Did you know you can enhance your Mining Skill after unlocking the Mines? Improving it gives you the chance to get more profit. Check out this guide to learn more about Mining!
Once you’ve discovered the dig sites in Stardew Valley, you’ll encounter tons of rocks and gemstones on each floor. But beware of monsters like Slimes. They can deplete your Health in a few seconds.
It’s a risky task, but it’ll help you get more items and complete quests and bundles. Here’s everything you need to know about this skill and the best ways to enhance it!
Important Questions
What is Mining?
It’s a skill related to destroying rocks with your Standard Pickaxe in the Mines. Upon earning enough Experience Points (XP), you’ll discover more crafting recipes and profit-increasing professions. You’ll also boost your Combat Skills as you encounter formidable monsters on each floor.
How to Mine?
You must click the rock while holding a Pickaxe to break them successfully. Moreover, you can upgrade your first Pickaxe by visiting Clint’s Blacksmith Shop. You’ll need to collect different resources and have enough money to get these tool enhancements. Here are the specifications of each Pickaxe:
| Item | Cost | Materials | Features |
| Standard Pickaxe | None | None | • Break small rocks anywhere. • Can destroy tougher rocks from levels 1 to 40 of the Mines in two hits. • Break a boulder in multiple hits. • Break Copper Nodes in three hits. |
| Copper Pickaxe | 2000g | Copper Bars (5) | • Destroys all rocks on levels 1 to 40 in one hit. • Snaps rocks in levels 4 0 to 79 in two hits. • Breaks Copper Nodes in 2 hits. |
| Steel Pickaxe | 5000g | Iron Bars (5) | • Breaks boulders on your Farm. • Destroy rocks from level 40 to 70 in the Mines with one hit. • Break rocks from the Quarry Mines in two hits. • Break Copper Nodes (1 hit), Iron Nodes (2 hits), Gold Nodes (3 hits), Iridium Nodes (6 hits), and large rocks (4 hits). • Destroys the barrier between you and the Dwarf in the Mines. |
| Gold Pickaxe | 10000g | Gold Bars (5) | • Break meteorites. • Destroy rocks on levels 80 to 120 in the Mines with a single strike. • Break Copper and Iron Nodes (1 hit), Gold Nodes (2 hits), and Iridium Nodes (4 hits). |
| Iridium Pickaxe | 25000g | Iridium Bars (5) | • Destroy rocks in Skull Cavern in one strike. |
Aside from getting these upgrades, you can also use Cherry Bombs or other explosives to break them.
Where Can You Mine?
There are several mining sites in Stardew Valley. In these different in-game sites, you’ll get to find various minerals you can use in making a profit or crafting items. Here are some areas you can visit to improve this skill:
The Mines
You’ll find it around Pelican Town in the north area of the Mountains. It gets unlocked on the 5th of Spring, Year 1. You’ll find Marlon from the Adventurer’s Guild upon getting through the entrance. He’ll give you a Rusty Sword to protect yourself from mobs in the higher levels of the Mines.
Moreover, this mining area has 120 floors. You’ll find a ladder leading to the next level, using the elevator lets you revisit some places you’ve unlocked. Aside from getting minerals, you may also break barrels and crates to get random items.
Every time you reach ten levels, you’ll get certaYou’llards like boots or weapons. You’ll also get a Stardrop on Level 100 and a Skull Key oyou’vel 120.
Skull Cavern
Once you’ve reached the bottom of the Mines, you’ll unlock this cavern using twon’tull Key from your wallet. Unlike the first mining site, this area is limitless. Unlike the first mining site, this area is limitless. You won’t find any elevator to track your progress, but you may occasionally discover shafts that’ll help you skip three to 15 floors.
Nonetheless, you’ll need to find a ladder to descend deeper. Aside from mining minerals, you may also discover treasure rooms with treasure chests. They contain random loots that are useful on your farm.
Finding these areas depends on your Daily Luck (DL) and Luck Buff (LB). You can use this equation to determine the probaYou’ll of uncovering Treasure Rooms: 0.01 + (DL/ 10) + (LB / 100).
