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Can't Find Silver in Subnautica
Silver Ore is an early electronics resource hidden inside Sandstone Outcrops, with a second route through Barnacles. If you only search for loose ore, you can miss the resource entirely.
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ANSWER LOCK // QUICK RESPONSE
Break Sandstone Outcrops in the Kelp Forest, Grassy Plateaus, and nearby cave routes. You can also harvest Silver Ore from Barnacles; it is not normally a loose seabed pickup in the early game.
SIGNAL CONFIRMEDLOCATION SCAN
BRING THIS
- O₂ tank
- Seaglide for covering outcrop routes
- Knife or access to Barnacles for the alternate harvest route
DATA ACCESS LEVEL
Reveal only as much as you need
02 // DIRECTIONDirectionROUTE GUIDANCE
Look for the darker, porous Sandstone Outcrop rather than Limestone. Check cave walls and floors in the Kelp Forest and Grassy Plateaus, then use Barnacles as an alternate route when available.
03 // EXACT ANSWERExact answerFULL SPOILER
Start by breaking Sandstone Outcrops around the Kelp Forest and Grassy Plateaus. If you have access to Reefbacks, harvest their Barnacles for another Silver Ore source; large Silver Deposits are a later bulk-mining option in deeper biomes.
COMMON REASONS YOU ARE STUCK
- Searching for loose Silver Ore on the seabed
- Breaking Limestone Outcrops and expecting Silver
- Checking only the Safe Shallows
- Confusing Silver Ore with Lead or Gold from the same outcrop family
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LAST CHECK2026-09-01
- SOURCE // 01Silver Ore OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-09-01
- SOURCE // 02Sandstone Outcrop OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-09-01
- SOURCE // 03Kelp Forest OPEN SOURCE ↗WIKI · checked 2026-09-01