An Orichalcum Vein being mined with a Starmetal Pickaxe.
Mining is a gathering skill in New World used to gather ore, stone, oil, gems, motes, and some craft mods. It requires an equipped pickaxe.
Mined resources
Node | Main Item(s) | Skill to Mine | Skill to Track |
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Boulder | ![]() |
0 | N/A |
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0 | 25 |
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10 | 35 |
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20 | 45 |
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45 | 70 |
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100 | 125 |
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105 | 155 |
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110 | 135 |
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175 | 200 |
Blightcrag | ![]() |
50 | 75 |
Earthcrag | ![]() |
50 | 75 |
Lifejewel | ![]() |
50 | 75 |
Scorchstone | ![]() |
50 | 75 |
Shockspire | ![]() |
50 | 75 |
Soulspire | ![]() |
50 | 75 |
Springstone | ![]() |
50 | 75 |
Mountain Elemental | Earth Quintessence, Lodestone, Fae Iron, Voidmetal, Cobalt, Crystal | 100 | N/A |
Tundra Elemental | Water Quintessence, Starmetal Ore, Fae Iron, Voidmetal, Cobalt, Crystal | 100 | N/A |
Rare resources
Rare resources, like Raw Gemstones and craft mods have a chance of being obtained while mining, depending on the player's Mining Luck.
Mining equipment
Mining utilizes the pickaxe tool. There are 5 tiers of pickaxes, with each tier increasing the mining speed.
Tool | Tier | Level | Gear score | Mining speed |
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Tier I | 0 | 100 | 100% |
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Tier II | 5-19 | 200-300 | 125-225% |
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Tier III | 20-39 | 300-400 | 250-350% |
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Tier IV | 40-59 | 400-500 | 400-550% |
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Tier V | 60 | 500-600 | 625-850% |
In practice, players can achieve gear scores which are not in the above range, since these are the crafting values for equal quality crafting. As an example, take the "Starmetal Mining Pickaxe". If the pickaxe is crafted at Engineering level 100 with secondary materials T2, it can lower the minimal gear score range by 20. This reduces the gathering speed slightly, but also enables players to use the pickaxe at lower levels (still at least 37).
Mining buffs
A variety of items can be used to provide mining related buffs.
Attributes
Mining bonuses can be obtained with points in the strength attribute.
Points | Bonus |
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50 | +10% mining speed |
100 | +20 encumberance |
150 | -10% in weight of mined items |
200 | +10% mining speed |
250 | +10% yield when mining |
300 | 25% chance to mine an ore with a single swing |
Mining perks
There are several craft mods that can be applied to equipment to provide bonuses to mining. The bonuses below are at base level and scale with the gear score.
Craft mod | Item type | Perk | Bonus |
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Pickaxe | While Mining gain 2% chance at finding rare items. | |
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Pickaxe | File:Mining Yield.png Mining Yield | Mining Mining yields 10% more resources. |
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Pickaxe | Gain 3% more Mining experience. | |
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Tool | ![]() |
30% chance when finish gathering a node to gain 1 Azoth. |
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Tool | ![]() |
+20% Durability increase. |
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Tool | ![]() |
+25% Durability. |
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Tool | ![]() |
When you finish gathering a node gain 3s of 50% Haste. |
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Amulet | While Mining gain 5% chance at finding rare items. | |
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Armor | While Mining gain 2% chance at finding rare items. | |
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Bag | ![]() |
Reduce the weight of ores, ingots, and pickaxes by 5%. |
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Bag | ![]() |
Reduce the weight of stone, blocks, gems, and pickaxes 5%. |
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Bag | ![]() |
You can hold 50 more weight. |
Mining food
Food can provide a buff to luck when mining. The amount and duration increases with each tier.
Food | Tier | Level | Bonus |
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Tier I | 0 | Increases your Luck when mining by 1000 points for 20 minutes. |
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Tier II | 5 | Increases your Luck when mining by 1400 points for 25 minutes. |
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Tier III | 20 | Increases your Luck when mining by 1700 points for 30 minutes. |
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Tier IV | 40 | Increases your Luck when mining by 1900 points for 35 minutes. |
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Tier V | 60 | Increases your Luck when mining by 2000 points for 40 minutes. |
Mining potions
Potions can provide a buff to the amount of resources gathered when mining. The amount and duration increases with each tier.
Mining trophies
Mining trophies can be placed in a player's house and will grant bonuses while mining. The previous trophy is needed to craft the next tier.
Trophy | Tier | Bonus |
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Tier II | Increases your Luck when mining by 500 points. |
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Tier III | Increases your Luck when mining by 1000 points. |
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Tier IV | Increases your Luck when mining by 1500 points. |