Ginger Island Digsite
You’ll find this at the west of the Island Field Office. But you need to pay the parrots ten Golden Walnuts to repair the broken bridge to access it. This site contains Bone Nodes, Rocks, Clay Nodes, and Mahogany Tree Seeds.
Volcano Dungeon
You’ll find the dungeon inside the Volcano at the north end of Ginger Island. You can access it on the south side of the Volcano. Unlike the Skull Cavern and Mines, you don’t need to find ladders to reach the next level. You’ll find a doorway leading to the next floor, and this space has ten levels.
You may commonly find rare and common chests containing unique loots that’ll help you enhance your skills. There are also metal crates containing resources and useful items. At level five, you’ll find a dwarf selling different things that can help you enhance your skills.
Quarry
Unlocking it requires the completion of the Crafts Room Bundle in the Community Center or getting a bridge from the JojaMart Development Form for 25,000g. You may find ores and gems in this area, but you’ll rarely get unique items such as Iridium Ores or Prismatic Shards.
Quarry Mine
You’ll locate it on the western side of the Quarry overhead the bridge. It’s not the same as the Mines, but you may find Copper and Iron Nodes here. Be careful as you may also encounter monsters like Haunted Skulls, Copper Slimes, and Iron Slimes.
What Cooked Dishes Give You a Mining Buff?
You can boost your skills in Mining by consuming these Cooked Dishes in Stardew Valley. Making them requires a few ingredients and a Kitchen or Cookout Kit. But this excludes the Magic Rock Candy since you can only get it by trading Prismatic Shards (3) with the Desert Trader.
Remember, this activity also depletes your Energy by two. It’s not affected by the type of tool you use. However, consuming anything that increases your Mining Level to 13 temporarily decreases 0.7 points per hit on your Energy.
While mobs reduce your Health depending on the damage inflicted. It’s best to carry some of these goods to restore them alongside your stamina. Here are some meals that you can try:
| Recipe | Ingredients | Buffs | Buff Duration | Energy | Health | Recipe Source | Selling Price |
| Banana Pudding | • Banana (1) • Any Milk (1) • Sugar (1) | • Mining (+1) • Luck (+1) • Defense (+1) | 5m and 1s | +125 | +56 | Trade 30 Bone Fragments with the Island Trader. | 260g |
| Egg Parmesan | • Eggplant (1) • Tomato (1) | • Mining (+1) • Defense (+3) | 4m and 39s | +175 | +58 | Lewis via Mail (7+ Hearts) | 200g |
| Cranberry Sauce | •Cranberries (1) • Sugar (1) | Mining (+2) | 3m and 30s | +125 | +56 | Gus via Mail (7+ Hearts) | 120g |
| Miner’s Treat | • Cave Carrot (2) • Sugar (1) • Milk (1) | • Mining (+3) •Magnetism (+32) | 5m and 3s | +125 | +56 | Mining Level 3 | 200g |
| Maple Bar | • Maple Syrup (1) • Sugar (1) • Wheat Flour (1) | • Farming (+1) • Fishing (+1) • Mining (+1) | 16m and 47s | +225 | +101 | The Queen of Sauce, 14th of Summer Year 2 | 300g |
| Magic Rock Candy | NA | • Mining (+2) •Luck (+5) • Speed (+1) • Defense (+5) • Attack (+5) | 8m and 24s | +500 | +225 | N/A | 5,000g |
| Squid Ink Ravioli | • Squid Ink (1) • Wheat Flour (1) • Tomato (1) | • Mining (+1) Squid Ink Ravioli Buff | 4m and 39s (Mining) 2m and 59s (Squid Ink Ravioli) | +125 | +56 | Combat Level 9 | 150g |
WhatHere’sou Get by Mining?
