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returned to Last Prospect, coal re-spawns I found

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{{Infobox item
|name = Coal
|image = Coal icon.png
|release = 18 September 2015
|update = 0.264
|story = No
|type = Fire Starting
|equipable = No
|stackable = Yes
|weight = 0.3
|actions =
|actions_radial =
|actions_ground =
|examine = Lump of Coal.
|key =
|renewable=Yes}}
'''Coal''' is a fuel item in ''The Long Dark''.

==Overview==
Coal is a fuel source for fires, and the only fuel which can heat Forges hot enough for Forging (150°C) to craft items. Each piece of coal added to a fire grants 1 hour of fuel and 20°C to its temperature. This makes it the most efficient fuel both for temperature and weight efficiency. Coal cannot be used to start a fire. It may be added once a fire has been started with another fuel (e.g. a [[Stick]]).

==Fire Starting info==
{{Infobox Fire Starting
|name = Reclaimed Wood
|type =Fuel
|duration = 60
|heat = 20
|density = 3.33
}}

==Obtaining==
Coal is found on the floor abundantly inside mines, some caves, and rarely along streambeds. Finite amounts of Coal are present at [[Forge|Forges]] on [[Great Bear Island]]. The most abundant sources of coal are [[Langston Mine]], [[Last Prospect]], and [[Cinder Hills Coal Mine]].

* Coal is necessary for forging.
* Coal respawns after 10 days (in-game) in caves, mines and streambeds.
* Coal respawns on Interloper difficulty have roughly 85% reduced yields for the "3rd" respawn and all future ones.
* Coal is crucial for staying warm in Stalker and Interloper modes, where fires do not overcome ambient temperature, or prevent [[Needs|freezing]].
* Due of the proximity of [[Abandoned Mine No. 3]] to [[The Riken]] (and its forge), [[Desolation Point]] is usually easier to forge at and sustainable for re-stocking than forges located in the [[Maintenance Yard]], [[Old Spence Family Homestead]], or [[Hangar Basement]].

==Respawn statistics==
Some caves and mines have more coal the first time that one visits the location. The following numbers are based on ''return'' visits, on [[Interloper]].
{| class="wikitable hover sortable"
! Region !! Location !! Number of coal which respawn (Interloper) !! Note
|-
| [[Blackrock]] || [[Last Prospect]] mine (interior) || 17 || 7 on first floor, 5 on second floor, 5 on third floor
|-
| [[Blackrock]] || [[Last Prospect]] exterior || 6 ||
|-
| [[Blackrock]] || Cave below [[Last Prospect]] || 2 ||
|-
| [[Bleak Inlet]] || Behind the [[Cannery Worker Residences]] || 6 ||
|-
| [[Bleak Inlet]] || Connector cave to [[Forlorn Muskeg]] || 7 ||
|-
| [[Coastal Highway]] || [[Cinder Hills Coal Mine]] upper level || 42 ||
|-
| [[Coastal Highway]] || [[Cinder Hills Coal Mine]] aurora level || 8 ||
|-
| [[Desolation Point]] || [[No. 3 Coal Mine]] || 26 ||
|-
| [[Desolation Point]] || [[Abandoned Mine No. 5]] || 15 ||
|-
| [[Far Range Branch Line]] || [[Platelayer's Shortcut]] || 8 ||
|-
| [[Mountain Town]] || Connector cave to [[Mystery Lake]] || 9 ||
|-
| [[Mountain Town]] || Connector cave to [[Hushed River Valley]] || 7 ||
|-
| [[Timberwolf Mountain]] || Cave system from [[Andre's Peak]] to [[Chasm Cave]] || 8 ||
|-
| [[Timberwolf Mountain]] || Cave system from [[Secluded Shelf]] toward [[Summit]] || 0 || Coal appears first time and does not respawn
|-
| [[Winding River]] || Connector cave to [[Pleasant Valley]] || 15 ||
|}

==Update history==
{{Update history|
* {{Update list|type=update|update=The Long Dark/Changelog#.364|date=23 September 2016}}
** Fixed issue where players could add Coal to a fire at an invalid (too low) temperature
* {{Update list|type=update|update=The Long Dark/Changelog#.298|date=16 December 2015}}
** Fixed issue with Coal sometimes spawning in air.
* {{Update list|type=update|update=The Long Dark/Changelog#.264|date=18 September 2015}}
** Added to game.
}}

{{Fire Starting}}
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