In Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, you have to explore two mines and many different types of ore, including gold, silver, mithril, and adamantine. You will need these ores and more as you progress through the game. Gold is especially useful as it helps you befriend Huang, who you can sell items to for a large profit.
With both mines having a whopping 255 floors, finding the most valuable ore and gems is no easy task. We’ll take a look at what you need to know about mining exploration and how to get to the levels you need quickly.
Updated June 28, 2023 by Branden Lizardi: Trying out Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town will be easier than ever. The popular farming simulation game will be available on Xbox Game Pass. Being a few years old, we re-examine all of our in-game content, ensuring that everything is up to date with our current style and design standards. It never hurts to double check your information as well. Good luck in the mines, farmer!
How mines work
If you go to the mine, you will i need a hammer to break rocks and a a hoe to dig the ground. You can also take a bunch of food, but you might prefer to save space in your ore bag.
Spring Mine is available for mining all year round, but Jezerski Mine is only accessible in winter. Both mines work the same way, with each level containing different stones and a ladder to access up and down.
The location of the ladder will be random but it follows certain rules. It will it never spawns in the eight blocks directly surrounding the ladder you came down or appears on any of the blocks directly next to the wall.
The ladder hits the ground right behind Claire. The exit will not appear at any place marked with a red cross surrounding the entry ladder location will also not appear around the edges.
How traps work
When you go down far enough, you will encounter traps. These are holes in the ground that will drop you when you walk through them down multiple levels at once. This reduces stamina, so be careful. They are hidden so you avoid falling into the pit when you are on the ground, dig with a hoe to discover them.
How to do a game save trick for mines
Save your game every time you reach a new floor. When you find the ladder, remember its location and reload the save from when you first entered this level. You can now go straight to the ladder, which means a faster descent with less lost stamina. Repeat this process until you reach the desired level.
How to unlock an elevator
After offering 100 items to the harvest goddess, she will reward you with an elevator. This will appear as an electrical panel next to the entrance to both mines.
For every 50 levels you gain, you can use the elevator to jump to that depth from the entrance. There are possibilities 50, 100, 150, 200 and 225, or You must reach this level before it becomes available in Elevator.
The Spring Mine Awards
The main resource found in the spring mine is ore. From Junk to Mythic Ore, these act primarily as necessary crafting material to upgrade your gear. However, there are a selection of rare items that can be found hidden throughout the various levels of the mine.
Precious stones and ores
These materials are found at most levels and are required for upgrades and the manufacturer of the production.
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Ore |
Mine levels |
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Junk Ore |
Every floor |
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copper |
Every floor |
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Silver |
Floor 3-255 |
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gold |
Floor 3-255 |
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Mithril |
Floor 3-255 |
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Orichalcum |
Floor 3-255 |
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Adamantite |
Floor 3-255 |
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Mythical ore |
60, 102, 152, 155, 190, 202, 222, 230-255 |
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Note: Only appears after you have collected and blessed all six Cursed Tools |
Saibara uses orichalcum for make jewelry priced at 1000G while Adamantite is used to produce Makers, machines that will turn your agricultural raw materials like milk and eggs into more valuable products like cheese and mayonnaise. Mythic Ore is used upgrade your Mithril tools to the highest possible level.
Power Berry
Power Berries will increase your maximum stamina. While there are a few ways to get them, there is also one hidden in the level 100 spring mine. Dig with a hoe until you uncover it.
Harvest Spirit and Goddess Statues
Two decorative statues hide in the dirt in certain floors of the source mine. Dig with a hoe until you find them. according to which no longer appear. You can put them on your home shelf, but don’t do anything else.
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Harvest Sprite Statue |
Floor 160-190 |
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A statue of a goddess |
Floor 220-250 |
Jewels of the Goddess
There are nine blue orbs hidden in some of the floors of Spring Mine. These are the jewels of the goddess. If you collect all nine, you will be rewarded with Jewel of the Goddessa tool that naturally regenerates stamina over time.
