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Category:Miner (FR Job)
| As of November 5, 2009, this job is free to sample through level 4. As you finish level 4 you will be prompted to buy Membership. If you do not become a Member you will be able to change to the job, but none of the job-specific minigames or quests will be available to you. |
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The Miner is the only Job that can harvest the raw ore and gems that are needed by the Blacksmith, so these two jobs go hand in hand.
After you have harvested your Ore and Gems, the Ore will need to be Smelted and turned into bars of metal. This can be done at any Smelting Furnace, which are located at the Mining Camp nearest each Mine or Quarry.
Just like Chef, the Miner uses both minigame styles: Matching to harvest the ore and gems, and Making to smelt the ore into bars.
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Harvesting
It is always a good idea to seek out the Rich mines, as they will have a higher concentration of Gem and Ore tiles on the game board, making harvesting mass quantities easier. When looking for a rich ore mines, the easiest way it by turning on the purple minigame dots for your minigame. The rich mines will appear, and you can mouse over them to see what type they are. They do not appear on the atlas.
| Level Required | Ore | Gems | Places | Minigames | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | Rich | Common | Rich | Common | Rich | ||
| 1 | Copper Ore | Turquoise | Malachite | Snowhill (Singing Crystal Mines), Highroad Junction, Crossroads | Southern half of Snowhill vale. | Common | Rich |
| 5 | Tin Ore | Topaz | Garnet | Dartmoor Quarry | around Merry Vale | Common | Rich |
| 10 | Iron Ore | Tourmaline | Amethyst | Southvale Quarry, Greenwood Forest | around Farnum's Farm, south of Crossroads | Common | Rich |
| 15 | Silver Ore | Onyx | Ruby | Quagmire Quarry (Blackspore Swamp), Lakeshore | wilderness outside of Blackspore Swamp | Common | Rich |
| 20 | Gold Ore | Moonstone | Fire Agate | The Mother Lode Quarry (Briarwood - Bristlewood) | Briarwood (all 4 sections) | Common | Rich |
Smelting
Before a Blacksmith can use the metal you harvest it must be Smelted into bars at a Smelting Furnace. This is a Making recipe minigame. See Miner Recipes.
Leveling
Miner is a crafting job; the majority of your experience will come from completing the mining and smelting mini-games, as well as working on the quest series.
You will occasionally hit road blocks in the quest series that will prevent you from continuing due to your level. Whenever this happens, your trainer will give you a reminder quest to return when you achieve that level!
Quest Series
- Miner: So, You Want To Be A Miner? - from Therin in the Singing Crystal Mines in Snowhill
- Miner: All I Got - from Therinin the Singing Crystal Mines in Snowhill
- Miner: Rush Order - from Trixi in the Singing Crystal Mines in Snowhill
- Miner: Gem Appraisal - from Trixi in the Singing Crystal Mines in Snowhill
- Miner: Reach Level 5 - from Sorin in the Singing Crystal Mines in Snowhill
- Miner: Dartmoor Mining Camp - from Sorin in the Singing Crystal Mines in Snowhill
- Miner: Simple Surveying - from Shimmer Shinyaxe in Dartmoor Quarry
- Miner: Suspicious Eyes - from Shimmer Shinyaxe in Dartmoor Quarry
- Miner: Bigger Challenges - from Derp Axemaker in Dartmoor Quarry
- Miner: The Perfect Pour - from Derp Axemaker in Dartmoor Quarry
- Miner: Reach Level 10 - from Derp Axemaker in Dartmoor Quarry
- Miner: Finding Southvale - from Derp Axemaker in Dartmoor Quarry
- Miner: Gems For Good Luck - from Mili Ironcall in Southvale Quarry
- Miner: Marriage Proposal - from Mili Ironcall in Southvale Quarry
- Miner: Checking the Chug - from Mili Ironcall in Southvale Quarry
- Miner: Grumpore's Challenge - from Grumpore in Southvale Quarry
- Miner: Arrowheads for Lugabow - from Grumpore in Southvale Quarry
- Miner: Reach Level 15 - from Grumpore in Southvale Quarry
- Miner: See For Yourself - from Grumpore in Southvale Quarry
- Miner: Minor Mix-Up - from Silverray at Quagmire Quarry in Blackspore Swamp
- Miner: Smelting Secrets - from Silverray at Quagmire Quarry in Blackspore Swamp
- Miner: Reach Level 20 - from Silverray at Quagmire Quarry in Blackspore Swamp
- Miner: Growing Up So Quickly - from Silverray at Quagmire Quarry in Blackspore Swamp
- Miner: Biggest is Best - from Pinkelug at The Mother Lode Quarry in Briarwood
- Miner: Speed Smelting - from Pinkelug at The Mother Lode Quarry in Briarwood
- Miner: Mother Lode Lift - from Plunkawug at The Mother Lode Quarry in Briarwood
- Miner: Rare Rock Collection - from Snorg at The Mother Lode Quarry in Briarwood
- Miner: Part of the Guild - from Snorg at The Mother Lode Quarry in Briarwood
Miner Clothes
| Level | Name | Source | Shopping |
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| 2 | Landfill | Copper Mining (Shirt, Gloves) Rich Copper Mining (Hat, Pants) Copper Bar (Kerchief, Boots) | The Royal Vault (Deluxe) |
| 4 | Slope | Tin Mining (Hat, Kerchief, Shirt) Tin Bar (Pants) | The Royal Vault Deluxe |
| 6 | Strip | Rich Tin Mining (Hat, Kerchief, Shirt) Tin Bar (Overalls) | The Royal Vault Deluxe |
| 8 | Open-Pit | Iron Mining (Helmet, Kerchief, Shirt) Iron Bar (Overalls) | The Royal Vault Deluxe |
| 10 | Quarry | Rich Iron Mining (Helmet, Kerchief, Shirt) Iron Bar (Overalls) | The Royal Vault Deluxe |
| 12 | Mountaintop | Silver Mining (Helmet, Kerchief, Shirt) Silver Bar (Overalls) | The Royal Vault Deluxe |
| 14 | Long Wall | Rich Silver Mining (Helmet, Kerchief, Shirt) Silver Bar (Overalls) | The Royal Vault Deluxe |
| 16 | Drift | Gold Mining (Helmet, Kerchief, Coveralls) Gold Bar (Boots) | The Royal Vault Deluxe |
| 18 | Subsurface | Rich Gold Mining (Helmet, Kerchief) Gold Bar (Boots) | The Royal Vault Deluxe |
| 20 | Fully Loaded | Gold Mining (Helmet, Gloves) Rich Gold Mining (Kerchief, Breastplate, Pants) Gold Bar (Boots) | — |
Tips
Note that you can only see the collection piles for the profession you are currently in. So if you go into a quarry, you'll have to change professions to see Mining and Blacksmithing piles. (Thanks Bane!)
Collections
The Miner collections can only be completed in this order, as the reward for each is an item in the next collection:
- Miner's Copper Ore
- Miner's Silver Ore
- Miner's Gold Ore
- Miner's Precious Gems
- Miner's Fancy Gems
- Miner's Special Gems
Articles in category "Miner (FR Job)"
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