Gathering brings in the raw goods. Refining makes the common materials from them, and refining a common one again with an additive makes the uncommon ones. Production takes them from there.

Gathered

Common

Uncommon

White Iron Ingot

Uncommon metal, refined from Iron Ingot with Tin Ore and Tungsten Ore by Smelting at level 30 (recipe).

One White Iron Ingot takes 8 Iron Ore, 1 Tin Ore, 1 Tungsten Ore, and 4 Chunk of Coal.

Refined further into:

Production takes it, or its forms, in 62 Blacksmithing, 1 Alchemy, and 2 Carpentry recipes.

What it adds to gear parts made from it:

  • Dagger Blade, Hand Axe Blade, Longsword Blade, Mace Head, Shortsword Blade, Spear Head, Trident Head, and War Hammer Head: +2.5% Focus, +0.5 Damage Avoidance
  • Two-handed Hammer Head, Two-handed Mace Head, Two-handed Sword Blade, Halberd Blade, and Two-handed Axe Blade: +4% Focus, +1 Damage Avoidance
  • Coil of Metal Wire and Metal Sheet: +2.5% Armor Damage Resistance, +5 Health
  • Metal Binding: +0.3% Armor Damage Resistance, +5 Health
  • Metal Hilt: +2.5% Focus