Mining: Difference between revisions

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=Required Materials= <!--T:2-->

To begin mining, a player needs two specialized tools, the [[pickaxe]] and the [[prospecting pick]]. An optional item is a [[containers#portable containers|mining bag]], which has 10 available inventory slots and holds ores.  

While the pickaxe is needed to actually harvest stone and ores, the prospecting pick is used to find them, but cannot harvest ores on it's own, as blocks broken by the propick do not drop anything.

=Obtaining Metal Ores Prior to Mining= <!--T:3-->

''Herein lies the conundrum.'' The tools required for mining must be made from [[metal]] by [[casting]], but the materials that players require ''to create'' metal tools can only be ''harvested'' when using metal tools! There are two methods available to collect enough smeltable ore nuggets (5 units of base metal) to create a pickaxe without mining.

==Foraging== <!--T:4-->

Small stones containing ores appear on the surface of the world and are a good early game source of metal nuggets. To gather surface deposits, break the ore containing stones with an empty hand or any item to convert the stones into smeltable ore nuggets and collect in your inventory. These small surface deposits are an indicator of larger underground ore deposits. (Be sure to add a waypoint to mark the location for later mining operations.) Sometimes nuggets can be found in [[Loot Vessels|loot vessels]] located in [[ruins]].

==Panning== <!--T:5-->

Copper nuggets can also be obtained by panning. See the [[panning]] guide for more information.

=Obtaining Metal Ores by Mining= <!--T:6-->

When [[rock]] blocks are broken using a [[pickaxe]], rock, small stones or ores contained in chunks of stone will be dropped. The challenge is in finding the ore-containing rocks.  As of game version 1.9, certain ore types only spawn in certain [[rock]] types. To determine which ores can occur in a rock type, examine a block, hold shift + H, and the handbook will provide information about what ores can appear in that [[rock]] type. For more information about natural deposits and ore generation, see the [[Ore Deposits]] page.

==Choosing a Location== <!--T:7-->

There are two general methods used to choose a location "Exploration" and "Prospecting". These are not mutually exclusive and work very well when combined. Players can prospect to find a region with the desired ore, and then explore caves within that region to find exposed ore to mine.

==Exploration (Random Method)== <!--T:8-->

Explore the map to locate regions with rock types used in crafting (chalk, limestone) and rock types that are known to generate ores used in crafting tools, weapons, and metal items. Sometimes ores can be located by exploring caves with entrances exposed to the surface of the world.  When exploring caves, it's a good idea to bring ladders to provide a way to climb up or down shafts, and lots of torches to light the cave and mark a path back out. The possibility for "Adventure" exists in every cave, so be ready to face great danger, but also to reap great rewards.   

==Prospecting (Systematic Method)== <!--T:11-->

Mining at locations marked by small surface deposits can be a good way to find ores, but not all ores in a region will spawn in surface stones. To find deeper ores, use the [[prospecting pick]] or "propick". Prospecting can be performed on the surface before choosing to mine in an area, and help players decide which regions are worthwhile to mine based on the ores present in the chunk.

==Mining Products== <!--T:20-->

Smeltable nuggets do not drop from rocks when mined. Instead, ores contained in chunks of stone will be dropped.  When mining, inventory space is generally at a premium, and these chunks occupy less space than "smeltable nuggets".

Ores within rock must be crushed with a hammer in the crafting grid to obtain smeltable nuggets. "Rich" chunks have a higher concentration of ore and will generate more nuggets when crushed, so be sure to create smithy [[containers#stationary containers|storage containers]] to store the ores!

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=Obtaining Halite= <!--T:36-->

==Trading== <!--T:38-->

Buying from traders. Commodities traders sell it. Limited and costs gears, but easier to find and acquire.

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You won't have propick readings to guide you; spawning is random in deserts only.

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