Mining

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Mining
Mining Screenshot.png
Information
Type: Mining.png Activity
Tool: Pickaxe
Energy: Energy.png 40
Companion
Friendship Reward:
Friendship.png 150 per Rock Spot mined to completion
Friendship.png 300 if Mining Role

Mining is an activity which involves using the pickaxe on the stones, obstacles, and rock spots throughout the valley to collect resources and valuable gems.

Resources and gems are used to make refined materials, furniture, and other items through crafting. They can also be sold for Star Coins or gifted to villagers to raise Friendship.

How to Mine

Each biome has mining nodes which can be mined by interacting with them while the pickaxe is equipped. A mining node will usually drop resources with each swing of the pickaxe, up to five times, and the final swing of the pickaxe may drop a gem. Each swing of the pickaxe consumes 40 energy. There's a rare chance when mining that Onyx will drop, which is a rare resource used to craft pickaxe polish. Pickaxe polish guarantees receiving a gem from each swing.

Energy Cost

Main article: Energy

Each swing of the Pickaxe requires Energy.png 40. Each rock node typically requires 2-5 swings to mine, which requires between 80-200 energy.

Villager Companions

When reaching level 2 Friendship with a Villager, they can be assigned a Role. Villagers who have been assigned the Mining Role will gain extra Friendship for every node mined. They also have a chance to drop the last item mined before the node is exhausted while they're following. Extra materials they produce will be dropped on the ground, and can be picked up by running over them.

Each level of friendship increases the rate which extra materials will drop. It's not only effective for leveling up Friendship with these characters, but extremely helpful for offering bonus materials when mining. Be sure to always bring a Companion along when mining!

Resources

Image Name Sell Price Locations
Stone.png
Stone Star Coin icon.png 2 All Biomes
Coal Ore.png
Coal Ore Star Coin icon.png 5 All Biomes
Iron Ore.png
Iron Ore Star Coin icon.png 10

Forest of Valor
Glade of Trust
Sunlit Plateau
Frosted Heights
Forgotten Lands
Vitalys Mine

Gold Nugget.png
Gold Nugget Star Coin icon.png 20

Frosted Heights
Sunlit Plateau
Forgotten Lands
Vitalys Mine

Crystal.png
Crystal Star Coin icon.png 30

Forgotten Lands

Copper.png
Copper Star Coin icon.png 15

Ancient's Landing
Glittering Dunes
Wild Tangle

Quartz.png
Quartz Star Coin icon.png 20

Ancient's Landing

Tin.png
Tin Star Coin icon.png 25

Glittering Dunes

Zinc.png
Zinc Star Coin icon.png 30

Wild Tangle

Gems

Gems are rare minerals what can be found by mining nodes with the pickaxe.

Each gem also has a "shiny" version which is larger and sells for 4x more coins. Sometimes nodes will have gems appear on them, and sometimes the gems will not appear until mined.

There are 2 largely overlapping categorizations related to Gems: Gems and Minerals. Minerals include all of the following listed in the table below. Gems include all of the following listed in the table below, with the exception of Vitalys Crystal, which only counts as a Mineral. Although Crystal is also a byproduct of mining, it is not categorized as either a Gem or a Mineral.

