Cliff explosives — Factorio Production Calculator
Cliff explosives is crafted in the assembling machine in 8 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 10 × Explosives, 1 × Grenade, 1 × Barrel. At 60 per minute you need 16 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 5 raw resources: water, petroleum gas, coal, iron ore, barrel.
Production chain for 60 Cliff explosives / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosives | 600 | 20 | Chemical plant |
| Sulfur | 300 | 2.5 | Chemical plant |
| Iron plate | 300 | 16 | Furnace |
| Cliff explosives | 60 | 16 | Assembling machine |
| Grenade | 60 | 16 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Water | 7,500 |
| Petroleum gas | 4,500 |
| Coal | 900 |
| Iron ore | 300 |
| Barrel | 60 |
Machine counts are not rounded up. Add a little headroom in game — belt throughput and inserter speed usually mean you want 5-10% more than the exact number.
Cliff explosives recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 8 s | 1 | Explosives × 10, Grenade × 1, Barrel × 1 |
What the whole chain needs
60 cliff explosivess per minute pulls in 4 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 71 machines across 3 machine types, fed by 5 raw resources. The table above already sums demand across every branch — if copper cable is used by two recipes, you see the total, not one of them.
Belt check: the busiest input here moves 7,500 per minute, which is 8.33 of a yellow belt's 900 per minute. Above 1.0 and you need a second belt (or a faster tier) before the machines themselves become the limit.
What uses cliff explosives
No base-game recipe consumes cliff explosives — it is an end product. Once you build it, the chain stops here, which makes it a good target if you only want to size the sub-factory that feeds your mall.
What cliff explosives is made from
- Explosives — 10 per craft
- Grenade — 1 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 cliff explosivess per minute?
16 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 3.8 per minute, so 60 ÷ that number is the count. The calculator above rounds nothing — add 5-10% headroom for belt and inserter losses in a real factory.
How much raw ore does cliff explosives take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 7,500 water per minute, 4,500 petroleum gas per minute, 900 coal per minute and 2 more. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Machine counts assume bare machines at standard speed. Recipe data comes from the game's own prototypes (PlayerCalc, Factorio 2.0 base game). Not affiliated with Wube Software.