| Gem | DLC | Gem Chance | Gem Price | |
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 | Topaz |  | 50.0% | 225 |
 | Sapphire | | 17.5% | 335 |
 | Ruby | | 17.5% | 555 |
 | Emerald | | 10.0% | 555 |
 | Diamond | | 5.0% | 1,150 |
Mining
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| Skill ID: melvorD:Mining | |
| Release Date: | 11 September 2019 (v0.04) |
| Game Version: | Base game
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| Type: | Gathering |
| Expansions information | |
| Level 99: | Base game
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| Level 120: |  Throne of the Herald Expansion
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Mining is a skill used to gather ore, 
Rune Essence, 
Pure Essence, and gems for use in many other skills.
Mechanics
Each Mining action takes 3 seconds. This time can be reduced by 5-50% by purchasing pickaxe upgrades, 15% by purchasing the
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Master of Naturegod upgrade, 3% with the
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Elite Pillar of Expertise, 2% with 
Harold, 3% with
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Hex Mastery, 3% when using 
Candelabra Lit, 0.2s by reaching the 50% Mastery pool checkpoint, 0.2s while the
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Mole + 
Eagle Synergy is active, 0.1s by wearing 
Dirty Mining Boots, and then by another 0.1s by being on the 
Terran Dungeon Ruins hex (0.2s when also owning 
Carthulu). Percentage reductions are applied prior to flat reductions, making it possible to reach the global minimum action time of 0.25s when sufficient reductions are active.
Ore amounts can be doubled by wearing 
Mining Gloves with active charges. Raising Mining to
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Level 99 will unlock the 
Mining Skillcape for purchase from the Shop. Equipping the Mining Skillcape will give 1 bonus 
Coal Ore for every Mining action. The 
Superior Mining Skillcape, which becomes available once
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Level 120 has been reached, increases the bonus Coal Ore quantity to 2 while also providing +5% chance to find gem veins while mining.
Rock HP
Rock HP determines how many ores can be extracted from a rock before it has to respawn. Ore and essence rocks other than
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Meteoritepassively regenerate HP at a rate of 1 every 10 seconds, stopping when a rock reaches its maximum HP. Regeneration does not occur while a rock is respawning after being fully depleted. For ore and essence rocks besides
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Meteorite, the maximum HP is calculated as follows:
[math]\displaystyle{ \text{Rock HP}=5 + \text{Mastery Level} + \text{Bonus} }[/math]
Where [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Bonus} }[/math] starts at 0, increasing by:
- +10 if the 95% Error creating thumbnail: File missingMastery pool checkpoint has been reached
- +20 when both the Error creating thumbnail: File missingMole andError creating thumbnail: File missingBearError creating thumbnail: File missingSummoning synergy and Perfect Swing Potion is active
- The below amounts when the relevant bonuses are active:
| Source | Type | DLC | HP Bonus | Other Modifiers |
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 Mining Master Relic | Ancient Relic |  | +690 Mining Node HP | |
| Mining Relic 2 | Ancient Relic | | +50 Mining Node HP | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abyssal Mole  Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abyssal Bear Synergy | Summoning Synergy | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | +25 Mining Node HP | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pit Maze | Agility Obstacle 11 | | +15 Mining Node HP | +3% Mastery XP for Melvor Realm only +2% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining Gem Veins or Meteorite Ore -20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pipe Balance | Agility Obstacle 3 | | +10 Mining Node HP | +3% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills +3% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +3% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ice Jump | Agility Obstacle 9 | | +10 Mining Node HP | +20 Maximum Hitpoints +5% Food Healing Value +5% Chance to Double Items Globally +10% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills |
 Classy Rock | Pet | | +10 Mining Node HP | |
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In addition, the following can be used to provide a chance to deal no damage to rock HP while Mining. Note that these bonuses work for ores or essence only, not gem veins.
| Source | Type | DLC | Preserve Chance | Other Modifiers |
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 Perfect Swing Potion IV | Item | | +80% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +80% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | |
 Perfect Swing Potion III | Item | | +40% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +40% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | |
 Perfect Swing Potion II | Item | | +20% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +20% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing ABCD7 | Skill Tree Node | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | +40% chance to deal no damage to a Mining Node for Abyssal Realm only | -20% Mining node respawn interval for Abyssal Realm only |
 Perfect Swing Potion I | Item | | +10% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +10% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Terra | Constellation | | +5% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +5% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | +8% Mining Mastery XP +8% Chance to Double Items in Mining +5% Melee Strength Bonus from Equipment +5 Hidden Strength Level +8% Strength Skill XP +8% Mining Skill XP +8% Accuracy Rating +5% Chance to receive gems from Mining (Does not work for Rune Essence) |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pipe Balance | Agility Obstacle 3 | | +3% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +3% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | +10 Mining Node HP +3% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills |
 Miner's Helmet | Item (Helmet) | | +3% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +3% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | +2% Mining Mastery XP |
Using these bonuses effectively increases a rock's HP to [math]\displaystyle{ \frac{\text{Rock HP}}{1 - \text{Preserve Chance}} }[/math]. For example, a rock with a max HP of 12 while the 
Perfect Swing Potion III is being used will have an effective max HP of [math]\displaystyle{ \frac{12}{1 - 0.4} = 20 }[/math].
