Mining
Mining is one of heRO custom features. It allows the gathering of gems, stones and other items on some specific locations (Mining spots).
Contents
Location
Mining is done in the coal mines. You can get there by using the Kafra at Al de Baran or Geffen for 1,700 zeny (they call it Mjolnir Dead Pit).
Quest
To Start mining you need to do a quest for the old miner in front of the entrance of the coal mines, who will ask you for the following items:
- 5 Meat (Wootan Fighter, Wolfs, Hydra, etc. Also can be bought at Butcher NPCs. Locations here.)
- 2 Piece Of Cake (Baba Yaga, Myst Case)
- 2 Apple juice (Mastering, Juice Making Quest)
- 2 Lanterns (Skeleton Worker, Pitman)
After giving him the items, he will explain how to mine and start selling picks which can be used to mine. You can either buy 20 for 15000z or you can just buy 1 for 1000z. Obviously, buying 20 is more economical.
Mining Spot
The mining spot is located in the third level of the coal mine in the lower Western corner. Hover your cursor in the huge rock in the middle of the lower west corner of the map and you should be able to find it. (mjo_dun03 55, 56)
Advanced Mining Spot
Requirements:
- Base level 70
- 50 Mining Points
The spot is in the second level of the Einbroch Mine Dungeon in the middle down the cliff. Hover your cursor down the cliff and you should be able to find it. (ein_dun02 130, 132)
Mining Points
As you mine, you can earn mining points. The more points you have, the less chance you have to get stones, increasing your overall mining rate.
The coal mine will only increase your mining points up to 50. At 50 points, the advanced mining location is unlocked. After 70 points, instead of simply earning another mining point, the Old Miner will show up with a quiz. If answered correctly, he will award you with a mining point and a Strong Pick. The maximum points you can earn is 100.
Mini Game
There is a low chance that, instead of getting an item, you can be teleported into a special room for the mining mini game. Here, you have 2 minutes to kill easy monsters, giving good drops and experience. The following waves of monsters appear after the previous wave has been defeated:
- 4 Blockring
- 3 Bronzering
- 2 Silverring
- 1 Goldring
Mining Hat
Rough Orichalum collected in the Advanced Mining Spot can be purified into Orichalum at a 80% chance with the help the old miner in front of the Coal Mines (where you first started the Mining Quest.) With 10 Orichalum you can assemble the Mining Hat. Like the Fish Head for Fishing, this hat can boost your chance of better item drops for mining.
What Can Be Mined
| Item | Basic | Advanced | Sell for | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1carat diamond | y | y | 5,000 | Mage skill quest |
| 2carat diamond | y | y | 12,500 | Mystic Rose component |
| 3carat diamond | y | y | 27,500 | Comodo equipment gambling |
| Agate | y | y | 1,500 | Level 4 weapon quest |
| Amethyst | y | y | 3,000 | Zodiac Gem |
| Ant Jaw | y | n | 166 | - |
| Aquamarine | y | y | 3,000 | Zodiac Gem |
| Bacillus | y | y | 512 | - |
| Battered Kettle | n | y | 128 | - |
| Biotite | y | y | 1,500 | Level 4 weapon quest |
| Blue Gemstone | y | y | 300 | Spell component |
| Bomb Wick | y | n | 10 | Candle hat |
| Brigan | y | y | 373 | Item of the Day |
| Broken Liquor Jar | y | n | 80 | Mr Hatter's Item Quest |
| Brown Root | y | n | 280 | Part Time Work, Small Defense Potion |
| Burnt Tree | n | y | 361 | - |
| Chrysalis | y | n | 4 | - |
| Citrin | y | y | 1,500 | Level 4 weapon quest |
| Claw of Rat | y | n | 374 | - |
| Coal | y | y | 250 | Steelmaking |
| Cracked Diamond | y | y | 5 | Arrow Crafting |
| Crystal Blue | y | y | 500 | Elemental stone forging |
| Crystal Fragment | y | n | 276 | Surtur's Palace Investigation |
| Cyfar | y | y | 386 | Item of the Day, Ninja/Monk/Crusader quests |
| Dark Crystal Fragment | n | y | 211 | Arrow Crafting |
| Dead Branch | n | y | 25 | Spawn random monster |
