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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;creature-backlink&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Skills|&amp;amp;laquo; Back to Skills]]&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mining&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the skill of digging metal ore out of the mountains and caves of New Bradford and smelting it into ingots. Every sword, suit of plate armor and tinker&amp;#039;s tool in the land starts with a miner&amp;#039;s pickaxe. With enough skill you can find rare colored metals, and at Grandmaster you can also dig workable granite and glass-quality sand.&lt;br /&gt;
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This page explains how mining works in New Bradford, from your first swing to hunting valorite.&lt;br /&gt;
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__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== At a glance ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Skill category&lt;br /&gt;
| Crafting &amp;amp; gathering&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Tools&lt;br /&gt;
| Pickaxe or shovel (plus the special tools listed under [[#Tools|Tools]])&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! What you can dig&lt;br /&gt;
| Iron and eight colored ores. At Grandmaster, with the right book: granite and glass-quality sand.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Where&lt;br /&gt;
| Mountainsides, rocky hills and cave floors. Beaches and desert for sand.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Skill cap&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 (Grandmaster)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Stat it can raise&lt;br /&gt;
| Strength&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Starting gear&lt;br /&gt;
| Choosing Mining as a starting skill gives you a pickaxe. Choosing Blacksmithy gives you two.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== How to mine ==&lt;br /&gt;
# Have a &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;pickaxe&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;shovel&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in your backpack. A pickaxe can also be held in your hand.&lt;br /&gt;
# Double-click the tool and you&amp;#039;ll be asked &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;Where do you wish to dig?&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
# Click a mountainside, a rocky hill or a cave floor &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;no more than 2 tiles away&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
# Your character swings once, and about a second later you either find ore or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;loosen some rocks but fail to find any useable ore.&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
# Each dig is a single swing. Double-click the tool again to keep digging.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Every successful dig puts &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;one pile of ore&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in your backpack. If your backpack is full, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;the ore you mined is lost&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, so empty it regularly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;can&amp;#039;t mine while riding&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; a mount, and you can&amp;#039;t mine while transformed into a non-human shape. Mining tools wear out: each successful dig uses up one charge, and the tool breaks when it runs out (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;You have worn out your tool!&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
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== Where you can dig ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Ground !! What you get !! Who can dig it&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Mountainsides, rocky hills and cave floors || Ore, plus granite if you&amp;#039;ve learned stone mining || Everyone&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Beaches and desert sand || Glass-quality sand || Grandmasters who have learned sand mining (see [[#Sand|Sand]])&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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Most other ground (grass, dirt, water, buildings) gives &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;You can&amp;#039;t mine there.&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Mining spots ===&lt;br /&gt;
Mineable ground is divided into &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;mining spots&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, each a square of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;8 × 8 tiles&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Here&amp;#039;s how a spot works:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;It always holds the same metal.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Each spot&amp;#039;s metal is fixed by where it is on the map. It doesn&amp;#039;t change when the spot refills or when the server restarts, so once you find a good spot, note it and come back.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;It holds 10 to 34 piles of ore.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Each successful dig takes one. When the spot is empty you&amp;#039;ll see &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;There is no metal here to mine.&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;It refills 10 to 20 minutes after the first dig.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; The timer starts the first time anyone digs into a full spot. When it runs out, the spot comes back completely full.&lt;br /&gt;
* Everyone digging in the same spot shares its ore.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sand spots are the same size. They hold 6 to 12 sand and refill on the same 10 to 20 minute timer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Metals ==&lt;br /&gt;
There are nine metals. Iron is everywhere. The colored metals get rarer and harder to work the further down the list you go.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! class=&amp;quot;unsortable&amp;quot; | Ore !! class=&amp;quot;unsortable&amp;quot; | Ingot !! Metal !! Mining to dig !! Mining to smelt !! Blacksmithy to work !! Armor bonus&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Iron.png|link=|Iron ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ingot_Iron.png|link=|Iron ingot]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Iron&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; | Any || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; | Any || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; | Any || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; | —&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_DullCopper.png|link=|Dull Copper ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ingot_DullCopper.png|link=|Dull Copper ingot]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dull Copper&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;65&amp;quot; | 65 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;65&amp;quot; | 65 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;65&amp;quot; | 65 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | +2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_ShadowIron.png|link=|Shadow Iron ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ingot_ShadowIron.png|link=|Shadow Iron ingot]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Shadow Iron&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;70&amp;quot; | 70 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;70&amp;quot; | 70 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;70&amp;quot; | 70 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; | +4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Copper.png|link=|Copper ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ingot_Copper.png|link=|Copper ingot]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Copper&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;75&amp;quot; | 75 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;75&amp;quot; | 75 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;75&amp;quot; | 75 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot; | +6&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Bronze.png|link=|Bronze ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ingot_Bronze.png|link=|Bronze ingot]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bronze&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;80&amp;quot; | 80 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;80&amp;quot; | 80 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;80&amp;quot; | 80 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot; | +8&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Gold.png|link=|Gold ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ingot_Gold.png|link=|Gold ingot]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Gold&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;85&amp;quot; | 85 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;85&amp;quot; | 85 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;85&amp;quot; | 85 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot; | +10&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Agapite.png|link=|Agapite ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ingot_Agapite.png|link=|Agapite ingot]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Agapite&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;90&amp;quot; | 90 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;90&amp;quot; | 90 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;90&amp;quot; | 90 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;12&amp;quot; | +12&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Verite.png|link=|Verite ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ingot_Verite.png|link=|Verite ingot]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Verite&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;95&amp;quot; | 95 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;95&amp;quot; | 95 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;95&amp;quot; | 95 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;14&amp;quot; | +14&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Valorite.png|link=|Valorite ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ingot_Valorite.png|link=|Valorite ingot]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Valorite&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;99&amp;quot; | 99 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;99&amp;quot; | 99 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;99&amp;quot; | 99 || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;16&amp;quot; | +16&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mining to dig&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the Mining skill you need before you can dig that metal at all. Below it, a spot of that metal only gives you iron.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mining to smelt&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the Mining skill you need to smelt the ore at a forge. Anyone can try to smelt iron.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Blacksmithy to work&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the Blacksmithy skill a smith needs to craft with those ingots.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Armor bonus&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the extra armor rating a smith&amp;#039;s armor gets when it&amp;#039;s made from that metal. Weapons and armor made from colored ingots also take on the metal&amp;#039;s color.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== How common each metal is ===&lt;br /&gt;
This table shows what share of mining spots hold each metal, and your chance of a successful dig when you&amp;#039;re digging for that ore.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! class=&amp;quot;unsortable&amp;quot; | Ore !! Metal !! Share of spots !! Dig chance at the &amp;quot;Mining to dig&amp;quot; skill !! Dig chance at 100 Mining !! Smelt chance at 100 Mining&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Iron.png|link=|Iron ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Iron&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;49.6&amp;quot; | 49.6% || Equal to your skill || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot; | 100% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot; | 100%&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_DullCopper.png|link=|Dull Copper ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dull Copper&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;11.2&amp;quot; | 11.2% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;50&amp;quot; | 50% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;93.8&amp;quot; | 93.8% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot; | 100%&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_ShadowIron.png|link=|Shadow Iron ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Shadow Iron&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;9.8&amp;quot; | 9.8% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;50&amp;quot; | 50% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;87.5&amp;quot; | 87.5% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot; | 100%&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Copper.png|link=|Copper ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Copper&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;8.4&amp;quot; | 8.4% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;50&amp;quot; | 50% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;81.3&amp;quot; | 81.3% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;100&amp;quot; | 100%&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Bronze.png|link=|Bronze ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bronze&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;7.0&amp;quot; | 7.0% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;50&amp;quot; | 50% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;75&amp;quot; | 75% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;90&amp;quot; | 90%&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Gold.png|link=|Gold ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Gold&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;5.6&amp;quot; | 5.6% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;50&amp;quot; | 50% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;68.8&amp;quot; | 68.8% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;80&amp;quot; | 80%&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Agapite.png|link=|Agapite ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Agapite&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;4.2&amp;quot; | 4.2% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;50&amp;quot; | 50% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;62.5&amp;quot; | 62.5% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;70&amp;quot; | 70%&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Verite.png|link=|Verite ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Verite&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;2.8&amp;quot; | 2.8% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;50&amp;quot; | 50% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;56.3&amp;quot; | 56.3% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;60&amp;quot; | 60%&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Valorite.png|link=|Valorite ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| data-sort-value=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot; | &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Valorite&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;1.4&amp;quot; | 1.4% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;50&amp;quot; | 50% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;51.3&amp;quot; | 51.3% || data-sort-value=&amp;quot;52&amp;quot; | 52%&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;On colored spots, half your digs turn up iron.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Each time you dig a colored-metal spot, there&amp;#039;s a 50% chance the dig goes for iron instead of the spot&amp;#039;s metal, however skilled you are. For example, on a valorite spot at 100 Mining, about half your digs are iron and the other half are valorite attempts, which succeed a little over half the time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For iron, your chance of a successful dig equals your Mining skill: 30% at 30.0, 75% at 75.0, and every time at 100.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== From ore to ingots ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Ore piles ===&lt;br /&gt;
