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The Miner is one of six jobs on Prosperity SMP. Miners earn wages by breaking stone, ores, and deepslate in the resource world. Higher levels unlock drills (3x3 AOE mining tools), Master Smith enchant upgrades, and access to the prestige system.

Joining

Run /jobs join miner or select Miner from /jobs browse.

Pay rates

Miners earn per block broken. Wages increase by 1% per level (up to +50% at level 50).

Block	Base wage
Stone, deepslate, granite, diorite, andesite	$0.035
Cobblestone	$0.025
End stone	$0.040
Coal ore	$0.040
Iron ore	$0.040
Gold ore	$0.040
Diamond ore	$0.040
Sandstone, red sandstone	$0.025

Income also comes from selling materials at the Admin shop or player shops, and from civic contracts.

Titles

Level	Title
1	Novice Miner
10	Apprentice Miner
20	Elite Miner
30	Master Miner
40	Grand Master Miner
50	Legendary Miner

See Titles for the full title system including prestige titles.

Drills

Drills are 3x3 AOE pickaxes purchased with /buydrill and gated by Miner level.

Tier	Name	Level	Price	Base	Enchants
1	Compact Drill	15	$1,000	Iron pickaxe	Efficiency III, Unbreaking IV
2	Industrial Drill	30	$4,000	Diamond pickaxe	Efficiency IV, Unbreaking III, Fortune I
3	Apex Drill	45	$6,500	Netherite pickaxe	Efficiency V, Unbreaking IV, Fortune II

Drills work only in the resource world, nether, and end. See Drills and harvesters for full mechanics.

Master Smith

The Master Smith is an upgrade station at the Job Center offering elevated enchant levels.

Books (applied via anvil)

Tier	Book	Gate	Cost
1	Efficiency VII	Skill tree node (L35+)	$10,000 + 5 diamond blocks
1	Fortune V	Skill tree node (L45+)	$12,000 + 5 diamond blocks
2	Efficiency VIII	Prestige P2 (Twice-Forged)	$35,000 + 12 diamond blocks
2	Fortune VI	Prestige P2	$40,000 + 12 diamond blocks
3	Efficiency IX	Prestige P4 (Mythic)	$100,000 + 20 diamond blocks
3	Fortune VII	Prestige P4	$120,000 + 20 diamond blocks

Prestige tools

Each prestige tier grants a named prestige pickaxe (Efficiency V, Fortune III, Unbreaking V on netherite). The name and color change per tier but base enchants are the same. Stat progression comes from Master Smith books.

Tier	Tool name	Master Smith unlock
P1	Reborn Drill	Base books
P2	Twice-Forged Drill	Tier 2 books
P3	Thrice-Forged Drill	—
P4	Mythic Drill	Tier 3 books
P5	Eternal Drill	—

Stipends

Miners have a 20% chance per block broken to receive 1 gunpowder as a stipend drop (resource world only). See Stipends.

