Getting started
Look for ore rocks outside town. The furnace and anvil are south-east of the square.
Ore becomes metal bars at a furnace, then equipment at an anvil.
Why train it?
More Mining and better pickaxes improve your chance of gathering ore.
Copper ore: 1 GC each at the Smith or Kitchen, 1 GC at the general store. Sell ore or smelt it. Early iron smelts can fail; check the furnace odds before spending valuable ore.
Maximum level: 99. Open Skills in the game to see your current XP and next goal.
Unlocks & milestones
- Level 10 (1,154 total XP): gather with 2% better success odds
Ore becomes metal bars at a furnace, then equipment at an anvil. Gather 2% more often on average with the same tool and resource, until the 95% success cap. Keep using the best tool you can afford. Resources still run out and need time to regrow.
- Level 15 (2,411 total XP): mine iron ore
This ore goes into iron bar and steel bar. Check the furnace for the other ingredients and Smithing level.
- Level 20 (4,470 total XP): gather with 4% better success odds
Ore becomes metal bars at a furnace, then equipment at an anvil. Gather 4% more often on average with the same tool and resource, until the 95% success cap. Keep using the best tool you can afford. Resources still run out and need time to regrow.
- Level 30 (13,363 total XP): mine coal; gather with 6% better success odds
This ore goes into steel bar and silver bar and gold bar. Check the furnace for the other ingredients and Smithing level. Gather 6% more often on average with the same tool and resource, until the 95% success cap. Keep using the best tool you can afford. Resources still run out and need time to regrow.
- Level 40 (37,224 total XP): gather with 8% better success odds
Ore becomes metal bars at a furnace, then equipment at an anvil. Gather 8% more often on average with the same tool and resource, until the 95% success cap. Keep using the best tool you can afford. Resources still run out and need time to regrow.
- Level 50 (101,333 total XP): mine silver ore; gather with 10% better success odds
This ore goes into silver bar. Check the furnace for the other ingredients and Smithing level. Gather 10% more often on average with the same tool and resource, until the 95% success cap. Keep using the best tool you can afford. Resources still run out and need time to regrow.
- Level 60 (273,742 total XP): gather with 12% better success odds
Ore becomes metal bars at a furnace, then equipment at an anvil. Gather 12% more often on average with the same tool and resource, until the 95% success cap. Keep using the best tool you can afford. Resources still run out and need time to regrow.
- Level 65 (449,428 total XP): mine gold ore
This ore goes into gold bar. Check the furnace for the other ingredients and Smithing level.
- Level 70 (737,627 total XP): gather with 14% better success odds
Ore becomes metal bars at a furnace, then equipment at an anvil. Gather 14% more often on average with the same tool and resource, until the 95% success cap. Keep using the best tool you can afford. Resources still run out and need time to regrow.
- Level 80 (1,986,068 total XP): gather with 16% better success odds
Ore becomes metal bars at a furnace, then equipment at an anvil. Gather 16% more often on average with the same tool and resource, until the 95% success cap. Keep using the best tool you can afford. Resources still run out and need time to regrow.
- Level 90 (5,346,332 total XP): gather with 18% better success odds
Ore becomes metal bars at a furnace, then equipment at an anvil. Gather 18% more often on average with the same tool and resource, until the 95% success cap. Keep using the best tool you can afford. Resources still run out and need time to regrow.
- Level 99 (13,034,431 total XP): gather with 20% better success odds
Ore becomes metal bars at a furnace, then equipment at an anvil. Gather 20% more often on average with the same tool and resource, until the 95% success cap. Keep using the best tool you can afford. Resources still run out and need time to regrow.