Master mining in New World with our comprehensive guide. Learn about pickaxe tiers, ore deposit types, required levels, and rare resource drops for all mining nodes.
To begin mining in New World, you'll need a Flint Mining Pickaxe. This requires Engineering level 0, 1 Flint, and 1 Green Wood. You can gather Flint and Green Wood by interacting with deposits or bushes (default key 'E') without a tool. Craft the pickaxe at a Workshop and equip it to start mining.
Mining Pickaxe Tiers
Higher character levels allow the use of better Mining Pickaxes, increasing gathering speed:
| Tier | Pickaxe | Level Range | Gathering Speed |
| Tier 1 | Flint Mining Pickaxe | – | 100% |
| Tier 2 | Iron Mining Pickaxe | 4-19 | 125-225% |
| Tier 3 | Steel Mining Pickaxe | 16-39 | 240-350% |
| Tier 4 | Starmetal Mining Pickaxe | 33-59 | 370-550% |
| Tier 5 | Orichalcum Mining Pickaxe | 51-60 | 560-850% |
Ore Deposits: Levels and Experience
Each ore deposit requires a specific Mining and Tracking level and provides experience upon gathering:
| Name | Mining Level | Tracking Level | EXP (Small/Medium/Large) |
| Boulder | 0 | 0 | 53/79/105 |
| Iron Ore | 0 | 25 | 105/158/237 |
| Silver Ore | 10 | 35 | 105/158/237 |
| Seeping Stone | 20 | 45 | 105/158/237 |
| Gold Ore | 45 | 70 | 158/237/355 |
| Blightcrag (Alchemy Stone) | 50 | 75 | 158 |
| Earthcrag (Alchemy Stone) | 50 | 75 | 158 |
| Lifejewel (Alchemy Stone) | 50 | 75 | 158 |
| Scorchstone (Alchemy Stone) | 50 | 75 | 158 |
| Shockspire (Alchemy Stone) | 50 | 75 | 158 |
| Soulspire (Alchemy Stone) | 50 | 75 | 158 |
| Springstone (Alchemy Stone) | 50 | 75 | 158 |
| Starmetal Ore | 100 | 125 | 263/394/591 |
| Lodestone Ore | 105 | 155 | 105/158/237 |
| Platinum Ore | 110 | 135 | 263/394/591 |
| Orichalcum Ore | 175 | 200 | 657/984/1476 |
Ore Deposits: Resources and Rare Drops
Discover the main and rare resources obtained from each ore deposit:
| Name | Main Resource | Rare Resource(s) |
| Boulder | Stone | Sliver of Adamant, Shard of Adamant, Sliver of Adderstone, Shard of Adderstone |
| Iron Ore | Iron Ore | Fae Iron, Voidmetal, Sliver of Cobalt, Sliver of Crystal, Chunk of Cobalt, Chunk of Crystal, Small Quartz Crystal, All Flawed Gems |
| Silver Ore | Silver Ore | Small Quartz Crystal, All Flawed Gems |
| Seeping Stone | Oil | – |
| Gold Ore | Gold Ore | Small Quartz Crystal, All Regular Gems |
| Blightcrag (Alchemy Stone) | Death Mote/Essence, Putrid Lodestone | – |
| Earthcrag (Alchemy Stone) | Earth Mote/Essence, Loamy Lodestone | – |
| Lifejewel (Alchemy Stone) | Life Mote/Essence, Gleaming Lodestone | – |
| Scorchstone (Alchemy Stone) | Fire Mote/Essence, Molten Lodestone | Sliver of Niter, Shard of Niter, Chunk of Niter |
| Shockspire (Alchemy Stone) | Air Mote/Essence, Shocking Lodestone | Sliver of Thunderstone, Shard of Thunderstone, Chunk of Thunderstone |
| Soulspire (Alchemy Stone) | Soul Mote/Essence, Crystalline Lodestone | – |
| Springstone (Alchemy Stone) | Water Mote/Essence, Freezing Lodestone | – |
| Starmetal Ore | Starmetal Ore | Azurite Chunk, Small Quartz Crystal, Sliver of Cobalt, Sliver of Crystal, Chunk of Cobalt, Chunk of Crystal, All Regular, and Brilliant Gems |
| Lodestone Ore | Lodestone | Sliver of Adamant, Shard of Adamant, Sliver of Adderstone, Shard of Adderstone |
| Platinum Ore | Platinum Ore | Small Quartz Crystal, All Brilliant, and Pristine Gems |
| Orichalcum Ore | Orichalcum Ore | Cinnabar, Tolvium, Void Ore, All Brilliant, and Pristine Gems, Shard of Cobalt, Shard of Crystal, Sliver of Cobalt, Sliver of Crystal, Chunk of Cobalt, Chunk of Crystal, Small Quartz Crystal |
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