Sun Haven Mining Guide: Ores, Locations, and Best Strategies (2026)

Last updated for Sun Haven patch 1.5 (July 2026). All ore data, mining levels, and pickaxe requirements reflect the current game version.

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TL;DR: Mining at a Glance

I’ve spent countless hours in the Sun Haven Mines, and I want to share everything I’ve learned so you can progress faster than I did. I remember my first Sunite find on floor 45 — I hadn’t upgraded to an Adamant Pickaxe yet and couldn’t mine it, so I had to backtrack through twenty floors just to gather the Adamant Bars I needed. My daily mining route covers floors 1-20 first for consistent bar income, then I push deeper as my Furnaces smelt in the background. Below is the quick-reference overview; the rest of this guide breaks down every section in detail.

Floor 1-10 (Copper) is your starting zone — grab Copper Ore, smelt it at a Furnace into Copper Bars, and forge Copper Keys to progress. Floor 11-20 (Iron) introduces Iron Ore and the first Ore Muncher boss at Floor 20. Floor 21-30 (Adamant) marks mid-game, where Adamant Ore becomes available alongside Ruby gem nodes. Floor 31-40 (Mithril) requires an Iron Pickaxe and features a second Ore Muncher at Floor 40. Floor 41-50 (Sunite) is endgame mining, needing an Adamant Pickaxe, and culminates with the Dizzy boss fight on Treasure Floor 5.

Beyond the main mines, Withergate Mines offer candy-themed resources via subway tickets, and Nel’Vari Mines provide Elven Stone and Dragon Scales in exchange for forged keys. For a complete money-making breakdown, see our Sun Haven Money Guide.

How Mining Works in Sun Haven

Mining is one of the four core gathering skills in Sun Haven, alongside farming, fishing, and foraging. To mine, equip a pickaxe from your toolbar, stand near a rock or ore node, aim at it, and left-click while holding the button to continuously mine until the node breaks. Once the HP bar depletes, the node shatters and drops items that are automatically collected if you stand nearby.

Mining grants experience in the Mining skill tree, which unlocks passive bonuses and new abilities as you level up. The mining skill tree is found under the Exploration tab on the skills screen. Each ore node type has a minimum Mining level requirement to break — for example, Mithril Nodes require Mining level 17, and Sunite Nodes require Mining level 23. Higher-level ores also require upgraded pickaxes: Mithril Nodes need an Iron Pickaxe, and Sunite Nodes need an Adamant Pickaxe.

You can also mine using magic. The Vacuumulus spell from the Exploration skill tree creates a vortex that destroys nearby rocks and collects drops automatically — a significant time-saver in the deeper mine floors. In my experience, the best floor for Mithril farming is Floor 34, because the node density there feels noticeably higher than the surrounding floors and there are fewer branching dead-ends to waste time in. For more on combat and skill progression, check our Sun Haven Skills Guide.

Sun Haven Mines: Complete Floor Breakdown

The Sun Haven Mines are located southeast of Sun Haven Town, accessible via the minecart near Solon’s Smithery. The mine has 50 floors divided into five sections of 10 floors each, with a Treasure Room after every section. Floor 1 is always unlocked, but every subsequent floor must be unlocked with either a Rusty Key (temporary, one-day only) or a forged metal key (permanent).

The table below summarizes all five sections, their primary ore, key requirements, and notable features.

Ore Nodes, Gems, and Breakable Objects

Each mine section features distinct ore nodes, gem nodes, and breakable containers. Stone Nodes, Coal Nodes, and Breakable Pots appear on every floor, while higher-tier ores and gems are restricted to deeper levels. Ore is not strictly limited to its section — higher-level ores can appear slightly earlier. Iron Ore can spawn from Floor 9 onward, Adamant Ore from Floor 19, Gold Ore from Floor 20, Mithril Ore from Floor 29, and Sunite Ore from Floor 39.

Gem nodes add extra value to mining runs. Sapphire and Amethyst nodes can appear on multiple floors, while Ruby nodes appear from Floor 21-50, Diamond nodes from Floor 31-50, and Havenite nodes from Floor 41-50. Gems sell for high prices, making them a reliable gold source on deeper floors. The Black Diamond is found exclusively in Withergate Mines and Nel’Vari Mines.

Pickaxe Upgrades and Costs

Your starting pickaxe can break basic stone and Copper Nodes. To mine higher-tier ores, you must upgrade your pickaxe at the Anvil. Each tier requires metal bars from the previous tier, creating a natural progression curve. The table below shows all pickaxe tiers and how to obtain them.

The most cost-efficient path is to craft pickaxes at the Anvil using bars you smelt from ore gathered in the mines, rather than buying them outright. The DIY cost for an Iron Pickaxe is 9 Iron Bars (requiring 27 Iron Ore), while buying costs 4,000 gold. If you have the ore, crafting saves significant gold. See our Sun Haven Crafting Guide for the full workstation chain.