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-The '''Miner''' is one of six [[Jobs|jobs]] on Prosperity SMP. Miners earn wages by breaking stone, ores, and deepslate in the resource world. Higher levels unlock drills (3x3 AOE mining tools), Master Smith enchant upgrades, and access to the prestige system.
+The '''Miner''' is one of six [[Jobs|jobs]] on Prosperity SMP. Miners earn wages by breaking stone, ores, and deepslate in the [[Resource world|resource world]]. Higher levels unlock [[Drills and harvesters|drills]] (3x3 AOE mining tools), [[Master Smith]] enchant upgrades, and access to the [[Prestige|prestige system]].
 == Joining ==
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 |}
-Income also comes from selling mined materials at the [[Admin shop]] or player [[ChestShop|shops]], and from [[Contracts|civic contracts]].
+Income also comes from selling materials at the [[Admin shop]] or player [[ChestShop|shops]], and from [[Contracts|civic contracts]].
+== Titles ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Level !! Title
+|-
+| 1 || Novice Miner
+|-
+| 10 || Apprentice Miner
+|-
+| 20 || Elite Miner
+|-
+| 30 || Master Miner
+|-
+| 40 || Grand Master Miner
+|-
+| 50 || Legendary Miner
+|}
+See [[Titles]] for the full title system including [[Prestige|prestige titles]].
 == Drills ==
-Drills are 3x3 AOE pickaxes that break a 9-block area with each swing. They are purchased with <code>/buydrill</code> and gated by Miner level.
+Drills are 3x3 AOE pickaxes purchased with <code>/buydrill</code> and gated by Miner level.
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@@ Line 44: / Line 64: @@
 |}
-Drills work only in the resource world, nether, and end. They are blocked in the main world to prevent plot griefing. Drills are repairable via anvil with the matching ingot material.
+Drills work only in the resource world, nether, and end. See [[Drills and harvesters]] for full mechanics.
-=== Drill AOE behavior ===
-Each swing consumes one durability point on the center block only. The eight surrounding blocks are broken without additional durability cost but still drop items normally. Fortune enchants apply to all nine blocks.
-Jobs wages are paid only for the center block. The drill's value comes from material yield, not wage multiplication.
 == Master Smith ==
-The [[Commands#Tools and upgrades|Master Smith]] is an upgrade station at the Job Center that offers elevated enchant levels for pickaxes.
+The [[Master Smith]] is an upgrade station at the Job Center offering elevated enchant levels.
-=== Direct upgrades (skill tree gated) ===
+=== Books (applied via anvil) ===
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-! Enchant !! Unlock !! Cost
+! Tier !! Book !! Gate !! Cost
 |-
-| Efficiency VII || Skill tree node (L35+) || $5,000 + 3 diamond blocks + 8 iron blocks
+| 1 || Efficiency VII || [[Skill trees|Skill tree]] node (L35+) || $10,000 + 5 diamond blocks
 |-
-| Fortune V || Skill tree node (L45+) || $5,000 + 3 diamond blocks + 8 gold blocks
+| 1 || Fortune V || Skill tree node (L45+) || $12,000 + 5 diamond blocks
-|}
-=== Enchanted books ===
-{| class="wikitable"
 |-
-! Book !! Gate !! Cost
+| 2 || Efficiency VIII || [[Prestige]] P2 (Twice-Forged) || $35,000 + 12 diamond blocks
 |-
-| Efficiency VII || Skill tree || $10,000 + 5 diamond blocks
+| 2 || Fortune VI || Prestige P2 || $40,000 + 12 diamond blocks
 |-
-| Fortune V || Skill tree || $12,000 + 5 diamond blocks
+| 3 || Efficiency IX || Prestige P4 (Mythic) || $100,000 + 20 diamond blocks
 |-
-| Efficiency VIII || Prestige P2 (Twice-Forged) || $35,000 + 12 diamond blocks
+| 3 || Fortune VII || Prestige P4 || $120,000 + 20 diamond blocks
-|-
-| Fortune VI || Prestige P2 (Twice-Forged) || $40,000 + 12 diamond blocks
-|-
-| Efficiency IX || Prestige P4 (Mythic) || $100,000 + 20 diamond blocks
-|-
-| Fortune VII || Prestige P4 (Mythic) || $120,000 + 20 diamond blocks
 |}
-Books are applied via standard anvil. Direct upgrades cannot be applied to drills, but books can be applied to drills through the anvil (intended design).
 == Prestige tools ==
-Each prestige tier grants a named prestige pickaxe with Efficiency V, Fortune III, and Unbreaking V on a netherite base. The tool name and color change per tier, but the base enchants are the same. The real stat progression comes from Master Smith books, which unlock at P2 and P4.
+Each prestige tier grants a named prestige pickaxe (Efficiency V, Fortune III, Unbreaking V on netherite). The name and color change per tier but base enchants are the same. Stat progression comes from Master Smith books.
 {| class="wikitable"
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 ! Tier !! Tool name !! Master Smith unlock
 |-
-| P1 || Reborn Drill || (base Master Smith books)
+| P1 || Reborn Drill || Base books
-|-
-| P2 || Twice-Forged Drill || Tier 2 books (Eff VIII, Fortune VI)
-|-
-| P3 || Thrice-Forged Drill || (no new books)
-|-
-| P4 || Mythic Drill || Tier 3 books (Eff IX, Fortune VII)
-|-
-| P5 || Eternal Drill || (no new books)
-|}
-Prestige tools are soulbound (never drop on death) and tradeable (the original owner's name stays engraved).
-== Titles ==
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-! Level !! Title
-|-
-| 1 || Stonehand
-|-
-| 10 || Cavehand
 |-
-| 20 || Chartered Miner
+| P2 || Twice-Forged Drill || Tier 2 books
 |-
-| 30 || Deepworks Operator
+| P3 || Thrice-Forged Drill || —
 |-
-| 40 || Master Prospector
+| P4 || Mythic Drill || Tier 3 books
 |-
-| 50 || Titan of the Deep
+| P5 || Eternal Drill || —
 |}
 == Stipends ==
-While mining in the resource world, Miners have a 20% chance per block broken to receive 1 gunpowder as a stipend drop. This supplies the crafting economy with gunpowder for TNT and firework rockets.
+Miners have a 20% chance per block broken to receive 1 gunpowder as a stipend drop (resource world only). See [[Stipends]].
 == See also ==
 * [[Jobs]] — overview of all jobs
+* [[Drills and harvesters]] — full drill and harvester mechanics
+* [[Master Smith]] — enchant upgrade station
 * [[Skill trees]] — Miner skill tree nodes
-* [[Contracts]] — civic delivery contracts
+* [[Prestige]] — prestige system
-* [[Getting started]] — new player guide
+* [[Resource world]] — where to mine
 [[Category:Jobs]]