Old Miner

Old Miner
Role	Pickaxe giver / mining tutor
Location	The Mines, Mainland
Services	Gives a starter pickaxe and replaces lost ones.

The Old Miner is an early mining NPC found in the Mines on the Mainland. New players visit the Old Miner to receive a Pickaxe and begin training Mining. The Old Miner will also hand out a replacement pickaxe to players who have lost or no longer carry one.

Services

Service	Item	Notes
Starter tool	Pickaxe	Gives players the basic tool used to mine Stone and Coal, and Iron Ore in Frostmere.
Tool replacement	Pickaxe	Provides another pickaxe if the player no longer carries one.

Mining path

Step	Action	Result
1	Get a Pickaxe from the Old Miner.	You can mine in the Mines.
2	Mine Stone and Coal in the Mines.	Earn Mining XP. Iron Ore (in Frostmere) needs Mining 5; Silver Ore (in The Dunes) needs Mining 20 and a forged pickaxe — starter tools don't work in the Dunes.
3	Forge a copper, iron ( Iron Pickaxe), or silver pickaxe at a blacksmith.	Faster swings (+5% copper, +10% iron, +15% silver). Yield and XP per swing stay the same as the starter pickaxe.
4	Return to the Old Miner if the pickaxe is lost.	Receive a replacement Pickaxe.

Related pages

Page	Why it matters
Mainland	Old Miner's location.
Mining	Skill connected to this NPC.
Pickaxe	Tool given by the Old Miner.
Stone	Material gathered with the Pickaxe.
Coal	Material gathered with the Pickaxe.
Iron Ore	Mined in Frostmere from Mining 5.