Ore comes out of the ground in four pile sizes. The size matters when you smelt.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Pile !! Size !! How often you dig it !! Ingots when smelted&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Large.png|link=|Large ore pile]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Large&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || 3 in 4 piles || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;2 ingots&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; per ore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Medium.png|link=|Medium ore pile]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Medium&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || 1 in 16 piles || 1 ingot per ore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_MediumClump.png|link=|Medium clump of ore]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Medium clump&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || 1 in 16 piles || 1 ingot per ore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Ore_Small.png|link=|Small ore pile]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Small&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || 1 in 8 piles || 1 ingot per &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;2&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ore (you need at least 2)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You can &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;combine piles of the same metal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to save space. Double-click a pile and target another pile of the same metal. The amount of metal is kept, but if either pile is small ore, the combined pile becomes small ore. Different metals can&amp;#039;t be combined.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Smelting ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:NB_Forge.png|right|link=|A forge]]&lt;br /&gt;
# Find a &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;forge&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; within 2 tiles. Your ore can stay in your backpack.&lt;br /&gt;
# Double-click the ore and target the forge.&lt;br /&gt;
# On success, the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;whole pile&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; becomes ingots in your backpack: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;You smelt the ore removing the impurities and put the metal in your backpack.&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
# On failure, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;You burn away the impurities but are left with less useable metal.&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and you lose &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;half the pile&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. A single ore drops to a smaller pile size instead.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Your smelting chance depends on the metal:&lt;br /&gt;
* Anyone can try to smelt &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;iron&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, but you always fail below 25.0 Mining. Your chance rises from there, and from 75.0 you never fail.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Colored ore&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; needs the &amp;quot;Mining to smelt&amp;quot; skill from the table above. At exactly that skill you have a 50% chance, and it rises to 100% at 25 points above it. Below it you get &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;You have no idea how to smelt this strange ore!&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and nothing happens.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tip:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; a failed smelt costs half the pile, so smelt rare ore in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;small batches&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; until your chance is high. If you split a stack of valorite into a few smaller piles, one bad roll can&amp;#039;t burn half of everything.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Tools ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Tool !! Name !! Uses !! Where to get it !! Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Tool_Pickaxe.png|link=|Pickaxe]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Pickaxe&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || 50 (100 if exceptional) || Miners and tinkers (25 gold), blacksmiths (22 gold). Tinkers can make one from 4 iron ingots. || Weighs 11 stones. You can hold it in your hand, and it works as a weapon too.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Tool_Shovel.png|link=|Shovel]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Shovel&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || 50 (100 if exceptional) || Miners and tinkers (12 gold). Tinkers can make one from 4 iron ingots. || Weighs 5 stones. Digs exactly like a pickaxe.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Tool_SturdyPickaxe.png|link=|Sturdy pickaxe]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sturdy pickaxe&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || 180 || Blacksmith bulk order reward || A pickaxe that lasts much longer.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Tool_SturdyShovel.png|link=|Sturdy shovel]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sturdy shovel&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || 180 || Blacksmith bulk order reward || A shovel that lasts much longer.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Tool_GargoylesPickaxe.png|link=|Gargoyle&amp;#039;s pickaxe]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Gargoyle&amp;#039;s pickaxe&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || 101 to 125 || Blacksmith bulk order reward. Also carried by [[Bestiary/Gargoyle|gargoyles]] (2.5%), [[Bestiary/Stone Gargoyle|stone gargoyles]] (5%), and [[Bestiary/Enslaved Gargoyle|enslaved gargoyles]], [[Bestiary/Gargoyle Enforcer|gargoyle enforcers]] and [[Bestiary/Gargoyle Destroyer|gargoyle destroyers]] (20% each). || Digs one metal better than the spot, and can call up ore elementals. See [[#Gargoyle&amp;#039;s pickaxe|below]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Tool_ProspectorsTool.png|link=|Prospector&amp;#039;s tool]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Prospector&amp;#039;s tool&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || 50 || Blacksmith bulk order reward || Doesn&amp;#039;t dig. It upgrades a mining spot by one metal. See [[#Prospector&amp;#039;s tool|below]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Prospector&amp;#039;s tool ===&lt;br /&gt;
Put the prospector&amp;#039;s tool in your backpack, double-click it and target a mining spot within 2 tiles. The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;whole spot is upgraded by one metal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (iron becomes dull copper, dull copper becomes shadow iron, and so on) for everyone who digs there, until the spot next refills.&lt;br /&gt;
