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.

Rock Type	Experience
Any Rock (outside The Mines)	1 If coal is dropped: 5
Gray Boulder (outside The Mines)	0
Rock (inside The Mines)	0
Either of these dark gray rocks (inside The Mines)	3 If coal is dropped: 4
Amethyst Node	Geologist Profession: 8 Miner Profession: 16
Aquamarine Node	Geologist Profession: 20 Miner Profession: 40
Diamond Node	Geologist Profession: 100 Miner Profession: 150
Emerald Node	Geologist Profession: 50 Miner Profession: 80
Jade Node	Geologist Profession: 20 Miner Profession: 40
Ruby Node	Geologist Profession: 50 Miner Profession: 80
Topaz Node	Geologist Profession: 8 Miner Profession: 16
Gem Node	3
Mystic Stone	50
Copper Node	5
Iron Node	12
Gold Node	18
Iridium Node	50
Geode Node (seen on the Hill-top Farm)	8
Frozen Geode Node (seen on the Hill-top Farm)	16
Magma Geode Node (seen on the Hill-top Farm)	32

Mining Nodes

All nodes (other than the Geode Nodes) may be found in the Skull Cavern or Quarry. The quarry on the Hill-top Farm can spawn geode nodes and the 4 ore nodes (copper, iron, gold iridium).

Image	Name	Contains	Mine Location
	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; does not appear 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+
	Iridium Node	Iridium Ore, and a 4% chance for 1 Prismatic Shard	N/A, Skull Cavern/Quarry only
	Iron Node	Iron Ore	Level 40+
	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
	Ruby Node	Ruby	Any level after reaching bottom of mines; does not appear otherwise
	Topaz Node	Topaz	Any level
	Geode Node	Geode	N/A, Hill-top Farm Map only
	Frozen Geode Node	Frozen Geode	N/A, Hill-top Farm Map only
	Magma Geode Node	Magma Geode	N/A, Hill-top Farm Map only

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.

The Mines

See: The Mines

Skull Cavern

See: Skull Cavern

The Quarry

See: Quarry

History

• 1.0: Introduced.
• 1.1: The Blacksmith profession now increases the value of metal bars by 50%, up from 25%