Due to passive rock HP regeneration, it is possible (given a sufficiently high maximum rock HP) to ensure a rock always has HP and never has to respawn, no matter how long it has been mined for. To achieve this, the player's chance to deal zero damage to ores must be at least [math]\displaystyle{ \left \lceil 1 - \frac{\text{Action Interval (seconds)}}{10} \right \rceil }[/math].
Therefore, the chance required in order to avoid respawns at the an interval of 0.85 seconds is [math]\displaystyle{ \left \lceil 1 - \frac{0.85}{10} \right \rceil = \left \lceil 0.915 \right \rceil = 0.92 = 92\% }[/math] or higher. Currently the maximum possible chance is 91% when the highest tier of 
Perfect Swing Potion and all other available bonuses are utilized.
Below lists the rock HP at various
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Masterylevels with and without the maximum possible bonus:
| Mastery Level | Max Rock HP | |
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| Without Bonus | With Bonus | |
| 1 | 6 | 86 |
| 2 | 7 | 87 |
| 3 | 8 | 88 |
| 4 | 9 | 89 |
| 5 | 10 | 90 |
| 10 | 15 | 95 |
| 20 | 25 | 105 |
| 50 | 55 | 135 |
| 75 | 80 | 160 |
| 99 | 104 | 184 |
Gem Veins
Gem veins do not regenerate naturally, but rather may be discovered at random when mining any ore after
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Dragonite. The chance of discovering a gem vein per mining action is 0.533%, which may be increased by 5% if the Superior Mining Skillcape is equipped, resulting in an overall chance of 0.56%.
The type and size of gem vein discovered is randomly determined. The discovered vein has an 85% chance of being 
Onyx, a 10% chance of being 
Oricha, and a 5% chance of being 
Cerulean. The size of the vein may be either small, medium, or large:
- Small veins are discovered with a 62.5% chance, having an HP between 5 and 15
- Medium veins are discovered with a 25% chance, having an HP between 10 and 25
- Large veins are discovered with a 12.5% chance, having an HP between 20 and 60
Meteorites
Meteorites can be discovered at random while studying any constellation in
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Astrology. When discovered, the HP of the meteorite rock will be increased by a random amount between 5 and 24 HP.
Starfalls
Starfalls can be discovered at random while studying any abyssal constellation in
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Astrology. When discovered, the HP of Abycite, Mysticite, and Echocite will be increased by a random amount between 20 and 200 HP. Each rock will roll a different HP amount.
Mastery Unlocks
Item Mastery Unlocks
Note that the increased chance to double bonuses apply to all types of rocks, despite the description specifically mentioning ore.
| Level | Unlock |
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| 1 | Each Mastery Level increases maximum Rock HP by 1 |
| 10 | 1% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
| 20 | 2% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
| 30 | 3% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
| 40 | 4% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
| 50 | 5% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
| 60 | 6% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
| 70 | 7% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
| 80 | 8% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
| 90 | 9% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
| 99 | 15% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
Mastery Pool Checkpoints
Melvor Realm
| Pool % | Pool XP | Bonus |
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| 10% | 1,150,000 xp | +5% Mining Mastery XP for Melvor Realm only |
| 25% | 2,875,000 xp | -10% Mining node respawn interval for Melvor Realm only |
| 50% | 5,750,000 xp | -0.2s Mining Interval for Melvor Realm only |
| 95% | 10,925,000 xp | +10 Mining Node HP (Melvor Realm Only) |
| Total Mastery Pool XP | 11,500,000 | |
Abyssal Realm
| Pool % | Pool XP | Bonus |
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| 10% | 750,000 xp | +6% Mining Mastery XP for Abyssal Realm only |
| 25% | 1,875,000 xp | -15% Mining node respawn interval for Abyssal Realm only |
| 50% | 3,750,000 xp | 100% increased chance to locate an Abyssal Gem Vein in Mining |
| 95% | 7,125,000 xp | -0.2s Mining Interval for Abyssal Realm only |
| Total Mastery Pool XP | 7,500,000 | |
Skillcapes
Regular Skillcape
The Mining Skillcape is the skillcape for the Mining skill. It can be purchased for 1,000,000 from the Shop once the player reaches
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Level 99in the Mining skill. The Mining Skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
+1 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply)
Superior Skillcape
The Superior Mining Skillcape is the superior skillcape for the Mining skill. It can be purchased for 10,000,000 from the Shop once the player reaches
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Level 120in the Mining skill.
