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Mining — Getting started

Pick-Axe detail	Value
Approximate shop price	450 gold
Smithing rank	0
Craft inputs	2 Iron Ingots, 1 Pine Plank

All gathering tools use the same shop-stock chances:

Shop	Chance to stock the tool
General Store	About 1 in 4
Pawn Shop	About 1 in 10

You may need to visit several shops.

Rule	Value
Finished harvest	Uses 1 durability
Cancelled harvest	Uses none
Shop tool	50 harvests
Crafted Crude tool	37 harvests
Crafted Superior or Masterwork tool	65 harvests

Crafted durability varies between those limits; quality changes no other tool property. Keep the Pick-Axe in your pack and press E at a vein, or use a hotbar or quick slot. Using it directly from the pack only explains where it works.

Property	Value
Approximate General Store price	500 gold
Material capacity	300 kg
Added burden	None
Capacity in ore	600
Capacity in Rough Stone	100
Ownership limit	1

Gathered materials enter the bag before your pack. Harvesting stops with No room in your bag or pack when both are full. See Stores and the Materials Bag.

No Daggerfall skill affects Mining. Good Intelligence and Agility give you a little longer on each glint, and stars on the Life side of the Firmament can add yield and XP to any gathering profession.

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