Mining

Mining is one of the four Gathering Professions. Mining involves mining various ores throughout the world with a Pickaxe to acquire Crafting Materials in the form of Ingots or Gems.

Main Resources
Ingots are used in the Weaponsmithing, Armouring, and Tailoring Professions to craft Weapons and Armour. Gems are used in the Jeweling Profession to craft Accessories.

As of the Version 1.20 update, ingots and gems can also be used to purchase blocks at a Block Merchant to use at one's Housing plot.

Overview
Successfully gathering ores gives the player XP in their Mining profession. If the ore fails to be refined, then a significantly smaller amount of XP is gained. As the player levels up their Mining profession. At certain milestones, the player also unlocks new Gathering Tools and ores to gather.

Gathering Tool
Pickaxes are the tools used in the Mining profession. Like all other Gathering Tools, Pickaxes have durability that decreases as the player uses the tool. Every two ores gathered decreases durability by 1. When the tool reaches zero durability, the refining chance becomes 0%. However, XP is still awarded when you gather but fail to refine. Pickaxes can be repaired at a Blacksmith using Repair Scrap.

Mining Locations
Copper= Found mostly in the Wynn Plains, near Ragni

Granite= Found mostly in the Wynn Plains near Detlas and the Pigmen's Ravine

Gold= Found mostly near the Abandoned Mines

Sandstone= Found mostly in the Desert and Mesa

Iron= Found mostly in Nesaak Forest and the Ice Canyon

Silver= Found mostly in the Jungle and various mining islands

Cobalt= Found mostly in the Dernel Jungle and Light Forest

Kanderstone= Found mostly in the Kander Forest

Diamond= Found mostly in the Canyon of the Lost

Molten= Found mostly in the Molten Heights

Voidstone= Found mostly in The Void, which requires partial completion of One Thousand Meters Under to access

Dernic= Found in the Ruined Olmic City in the Silent Expanse, which requires partial completion of A Journey Beyond to access

Trivia

 * Some ores listed here do not make sense and cannot yield any sort of ingot or gem in real life, such as Sandstone or Granite (excluding the Wynn originals).
 * Content Team Manager Tantibus said the ores didn't have to make sense, they just had be consistent with their level.