Mining

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Mining ore in Alpha-1 early preview.^[1]

Mining is a Gathering profession in Ashes of Creation.^[2]^[3]

Mining requires a mining pick.^[1]^[3]
Ownership of a mine is not a game mechanic, however players may attempt to monopolise a resource via PvP.^[3]
Resources will not simply respawn in the same place after some delay. Once depleted, resources will randomly respawn elsewhere in the world.^[3]

List of mining tools

This section contains potentially outdated information from Alpha-1 testing.

Item	Type	Resource tiers	Rarity	Level requirement	Source	Cost
Copper Pickaxe	Pickaxe	1	Common	1	Vendor	10
Diamond Tipped Pickaxe	Pickaxe	1 - 4	Epic	1	Vendor	2,000
Grand Master Mining Pickaxe	Pickaxe		Common
Iron Pickaxe	Pickaxe	1 - 2	Uncommon	1	Vendor	100
Novice Mining Axe	Tool		Common	Novice	Crafted items
Steel Pickaxe	Pickaxe	1 - 3	Rare	1	Vendor	500

List of mining resources

This section contains potentially outdated information from Alpha-1 testing.

Item	Type	Profession
Basalt	Ore	Mining
Coal	Ore	Mining
Copper ore	Ore	Mining
Granite	Ore	Mining
Halcyonite	Gem	Mining
Iron Ore	Ore	Mining
Night Opal	Gem	Mining
Opal	Gem	Mining
Ruby	Gem	Mining
Stellarium	Ore	Mining
Stone	Ore	Mining
Zinc	Ore	Mining