Mining

Mining breaks ore, crystal and gem nodes with a pickaxe. Better pickaxes unlock harder nodes and break them in fewer swings. Mining provides materials for Processing, Forging and Equipment Upgrading.

Getting started

Keep a pickaxe in the carried inventory and interact with a node. The game uses the strongest pickaxe carried; pickaxes do not need to occupy a weapon slot. Holding the interaction continues mining supported nodes. Leave enough bag space for the expected resource.

Each successful swing adds the pickaxe's tier to the node's accumulated damage. The node breaks when that damage reaches its durability. For example, a Copper Ore node with 12 durability takes six swings with a Basic Pickaxe (tier 2), or three with a Quality Pickaxe (tier 4). A pickaxe below the node's required tier cannot mine it.

Tools and equipment

Items

Name	Description	How to Obtain
Rusty Pickaxe	Used for smashing things up Mining Lv:1	Reward for completing Molly's Tasks "Helping Molly"
Basic Pickaxe	Used for smashing things up Mining Lv: 2	Purchase from Mall Rat at the Mall Mine
Sturdy Pickaxe	Used for smashing things up Mining Lv: 3	Forged in the Workshop
Quality Pickaxe	Used for smashing things up Mining Lv: 4	Forged in the Workshop
Superior Pickaxe	Used for smashing things up Mining Lv: 5	Forged in the Workshop
Hard Hat	Beware of falling objects. When Equipped: Reduces damage from debris by 25%.	Box loot in the Old Woods Campsite
Small Mine Key	Opens small mine doors. Consumed on use.	Foraging (Mall Mines) Purchased from Mall Rat Purchased from Forge Shop
Miner's Potion	Adds +15% mining quantity until midnight.	Crafted at Potion Lab.
Hazard Potion	Encounter 50% less enemies while mining until midnight.	Crafted at Potion Lab.
Ring of Plenty	+5% for 2x mined and foraged resources	Completing the Purple Room.

The “Mining Lv” printed on a pickaxe is its tool tier, separate from the player's Mining skill level. A high activity level does not replace the required pickaxe.

Mines

• Beginner Mine — early-game nodes that can be broken with a Rusty Pickaxe.
• Mall Mines — ore and gem nodes with stronger tool requirements.
• Old Woods Mines — unlocked by completing The Local Jogger's Club.
• Catacombs Mines — unlocked by completing The Strange Orb.

Mines contain more than ore: crates, debris, forage, doors and scripted interactions use their own rewards and conditions. Gem nodes and special rooms are not guaranteed on every visit.

Ore and crystals

The table lists base rewards before double-yield effects, and Mining EXP before any separate EXP modifier. Durability is the total pickaxe damage needed to break the node. Beginner versions of Coal, Copper Ore and Salt Rock have lower tool requirements than their ordinary versions.

Resource	Minimum pickaxe	Base yield	Durability	Mining EXP
Stone (Beginner Mine)	Rusty Pickaxe	1	4	4
Stone (ordinary node)	Basic Pickaxe	1	6	4
Coal (Beginner Mine)	Rusty Pickaxe	3–8	8	15
Copper Ore (Beginner Mine)	Rusty Pickaxe	1	10	20
Salt Rock (Beginner Mine)	Rusty Pickaxe	1	8	20
Coal (ordinary node)	Basic Pickaxe	3–8	12	15
Salt Rock (ordinary node)	Basic Pickaxe	1	12	20
Copper Ore (ordinary node)	Basic Pickaxe	1	12	20
Iron Ore	Basic Pickaxe	1	20	25
Gold Ore	Basic Pickaxe	1	28	40
Raw Void Crystal	Sturdy Pickaxe	1	16	60
Verdite Ore	Sturdy Pickaxe	1	28	70
Platinum Ore	Quality Pickaxe	1	44	70
Green Crystal	Sturdy Pickaxe	1–3	28	70
Coal (dense node)	Quality Pickaxe	6–14	26	30
Dense Gold Ore	Quality Pickaxe	1	38	70
Dense Iron Ore	Quality Pickaxe	1	38	70
Blackiron Ore	Superior Pickaxe	1	70	120
Crimson Ore	Quality Pickaxe	1	36	50
Damp Gem Cluster (yield 3)	Quality Pickaxe	3	60	20
Damp Gem Cluster (yield 2)	Quality Pickaxe	2	60	20
Damp Gem Cluster (yield 1)	Quality Pickaxe	1	60	20
Deep Crystal	Quality Pickaxe	1	32	55
Light Crystal	Quality Pickaxe	1	32	55
Dream Crystal	Quality Pickaxe	1	32	55
Moon Crystal	Quality Pickaxe	1	32	55
Death Crystal	Quality Pickaxe	1	32	55
Ghost Crystal	Quality Pickaxe	1	32	55
Greater Deep Crystal	Superior Pickaxe	1	60	100
Greater Light Crystal	Superior Pickaxe	1	60	100
Greater Dream Crystal	Superior Pickaxe	1	60	100
Greater Moon Crystal	Superior Pickaxe	1	60	100
Greater Death Crystal	Superior Pickaxe	1	60	100
Greater Ghost Crystal	Superior Pickaxe	1	60	100

