Mining

Mining is the gathering of mineral Resource Nodes, including

• Gold Ore
• Silver Ore
• Copper Ore
• Iron Ore
• Granite Deposit
• Coal
• Quartz
• Salt Deposit
• Crystal (Aldurite, Amethyst Crystal, Citrine Crystal, Diamond Crystal, Emerald Crystal, Garnet Crystal,Onyx Crystal, Ruby Crystal, Sapphire Crystal)

For information regarding skills used in mining, see Mining Skills.

Equipment needed for mining: a pick axe must be equipped.

The best pickaxe for mining is usually a Pickaxe of Prosperity, because it offers the highest bonuses of all the pickaxes and is indestructible.

For a list of all the types of pickaxes and their buffs/debuffs, see Pickaxe.

Methods to Improve Mining

• Increase Mining Gathering Time Bonus (makes your mining speed faster)
  • Increase your Swift Gathering - Mining skill
  • 2 Year Whiskey
  • Obsidian Potion of Expedience
  • Gauntlets of Lead
  • Equip one of the following pickaxes
    • Pickaxe of Prosperity
    • Pickaxe with True Bronze Engravings
    • Artisan Pickaxe
    • Founder Artisan's Pickaxe

• Increase Your Mining Meticulous Collection Chance
  • Increase your Meticulous Collection - Mining skill
  • 25 Year Whiskey
  • Obsidian Potion of Precision
  • Equip a necklace socketted with an Imbued Jewel of the Meticulous Miner
  • Equip 2 rings, one or both of the following types:
    • Rings socketted with an Imbued Jewel of the Meticulous Miner (this ring provides the same meticulous bonus as an Epic Ring of an Unknown BMC Member)
    • The Ring of an Unknown BMC Member (ideally epic level)
  • Equip one of the following pickaxes
    • Pickaxe of Prosperity
    • Pickaxe with Heavy Iron Engravings (note: this axe slows mining speed)
    • Artisan Pickaxe
    • Founder Artisan's Pickaxe