| Decayed Nail | y | n | 41 | Crusader/Rogue/Swordsman quests |
| Dry Sand | y | y | 161 | Mr Hatter's Item Quest |
| Dust Pollutant | y | y | 128 | Item of the Day |
| Earthworm Peeling | y | n | 98 | - |
| Elder Pixie's Moustache | y | y | 116 | Arrow Crafting |
| Elunium | y | y | 550 | Armor upgrading |
| Emerald | y | y | 3,000 | Zodiac Gem |
| Emveretarcon | y | y | 500 | Weapon upgrading (level 2) |
| Flame Heart | y | y | 1,500 | Elemental weapon component |
| Flame Stone | n | y | 75 | Ninja skill component |
| Flexible Tube | n | y | 51 | - |
| Garnet | y | y | 3,000 | Zodiac Gem |
| Gemstone | y | y | 710 | Zodiac Gate Quest |
| Gold | y | y | 100,000 | Black Scarf Quest, Nobility |
| Great Nature | y | y | 1,500 | Elemental weapon component |
| Green Live | y | y | 500 | Elemental stone forging |
| Grit | y | n | 153 | Mr Hatter's Item Quest |
| Horrendous Mouth | y | n | 195 | Crusader/Rogue/Swordsman quests |
| Ice Stone | n | y | 75 | Ninja skill component |
| Iron | y | y | 50 | Steelmaking |
| Iron Ore | y | y | 25 | Ironmaking |
| Jellopy | y | n | 3 | Item of the Day |
| Jubilee | n | y | 16 | - |
| Lantern | n | y | 125 | Arrow Crafting, Item of the Day |
| Martin Card | n | y | 10 | Hatter card |
| Metal fragment | y | n | 537 | - |
| Mole Claw | n | y | 105 | Arrow Crafting |
| Mould Powder | n | y | 233 | - |
| Mud Lump | y | y | 438 | - |
| Muscovite | y | y | 1,500 | Level 4 weapon quest |
| Mystic Frozen | y | y | 1,500 | Elemental weapon component |
| Nose Ring | y | n | 284 | Mr Hatter's Item Quest |
| Old Blue Box | n | y | 5,000 | Random item |
| Old Frying Pan | y | n | 98 | - |
| Old Pick | n | y | 256 | Arrow Crafting |
| Old Purple Box | n | y | 5,000 | Random item |
| Old Shuriken | y | n | 890 | - |
| Opal | y | y | 3,000 | Zodiac Gem |
| Orichalcum Ore | n | y | 25 | Mining hat |
| Oridecon | y | y | 550 | Weapon upgrading (level 3, 4) |
| Pearl | y | 3,000 | Zodiac Gem | |
| Peridot | y | y | 1,500 | Level 4 weapon quest |
| Pharcon | y | y | 100 | Weapon upgrading (level 1) |
| Phlogopite | y | y | 1,500 | Level 4 weapon quest |
| Piece of Black Cloth | y | n | 263 | Blue Ribbon Quest |
| Poisonous Powder | y | y | 80 | - |
| Pyroxene | y | y | 1,500 | Level 4 weapon quest |
| Rainbow Shell | n | y | 45 | Gunslinger/Sage quests |
| Rat Tail | n | y | 26 | - |
| Red Blood | y | y | 500 | Elemental stone forging |
| Red Gemstone | y | y | 300 | Spell component |
| Rose Quartz | y | y | 1,500 | Level 4 weapon quest |
| Rough Elunium | y | y | 325 | Armor upgrading |
| Rough Oridecon | y | y | 275 | Weapon upgrading |
| Rough Wind | y | y | 1,500 | Elemental weapon component |
| Ruby | y | y | 3,000 | Zodiac Gem |
| Rusty Screw | y | y | 267 | Mr Hatter's Item Quest |
| Safety Helmet | y | n | 10 | Mine Hat |
| Sand Clump | y | y | 353 | - |
| Sapphire | y | y | 3,000 | Zodiac Gem |
| Sardonyx | y | y | 3,000 | Zodiac Gem |
| Scell | n | y | 80 | Vanilmirth Hat, Food for Vanilmirth |
| Shadow Orb | n | y | 150 | Ninja skill component |
| Silver Ring | y | y | 10,000 | Black Scarf Quest |
| Star Crumb | y | y | 2,250 | Strong weapon component |
| Steel | y | y | 500 | Weapon component |
| Sticky Mucus | y | y | 35 | - |
| Stone (useless) | y | y | 0 | - |
| Stone Fragment | y | y | 320 | Arrow Crafting |
| Stone of Sage | n | y | 50,000 | Evolves homunculus |
| Stone Pick | y | n | 256 | More mining |
| Tangled Chains | y | n | 370 | Mr Hatter's Item Quest |
| Tooth of Bat | y | n | 34 | - |
| Topaz | y | y | 3,000 | Zodiac Gem |
| Toxic Gas | n | y | 333 | - |
| Treasure Box | n | y | 150,000 | Black Scarf Quest |
| Turquoise | y | y | 1,500 | Level 4 weapon quest |
| Used Iron Plate | n | y | 512 | Arrow Crafting |
| Wind of Verdure | y | y | 500 | Elemental stone forging |
| Wind Stone | n | y | 75 | Ninja skill component |
| Yellow Gemstone | y | y | 300 | Spell component |
| Zargon | n | y | 240 | Arrow Crafting, Drooping Amistr Hat, Food for Amistr |
| Zircon | y | y | 3,000 | Zodiac Gem |
