Mining

Mining, for the brave among you.
To start Mining you need an "Iron Pickaxe".

You will have two after you leave the "Tutorial Island" or you can buy one from the "Blacksmith".

Mining is the gathering skill upon which the skills Jewelry and Forging are founded. Ores are mined in rocks which can later be used as materials to train these skills and create future items. If you have the ores, level necessary to use them, and the proper materials for the item you are attempting to make, you can smelt them into next level ingredients.To smelt ores that you have mined, you must equip them and use them on a Furnace.

You can also get Gems when mining Silver Ore or above. Clay, Copper and Zinc ore do not give Gems.

Level 1

You need to begin your venture mining at level 1, mining clay!

This is a jewelry specific item, used to create the various moulds that jewelers use to make necklaces or rings. For beginners, you should try mining this near Dorpat City in the Rat Cave. You will need to mine this substance until level 5 to get to your first ores used for forging.

Three clay can be used together to create one ring mould, or it can be used in combination with Zinc in a 1:1 ratio to make amulet moulds. Both are used in the Jewelry skill.

Level 5

At level 5, you gain the abilty to mine Zinc and Copper.

Zinc is an ore that can be used in conjunciton with both Forging and Jewelry. It has the ability to be used to create bronze bars in combination with Copper, with a 1:1 ratio. Also, it has the trait that it can be used with clay to make amulet moulds It is also recommended to be mined near Dorpat City in the Rat Cave.

Copper is an ore that is used exclusively in the Forging skill. It is used to make bronze bars in combination with Zinc, under a 1:1 ratio. It is also recommended to be mined near Dorpat City in the Rat Cave.