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Floor of the Goddess Jewel |
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|---|---|---|
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60 |
102 |
123 |
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152 |
155 |
171 |
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190 |
202 |
222 |
Wielding the Goddess Gem stacks on top Spa regeneration staminameaning it will take half as long to fully restore your stamina this way.
Tomatoesetta Stone
An odd reference to the Stone of All Languages, the Rosetta Stone, where this hidden object is found digging into the ground in the lower level (255) of the spring mine. Once you find it, you’ll learn a ketchup recipe to make it sold to Huang for as much as 77,000 gold.
A travel stone
The travel stone, the rarest and most valuable item found in the source mine, allows for fast travel around the game map. Found in the rocks on the lower floor (255), it appears only after the third year has been completed. Use the hammer to smash rocks until you find it.
The Lake Mine Awards
The lake mine is accessible only in winter when the lake freezes but contains far more precious ores and gems. It mostly consists of different types of gems that can be made into jewelry or sold. Like the Spring Mine, this mine
You can access to the lake mine all year round using the travel stone to teleport to the mine entrance.
Precious stones and ores
The main attraction of the Lake Mine are these gems, which are found at occasional levels in the mines. Their primary use is sell for money or endowed.
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Precious stone |
location |
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Waste ore |
Floor 1-199 (except 50, 100, 150) |
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Moonstone |
Any floor ending in 8, 255 |
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Sandros |
Any floor ending in 9, 255 |
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turquoise |
Floor 1-255 (except 50, 100, 150, 200) |
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Aquamarine |
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Amethyst |
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Jade |
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Agate |
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Fluorite |
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Peridot |
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Topaz |
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grenade |
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Sapphire |
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Ruby |
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Emerald |
Floors ending with 5, 201-255 |
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Diamond |
Floors 10, 20, 30, 70,90, 110, 130, 170, 190, 201-255 |
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Pink diamond |
Floors 30, 70, 90, 110, 130, 170, 190, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250-255 |
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Alexandrite |
Floors 50, 100, 150, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250-255 |
Although alexandrite is less convenient to obtain, it is necessary complete the mailing list in its entiretywhich is required to marry the harvest goddess.
To make the most money, focus on soils that contain Pink diamonds. Although they are very rare, they are sell for 10,000 g. Alexandrite sells for the same price, but you’ll only ever find one at a time (if even that many).
Power Berry
Just like before, this mine also hides a Power Berry. But it’s not that deep. You can find it by digging through the ground on the 19th floor.
fishing pond
There is a tunnel on floor 9 that leads to an underground pond. Here, fish with a Blessed or Mythic fishing rod will allow you to catch a coelacanthone of the special legendary fish.
Kappa statue
There is also a statue in this mine. But only one. You can find the Kappa statue at swimming on any floor between 100 and 120.
Kappa Gems
Collecting all the Goddess Gems rewards you with an item that regenerates stamina. In parallel, finding all the Kappa Gems in the Lake Mine will reward you with Kappa Treasure, which regenerates fatigue. There is one on each floor.
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Kappa Jewel Floors |
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0 |
40 |
60 |
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80 |
120 |
140 |
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160 |
180 |
255 |
Damn tools
The Lake Mine also contains cursed tools that are required to mine mythic stone once blessed. Avoid equipping these tools while they are cursed. You will you cannot remove them on his own. The blessing and removal is done by the priest. Each tool can be found in the following levels.
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A tool |
location |
|---|---|
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Fishing rod |
29 |
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how |
39 |
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axe |
49 |
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A hammer |
59 |
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A watering can |
69 |
Tips for Mines
Finally, here’s something general tips and tricks to make your time in the mines a little easier.
- Curry Udon is a very affordable way to stock up on food. Both recipes are sourced from the Cooking Channel and require only flour and curry to prepare. Each bowl restores 60 stamina.
- Your inventory will fill up. Keep it as empty as possible before you go in, and be prepared to discard the least valuable items to make room, especially if you’re looking for specific items.
- Save in front of the room you need, as well as when you get there. If it’s a rare item that doesn’t spawn, you can reload the save before that room and try again.
Good luck in the mines, farmer!