Astroneer: How to Get Laterite and Aluminum - Ultimate Guide

If you want to know how to get laterite and aluminum in Astroneer you are in the right place, because here we will help you with this.

What is laterite and aluminum in Astroneer?

Aluminum is one of the many refined resources that you can obtain in the game and its obtaining process is centered on a natural resource called laterite. But if you are not clear about all this, don't worry, because below we will tell you how to obtain laterite and aluminum.

How to get laterite and aluminum in Astroneer? - Laterite

If you want to get this resource you will have to look under the surface of any planet in search of caves. Caves, which can be found during exploration, and are an excellent way to access subway areas, just make sure to be careful while descending or you could fall and die.
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Inside the cave, you will have to search the walls and floor for blue and red circles, which are usually cylindrical in shape and are laterite nodes. When you find them, you will have to use ground tools to obtain laterite.

Laterite can also be obtained from Trade Platform, a module made in the medium printer. Here you can trade scrap for laterite, but it is probably better to save the scrap for other things.

How to get laterite and aluminum in Astroneer?

With enough laterite on hand, you will need to go to your smelting furnace that you can make in the medium printer. Place the laterite in the furnace and wait for the refined aluminum to be produced.