Mining Skill Guide

Mining is a skill focused around mining stone and ore. A notable perk of this skill is the higher potential yield from each ore, increased even further when using an active skill. Mining also adds new functionality to TNT, by allowing remote detonation. Mining is a parent skill of Smelting.
These skill guides are organized in a list showing what level a skill or perk is unlocked, with drop down descriptions and other important information about the skill. Click the + symbol to open the drop down.
Below this list is an experience table detailing how much exp is granted by the block type mined.
Level 1 | Double Drops - 1% Chance
- Double drops when mining natural blocks!
- Increased by 1% per level
Level 5 | Super Breaker
- To activate: right click with pickaxe in hand
- Cooldown time: 240 seconds
- Lasts 2 seconds (+1 sec per 5 levels)
- Adds 5 efficiency levels to your pickaxe’s current efficiency level
- 3x your current levels double drop chances
- Double Drops become Triple Drops
Level 10 | Blast Mining - Rank 1
- To activate: shift+right click with flint and steel the air between you and the TNT.
- Cooldown time: 60 seconds
- TNT explodes instantly, so stand back!
Level 10 | Bigger Bombs
- Increased TNT blast radius by 4
- This skill is normally unlocked later, but due to a developer bug this is temporarily set at a lower level. Enjoy it while it lasts!
Level 10 | Demolitions Expertise
- Reduces the damage mcMMO ignited TNT does by 100%
- Demolitions Expertise is normally unlocked later, but due to a developer bug this is temporarily set at a lower level. Enjoy it while it lasts!
Level 25 | Blast Mining - Rank 2
- Shorter cooldown time!
Level 35 | Blast Mining - Rank 3
- Shorter cooldown time!
Level 50 | Double Drops - 50% Chance
- Increased by 1% per level
Level 50 | Blast Mining - Rank 4
- Shorter cooldown time!
Level 65 | Blast Mining - Rank 5
- Shorter cooldown time!
Level 75 | Blast Mining - Rank 6
- Shorter cooldown time!
Level 85 | Blast Mining - Rank 7
- Shorter cooldown time!
Level 99 | Double Drops - 100% Chance
- Will always get double drops when mining natural blocks!
Level 99 | Super Breaker
- Lasts 22 Seconds
Level 99 | Blast Mining - Rank 8
- Shorter cooldown time!
Level 99 | Motherlode
- Information coming soon!
Experience Tables
Block | Exp |
---|---|
Sculk | 4 |
Sculk Vein | 3 |
Sculk Sensor | 6 |
Sculk Catalyst | 10 |
Sculk Shrieker | 12 |
Reinforced Deepslate | 500 |
Tuff | 10 |
Copper Ore | 1400 |
Deepslate Copper Ore | 1900 |
Deepslate | 30 |
Cobbled Deepslate | 15 |
Calcite | 400 |
Smooth Basalt | 300 |
Amethyst Block | 500 |
Budding Amethyst | 400 |
Small Amethyst Bud | 10 |
Medium Amethyst Bud | 20 |
Large Amethyst Bud | 30 |
Amethyst Cluster | 60 |
Bone Block | 500 |
Crying Obsidian | 3000 |
Chain | 100 |
Blackstone | 55 |
Warped Nylium | 5 |
Crimson Nylium | 5 |
Ancient Debris | 7777 |
Magma Block | 30 |
Basalt | 40 |
Tube Coral Block | 75 |
Block | Exp |
---|---|
Brain Coral Block | 80 |
Bubble Coral Block | 70 |
Fire Coral Block | 90 |
Horn Coral Block | 125 |
Coal Ore | 400 |
Deepslate Coal Ore | 700 |
Diamond Ore | 2400 |
Deepslate Diamond Ore | 3600 |
Emerald Ore | 1000 |
Deepslate Emerald Ore | 1700 |
End Bricks | 50 |
Chiseled Nether Bricks | 50 |
Cracked Nether Bricks | 50 |
Nether Bricks | 50 |
Red Nether Bricks | 50 |
End Stone | 15 |
Glow Stone | 15 |
Gold Ore | 1300 |
Deepslate Gold Ore | 1900 |
Nether Gold Ore | 1300 |
Gilded Blackstone | 200 |
Terracotta | 30 |
Colored Terracotta | 50 |
Iron Ore | 900 |
Deepslate Iron Ore | 1300 |
Lapis Lazuli Ore | 800 |
Deepslate Lapis Ore | 1400 |
Mossy Cobblestone | 30 |
Netherrack | 15 |
Block | Exp |
---|---|
Obsidian | 150 |
Packed Ice | 15 |
Blue Ice | 15 |
Nether Quartz Ore | 300 |
Redstone Ore | 600 |
Deepslate Redstone Ore | 900 |
Sandstone | 30 |
Stone | 15 |
Granite | 15 |
Andesite | 15 |
Diorite | 15 |
Stone Bricks | 50 |
Cracked Stone Bricks | 50 |
Mossy Stone Bricks | 50 |
Chiseled Stone Bricks | 50 |
Red Sandstone | 100 |
Prismarine | 60 |
Prismarine Bricks | 70 |
Dark Prismarine | 70 |
Sea Lantern | 70 |
Purpur Block | 200 |
Purpur Pillars | 250 |
Purpur Slab | 150 |
Purpur Stairs | 250 |
Packed Mud | 30 |
Mud Bricks | 40 |
Dripstone Block | 35 |