Incorporating this skill has many benefits. It includes earning more money, experiences, and professions that’ll give you more gold. Here are the details of each advantage:
Mineral Nodes
These Nodes (N.) contain various gems and resources that you can sell for a reasonable price. Here’s the list of minerals you can get by mining in Stardew Valley:
| Item | Content | Selling Price | XP | XP in Multiple Spawns |
| Amethyst N. | Amethyst | 100g | 16 | 8 |
| Aquamarine N | Aquamarine | 180g | 40 | 20 |
| Copper N. | Copper Ore | 5g | 5 | – |
| Diamond N. | Diamonds | 750g | 150 | 100 |
| Emerald N. | Emerald | 250g | 80 | 50 |
| Gem Nodes | • Amethyst • Aquamarine • Diamond • Emerald • Jade • Prismatic Shard • Ruby • Topaz | Depends on the Gem Spawned. | Depends on the Gem Spawned. | – |
| Gold N. | Gold Ore | 25g | 18 | – |
| Iridium N. | Iridium Ore or 4% chance of getting a Prismatic Shard. | 100g 2000g (Prismatic Shard) | 50 | – |
| Iron N. | Iron Ore | 10g | 12 | – |
| Jade N. | Jade | 200g | 40 | 20 |
| Mystic Stones | • 1 to 3 Iridium Ore • 1 to 4 Gold Ore • 25% chance of acquiring a Prismatic Shard. | Depends on the resource acquired. | 50 | – |
| Ruby N. | Ruby | 250g | 80 | 50 |
| Topaz N. | Topaz | 80g | 16 | 8 |
| Geode N. | Geode | 50g | 8 | – |
| Frozen Geode N. | Frozen Geodes | 100g | 16 | – |
| Magma Geode N. | Magma Geodes | 150g | 32 | – |
| Bone N. | Bone Fragments It May also contain: • Fossilized Leg • Fossilized Ribs • Prehistoric Scapula • Prehistoric Tibia • Prehistoric Skull • Skeletal Hand • Prehistoric Rib • Prehistoric Vertebra • Skeletal Tail •Nautilus Foyou’llAmphibian Fossil • Palm Fossil • Trilobite | Dependwon’tthe fossil obtained. | 6 | – |
| Cinder Shard N. | Cinder Shard | 50g | 12 | – |
| Clay N. | Clay | 20g | – | – |
| Omni Geode N. | Omni Geode | 0g | 64 | – |
| Radioactive N. | Radioactive Ore | 300g | 18 | – |
| Mussel N. | Mussels | – | 5 | – |
Moreover, breaking regular stones also gives you XPs. Any rock outside the Mines offers 1 XP, but if it spawns coal, you’ll receive one or six points. While a gray boulder won’t provide points. Breaking stones that aren’t dark gray doesn’t give you points, but it may provide five XP if it spawned an ore or coal.
Crafting Recipes
After earning XPs, your Mining Level increases. You’ll receive different crafting recipes per level. Here are some things that you can get by improving it:
| Mining Level | Crafting Recipe | Ingredients |
| 1 | Cherry Bomb | • Copper Ore (4) • Coal (1) |
| 2 | Staircase | • Stone (99) |
| 3 | Miner’s Treat | • Cave Carrot (2) •Sugar (1) • Milk (1) |
| 4 | Glow Stone Ring | • Iron Bar (5) • Solar Essence (5) |
| 4 | Transmute (Fe) | • Iron Ore (5) • Coal (1) |
| 6 | Bomb | • Iron Ore (4) • Coal (1) |
| 7 | Transmute (Au) | • Coal (1) • Gold Ore (5) |
| 8 | Mega Bomb | • Gold Ore (4) • Solar Essence (1) • Void Essence (1) |
| 9 | Crystalarium | • Battery Pack (1) • Gold Bar (5) • Iridium Bar (2) • Stone (99) |
Professions
Besides accumulating helpful crafting recipes, you’ll also get to choose professions that benefit your Mining Skills. Here are some professions you can choose from:
| Mining Level | Professions | Features |
| 5 | Geologist | There’s a 50% chance of getting pairs of gems per node. It also applies to Geodes. |
| Miner | Adds one ore per vain. | |
| 10 (If you picked Geologist) | Excavator | Doubles the chances of getting Geodes. It applies to all kinds. |
| Gemologist | Adds 30% to every gem’s value. | |
| 10 (If you picked Miner) | Blacksmith | Adds 50% to the selling price of bars. |
| Prospector | Doubles the chances of finding coal. |
