# Mining Guide
## Metacraft 2.0 Mining Guide
Spawning into the game, you're not too far out from delving in your first cave.
There are dozens of caves scattered around the world. On top of that, the caves are full of ferocious creatures and valuable gems..
Next, I will tell you how to avoid danger and get treasure.
## :tools:Handy tool
First things first, we need to get your hands on the most important tool for mining, your pickaxe.
For a starter a stone pickaxe will do just fine. For now roam around your starting town and collect some woods, stone, and kill some little critters that may inhabit the nearby forest for some leather.
You may craft your first tool! it isn't going to be pretty but mining is a dirty job.
| Result | Ingredients | Crafting Station |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| 
Stone pickaxe | 2x 
Leather Strips,
3x 
Stones,
1x 
Wood Logs
| Craftsman Hammer |
## :luggage:Luggage Recommendations
Now that you have made your pick, we are one step closer to delving into the darken abyss to collect some minerals for the sake of progression.
But let's check out our bags to ensure we have the necessary tools to make this as smooth as possible. Now these aren't a must but I would highly recommend you bring:
* Some healing potions
* Various amounts of food
It's also important to note that finding a campfire nearby wouldn't go amiss.
## :gem:Minerals + Gems To Expect
Let's start with the good news, the whole appeal of the cave systems, the minerals they bring.
Every cave is going to have the following ores:
Low level ores can be purchased from merchants or mined on surface with a Stone Pickaxe. Starting from Iron ore, ores can only be found in Caves. They are refined into Ingots in the Forge.
| Name | Crafted into | Item Description | Quality |
| ------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Copper Ore | Bronze Ingot | A brown metal. Key part of bronze. | Low |
| Tin Ore | Bronze Ingot | A silvery metal. One of the components of bronze. | Low |
| Iron Ore | Iron Ingot, Steel Ingot | An incredibly common but incredibly versatile metal. | Common |
| Coal | Steel Ingot, Bloodstone Ingot | A dark, combustible energy source. | Common |
| Cobalt Ore | Cobalt Ingot | A blue, shiny ore. | High |
| Velorite | Velorite Fragment | A bizarre, oddly shimmering ore, its origin seems to be shrouded in mystery. | High |
| Silver Ore | Silver Ingot | A precious shiny greyish-white metal. | Epic |
| Bloodstone | Bloodstone Ingot | A deep red ore. | Epic |
| Gold Ore | Gold Ingot | A precious yellow metal. | Epic |
As well as every gems : Gems can be purchased from merchants or mined in Caves with a Stone Pickaxe. They are mostly refined into Necklaces and Rings.
| Name | Crafted into | Item Description | Quality |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Amethyst | Necklaces, Silken Armor, Bags | A precious purple gem. | Common |
| Topaz | Necklaces, Rings, Gliders | An outstanding orange gem. | Common |
| Sapphire | Necklaces, Rings, Cobalt Armor, Orichalcum Armor, Gliders | A colorful cobalt gem. | High |
| Emerald | Necklaces, Rings, Gliders | A vibrant viridian gem. | High |
| Ruby | Necklaces, Rings, Bloodsteel Armor, Gliders | A superbly scarlet gem. | High |
| Diamond | Necklaces, Rings, Bloodsteel Armor, Orichalcum Armor, Bags, Gliders | A sparkling silver gem. | Epic |
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