Mining

Mining is the gathering of mineral Resource Nodes, including

• Ore (Copper Ore, Gold Ore, Iron Ore, Silver Ore)
• Deposits (Ash Deposit, Brimstone, Clay Deposit, Coal, Granite Deposit, Salt Deposit)
• Crystals (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 Pickaxe for a list of the pickaxe variations and their buffs/debuffs. See Tools for how to equip a pickaxe.
• Meticulous Collection

How to Mine

In order to mine, the following criteria must be met:

• Have the Mining Proficiency skill learned.
• Have a Pickaxe equipped (for instruction on how to equip a pickaxe, see Tools.)
• The pickaxe must have more than zero durability (i.e. it cannot be broken).

To mine, you click on a relevant Resource Node.

Optimizing Mining Success, Yield, and Speed

• Choose the best Pickaxe for your needs - in general, the best pickaxe for mining is the Pickaxe of Prosperity because it offers the highest bonuses of all the pickaxes and is indestructible.
• 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