Mining

The mine entrance

The mine can be found off the curvy path about half way up the Mountain area. You can start to access it once you have Gannon build the bridge to the Forest area. The mine is 255 floors deep and there is only one of them in this game, unlike Harvest Moon DS with its 4 mines. Inside the mine you'll find jewels and ore hidden in the rocks, which you can unlock by using your hammer on the rocks. You can also find gold in the dirt if you till with your Hoe.

When you first enter the mine there won't appear to be anything inside. There is a patch of dirt in the middle of the room and a safe-area walkable border around the dirt. To descend into the mine you will have to dig for the staircase down to the next floor by using your Hoe, or you can run across the dirt until you discover a hole, which will drop you between 1 and 5 floors. There are no holes in the areas outside of the dirt-patch, so you can walk around the borders of mine floor without accidentally running across a hole.

Smashing rocks

Stamina is a big factor in how far down you go into the mine. Your normal 100 point STA bar will not save you if you fall down a 5-floor hole. The amount of damage you take per 5-floor fall is 100 points or more, and you'll pass out when you land.

To survive a deep fall, you will need to purchase the Goddess Brooches from Charlie's accessory shop. Just the basic red-colored brooch will increase your Stamina bar by 30, which should prevent you from passing out if you have full STA and fall 5 floors.

At the bottom of the mine you'll be congratulated by the Harvest Goddess. As a reward for reaching the bottom, she will give you either a Wonderful Stone or a cooking recipe, depending on how many times you have reached the 255th floor. If the number is odd (your 1st time, 3rd time, etc.) then you will be given a randomly-colored Wonderful. If the number is even (2nd, 4th, 6th, etc.) then you will get a cooking recipe that can not be learned from the Diner or Cafe. If you want all of the recipes available then you must travel down to the bottom of the mine 36 times! You will need to of met the Goddess first, so toss an item into her pond before heading to the mine for the first time (if you have not done so already). The Goddess' pond is in the Forest, next to the church. You can see it on your top-screen map.

Be careful of floor 100!

If you land on the 100th floor of the mine, there is a chance you won't find any pitfalls or staircases that lead deeper into the mine. Make sure you save your game often, and if you land on floor 100 and can't find an escape, reload your save game.

The further down the mine you go, the better rank items you'll find. Getting high ranking ores is important for the Summer 15 Mining Festival. You will need to bring an item with at least 9 blue Quality marks in order to have a chance of winning.

Found in the rocks
ItemFloorsPrice
Junk Ore 1 to 74
76 to 254
Avg 1 G to ship
S-Rank max 6 G to ship
1 G to Chen
Copper Ore 26 to 49
51 to 74
76 to 99
200
250 to 254
Avg 10 G to ship
S-Rank max 60 G to ship
6 G to Chen
Silver Ore 26 to 49
51 to 74
76 to 99
200
250 to 254
Avg 12 G to ship
S-Rank max 72 G to ship
7 G to Chen
Gold Ore 26 to 49
51 to 74
76 to 99
200
250 to 254
Avg 15 G to ship
S-Rank max 90 G to ship
9 G to Chen
Mythril Ore 26 to 49
51 to 74
76 to 99
200
250 to 254
Avg 20 G to ship
S-Rank max 120 G to ship
12 G to Chen
Mythic Stone 100
250 to 254
Avg 2000 G to ship
S-Rank max 12,000 G
1200 G to Chen
Orichalc 50 - 74
225
250 to 254
Avg 30 G to ship
S-Rank max 180 G to ship
18 G to Chen
Adamantite 25
51 to 74
225
250 to 254
Avg 30 G to ship
S-Rank max 180 G to ship
18 G to Chen
Moonstone Every floor except 25, 75, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, and 255 Avg 40 G to ship
S-Rank max 240 G to ship
24 G to Chen
Sandrose Every floor except 25, 75, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, and 255 Avg 50 G to ship
S-Rank max 300 G to ship
30 G to Chen
Pink Diamond 150
250 to 254
Avg 10,000 G to ship
S-Rank max 30,000 G to ship
6000 G to Chen
Alexandrite 125
250 to 254
Avg 10,000 G to ship
S-Rank max 30,000 G to ship
6000 G to Chen
Diamond Every floor except 1 to 50, 75 to 100, 125, 175, 200, 225, and 255 Avg 100 G to ship
S-Rank max 600 G to ship
60 G to Chen
Emerald Every floor except 1 to 11, 21 to 51, 75 to 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 255 Avg 65 G to ship
S-Rank max 390 G to ship
39 G to Chen
Ruby Every floor except 1 to 7, 50, 75 to 100, 125, 175, 200, 225, and 255 Avg 62 G to ship
S-Rank max 372 G to ship
37 G to Chen
Topaz Every floor except 1 to 3, 50, 75 to 100, 125, 175, 200, 225, and 255 Avg 60 G to ship
S-Rank max 360 G to ship
36 G to Chen
Periot Every floor except 50, 75 to 100, 125, 175, 200, 225, and 255 Avg 58 G to ship
S-Rank max 348 G to ship
35 G to Chen
Fluorite Every floor except 50, 75 to 100, 125, 175, 200, 225, and 255 Avg 55 G to ship
S-Rank max 330 G to ship
33 G to Chen
Agate Every floor except 50, 75 to 100, 125, 175, 200, 225, and 255 Avg 52 G to ship
S-Rank max 312 G to ship
31 G to Chen
Amethyst Every floor except 50, 75 to 100, 125, 175, 200, 225, and 255 Avg 50 G to ship
S-Rank max 300 G to ship
30 G to Chen

Found in the dirt
ItemFloorsPrice
Black Grass Every floor except 50 Avg 3 G to ship
S-Rank max 18 G to ship
1 G to Chen
Lithograph Every 25th floor Avg 1 G to ship
S-Rank max 6 G to ship
1 G to Chen
Coin Every floor Random 1 to 10 G
Bronze Coin Every floor Random 5 to 20 G
Silver Coin Every floor Random 15 to 30 G
Gold Coin Every floor Random 100 to 500 G


After you collect all 18 cooking recipes, the Goddess will give you a Wonderful stone for each time you make it down to the bottom of the mine once a day.