Mining & Jewelry Crafting

The Mining update introduces a complete resource gathering and crafting system. Mine ores, smelt ingots, cut gemstones, and craft personalized jewelry — all tied to a new Mining skill with meaningful progression.

Mining

Getting Started

To begin mining, purchase a Pickaxe from any General Store. Mining areas are marked on your map — head to one and look for ore deposits (rock formations). Approach a deposit and interact with it to start mining.

Mining takes time — your character will play an animation while working. Once finished, the ore is added to your inventory. Each deposit contains a limited amount of ore. Once depleted, the deposit will regenerate after some time.

Ore Types

Ores are organized into tiers. Higher-tier ores require a higher Mining skill level to extract.

Tier	Ores	Notes
Tier 1	Stone, Coal, Iron, Salt	Available from the start
Tier 2	Copper, Tin, Lead	Requires some Mining experience
Tier 3	Bauxite, Silver, Sulphur	Mid-level miners
Tier 4	Gold, Quartz, Nefrite	Experienced miners
Tier 5	Garnet, Emerald, Sapphire	Gemstones — high level required
Tier 6	Ruby, Diamond, Crystal	Rare gemstones — expert miners only

Higher-tier ores take longer to mine but are significantly more valuable.

Selling Raw Ore

You can sell raw ore and ingots at Ore Dropoff points. Approach the dropoff and press E to view current prices for all ore and ingot types, then drop items from your inventory to sell them.

Gemstones cannot be sold at ore dropoffs — they must be sold at a Pawn Shop instead.

Gold Panning

Gold Panning is an alternative way to gather resources. Purchase a Gold Pan from a General Store, then head to a designated panning spot near water.

Use the Gold Pan from your inventory to begin. You'll need to complete a quick-time action game — hitting the right timing to succeed. Your Mining skill affects the size of the success window, making it easier as you level up.

Panning Rewards

Panning can yield a variety of rewards:

Gold Flakes — small but common finds
Gold Nuggets — less common, more valuable
Raw Gemstones — rare finds, including both common and legendary gems

Higher Mining skill levels reduce your chance of finding nothing and increase your chance of finding gems. Gold Flakes and Nuggets can later be refined into Gold Ingots at a smelter.

Smelting

Processing Stations (smelters) are marked on your map. At a smelter, you can convert raw ore into refined Ingots. Smelting requires the raw ore and usually some Coal as fuel.

Available Ingots

Ingot	Source
Iron Ingot	Iron Ore
Copper Ingot	Copper Ore
Tin Ingot	Tin Ore
Lead Ingot	Lead Ore
Aluminum Ingot	Bauxite Ore
Silver Ingot	Silver Ore
Gold Ingot	Gold Ore

Alloys

At higher Mining skill levels, you can combine ingots to create alloys:

Bronze Ingot — crafted from Copper and Tin Ingots
Steel Ingot — crafted from Iron Ingots
Electrum Ingot — crafted from Gold and Silver Ingots

Panning Materials

Gold Flakes can be consolidated into Gold Nuggets, and Gold Nuggets can be smelted into Gold Ingots — even at low Mining levels.

Smelting items are queued and processed one at a time. Your Mining skill level affects smelting speed. Completed smelting awards Mining experience.

Gem Cutting

At a Jewelry Workbench, raw gemstones can be cut into polished versions. Cut gems are more valuable than raw gems and are required for crafting gem-studded jewelry.

Six gem types can be cut:

Common gems: Garnet, Emerald, Sapphire
Legendary gems: Ruby, Diamond, Crystal

Each gem type has its own Mining level requirement, with legendary gems requiring significantly higher levels.

Jewelry Crafting

At a Jewelry Workbench, you can craft wearable jewelry from ingots and optionally set them with cut gems.

Jewelry Types

Five types of jewelry can be crafted, each requiring a different amount of ingots:

Earrings
Bracelet
Chain
Pendant
Necklace

Metals

Jewelry can be crafted from three metals, each unlocked at different Mining levels:

Silver — entry-level jewelry metal
Gold — mid-tier, requires higher Mining skill
Electrum — top-tier alloy, requires the highest Mining skill for jewelry

Gem-Studded Jewelry

Any piece of jewelry can optionally be set with a cut gemstone, creating a unique gem-studded piece. For example, you could craft a Gold Necklace with Diamond or Silver Earrings with Emerald. Gem-studded pieces are more valuable and take longer to craft.

Inscriptions

When crafting jewelry, you can add a personal inscription — a custom text engraved onto the piece. Other players can see your inscription when they examine the jewelry. This allows you to create truly one-of-a-kind gifts and keepsakes.

Wearing Jewelry

Crafted jewelry is wearable:

Chains, Pendants, and Necklaces are worn as accessories
Bracelets go on the wrist
Earrings are worn on the ears

Jewelry appearance varies between male and female characters.

Mining Skill

Mining is a new skill visible in your Level Menu alongside other skills. As you perform mining-related activities, you earn experience and level up.

How to Earn Experience

Mining ore
Smelting ingots
Cutting gemstones
Crafting jewelry
Gold panning

What Leveling Unlocks

As your Mining skill increases, you gain access to:

Higher-tier ores — better resources at milestone levels
Faster mining speed — experienced miners work quicker
Increased ore yield — chance to get bonus ore per swing
Smelting recipes — unlock new ingots and alloys
Gem cutting — unlock the ability to cut different gem types
Jewelry crafting — unlock new metals and jewelry types
Better panning results — higher chance of rare finds, larger success window

Your progression follows a clear path from basic ore mining all the way to crafting legendary gem-studded jewelry with personal inscriptions.

Where to Sell

Item Type	Where to Sell
Raw Ore	Ore Dropoff
Ingots	Ore Dropoff
Gemstones	Pawn Shop
Jewelry	Pawn Shop
Gold Flakes & Nuggets	Ore Dropoff

Summary

The Mining system offers a deep progression path:

Mine raw ore from deposits across the map
Smelt ore into ingots at processing stations
Cut raw gemstones into polished gems
Craft jewelry from ingots and gems, with optional inscriptions
Sell your products at dropoffs and pawn shops
Level up your Mining skill to unlock better resources, faster speeds, and higher-value crafting

Whether you prefer the straightforward grind of mining and selling ore, the quick reflexes of gold panning, or the creative satisfaction of crafting personalized jewelry — there is something for every miner.