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Level 120 can only be reached if the player owns the Throne of the Herald expansion. Likewise, the superior skillcape can only be purchased if the player owns this expansion. The superior skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
+2 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) and +5% Chance to find gem veins when Mining
Pet
The pet can be unlocked by doing any Mining action.
| Pet | Name | DLC | Effect |
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Purchases
Pickaxes
Pickaxes are permanent upgrades purchased from the Shop that decrease the amount of time it takes to mine ore by their bonus speed percentage. The later pickaxes also provide a number of other bonuses, as listed in the table below. The bonuses provided by these upgrades are permanently active once purchased, they do not need to be equipped or otherwise enabled.
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Iron Pickaxe | 1 | 250
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-5% | -5% | +1% | +1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 |
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Steel Pickaxe | 10 | 2,000
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-5% | -10% | +1% | +2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 |
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Black Pickaxe | 20 | 10,000
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-5% | -15% | +1% | +3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 |
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Mithril Pickaxe | 35 | 50,000
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-5% | -20% | +1% | +4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 |
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Adamant Pickaxe | 50 | 200,000
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-10% | -30% | +1% | +5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 |
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Rune Pickaxe | 60 | 1,000,000
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-10% | -40% | +1% | +6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 |
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Dragon Pickaxe | 80 | 5,000,000
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-10% | -50% | +1% | +7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 |
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Corundum Pickaxe
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100 | 50,000,000 1,000 
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0% | -50% | 0% | +7% | +20% | +20% | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 |
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Augite Pickaxe
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108 | 100,000,000 1,500 
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0% | -50% | 0% | +7% | +20% | +40% | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 |
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Meteorite Pickaxe
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112 | 150,000,000 2,000 
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0% | -50% | 0% | +7% | 0% | +40% | +4% | +4% | +1 | +1 |
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Divine Pickaxe
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115 | 200,000,000 2,500 
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0% | -50% | 0% | +7% | +20% | +60% | +3% | +7% | 0 | +1 |
Pickaxe Coatings
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+5% | +5% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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0% | +5% | +1 | +1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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0% | +5% | 0 | +1 | +50% | +50% | 0% | 0% |
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0% | +5% | 0 | +1 | 0% | +50% | +20% | +20% |
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0% | +5% | +1 | +2 | 0% | +50% | 0% | +20% |
Rocks
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Townshipresource, see Township#Buildings and Resources
Higher tiers of rocks are unlocked as the player's Mining level increases. The quantity received from any ore rock is doubled when Mining Gloves are in use, and normal gems are guaranteed to drop from any ore when 
Gem Gloves are used, however neither of these gloves have any effect when used while mining essence or gem veins.
