Mining Machine
The Mining Machine does not break blocks. Instead it rolls an ore table by depth and biome and drops the result. Every tile below the machine must hold a block for it to run.
Drilling minerals by consuming electrical energy
It needs to be placed in an appropriate location to work properly
Special minerals can be extracted in special environments— In-game tooltip
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Max UE storage | 800 |
| Cost per dig | 5 UE |
| Dig interval | About every 0.35 s |
| Drop chance | 1/6 per dig |
| Tile size | 3×3 |
| Ore tier | Tier 1 |
While running it digs continuously: 5 UE every ~0.35 s, about 14 UE/s. The cost is paid every dig regardless of output; roughly one dig in six actually drops an ore, so about one drop every 2 s.
Recipe
Section titled “Recipe”| Material | Count |
|---|---|
| Iron Bar / Lead Bar | 15 |
| Iron Pickaxe / Lead Pickaxe | 1 |
| Workstation | Anvil |
| Material | Count |
|---|---|
| Iron Bar / Lead Bar | 15 |
| Iron Pickaxe / Lead Pickaxe | 1 |
| Dubious Plating | 5 |
| Mysterious Circuitry | 5 |
| Workstation | Anvil |
Placement
Section titled “Placement”On place, it scans the 3 wide × 6 deep area below the machine. Every tile must hold a block. If any tile is empty the machine stops and shows a warning about every 3 s:
It needs to be placed on a hard surface in order to carry out mining operations
Platforms count as blocks. A tile that is empty air, or that holds only liquid or a wall, does not. It runs in the Underworld or asteroid fields as long as every tile below is filled.
Loot Table
Section titled “Loot Table”A dig runs about every 0.35 s, each with a 1/6 chance to pull one ore from the Tier 1 table. Biome = tile directly below machine.
| Ore | Base weight | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Copper / Tin / Iron / Lead / Coal | 0.10 | Any |
| Silver / Tungsten | 0.09 | Any |
| Gold / Platinum | 0.08 | Any |
| Demonite | 0.07 | Not Crimson world |
| Crimtane | 0.07 | Not Corruption world |
| Fossil | 0.05 | Desert + Underground/Cavern |
| Dubious Plating / Mysterious Circuitry | 0.05 | Calamity installed |
For Meteorite, Hellstone, Hardmode ores, and Chlorophyte use Mining Machine Mk2.
Drops spawn under the machine. Use a Collector or pick them up manually.
Controls
Section titled “Controls”- Left-click: place tile
- Right-click with item: no interaction in current version
No UI; runs when powered.