Mining

Mining is the skill associated with breaking rocks, mainly in The Mines. Larger or more valuable rocks and nodes take more hits or a stronger Pickaxe to break.

Mines Access

During the first four days of the game, The Mines are closed due to a landslide caused by the Joja Corporation. After 4 days, you will receive a letter in the mail saying that Joja Corp. has cleared the landslide, and you will have access to The Mines.

Mining Skill

Mining Skill is increased by breaking rocks. Each level adds +1 to Pickaxe proficiency.

You are awarded mining skill points when rocks are destroyed -- it doesn't matter if this is done by Pickaxe, Bombs, or by the action of Monsters.

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Crafting Recipes:	Crafting Recipes:	Cooking Recipes:	Crafting Recipes:	Choose a Profession:
Cherry Bomb	Staircase	Miner's Treat	Glowstone Ring Transmute (Fe)	Miner +1 ore per vein.	Geologist Chance for gems to appear in pairs. (50% chance per mining node. Also applies to geodes spawned from breaking rocks.)
Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10
Crafting Recipes:	Crafting Recipes:	Crafting Recipes:	Crafting Recipes:	Miner:	Geologist:
Bomb	Transmute (Au)	Mega Bomb	Crystalarium	Blacksmith Metal bars worth 50% more. (Applies to Copper, Iron, Gold, Iridium, & Radioactive Bars)	Excavator Chance to find geodes doubled. (Applies to all 4 types of geodes)
				Prospector Chance to find coal doubled.	Gemologist Gems worth 30% more. (applies to Minerals and Gems)

Experience Points

Different rock types give different numbers of experience points. While generic rocks inside The Mines provide no experience bonus on their own, if coal is dropped, you are awarded 5 experience points (except in the case of the two gray rocks pictured below). No other "extra" drops from breaking rocks inside the Mines award experience points.

Breaking open a meteor dropped on The Farm during a Meteorite event awards no experience.

Experience level is increased immediately upon breaking a rock/boulder/node, but the "level up" window doesn't appear until after going to sleep.

The Geologist profession gives the specific gem nodes a 50% chance of spawning an additional gem. If this happens, then the amount of experience gained for each node is reduced.

Rock Type	Experience
Any Rock (outside The Mines)	1 If coal is dropped: 1 or 6.
Gray Boulder (outside The Mines)	0
Rock, except for dark gray rocks (inside The Mines)	0 If coal/ore dropped: 5
Either of these dark gray rocks (inside The Mines)	3 If coal is dropped: 4
Amethyst Node	16 Multiple spawns: 8
Aquamarine Node	40 Multiple spawns: 20
Diamond Node	150 Multiple spawns: 100
Emerald Node	80 Multiple spawns: 50
Jade Node	40 Multiple spawns: 20
Ruby Node	80 Multiple spawns: 50
Topaz Node	16 Multiple spawns: 8
Gem Node	0
Mystic Stone	50
Copper Node	5
Iron Node	12
Gold Node	18
Iridium Node	50
Geode Node	8
Frozen Geode Node	16
Magma Geode Node	32
Bone Node	6
Cinder Shard Node	12
Omni Geode Node	64
Radioactive Node	18
Mussel Node	5

Mining Nodes

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All nodes (other than the Geode Nodes, Bone Node, Cinder Shard Node, Clay Node, Radioactive Node and Mussel Node) may be found in the Skull Cavern or Quarry. The quarry on the Hill-top and Four-Corners Farm Maps can spawn geode nodes and the 4 ore nodes (copper, iron, gold, iridium). Copper and Iron nodes may be found in the Quarry Mine and in random dungeon levels in The Mines.

