For those that are interested, here are some of my recent results from mining.
First my methodology (my "valorite" word for some notes):
1) Mining GM + 5 from gloves of mining
2) I use a prospector tool on every ore spot after the first dig
3) I use a gargoyle pickaxe on all spots that are agapite or better (after prospecting).
4) I sometimes use gargoyle pickaxe to upgrade bronze to gold or gold to agapite
5) Ingots from ore elementals are included
6) I recall to a mine and then clean out (as opposed to recalling around to specific ore type spots...can be done in a limited way before they change types)
7) I mine exclusively in Felucca
8) I mine mostly in caves but occasionally on mountainsides
9) I do not mine for regular gems
10) My char is human
11) I smelt all ore types on a fire beetle in my backpack in one shot as soon as my backpack is full (ie I don't smelt 2 or 3 valorite at a time to reduce loss)
12) Some ore was lost to digging with a full backpack
These are my results (sorry about formatting...tried adding spaces to improve it but they were removed when I posted):
Prospector tool 526 Total ore spots
Shovel 6316
Pickaxe 1222
Gargoyle Pickaxe 2186
Total digs 9724 4.06 ingots per dig
Iron 15902 40.28%
Dull Copper 9905 25.09%
Shadow 3553 9.00%
Copper 1620 4.10%
Bronze 1231 3.12%
Gold 2263 5.73%
Agapite 2187 5.54%
Verite 1545 3.91%
Valorite 1273 3.22%
Total ingots 39479
Fire Ruby 8
Ecru Citrine 8
Blue Diamond 13
Turquoise 9
Perfect Emerald 7
Dark Sapphire 8
53 0.55% of total digs
Blackrock 106 1.09% of total digs
Any questions then let me know. Wouldn't mind seeing some other people's results if anyone tracks them.
First my methodology (my "valorite" word for some notes):
1) Mining GM + 5 from gloves of mining
2) I use a prospector tool on every ore spot after the first dig
3) I use a gargoyle pickaxe on all spots that are agapite or better (after prospecting).
4) I sometimes use gargoyle pickaxe to upgrade bronze to gold or gold to agapite
5) Ingots from ore elementals are included
6) I recall to a mine and then clean out (as opposed to recalling around to specific ore type spots...can be done in a limited way before they change types)
7) I mine exclusively in Felucca
8) I mine mostly in caves but occasionally on mountainsides
9) I do not mine for regular gems
10) My char is human
11) I smelt all ore types on a fire beetle in my backpack in one shot as soon as my backpack is full (ie I don't smelt 2 or 3 valorite at a time to reduce loss)
12) Some ore was lost to digging with a full backpack
These are my results (sorry about formatting...tried adding spaces to improve it but they were removed when I posted):
Prospector tool 526 Total ore spots
Shovel 6316
Pickaxe 1222
Gargoyle Pickaxe 2186
Total digs 9724 4.06 ingots per dig
Iron 15902 40.28%
Dull Copper 9905 25.09%
Shadow 3553 9.00%
Copper 1620 4.10%
Bronze 1231 3.12%
Gold 2263 5.73%
Agapite 2187 5.54%
Verite 1545 3.91%
Valorite 1273 3.22%
Total ingots 39479
Fire Ruby 8
Ecru Citrine 8
Blue Diamond 13
Turquoise 9
Perfect Emerald 7
Dark Sapphire 8
53 0.55% of total digs
Blackrock 106 1.09% of total digs
Any questions then let me know. Wouldn't mind seeing some other people's results if anyone tracks them.
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