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Metal ores and alloys with melting points at or below 1300°C can be smelted in a [[crucible]] and cast to form [[Ingot Mold|metal ingots]] prior to [[smithing]]. Copper and Bronze Alloys may be cast into tool heads using [[molds|clay molds]].  When the crucible is placed in the input slot of the fire pit, the crucible GUI opens. Ore nuggets to smelt can be placed into the four input slots of the crucible GUI. Ore amounts and types can be chosen based on which metal or alloy is to be created, and how much material is required to fill the selected molds. The crucible will hold four complete stacks of 128 nuggets, but only one material type (base metal or alloy) may be smelted at a time. (Ex: A player can add the ore materials to create a bronze alloy, but cannot then add additional copper and smelt the two materials separately.) To start smelting the metal, add fuel ([[Peat]], [[Coal|coal]] or [[Charcoal|charcoal]]) to the firepit. To complete the smelting process, the fuel must raise and maintain the temperature of the metal above the melting point to liquefy the ores within the crucible. Be sure to select the fuel appropriately! ''Please note: the crucible is not a storage vessel. If a player removes the crucible from the firepit before heating, any ore nuggets inside the crucible will fall out of the container.''