Image	Name	Contains	Levels in The Mines and other locations
	Amethyst Node	Amethyst	Any level
	Aquamarine Node	Aquamarine	Any level after reaching bottom of mines; Level 40+ otherwise
	Copper Node	Copper Ore	Any level
	Diamond Node	Diamond	Level 50+
	Emerald Node	Emerald	Any level after reaching bottom of mines; Level 80+ otherwise
	Gem Node	Amethyst, Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Prismatic Shard, Ruby, or Topaz	Any level
	Gold Node	Gold Ore	The Mines: (Level 80+) Skull Cavern: 10% chance of spawning at levels 60-79, 75% chance of spawning at levels 80+ Hill-top and Four-Corners Farm Maps after Mining Skill level 7
	Iridium Node	Iridium Ore, and a 4% chance for 1 Prismatic Shard	N/A, Skull cavern Hill-top and Four-Corners Farm Maps at Mining Skill level 10 only
	Iron Node	Iron Ore	Level 40+ Hill-top and Four-Corners Farm Maps after Mining Skill level 4
	Jade Node	Jade	Any level after reaching bottom of mines; Level 40+ otherwise
	Mystic Stone	1-3 Iridium Ore, 1-4 Gold Ore, and a 25% chance of 1 Prismatic Shard	Level 100-120 or at the Volcano Dungeon and Quarry
	Ruby Node	Ruby	Any level after reaching bottom of mines; Level 80+ otherwise Any level of the Volcano Dungeon
	Topaz Node	Topaz	Any level
	Geode Node	Geode	N/A, Hill-top and Four-Corners Farm Maps only
	Frozen Geode Node	Frozen Geode	N/A, Hill-top and Four-Corners Farm Maps only
	Magma Geode Node	Magma Geode	N/A, Hill-top and Four-Corners Farm Maps only
	Bone Node	Bone Fragments	N/A, Ginger Island quarry
	Cinder Shard Node	Cinder Shards	N/A, Volcano Dungeon
	Clay Node	Clay	N/A, Ginger Island quarry
	Omni Geode Node	Omni Geodes	N/A, Volcano Dungeon
	Radioactive Node	Radioactive Ore	Any level when the mines are in a "Dangerous" state
	Mussel Node	Mussels	N/A, Ginger Island west side of the beach

Diamond Nodes begin appearing at level 50 in the mines, at approximately 1 in 500 chance of appearing in place of a stone. For every level after level 50, frequency increases by .000016 per level. This makes for a .0028 chance for a diamond node to appear in place of a stone at floor 100 (1.2 in 500 or 7 in 2500), and ultimately a .003104 chance for a diamond node to appear in place of a stone at floor 119 (1.552 in 500 or 194 in 62500).

The chance for Gem Nodes to appear is very small, but is slightly increased by Mining Skill level and Daily Luck. The chance for Mystic Stones to appear is also increased by Mining Skill Level and daily Luck.

Food

Certain cooked dishes will temporarily increase mining level.

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Energy / Health	Buff(s)	Buff Duration	Recipe Source(s)	Sell Price
	Banana Pudding	A creamy dessert with a wonderful tropical flavor.	Banana (1) Milk (1) (Any) Sugar (1)	125 56	Mining (+1) Luck (+1) Defense (+1)	5m 1s	Island Trader for Bone Fragment (30)	data-sort-value="260">260g
	Eggplant Parmesan	Tangy, cheesy, and wonderful.	Eggplant (1) Tomato (1)	175 78	Mining (+1) Defense (+3)	4m 39s	Lewis (Mail - 7+ )	data-sort-value="200">200g
	Cranberry Sauce	A festive treat.	Cranberries (1) Sugar (1)	125 56	Mining (+2)	3m 30s	Gus (Mail - 7+ )	data-sort-value="120">120g
	Miner's Treat	This should keep your energy up.	Cave Carrot (2) Sugar (1) Milk (1)	125 56	Mining (+3) Magnetism (+32)	5m 35s	Mining Level 3	data-sort-value="200">200g
	Maple Bar	It's a sweet doughnut topped with a rich maple glaze.	Maple Syrup (1) Sugar (1) Wheat Flour (1)	225 101	Farming (+1) Fishing (+1) Mining (+1)	16m 47s	The Queen of Sauce 14 Summer, Year 2	data-sort-value="300">300g
	Magic Rock Candy	A rare and powerful candy infused with the essence of the prismatic shard.	N/A	500225	Mining (+2) Luck (+5) Speed (+1) Defense (+5) Attack (+5)	8m 24s	N/A	data-sort-value="5000">5,000g
	Squid Ink Ravioli	Temporarily protects from debuffs.	Squid Ink (1) Wheat Flour (1) Tomato (1)	125 56	Mining (+1) Squid Ink Ravioli Buff	4m 39s (Mining) 2m 59s (Squid Ink Ravioli Buff)	Combat Level 9	data-sort-value="150">150g

The Mines

See: The Mines

Skull Cavern

See: Skull Cavern

The Quarry

See: Quarry, Quarry Mine

Volcano Dungeon

See: Volcano Dungeon

History

• 1.0: Introduced.
• 1.1: The Blacksmith profession now increases the value of metal bars by 50%, up from 25%.
• 1.4: Fixed Prospector profession not applied to rocks destroyed in the mines.
• 1.5: Added new nodes found on Ginger Island and in the Dangerous Mines.