Quick answer: For the Wild West Pioneers stone quarry location, look for medium rocks in your starting area. Use explosives to remove one; the cleared rock reveals a stone deposit, after which you can start the stone quarry building project. A player reports three such rocks in the starting area. Looking for Stone? reply · Stone Mines? reply
Players also call this search Looking for Stone? or Stone Mines?, the titles of the first and second Steam discussions.
Quick facts
- Where: Medium rocks in the starting area; one player reports three. Player reply
- Needed: Explosives to clear the rock and expose a deposit. Player reply
- Preparation: A saltpeter mine and explosives factory produce explosives; scouts can find the explosives expert after the related dialogue. Player reply
- Next action: Start the stone quarry project once the rock is destroyed. Player reply
Find and open the quarry
The mines view shows resource deposits where mines can be built; use it to inspect the area around candidate rocks. This screenshot shows the mines view, but does not identify a stone deposit. Video transcript
Check the medium rocks near your starting settlement
Prepare explosives and the expert if required
Clear the rock and start the project
The rock shown below is an example of a rock the video describes as requiring dynamite to remove. Video transcript
If the quarry footprint will not highlight in Sand Storm, check for a deposit under a removable rock in the starting area. The player who reported the Sand Storm placement problem was directed to clear a medium rock first. Question and reply
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Related
- How to Recruit the Explosive Expert and Remove Rocks — Get help with the rock clearing step.
- How to Unlock the Scout Hut — Set up scouting before searching locations for the expert.
- How to Bring Scouts Back to the Settlement — Manage scouts after they visit a map location.