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Introduction
The iron run consists of collecting iron, processing it into iron ingots, and selling the finished product to the iron trader. Being a legal run, this run will not get you into any trouble with the Altis police and is eligible for speed and profit bonuses when doing this run with a Worker's Protection License (WPL).
Starting the Run
Before starting this run, it is strongly recommended to check the price of iron for optimal profits and to have all of your equipment operational and ready to go. A pickaxe, purchasable at gas stations and markets, is needed to mine the iron and collect it. Other recommended equipment would be a bergen backpack (most space), food & water, and a large vehicle to store the most iron (SUV, Truck Boxer, Zamak Truck). Once everything is ready, head to the iron mine and begin collecting iron ore by pressing the windows key when in the mine’s immediate area.
Processing
Once iron ore has been loaded and collected, it needs to be refined into iron ingots to be sold for money. From the iron mine, heading east via the main road or dirt roads will lead to the iron processing location. Once here, iron ore can be turned into ingots via the scroll wheel option on the main processor device inside the processing building. You may also choose to process an entire vehicle full of raw materials into processed items. Players can select to process from a selected vehicle but multiple players may not process from the same vehicle. Players and vehicles must remain within 25m of the NPC in order for processing to be complete. The time taken to process the inventory of the vehicle will be displayed and canceling processing will process all items up until the point of cancellation. Buffs gained from processing will also apply to the rate at which the vehicle is processed as well.
Selling
Finally, after the ingots have been collected post-processing, they can be taken to the iron trader next to DP12, north of Neochori. With all of the iron ingots on hand, use the scroll wheel option on the iron trader NPC and sell all of the goods, the money will be directly deposit into your inventory. This money is not deposited into the player's bank; the money must be stored via an ATM to be in a player’s bank. If death or robbery occurs with this money on hand, it can be lost or taken by other players.
Payout
- Using a box truck equipped with a tier 4 turbo and a bergen backpack, this run takes approximately 26.5 minutes to complete starting from the nearest truck shop to the moment the iron ingots are sold.
- Traveling to the nearest ATM and storing your $283,295 will add an extra minute to the run's time.
- Using a Worker's Protection License (WPL) during this run would increase your profit to $325,789.