
