Melvor Rocks
| Rock | Ore | Type | Requirements | DLC | XP | Respawn Time | Ore Value | ||
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 | Rune Essence |  | 2x Rune Essence | Essence | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 1 | | 5 | 1s | 0 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Copper |  | Copper Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 1 | | 7 | 5s | 2 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Tin |  | Tin Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 1 | | 7 | 5s | 2 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Iron |  | Iron Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 15 | | 14 | 10s | 5 |
 | Coal |  | Coal Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 30 | | 18 | 10s | 13 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Silver |  | Silver Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 30 | | 25 | 15s | 25 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Gold |  | Gold Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 40 | | 28 | 15s | 30 |
 | Crystal |  | Crystal | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 40 | | 28 | 2m | 100 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Mithril |  | Mithril Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 50 | | 65 | 20s | 65 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Adamantite |  | Adamantite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 70 | | 71 | 30s | 88 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Runite |  | Runite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 80 | | 86 | 1m | 100 |
 | Pure Crystal |  | Pure Crystal | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 85 | | 95 | 4m | 750 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Dragonite |  | Dragonite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 95270 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mastery | | 101 | 2m | 135 |
 | Pure Essence |  | Pure Essence | Essence | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 100 | | 30 | 2m, 10s | 3 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Corundumite |  | Corundumite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 100 | | 112 | 2m, 10s | 185 |
 | Onyx |  | Onyx | Gem Vein | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 100 | | 265 | N/A | 3,000 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Iridium |  | Iridium Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 102Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corundum Pickaxe Purchased | | 92 | 2m, 20s | 240 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Palladium |  | Palladium Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 105Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corundum Pickaxe Purchased | | 96 | 2m, 30s | 295 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Augite |  | Augite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 108Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corundum Pickaxe Purchased | | 119 | 2m, 40s | 400 |
 | Oricha |  | Oricha | Gem Vein | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 110Error creating thumbnail: File missing Augite Pickaxe Purchased | | 385 | N/A | 4,500 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Meteorite | | Meteorite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 112Error creating thumbnail: File missing Augite Pickaxe Purchased | | 330 | N/A | 750 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Divinite |  | Divinite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 115Error creating thumbnail: File missing Meteorite Pickaxe Purchased | | 138 | 3m | 575 |
 | Cerulean |  | Cerulean | Gem Vein | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 118Error creating thumbnail: File missing Divine Pickaxe Purchased | | 510 | N/A | 6,500 |
Abyssal Rocks
| Rock | Ore | Type | Requirements | DLC | XP | Respawn Time | Ore Value | ||
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Essence | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Essence | Abyssal Essence | Level 1 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 144 | 5s | 1 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssium Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssium Ore | Abyssal Rock | Level 1 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 516 | 10s | 5 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Nightopal | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Nightopal | Abyssal Gem | Level 5 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 1,074 | N/A | 100 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abycite | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abycite Fragment | Abyssal Rock | Level 8 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 813 | N/A | 12 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Azurian Outcrop | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Azurian Fragment | Outcrop | Level 12 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 857 | 15s | 19 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Brumite Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Brumite Ore | Abyssal Rock | Level 15 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 957 | 1m, 20s | 18 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Shadowpearl | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Shadowpearl | Abyssal Gem | Level 18 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 1,681 | N/A | 100 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Mysticite | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Mysticite Fragment | Abyssal Rock | Level 22 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 1,102 | N/A | 35 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Gloomite Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Gloomite Ore | Abyssal Rock | Level 25 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 1,439 | 2m | 40 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Obsidian Outcrop | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Obsidian Fragment | Outcrop | Level 30 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 1,713 | 2m, 30s | 60 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Witherite Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Witherite Ore | Abyssal Rock | Level 35 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 2,172 | 2m, 30s | 60 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Moonstone | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Moonstone | Abyssal Gem | Level 40 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 3,867 | N/A | 400 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Echocite | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Echocite Fragment | Abyssal Rock | Level 45 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 3,711 | N/A | 80 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Netherite Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Netherite Ore | Abyssal Rock | Level 50 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 4,215 | 2m, 40s | 120 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Voidheart | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Voidheart | Abyssal Gem | Level 55 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 11,145 | N/A | 800 |
Gems
Normal Gems
Each Mining action has a 1% chance of discovering a random normal gem. The chance to receive gems when mining ores can be increased by bonuses such as that from
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Terra, or can be guaranteed through the use of Gem Gloves. If the 
Clue Chasers Insignia is equipped, the chance to find gems is increased by 10% (For example, a 20% chance becomes [math]\displaystyle{ 20\% \times 1.1 = 22\% }[/math]). The chance to receive a gem is capped at 100%, so any bonuses above this limit have no effect.
While mining Pure Essence, there is a chance that a 
Runestone will be dropped instead of a normal gem. The chance of Runestone drops is not subject to the usual normal gem drop chance bonuses, and so the base chance of 1% may only be increased to 1.1% while wearing the Clue Chasers Insignia.
Any gems dropped (including Runestones) may be doubled if any global or Mining specific item doubling bonuses apply. The
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Moleand
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Octopus synergy and/or 
Gem Finder Scroll may also be used for a chance to receive an additional normal gem of any type whenever a normal gem is dropped while Mining - this additional gem also has a chance to be doubled. If the synergy is active while mining Pure Essence, then a Runestone will be obtained in place of a random gem.
Superior Gems
Superior gems can drop from any gem vein (in addition to the gem provided by mining the vein) with a chance of 10% per action. This chance can be increased by any things providing a bonus to the chance to receive a quality superior gem. Superior gems may also drop while mining
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Meteorite, but only when a bonus to the chance to receive a superior gem is active, as the base chance is 0%. Random superior gem drops cannot be doubled, nor does the
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Moleand
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Octopus synergy or Gem Finder Scroll apply.