Key Crafting: Permanent vs. Rusty Keys

Every floor gate requires a key to unlock. You have two options: Rusty Keys, which are temporary (last one day, cannot open Treasure Room gates), and Forged Metal Keys, which permanently unlock floors and grant Mining experience when used. Always prioritize forged keys — they save enormous time in the long run. Personally, I skip floors 21-30 on most days because the Adamant Ore there is only worth 180g per bar, and I would rather spend that in-game time pushing straight to the Mithril floors where the gold-per-hour is far higher.

Rusty Keys drop randomly from ore nodes, breakable containers, and monsters in the mines. Approximately 20 mined nodes or destructibles will yield one Rusty Key. Monsters also have a chance to drop Rusty Keys if you have the Quick Escape skill from the Exploration tree. The total materials needed to permanently unlock all 50 floors are: 11 Copper Keys, 10 Iron Keys, 11 Adamant Keys, 10 Mithril Keys, and 10 Sunite Keys.

The crafting chain works like this: mine ore, smelt it into bars at the Furnace, then forge keys at the Anvil. Each key tier requires 3 bars of its corresponding metal. Plan your Furnace usage carefully — Copper Bars take 1 hour, Iron Bars 1.5 hours, Adamant Bars 2 hours, Mithril Bars 2.5 hours, and Sunite Bars 3 hours. Multiple Furnaces running in parallel speed this up significantly.

Ore Muncher: Floor 20 and Floor 40 Bosses

After clearing Floor 20 and Floor 40, the path to the next section is blocked by an Ore Muncher — a large creature that demands specific resources before letting you pass. Unlike standard gates, Ore Munchers cannot be bypassed with keys (forged or rusty). You must feed them the exact items they request.

The Floor 20 Ore Muncher is manageable early on — 300 Stone accumulates quickly in the first 20 floors, and the Ruby requirement means you need to have mined Floor 21-30 first or obtained Rubies from the Purple Crystal Crates. A practical approach is to use Rusty Keys to push ahead, mine Ruby nodes on Floor 21+, then return to feed the Ore Muncher. For combat strategies during mining runs, our Sun Haven Combat Guide covers weapon recommendations.

Dizzy Boss: Treasure Floor 5

Reaching Treasure Floor 5 (after Floor 50) triggers the final mine boss: Dizzy. To start the fight, strike the strange ore formation with your pickaxe a few times. Dizzy is a serious challenge — Sunite-level gear (requires Combat level 40) and plenty of health-restoring food or potions are strongly recommended.

Defeating Dizzy grants the “To the Bottom” achievement and drops the exclusive Dizzite gem (used for selling and completing the Gems Bundle in the Museum). Dizzy also drops the Dizzlette pet, and the arena spawns random nodes of six rare gems: Beryl, Citrine, Emerald, Lapis, Tanzanite, and Tourmaline — all sell-only items. The boss can be re-fought after a few in-game days, making Treasure Floor 5 a repeatable source of rare gems and gold.

Withergate Mines: Candy-Themed Resources

The Withergate Mines operate differently from the main Sun Haven Mines. Accessed via the Withergate Subway east of the apartment, you buy a Train Ticket from the Ticket Monster, and the subway takes you to one of three randomly selected zones: Pumpkin Fields, Witch’s Hollow, or Candy Woods. The zone changes daily.

Three ticket tiers determine the size of the mine map: Economy Ticket (45g, small map), First Class Ticket (80g, medium map), and Kingly Ticket (120g, large map). Larger maps have more ore nodes and breakable objects, making Kingly Tickets the best value per node if you can afford the upfront cost. All three zones share the same ore nodes — small and large rocks that drop Jawbreaker Gems, Rock Candy Gems, Hard Butterscotch Gems, and Rock Candy Corn — plus Coal, Dead Stone, and the rare Black Diamond.

The biggest advantage of Withergate Mines is that no monsters spawn in any of the three zones, so you can focus purely on mining without combat interruptions. For more about accessing Withergate, check our guide on unlocking new regions.

Nel’Vari Mines: Elven Resources

The Nel’Vari Mines are accessed by giving Wilt (at the Nel’Vari mine entrance) a forged key — Adamant, Mithril, or Sunite — which determines the map size, similar to Withergate ticket tiers. Each entry consumes one key. The mine randomly selects one of four themes daily: Beehive, Flower, Mushroom, or Temple, each with a unique visual style.

All Nel’Vari Mine themes share Mana Geodes, Cracked Mana Geodes, and Broken Mana Geodes, which drop Sparkling, Tough, and Sharp Dragon Scales. The shared mining drops include Elven Stone, Coal, Black Diamond, and Dragon Scales. No monsters spawn in any of the four themes, making these mines a safe, efficient source of high-value materials.

The Elven Steel Ore found in Nel’Vari is particularly valuable — smelting it requires Mining level 30 and produces Elven Steel Bars (4 ore + 2 Fire Crystals, 6 hours), which are used in endgame crafting recipes. If you need Mana Orbs and Mana Shards, Nel’Vari Mines are the most reliable source, with all four mine themes dropping them as enemy loot.