Gems

Ordinary gem nodes select a pool, then select one gem from that pool. The node tiers below are separate from the gem's upgrade eligibility. Mining a higher-tier node does not guarantee a Rare gem.

Node	Minimum pickaxe	Durability	Rare pool	Greater pool	Lesser pool	Chipped pool	Clear Gem
Tier 1	Basic Pickaxe	28	5%	10%	25%	50%	10%
Tier 2	Sturdy Pickaxe	40	10%	40%	40%	—	10%
Tier 3	Quality Pickaxe	60	20%	70%	—	—	10%

Every gem within a selected pool has the same chance. To obtain the chance of one particular gem, multiply its pool chance by the chance within that pool. For example, each Rare gem has a 5% ÷ 7 ≈ 0.714% chance from a tier 1 node.

Pool	Gem types	Chance within pool	Possible gems
Rare	7	1 in 7	Insensate Gem Blasphemous Gem Dominating Gem Fortress Gem Faithful Gem Payback Gem Reflection Gem
Greater	10	1 in 10	Greater Sharp Gem Greater Magic Gem Greater Swift Gem Greater Rage Gem Greater Focus Gem Greater Blood Gem Greater Soul Gem Greater Greed Gem Greater Armor Gem Greater Mind Gem
Lesser	15	1 in 15	Lesser Blood Gem Lesser Sharp Gem Lesser Magic Gem Lesser Swift Gem Lesser Rage Gem Lesser Focus Gem Lesser Mind Gem Lesser Armor Gem Lesser Soul Gem Lesser Greed Gem Light Gem Darkness Gem Insanity Gem Curse Gem Insight Gem
Chipped	7	1 in 7	Chipped Sharp Gem Chipped Magic Gem Chipped Swift Gem Chipped Rage Gem Chipped Focus Gem Chipped Blood Gem Chipped Mind Gem
Clear	1	Guaranteed within this pool	Clear Gem

Tier 1–3 gem nodes award 20 base Mining EXP. Their base yield is one gem; the mining double-yield check can double it. The ordinary node pools above do not include Perfect upgrade gems. For upgrade effects and eligibility, see Equipment Upgrading, Weapons and Armor.

Hazards

On ordinary ore and gem nodes, the hazard check runs after a swing that damages the node without breaking it. The final breaking swing skips that standard check. Some clutter objects have additional event-specific checks.

Result	Chance per standard hazard check	Effect
Enemy encounter	1.5%, once the buffer condition is met	Starts the current map’s encounter. Hazard Potion cancels half of eligible encounters.
Curse	1%	Adds one random common Curse.
Falling debris	3%	Loses 5% of maximum HP, rounded to a whole amount; this damage can be fatal.
No immediate hazard	94.5% after encounter eligibility; 96% before eligibility	No encounter, Curse or debris hit from this check.

