The Mines is a permanent underground area added to Storage Hunters: Open World on Roblox. It sits past the Nuclear Power Plant, behind a sealed bunker door, and folds a full mining loop into the game’s existing auction economy. Inside you get four new storage-unit tiers, ten rock nodes that hand out jewels while you stand near them, a cauldron that starts server-wide gem events, two dedicated NPCs, and a limited flying vehicle.
Quick answer: The Mines is unlocked past the Nuclear Power Plant for a one-time 50-gem gate fee, and it holds four auction tiers, AFK gem mining across ten nodes, and brewing events at the Mixing Cauldron.
Release time: Sunday, September 27, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Where The Mines is and how you get in
The entrance is a road tunnel located past the Nuclear Power Plant. Flying or riding out to that stretch of the map brings you to a sealed bunker gate that blocks the interior. The door carries a 50 Gems to enter prompt, and paying it once opens the mine complex for good.
Beyond the gate, the tunnel opens into the cave that houses the auction bays, the rock nodes, and the NPCs. Entering the wider area itself requires a total net worth of $30,000, which lines up with the cheapest unit tier inside.
The four Mines auction unit tiers
The mine adds four auction bays, each with its own entry cost and net-worth gate. They scale from a cheap starter unit to a high-end rig aimed at wealthy players, and they are where mine-exclusive items and pickaxes turn up.
| Unit | Entry fee | Net worth required |
|---|---|---|
| Prospector’s Shack | $20 | $30,000 |
| Mine Bunker | $70 | $200,000 |
| Ore Hopper Depot | $250 | $2,000,000 |
| Twin Drill Rig | $450 | $20,000,000 |
Each bay displays its requirements on the entry pad, so you can see the fee and the net-worth threshold before committing. The Mine Bunker, for example, lists a $70 entry and a $200,000 net-worth minimum.
Rock nodes and AFK gem mining
Mining happens at ten rock nodes spread through the cave, each gated by a rising net-worth requirement. Node 1 opens at $30,000, while Node 10 needs $500,000,000.
| Rock node | Net worth required |
|---|---|
| Node 1 | $30,000 |
| Node 2 | $60,000 |
| Node 3 | $200,000 |
| Node 4 | $600,000 |
| Node 5 | $2,000,000 |
| Node 6 | $6,000,000 |
| Node 7 | $15,000,000 |
| Node 8 | $50,000,000 |
| Node 9 | $150,000,000 |
| Node 10 | $500,000,000 |
Mining is passive. Once you equip a pickaxe and interact with a node you qualify for, the game runs a timer and drops a jewel each cycle. The on-screen text reads Next jewel in 4:16. Stay close to keep mining, so the payout arrives roughly every four to five minutes as long as you stay near the node. Speed boosts shorten that timer.
Each node has its own jewel odds. At Node 9, the drop chances range from Aquamarine at 27.76 percent and Carnelian at 26.44 percent down to rarer pulls like Morganite at 1.95 percent and Titanium at 0.98 percent. The rarer the jewel, the lower the chance it appears in a given cycle.
Pickaxes and grading
A pickaxe is required to mine, and pickaxes are found inside the mine auction units. Types include Wooden, Iron, Industrial, and Diamond. They do not break or lose durability from mining, so a good one stays useful.
Taking a pickaxe to the Grader reveals its quality stars, Mining Speed bonus, Mining Luck multiplier, and item condition. Stats vary by tool. An Iron Pickaxe can read +13% Mining Speed and +116% Mining Luck at 97 percent condition, while an Industrial Pickaxe example shows +17% Mining Speed and +155% Mining Luck at 54 percent condition.
Mixing Cauldron brewing events
The Mixing Cauldron sits at the center of the mine between two gargoyle statues. Feeding it a set number of a single jewel type starts a server-wide, 20-minute weather event tied to that gem. The interface confirms the rule directly: one brew every 30 minutes, and the same jewel again only after 4 hours.
Rarer jewels need fewer crystals to brew. Titanium sits at the common end and needs 15, while Ruby is the rarest and needs only 5.
| Jewel event | Crystals needed to brew |
|---|---|
| Titanium | 15 |
| Morganite | 14 |
| Citrine | 13 |
| Lapis | 12 |
| Carnelian | 11 |
| Aquamarine | 10 |
| Amethyst | 9 |
| Emerald | 8 |
| Sapphire | 7 |
| Ruby | 5 |
Mines NPCs: quests and mining drinks
Two NPCs operate inside the mine, one for progression and one for boosts.
Mining Supervisor
The Mining Supervisor is the mine’s quest giver and offers a long questline that unlocks at $30,000 net worth. Early objectives revolve around the Prospector’s Shack, such as winning a set number of auctions there, selling Mines items in your shop, and repairing items.
Miner’s Drink Seller
The Miner’s Drink Seller sells temporary mining boosts for gems or Robux. The Mining Speed Drink cuts mining time by 40 percent, and the Mining Luck Drink adds +150% Mining Luck. Stock is limited per visit, and a restock can be bought for gems.
Hoverbike, Ruby Geode Hoverboard, and the collection index
The update adds a time-limited aircraft at the Auto Dealership. Listed as LIMITED, the Hoverbike costs $30,250,000 and returns $9,075,000 when sold. Its airborne top speed is 138 km/h; its standard weight is 3,479 kg, and the matching gamepass lets it carry a larger load. It also arrives with a mythical cosmetic: the Ruby Geode Hoverboard.
The Mines has its own collection index that tracks 55 mine-exclusive items. Item values run from cheap props like the Miner’s Lunch Tin at $40 up to high-value machinery such as the Mining Bucket Wheel at $70,000. Completing the full index rewards 50 gems, shown in the collection screen with a claim button once the set reads as completed.
The mine links one corner of the map into a complete loop: bid on the new auction bays to get items and pickaxes, mine nodes for jewels, brew the jewels into events, and work toward the 55-item index for its gem payout. The Mines update for Storage Hunters: Open World arrives at 7:00 PM UTC on September 27, 2026, which falls on a Sunday.