* A spot can only be prospected once per refill: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;That ore looks to be prospected already.&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Valorite can&amp;#039;t be improved.&lt;br /&gt;
* Each prospect uses one charge.&lt;br /&gt;
* You still need the Mining skill for the upgraded metal, and colored spots still give iron half the time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Gargoyle&amp;#039;s pickaxe ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Every dig with a gargoyle&amp;#039;s pickaxe is treated as if the spot held &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;the next metal up&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Iron digs as dull copper, verite digs as valorite, and valorite stays valorite. This stacks with prospecting, so a prospected spot dug with a gargoyle&amp;#039;s pickaxe comes out two metals better.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ore elementals:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; every time you dig for a colored metal with a gargoyle&amp;#039;s pickaxe, there&amp;#039;s a &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;10% chance&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; an elemental of that metal rises next to you and attacks. It carries &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;25 ore&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of its metal. The elementals are the [[Bestiary/Dull Copper Elemental|Dull Copper]], [[Bestiary/Shadow Iron Elemental|Shadow Iron]], [[Bestiary/Copper Elemental|Copper]], [[Bestiary/Bronze Elemental|Bronze]], [[Bestiary/Golden Elemental|Golden]], [[Bestiary/Agapite Elemental|Agapite]], [[Bestiary/Verite Elemental|Verite]] and [[Bestiary/Valorite Elemental|Valorite]] elementals. Iron digs never call one.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Gloves of mining ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Gloves !! Name !! Mining bonus !! Where to get them&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Gloves_Mining_Leather.png|link=|Leather gloves of mining]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Leather blacksmith gloves of mining&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || +1 || Blacksmith bulk order reward&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Gloves_Mining_Studded.png|link=|Studded gloves of mining]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Studded blacksmith gloves of mining&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || +3 || Blacksmith bulk order reward&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Gloves_Mining_Ringmail.png|link=|Ringmail gloves of mining]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ringmail blacksmith gloves of mining&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || +5 || Blacksmith bulk order reward&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While you wear them, the gloves add their bonus to your Mining skill, which improves your dig and smelt chances. Each pair is tinted a random colored-metal shade, so yours may not match the picture.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Watch out:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; the bonus &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;doesn&amp;#039;t count toward a metal&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Mining to dig&amp;quot; requirement&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, which only looks at the skill you&amp;#039;ve trained yourself. If the gloves lift you over a metal&amp;#039;s requirement while your trained skill is still below it, digs for that metal will fail instead of giving you iron. Take the gloves off on spots you can&amp;#039;t mine yet.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Granite ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Granite_Iron.png|link=|Granite]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Granite_DullCopper.png|link=|Dull Copper granite]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Granite_ShadowIron.png|link=|Shadow Iron granite]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Granite_Copper.png|link=|Copper granite]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Granite_Bronze.png|link=|Bronze granite]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Granite_Gold.png|link=|Gold granite]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Granite_Agapite.png|link=|Agapite granite]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Granite_Verite.png|link=|Verite granite]]&lt;br /&gt;
| class=&amp;quot;nb-art-cell&amp;quot; | [[File:NB_Granite_Valorite.png|link=|Valorite granite]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; | Granite&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; | Dull Copper granite&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; | Shadow Iron granite&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; | Copper granite&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; | Bronze granite&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; | Gold granite&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; | Agapite granite&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; | Verite granite&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot; | Valorite granite&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Grandmaster miners can learn to dig &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;granite&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the stone stonecrafters work with.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
# Reach &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;100.0 Mining&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (trained skill; gloves don&amp;#039;t count).&lt;br /&gt;
# Buy the book [[File:NB_Book_StoneMining.png|link=|Mining For Quality Stone]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mining For Quality Stone&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; from a stonecrafter for 10,625 gold. Put it in your backpack and double-click it. You learn stone mining for good, and the book is used up.&lt;br /&gt;
# Single-click your pickaxe or shovel and use its menu to switch it from mining ore only to mining &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ore and stone&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Use the same menu to switch back.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While your tool is set to ore and stone, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;1 in 10&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of your successful digs gives granite instead of ore: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;You carefully extract some workable stone from the ore vein!&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; The granite matches the dig&amp;#039;s metal, so valorite digs give valorite granite. Each block weighs 10 stones, so watch your weight.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sand ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:NB_Sand.png|right|link=|Sand]]&lt;br /&gt;
Grandmaster miners can also learn to dig &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;glass-quality sand&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for glassblowers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
# Reach &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;100.0 Mining&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (trained skill).&lt;br /&gt;
# Buy the book [[File:NB_Book_SandMining.png|link=|Find Glass-Quality Sand]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Find Glass-Quality Sand&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; from a glassblower for 10,637 gold. Put it in your backpack and double-click it. You learn sand mining for good, and the book is used up.&lt;br /&gt;
# Use your pickaxe or shovel on &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;beach or desert sand&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; within 2 tiles.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sand is slow, hard work:&lt;br /&gt;
* Each dig takes about &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;9 seconds&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (six swings) instead of one.&lt;br /&gt;
