1. Open the map and set a waypoint on the Davis Quartz Mining blip.
2. Next to the pit you find the Mining Supply worker (tools, upgrades, repairs, safety gear, hauling, blasting), the Quarry Foreman (contracts), the Ore Processing tables and the Quarry truck parking.
3. Walk up to a worker and press E to talk.

1. Buy the Rusty Pickaxe at Mining Supply → Tools. It is the only tool the shop sells - every better tool is an upgrade of the one you own.
2. Walk up to a rock until [E] Mine ... shows above it. The rock's glow and name tell you the ore.
3. Press E. A bar appears with a green zone, a small gold centre and a moving needle.
4. Press E when the needle is in the zone: gold centre = PERFECT (one and a half times the damage), green = GOOD, outside = MISS (no damage, extra tool wear).
5. Every rock breaks in four stages (the I I I I marks over its name). Each stage drops its ore straight into your pockets, so you keep what you broke off even if you stop.
6. Press X or walk away to stop. A broken rock grows back as a new (maybe different) ore within a few minutes.

Glow	Ore
Grey	Stone
Dark grey (scorched)	Coal - the foundry's fuel
Orange	Copper Ore
Red	Iron Ore
White-blue	Silver Ore - harder timing, more common in the inner pit
Gold	Gold Ore - hardest timing, more common in the inner pit

Rocks come in Small, Medium and Large. Size only changes how long a rock takes; large rocks give more XP and a better chance of a gem. Rocks are shared - whoever breaks a stage gets that stage's ore.

Without gear, a falling rock can hit your head or chips can get in your eyes (health loss, blurry screen). At Mining Supply → Safety gear press Put it on to rent a hard hat, goggles and vest. With it on mining never hurts you. Press Hand it back when you are done.

1. Every hit wears your tool down (a miss wears it more). Watch the Tool bar or hover the tool in your inventory.
2. Mining Supply → Repairs → Repair fixes it for cash.
3. Mining Supply → Tools → Upgrade your tool. The tool keeps its slot, gets its new name and comes back at full durability.

Tool	Level	Ore per stage	Upgrade price
Rusty Pickaxe	1	1	$350 (buy)
Iron Pickaxe	2	1-2	$600
Steel Pickaxe	5	2	$1,500
Reinforced Pickaxe	10	2-3	$3,500
Titanium Pickaxe	18	3	$7,500
Pneumatic Drill (Mining Drill)	28	3-4	$15,000
Mining Laser (Mining Laser)	40	4-5	$30,000

Better tools also swing faster, last longer and widen the green zone.

Ore is heavy - too much stops you sprinting, and full pockets stop you mining. Mining Supply → Hauling:

1. Wheelbarrow - rent it (deposit), press G to open it like a stash, E to push or put it down. Empty it and press Return to get the deposit back.
2. Quarry truck - rent it (bigger deposit). A dump truck with a MINE plate appears at the truck parking with keys and fuel. Load the bed like a trunk. Park it back, empty it and press Return. A damaged truck returns less of the deposit.

1. Talk to the Quarry Foreman (E). The board shows up to three offers ("Deliver N x Copper") with a time limit, pay and XP. It changes every hour; some need a higher level.
2. Press Take, then come back and press Deliver - you can deliver in parts.
3. When it is full the pay goes to your bank with XP. Press Drop to give it up.

1. /mining → Crew & contract → Start a crew (up to 4 players).
2. Press Invite next to a nearby player; they open /mining and press Join.
3. Crew mates nearby get a quarter of your XP when you break a rock, mining close together can drop extra ore, and the leader can take a foreman offer "For the crew" with split pay.

1. Get a blasting licence - ask a police officer, they grant it in their MDT. Your Mining book shows Blasting licence: Valid.
2. At level 30, buy a Blasting Charge at Mining Supply → Blasting.
3. Find the big boulder in the quarry and press E Place blasting charge.
4. Get at least 30 m away, then press G to fire. A 20-second warning and siren go out to everyone nearby.
5. Where the boulder stood you find several rich rocks that give double ore for a while. A new boulder appears some time later.