The possible gem drops are shown below.
| Gem | DLC | Gem Chance | Gem Price | |
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| Onyx | | 50.0% | 3,000 |
| Oricha | | 30.0% | 4,500 |
| Cerulean | | 15.0% | 6,500 |
 | Zephyte | | 5.0% | 9,000 |
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Shadowpearl | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 30.0% | 100 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Moonstone | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 15.0% | 400 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Voidheart | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 5.0% | 800 |
Potion
The Perfect Swing Potion provides a chance to mine from a rock without lowering the rock's HP. This potion has no effect while mining from a gem vein.
| Perfect Swing Potion | |||
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| Potion | Tier | Charges | Effect |
| I | 30 | +10% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +10% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
| II | 50 | +20% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +20% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
| III | 80 | +40% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +40% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
| IV | 100 | +80% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +80% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
The Gem Detector Potion provides a chance to receive a quality superior gem while mining either a gem vein or 
Meteorite Ore.
| Gem Detector Potion | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | Tier | Charges | Effect |
 | I | 10 | +2% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining a "Gem Vein" Node or Meteorite Ore |
 | II | 20 | +4% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining a "Gem Vein" Node or Meteorite Ore |
 | III | 30 | +7% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining a "Gem Vein" Node or Meteorite Ore |
 | IV | 40 | +10% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining a "Gem Vein" Node or Meteorite Ore |
The Abyssal Miner Potion provides a chance gain a random Abyssal Gem while Mining "Abyssal Rock" and "Outcrop" Nodes.
| Abyssal Miner Potion | |||
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| Potion | Tier | Charges | Effect |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing | I | 1 | +0.10% chance to receive an Abyssal Gem while Mining "Abyssal Rock" and "Outcrop" Nodes |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing | II | 2 | +0.20% chance to receive an Abyssal Gem while Mining "Abyssal Rock" and "Outcrop" Nodes |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing | III | 3 | +0.30% chance to receive an Abyssal Gem while Mining "Abyssal Rock" and "Outcrop" Nodes |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing | IV | 4 | +0.40% chance to receive an Abyssal Gem while Mining "Abyssal Rock" and "Outcrop" Nodes |
Summoning Boosts
This table shows all the
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SummoningFamiliars and Synergies that provide a bonus to Mining.
| Familiar 1 | Familiar 2 | DLC | Effect | ||
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Mole | | +3% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Mining (Cannot be doubled) | ||
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Mole | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | +3% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Mining (Cannot be doubled) | ||
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Mole | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Crow | | x2 Rune Essence gained from Mining |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Mole | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Monkey | | x2 Silver gained from Mining x2 Gold gained from Mining |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Mole |  | Eagle | | -0.2s Mining Interval for Melvor Realm only |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Mole |  | Owl | | +30% chance to gain +1 additional Meteorite in Mining (Cannot be doubled) |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Mole | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Crow | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | x2 Abyssal Essence gained from Mining |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Mole | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Monkey | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | x2 primary skill resource gained from Mining for Outcrop nodes |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Void Wisp | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Mole | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | -50% Mining Abyssal XP +1 additional quantity of primary resource gained in Mining for Abyssal Realm only (cannot be doubled) |
Skill Boosts
Skill boosts are special enhancements that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the player's skills. These boosts can come from a variety of sources such as equipment, potions, pets, and masteries. Global boosts are boosts which apply across all skills. A boost can be assumed to be for the listed skill only, unless specifically stated it is a global boost. Boosts help the player to progress faster and achieve higher levels of mastery in each skill. The following are some common types of skill boosts and what they do:
- Increased Skill XP: Increases the amount of experience points (XP) gained.
- Decreased Skill Interval: Reduces the time it takes to complete skilling actions, allowing the player to perform more actions in a given period.
- Preservation Chance: Increases the likelihood that resources or items used during skill actions are not consumed.
- Increased Chance to Double Items: Gives a higher chance of receiving double the items or resources when performing skill-related actions.
- Increased Mastery XP: Enhances the rate at which mastery XP is gained for a skill.
For more information on general skill boosts that apply to all skills, refer to the Skill Boosts page.
Trivia
Prior to the release of V1.0, the source code file for the Mining skill was called rockHitting.js, which is in contrast to other skills' source files which are named eponymously (i.e., woodcutting.js for Woodcutting). This used to be case for Mining as well[1], however it turned out that some browsers or extensions block a script called mining.js, likely in an attempt to prevent unwanted crypto mining, so the file was eventually renamed.
Upon release of V1.0, Mining became one of a small number of tick-based skills, at which point the source file was renamed once more to rockTicking.js.
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