Image Name Sell Price Location
Amethyst.png
Amethyst Star Coin icon.png 500

Forgotten Lands
Frosted Heights

Shiny Amethyst.png
Shiny Amethyst Star Coin icon.png 2,000

Forgotten Lands
Frosted Heights

Aquamarine.png
Aquamarine Star Coin icon.png 250

Dazzle Beach
Forest of Valor

Shiny Aquamarine.png
Shiny Aquamarine Star Coin icon.png 1,000

Dazzle Beach
Forest of Valor

Citrine.png
Citrine Star Coin icon.png 380

Sunlit Plateau
Glade of Trust

Shiny Citrine.png
Shiny Citrine Star Coin icon.png 1,520

Sunlit Plateau
Glade of Trust

Diamond.png
Diamond Star Coin icon.png 600

Forgotten Lands

Shiny Diamond.png
Shiny Diamond. Star Coin icon.png 2,400

Forgotten Lands

Emerald.png
Emerald Star Coin icon.png 325

Forest of Valor
Glade of Trust

Shiny Emerald.png
Shiny Emerald Star Coin icon.png 1,300

Forest of Valor
Glade of Trust

Garnet.png
Garnet Star Coin icon.png 160

Peaceful Meadow
Plaza

Shiny Garnet.png
Shiny Garnet Star Coin icon.png 640

Peaceful Meadow
Plaza

Onyx.png
Onyx Star Coin icon.png 300 All Biomes
Peridot.png
Peridot Star Coin icon.png 200

Dazzle Beach
Peaceful Meadow

Shiny Peridot.png
Shiny Peridot Star Coin icon.png 800

Dazzle Beach
Peaceful Meadow

Ruby.png
Ruby Star Coin icon.png 350

Vitalys Mine

Shiny Ruby.png
Shiny Ruby Star Coin icon.png 1,400

Vitalys Mine

Sapphire.png
Sapphire Star Coin icon.png 350

Vitalys Mine

Shiny Sapphire.png
Shiny Sapphire Star Coin icon.png 1,400

Vitalys Mine

Topaz.png
Topaz Star Coin icon.png 240

Plaza

Shiny Topaz.png
Shiny Topaz Star Coin icon.png 960

Plaza

Tourmaline.png
Tourmaline Star Coin icon.png 420

Frosted Heights
Sunlit Plateau

Shiny Tourmaline.png
Shiny Tourmaline Star Coin icon.png 1,680

Frosted Heights
Sunlit Plateau

Vitalys Crystal.png
Vitalys Crystal Star Coin icon.png 12

Vitalys Mine

Alexandrite.png
Alexandrite Star Coin icon.png 350

The Wastes
The Oasis

Shiny Alexandrite.png
Shiny Alexandrite Star Coin icon.png 1,400

The Wastes
The Oasis

Blue Zircon.png
Blue Zircon Star Coin icon.png 500

The Lagoon

Shiny Blue Zircon.png
Shiny Blue Zircon Star Coin icon.png 2,000

The Lagoon

Bumblestone.png
Bumblestone Star Coin icon.png 400

The Borderlands

Shiny Bumblestone.png
Shiny Bumblestone Star Coin icon.png 1,600

The Borderlands

Evergem.png
Evergem Star Coin icon.png 300

The Ruins

Shiny Evergem.png
Shiny Evergem Star Coin icon.png 1,200

The Ruins

Jade.png
Jade Star Coin icon.png 250

The Courtyard
The Overlook

Shiny Jade.png
Shiny Jade Star Coin icon.png 1,000

The Courtyard
The Overlook

Spinel.png
Spinel Star Coin icon.png 450

The Promenade
The Grove

Shiny Spinel.png
Shiny Spinel Star Coin icon.png 1,800

The Promenade
The Grove

Dreamlight and Memories

There are two rotating Dreamlight Duties directly related to Mining: "Mine 2 Minerals" and "Mine 4 Rock Spots". Mining comprises its own tab of Dreamlight Achievements. There are 11 Memories consisting of 10 Memory Pieces each that can only be found by mining.

Cinderella Memory 2.png
Broken Memory Pieces 3.png
Frozen Memory 1.png
Broken Memory Pieces 8.png
Monsters, Inc. Memory 3.png
Broken Memory Pieces 9.png
Toy Story Memory 1.png
Broken Memory Pieces 2.png
Mickey & Friends Memory 3.png
Broken Memory Pieces 5.png
The Sword in the Stone Memory 4.png
Broken Memory Pieces 5.png
Nightmare Before Christmas Memory 4.png
Broken Memory Pieces 4.png
Encanto Memory 4.png
Broken Memory Pieces 4.png
Lilo & Stitch Memory 5.png
Broken Memory Pieces 4.png
Aladdin Memory 1.png
Broken Memory Pieces 6.png
The Princess and the Frog Memory 1.png
Broken Memory Pieces 4.png