[GUIDE] Mining Job

To begin your career as a miner, you will first need to make your way to Davis Quartz, the main quarry where the Mining Job takes place. This is where your entire mining shift begins, from clocking in and collecting your equipment to extracting valuable minerals from the quarry.

Once you arrive at Davis Quartz, you will notice four different locations marked on your map. Each blip represents an important part of the Mining Job:

• 💲- Location where you can sell your minerals after successfully mining them.

• 🔥- Smelter, where you can process your ores into refined materials. How smelting works and when you unlock each material will be explained further in the guide.

• ⛏️ - Mining Job starting point, where you begin and finish your duties.

• 💎- Quarry, where the main mining activity takes place. This is where you will work, roleplay as a miner, and search for valuable minerals.

• STARTING YOUR SHIFT

Once you've arrived at Davis Quartz, your first destination should always be the ⛏️ Pickaxe location. This is where you officially start your mining shift. Walk up to the marked area and press E to start your duties.

After pressing E, your mining shift will begin and you will be ready to head into the quarry and start working. Once your shift has started, you will also see an information menu on the right side of your screen displaying your current Mining XP and your progression toward the next level. From here, make your way toward the 💎 Diamond marker — this is where the actual mining activity takes place.

IMPORTANT: Keep in mind that minerals such as Iron are heavy. From a roleplay perspective, you will not realistically be able to carry large amounts of mined material on your person. Make sure you have access to a suitable vehicle with a trunk where you can properly load and transport your minerals. This is part of the Mining Job experience, so plan your trips between the quarry and your vehicle accordingly.

• ARRIVING AT THE QUARRY

Once you've arrived at the 💎 Diamond location, you are now at the actual quarry where the main mining activity takes place. Throughout the quarry, you will notice multiple RED and GREEN information markers. These markers indicate the minerals available at each mining location and whether your current Mining Level allows you to access them.

The system is simple:

• 🟢 GREEN — The mineral is currently available for you to mine.

• 🔴 RED — The mineral is currently locked because your Mining Level is not high enough.

As you progress through your mining career and increase your level, more valuable minerals will become available to you. You will begin with the basic resources and gradually work your way toward more expensive and rare materials.

• MINING PROGRESS & ATTEMPTS

While working at the quarry, the information menu on the right side of your screen will also display your remaining mining attempts for the current location. This allows you to keep track of how many times you can mine before you need to move on or manage your resources.

• SELLING YOUR MINERALS

Once you've collected enough minerals, it's time to turn your hard work into profit. Head back to the $ marker. This is the location where you can sell the minerals you've collected during your shift. Walk up to the selling point and press E. A selling menu will appear, allowing you to choose which minerals you would like to sell and which ones you would prefer to keep. Select the minerals you want to sell, confirm the transaction, and collect your earnings. You can then return to the quarry and continue mining. Keep in mind that progressing to higher Mining Levels gives you access to more valuable resources, meaning your potential earnings can increase as you advance through the Mining Job.

Once you've finished working for the day, simply return to the ⛏️ Pickaxe marker where you originally started your shift. Press E to end your duties and finish your Mining Job. However, if you're not ready to call it a day, you're completely free to continue working. Restock your supplies, unload your minerals, return to the quarry, and keep mining to gain more XP and work your way toward the next Mining Level.

• MINING LEVEL STRUCTURE & PROGRESSION

The Mining Job features a 50-level progression system, with new minerals and processing options becoming available as you advance. Rather than having every level explained individually, the progression is built around several important level milestones that unlock access to new resources and higher-value opportunities.

Your Mining Level determines which minerals you are able to extract from the quarry. As you level up, previously unlocked minerals remain available. Reaching a new milestone simply adds new resources to the pool of minerals you can find while mining.

The Smelter is an important part of the Mining Job, allowing you to process the ores you have collected and turn them into more valuable refined products that can be sold afterward. The higher your Mining Level, the more valuable materials you can process. Keep progressing through the levels to unlock the full potential of the Smelter.

• LEVEL 1 - BASIC MINERALS

Every miner begins at Level 1. At this stage, you are introduced to the fundamentals of mining and can begin extracting the most common materials.

• LEVEL 5 - COPPER & IRON

Level 5 is the first major milestone in your mining career! Once you reach Level 5, you unlock the ability to mine new minerals:

The Smelter allows you to take the minerals you have collected and process them into a more valuable refined product, which can then be sold for additional profit. In other words, mining the ore is only one part of the process — smelting allows you to turn your collected resources into more valuable materials before selling them.

• LEVEL 20 - GOLD

At Level 20, you unlock Gold Ore, giving you access to a significantly rarer and more valuable resource. At the same level, Gold is also unlocked at the Smelter.

• LEVEL 40 - DIAMOND & EMERALD

Level 40 is the final major mineral unlock. At this level, you gain access to the rarest resources available in the Mining Job.

• MINERAL SPAWN CHANCES (%)

Not every mining location will produce the same mineral. Each resource has its own spawn chance, with common materials appearing much more frequently than rare ones.