Metal collecting (The Sims 3)

Metals are found in ore form and can be smelted into ingots for §40.
Sometimes the foundry will return an ore, saying that it is actually a Mysterious Mr. Gnome in disguise.
Smelted ingots are worth 175% of their original cost, and so the raw metal must be worth §54 to offset the §40 cost of smelting and break even relative to selling the ore alone.
;The "breaking even" equation is as follows:
:0.75 * X - §40 = Profit
With X being the value of the ore. Plugging in §54 yields a profit of §0.5; thus this is the lowest whole number that does not lose money.
Some consider §23 as "breaking even," but this only covers the cost of smelting the ore. In order to fully "break even", it must factor in all costs, including the value of the ore itself. Plugging into the above equation yields a net loss of -§22.75. Even disregarding the cost of the original ore, to sell the raw ore gives §23 and costs nothing, for a profit of §23, whereas mailing it to the smelter, costs §40 and makes §40.25, for a profit of §0.25. From a strict Simoleon standpoint, it is far more worthwhile to sell a raw ore up to §54, at which point it becomes worthwhile to smelt it.
However, smelting also provides the chance of getting a Mysterious Mr. Gnome, worth §1000, as well as the chance of duplicating the smelted bars if the sim has completed the Metal Collector challenge. This is a gamble that may make it worth smelting ores that are less than §54.
Metal bars can be acquired through various means, e.g. Buydebug spawners.
Ore	Ingot	Other	Metal 	Rarity 	Weight 	Ore Value 	Ingot Value 	Location 	EP
 	 	 	Iron 	Common 	1-52 	§7-20 	§12-35 	Base Neighborhood 	
 	 	 	Silver 	Common 	1-52 	§25-35 	§44-61 	Base Neighborhood 	
 	 	 	Gold 	Uncommon 	1-52 	§40-120 	§70-210 	Base Neighborhood 	
 	 	 	Palladium 	Rare 	80-300 	§300-500 	§525-875 	Base Neighborhood 	
 	 	 	Plutonium 	RareYou may alternatively buy it at Aleister's Elixers and Sundries.	0.1-5 	§1000-1800	§1750-3150 	Base Neighborhood 	
 	 	 	Copper 	Common 	1-52 	§15-31 	§26-54 	Egypt 	
 	 	 	Mummitomium 	Rare 	150-450 	§750-1200 	§1312-2100 	Egypt, garbage cans in base neighborhood.With World Adventures installed, foreign metals can be found in the base world through the use of the Miner. 	
 	 	 	Iridium 	Uncommon 	1-11 	§75-155 	§131-271 	France 	
 	 	 	Titanium 	Rare 	75-105 	§450-700 	§787-1225 	France 	
 	 	 	Platinum 	Uncommon 	1-52 	§250-336 	§437-588 	China 	
 	 	 	MercuryOnce smelted, Mercury will always be returned as a liquid in a vial (On rare cases it will be returned as an Ingot possibly with the skill challenge Metal Collector, which wouldn't work in real life, as Mercury melts at -40 degrees). Solid Mercury can be obtained through Transfiguration.	Uncommon 	1-52 	§100-400 	§175-700 	China 	
 	 	 	CompendiumAvailable through Transfiguration. 	Rare 	1100-5500 	§100-1000 	§175-175025% more than the worth of the 8 metals used. Price is determined by which metals it consists of, see Transfiguration for more details.	WA Worlds, special methods
Buydebug Metal Spawner/Transfiguration/Sculpting Station (rare), Transfiguration requirements: Between 2 and 4 different metals., dogs 	
 	 	 	Supernovium 	Rare 	35000-55000	§3500-5500	§6125-9625 	WA Worlds, special methodsGarbage cans in base neighborhood. Buydebug Metal Spawner/Transfiguration, Transfiguration Requirements: At least 5 different metals., dogs 	
 	 	 	WoohooiumWoohooium is predominantly found from the sculptor's workbench. When sculpting stone, it can shatter to reveal Woohooium (or the Flourite Palmstone gem). There is also a possibility the ore may be obtained through transfiguration. 	Rare 	1-52 	§500-750 	§875-1313 	Acquired through special methodsSculptor's Workbench (Ambitions), Consignment store (Ambitions), Relic Shops (World Adventures), garbage cans in France (World Adventures), dogs	
 	 	 	Carbon SteelSimFans tweet 	Common 	100-1095 	§120-300 	§210-525 	Bridgeport 	
 	 	 	Tungsten Carbide 	Common 	100-1095 	§35-70 	§61-123 	Bridgeport 	
===Notes===
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