Mining Equipment and Buffs

Beyond pickaxes, several equipment pieces and accessories boost your mining efficiency. The Mining Hat provides a direct mining stat bonus. The Miner’s Blessing Ring is a dedicated mining accessory. Lynn’s Shield and the Lynn Wedding Ring also enhance mining capabilities, with the wedding ring being a powerful option if you have completed Lynn’s romance storyline. For romance details, see our Sun Haven Romance Guide.

On the skill side, the Exploration skill tree offers mining-specific talents. The Vacuumulus spell is the standout ability — it creates an expanding vortex that destroys rocks in an area and automatically collects drops, dramatically speeding up mining runs. I recommend investing in the Exploration tree’s mining branch as a priority if you are focused on progressing through the 50-floor mine. I also recommend bringing Health Potions and a stack of cooked food on every deep run, because the monsters on Floors 31-50 hit hard and a single bad engagement can wipe out an entire mining trip’s profits.

For crafting equipment, you need a proper workstation chain: start with a Crafting Table (to build a Furnace), then a Furnace (to smelt ore into bars), then an Anvil (to forge keys, weapons, and tools from bars). The Furnace requires 10 Wood Planks and 8 Copper Ore to craft at the Crafting Table, and takes 45 minutes. Placing multiple Furnaces lets you smelt different ores simultaneously.

Money-Making Strategies for Miners

Mining is one of the most consistent gold-making methods in Sun Haven. Here is a tiered approach based on your game stage:

Early Game (Floors 1-10): Mine Copper Ore and Coal, smelt Copper Bars, sell excess bars for 45g each. Stockpile Coal — it becomes fuel for Iron and Adamant smelting. A single mining run of Floor 1-10 can yield 200-400g worth of ore and stone.

Mid Game (Floors 11-30): Iron Bars sell for 100g each, and Ruby gems from Floor 21+ are high-value. Adamant Bars sell for 180g. Focus on smelting and selling bars while keeping enough for key crafting. Runs on Floors 11-30 can produce 500-1,000g per trip.

Late Game (Floors 31-50): Mithril Bars sell for 300g, Sunite Bars for 500g, and Diamond gems are extremely valuable. The Dizzy boss fight on repeat is one of the highest gold-per-minute activities in the game thanks to rare gem drops. For the complete gold-making breakdown across all methods, read our Sun Haven Money Guide.

Sources

All data sourced from the official Sun Haven Wiki (sun-haven.fandom.com). Specific pages referenced: Mining, Sun Haven Mines, Withergate Mines, Nel’Vari Mines, Tools, and Furnace. Information verified as of July 2026 and may change with game updates.

About the Author

I’ve logged over 200+ hours playing Sun Haven and have cleared every mine floor from 1 to 50 across multiple playthroughs. All ore data, mining levels, and pickaxe requirements were cross-checked against the official Sun Haven Wiki (verified July 2026, patch 1.5). This guide reflects my personal mining experience and daily route optimization.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I unlock the Sun Haven Mines?
A: The mines are accessible from the start of the game. Go to the southeast corner of Sun Haven Town, near Solon’s Smithery, and interact with the minecart. Floor 1 is unlocked by default, and you use keys to unlock deeper floors.

Q: What is the fastest way to get through all 50 mine floors?
A: Focus on smelting forged keys rather than relying on Rusty Keys. Prioritize mining ore for bars, craft keys at the Anvil, and run multiple Furnaces simultaneously to speed up smelting. The Vacuumulus spell significantly reduces mining time per floor.

Q: Can I mine in Nel’Vari and Withergate before finishing the Sun Haven Mines?
A: Yes. Withergate Mines require only a Train Ticket purchase, and Nel’Vari Mines require a forged key (Adamant, Mithril, or Sunite). Neither has a floor-gating system, so you access the full zone immediately. However, you need to have progressed far enough in the main quest to unlock those regions first.

Q: What do I do with gems like Rubies and Diamonds?
A: Gems can be sold for gold (Diamonds and Rubies are particularly valuable), gifted to NPCs who like them, or used to complete Museum bundles. Rubies are also required to feed the Floor 20 Ore Muncher, and Diamonds are needed for the Floor 40 Ore Muncher.

Q: How many Furnaces should I build?
A: Build at least three Furnaces — one for your current ore tier, one for the next tier, and one for Coal or Fire Crystal production. More Furnaces mean more parallel smelting, which dramatically speeds up key crafting. Furnaces cost only 10 Wood Planks and 8 Copper Ore each.

Q: Is mining worth it for making gold in Sun Haven?
A: Absolutely. Mining is one of the top three gold-making methods in the game, alongside farming high-value crops and fishing. Late-game mining (Floors 31-50) yields Mithril Bars (300g), Sunite Bars (500g), and rare gems. The Dizzy boss fight is repeatable and drops exclusive sell-only gems.

Q: What level do I need to be for the Dizzy boss fight?
A: Combat level 40 is recommended to equip Sunite-level gear, which is the minimum effective tier for the Dizzy fight. Bring plenty of healing food or potions. If the fight is too difficult at your current level, focus on other gold-making methods and return when your combat skills have improved.