* Your chance per dig is low: about &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;9%&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; at 100 Mining, or about 10.6% with +5 gloves of mining. When you fail you&amp;#039;ll see &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;You dig for a while but fail to find any of sufficient quality for glassblowing.&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* Each success gives one sand, and sand doesn&amp;#039;t stack.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Without the book, or below 100 Mining, sand only gives &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;You can&amp;#039;t mine there.&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vendors buy either book back for 5,000 gold, but once you&amp;#039;ve read it, it&amp;#039;s gone.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Training Mining ==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Every dig and every smelt&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; can raise your Mining skill, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;whether it succeeds or fails&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Below 10.0&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; you gain on every attempt, sometimes several tenths at once. Above that, each attempt has a chance to gain 0.1.&lt;br /&gt;
* The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;harder the attempt&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is for your skill level, the better your chance to gain. Your chance also drops as you get closer to 100 Mining and to your total skill cap.&lt;br /&gt;
* Iron spots work for the whole climb, since your iron dig chance always matches your skill.&lt;br /&gt;
* Mining tops out at &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;100.0 (Grandmaster)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. There are no power scrolls for Mining.&lt;br /&gt;
* Reaching 100.0 adds Mining to the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Skills Mastered&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; count on your achievements.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Strength:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; each successful dig or smelt has about a 6% chance to raise your Strength by 1, at most once every 10 minutes (as long as your Strength is set to rise).&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Suggested path ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Mining !! What to do&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 0 to 65 || Dig iron anywhere and smelt it. Your iron dig chance matches your skill, so it gets easier as you go.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 65 to 99 || Keep digging. Each time you pass a metal&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Mining to dig&amp;quot; requirement, the spots of that metal you find start paying out. Smelting colored ore near your limit is good practice too, but use small piles.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 99 to 100 || Valorite opens up at 99. At 100, think about the stone and sand books.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Digging for treasure ==&lt;br /&gt;
Your pickaxe or shovel is also how you dig up buried treasure. Once you&amp;#039;ve decoded a treasure map, double-click your tool and target the spot to start digging for the chest.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Messages you&amp;#039;ll see ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Message !! What it means&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Where do you wish to dig?&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Target ground within 2 tiles.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You can&amp;#039;t mine there.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; / &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You can&amp;#039;t mine that.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || There&amp;#039;s nothing you can dig there.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;That is too far away.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Get within 2 tiles.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You loosen some rocks but fail to find any useable ore.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || The dig failed. Try again.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;There is no metal here to mine.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || This spot is empty. Move to another spot, or wait 10 to 20 minutes for it to refill.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Your backpack is full, so the ore you mined is lost.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Make room in your pack.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You can&amp;#039;t mine while riding.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Dismount first.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You carefully extract some workable stone from the ore vein!&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || You dug granite.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You have no idea how to smelt this strange ore!&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || You need more Mining to smelt that metal.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You burn away the impurities but are left with less useable metal.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || The smelt failed and you lost half the pile.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;That ore looks to be prospected already.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Someone has already used a prospector&amp;#039;s tool on this spot since it last refilled.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You have worn out your tool!&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || Your tool broke. Grab a spare.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Tips ==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Carry a spare tool.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; A plain pickaxe or shovel only has 50 uses.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Shovels are lighter.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; A shovel weighs 5 stones and a pickaxe 11, and they dig exactly the same.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Smelt as you go.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Large ore piles become twice as many ingots, and ingots are far easier to haul home than ore.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Remember good spots.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; A spot&amp;#039;s metal never changes, so a valorite spot stays a valorite spot. Mark a rune or keep a note.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Move on when a spot runs dry.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Spots are 8 × 8 tiles, so a short walk along the mountainside usually puts you on a fresh one.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bring a weapon with a gargoyle&amp;#039;s pickaxe.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Ore elementals appear right beside you and attack straight away.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Rarer metal makes better armor.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Armor gets a bigger bonus the rarer its metal, up to +16 for valorite.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Skills]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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