Rust Heavy Metal trophy: gather metal ore

Rust Heavy Metal trophy: the historical Xbox method gathers metal ore from deposits toward 25,000. Reported bugged: a visible comment reports progress stuck at 75%; its displayed date is January 2 without a year. Timing and current native PS5 status are UNSURE, and no confirmed fix is established.

Check the ore, then repeat a useful route

The author describes small loose pickups and larger mineable deposits. For the mining route, use a pickaxe or jackhammer and aim at the bright hit marker. Inspect the material received before assuming a particular rock color identifies the correct deposit.

Hizzle suggests checking progress after a short, deliberate gathering run before committing to a much larger one. Record ore gathered and any displayed platform progress. Metal fragments produced by smelting are not the named raw-ore action, and transferring a stack does not demonstrate harvesting it.

If progress appears stuck

Keep the game version, server and action record. The one comment does not establish a universal 75% defect, a reliable workaround or a need to discard progress. Do not turn old shop prices or another material's counter behavior into a current guarantee.

Difficulty 3/10 is editorial. Exact time, resets, imported saves, shared credit, server eligibility and missable/DLC exceptions remain UNSURE. The checked route needs no partner. No in-game testing or Verified claim.

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