Half of standard checks stop before rolling any outcome. The remaining half increment the encounter buffer, then roll the hazard. Enemy encounters are eligible only when the incremented buffer is at least 15. The buffer resets after an encounter or an encounter cancelled by Hazard Potion; Curses and debris do not reset it. These percentages are therefore per hazard check, rather than per mined node or a guarantee after a fixed number of swings.

Hazard Potion affects enemy encounters, not the Curse or debris branches. The Hard Hat's description states a 25% debris reduction, but the inspected event divides maximum HP by 40 instead of 20 when the Hard Hat is equipped. That event therefore halves the base damage to 2.5% of maximum HP before rounding.

Skill levels and benefits

Breaking a resource awards Mining EXP. Level checks run at midnight and advance Mining by at most one level per check. EXP is cumulative and is not spent on leveling.

Mining level contributes to the chance of doubling the resource's complete yield. The current calculation uses one percentage point at levels 0 and 1, and the level number from level 2 onward. Other modifiers can add to this chance:

• Miner's Potion grants Miner's Luck, adding 15 percentage points until midnight.
• An equipped Ring of Plenty adds five percentage points. The ring check grants this bonus once even if both ring slots contain it.

The chance is rolled on a 1–100 scale when the node breaks. It doubles the amount already selected for that node; it does not increase every yield by a fixed 15% or give an extra item on every swing.

Regeneration

Mining nodes regenerate with the world's resource-reset system. Bathing regenerates resources only when its resource-reset flag is ready; an ordinary monster respawn does not refill a mine. Moon Events can also regenerate resources.

Resource regeneration resets the mine resource counters and rerolls the Mall's floor variants and door puzzle. It also rerolls the Old Woods mine door and clears the Old Woods third-floor unlock. A daily time change and a resource reset should not be treated as the same operation.

Processing mined materials

The existing conversion reference is retained here, separate from the pickaxe and yield table. Hard Bones are an enemy drop rather than a mineable ore; their conversion remains included for the Blast Kiln reference. Machine requirements and time are covered by Processing.

Ore	Description	Crafted Item	Crafting Station	Required Materials	Location
Coal	A versatile material required for many crafting recipes.	-	-	-	All Mines
Coal 6 -14	A versatile material required for many crafting recipes.	-	-	-	Catacomb Mines
Salt Rock	A versatile material required for many crafting and cooking recipes.	Salt	Grinder or Windmill	Salt Rock Coal x1 (only in Grinder)	All Mines
Copper Ore	-	Copper Bar	Furnace	Copper Ore Coal x2	Town Mine Mall Mines The Old Wood Mines
Iron Ore	-	Iron Bar	Furnace	Iron Ore Coal x3	Mall Mines The Old Wood Mines
Gold Ore	-	Gold Bar	Furnace	Gold Ore Coal x5	Mall Mines The Old Wood Mines
Raw Void Crystal	-	Void Crystal Bar	Furnace	Raw Void Crystal Coal x8	Mall Mines The Old Wood Mines
Verdite Ore	-	Verdite Bar	Furnace	Verdite Ore Coal x12	The Old Wood Mines
Green Crystal	A resource required for some crafting recipes.	-	-	-	The Old Wood Mines
Platinum Ore	-	Platinum Bar	Furnace	Platinum Ore Coal x18	The Old Wood Mines
Hard Bones	Cannot be mined; obtained from monster drops in the Catacombs.	Bone Ingot	Blast Kiln	Hard Bones Coal x6 Energy x50	Catacombs
Dense Gold Ore	-	Gold Plate	Blast Kiln	Dense Gold Ore Coal x6 Energy x50	Catacomb Mines
Dense Iron Ore	-	Steel Bar	Blast Kiln	Dense Iron Ore Coal x12 Energy x100	Catacomb Mines
Blackiron Ore	-	Blacksteel Bar	Blast Kiln	Blackiron Ore Coal x24 Energy x200	Catacomb Mines
Crimson Ore	-	Crimson Bar	Blast Kiln	Crimson Ore ×1 Coal ×35 Energy ×300 (required, not consumed)	Smelts for 5 in-game hours

See also

• Skill Levels
• Inventory and Storage
• Foraging
• Processing
• Forging
• Equipment Upgrading
• Bathing
• Moon Events