Mining

Mining is Woodcutting's sibling: pick a rock and swing on a timer. Ore feeds Forging's bars, and through them most of the metal gear in the game. The ladder runs from Copper and Tin at level 1 to Dragonite at 95, with Rune Essence for Inscription open from the start.

How Mining works

Rocks open at Copper, Tin and Rune Essence 1, Iron 15, Coal and Silver 30, Gold 40, Silvern 50, Adamantite 70, Runesteel 80 and Dragonite 95. A rock holds a few swings before it needs time to refresh.

Coal is the ore everything waits on. A Steel Bar takes 2 Coal, Silvern 4, Adamantite 6, Runesteel 8 and Dragonite 12, so serious Forging means mining far more Coal than anything else.

Every ore you mine has a 1% chance to bring a gem: Topaz most often, then Sapphire and Ruby, Emerald, and Diamond rarest. Gems go into Handicraft's rings and necklaces and Bowcraft's gem-tipped bolts. Your pickaxe starts at Bronze and climbs with the Almanac's plates, and charting the sea in Chartwork reveals veins of Sea Silver and Fulgurite.

Tips for training Mining

1. Stockpile Coal before a big Forging session. Every bar from Steel up needs it.
2. Gem Gloves add extra gem rolls while you mine.
3. Equip the Mole familiar from Binding for a 3% chance of an extra ore.
4. A Wreckmark Shoals chart reveals a Sea Silver vein at Mining 30, and a Stormglass Run chart a Fulgurite vein at 70.

Skills that pair with Mining

The 28 trades aren't isolated. Mining works best alongside these:

Frequently asked about Mining

What's the bottleneck for high-tier Forging?

Coal. Every bar from Steel up needs it: 2 per Steel Bar, rising to 8 per Runesteel Bar and 12 per Dragonite Bar.

Are gems worth chasing?

They come on their own: every ore you mine has a 1% base chance of one. Topaz is the most common and Diamond the rarest, and Gem Gloves and a Stargazing star raise the odds.

Can I mine ores for sale instead of for Forging?

You can. Ore sells to the shop, and the higher ores are worth far more: a Runesteel Ore sells for 100 coin against 2 for Copper.