Mining

Mining is the gathering of mineral Resource Nodes, including

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

For additional details related to mining, see

• Mining Skills - skills used for mining.
• Pickaxe - this tool must be equipped in order to mine. See this link for a list of the types of pickaxes.
• Meticulous Collection

Equipment needed for mining: a pick axe with non-zero durability 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.

Optimizing Mining Success, Yield, and Speed

• 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