- Type
- Block
- Category
- Machinery
- Stack limit
- 99
A standalone fuel light. Right-click with actual Coal to refill it. Each consumed Coal supplies 180 seconds of active burn time; it does not need a circuit.
How to craft it
Coal lantern
1 producedArrange one ingredient in each occupied slot and leave the other slots empty. The pattern can move inside the grid and can be mirrored horizontally. Take the result to consume one complete arrangement.
This recipe also accepts Charcoal in a Coal slot. Crafting substitutions do not change what fuel a machine accepts.
Mining sources
- Coal lantern yields this item under the base mining-drop rule.
Harvesting interactions, extra drops, tool requirements, and survival rules can add conditions. The guide for the relevant system explains those conditions.
Breaking this block
Base mining drop: Coal lantern.
Practical guides
Circuit lamps, coal lanterns, and permanent lights ↗
Choose between switched lighting, a fueled lantern, and materials that glow without a power network.
MachineryBuild your first coal circuit ↗
A hands-on introduction to coal power, copper conduit, switches, lamps, and your first useful machine.
MachineryMachinery ↗
Coal-powered circuits, physical pistons, player-driven railways, switched lighting, and remote blast ignition.
MachineryMachinery troubleshooting ↗
Find the missing connection, wrong fuel, blocked piston, or cart control that is stopping your build.
Game entry 426. Reference checked against build 0.19.3.