The Mines is the underground mining area added behind the Power Plant in Storage Hunters. It lets you swing a pickaxe at rock nodes for jewels, grade your tools for better output, and trigger server-wide mutation events. Getting the most out of it comes down to a fixed order: unlock the cave, own the right pickaxe, and keep Speed and Luck buffs running while you farm.
Quick answer: Unlock The Mines behind the Power Plant for 50 diamonds, buy a pickaxe from a Mine Bunker, grade it up to 3 stars, then mine rock nodes with a Mining Speed Drink and Mining Luck Drink active.
Unlock The Mines behind the Power Plant
Access to the cave is a one-time purchase, and you need a minimum of $30,000 net worth to use the area’s first container tier.
Get a pickaxe from the Mine Bunkers
Inside the cave there are six auction lots. Pickaxes are won by opening the Mine Bunker containers, which cost $70 entry and require $200,000 net worth to bid on.
Pickaxe tiers run Wooden, Iron, and Diamond, with an Emerald pickaxe rumored above them. The Diamond Pickaxe carries a Legendary rating with +22% Mining Speed and 186% Mining Luck, so it is the target for serious farming.
Grade your pickaxe up to 3 stars
Grading is the single biggest permanent boost to a pickaxe. Take it to the Grading Shop receptionist and add it to a slot to be graded. A successful grade of 1, 2, or 3 stars raises both the Mining Speed and Mining Luck percentages the tool already has.
Aim for a 3-star result before you commit to long farming sessions, since the stat bump compounds with your drink and accessory buffs.
Buy Mining Speed and Mining Luck Drinks
The Miner’s Drink Seller booth sits near the cave entrance and sells the two buffs that decide how fast and how well you farm.
| Drink | Effect | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Mining Speed Drink | 40% less time per jewel | 20 diamonds or $72 |
| Mining Luck Drink | +150% Mining Luck | 30 diamonds or $72 |
Run both at once. Speed cuts the time between jewels, while Luck raises your odds of pulling the higher-tier gems.
Stack Energy Drink Time accessories to stretch buffs
Drink buffs last far longer if you wear accessories that boost Energy Drink Time. Stacking pieces that total around 97% or more pushes a single drink’s duration past 2 hours and 36 minutes, which is what makes long AFK sessions worthwhile.
- Race Valk: +78% Energy Drink Time, +18% Energy Drink Effect, +13% Overhaul Chance.
- Police Hat: +19% Energy Drink Time, +19% NFC Offers Bonus, +19% Restock Bonus.
Clear your inventory before you mine
Jewels take inventory slots, and a full bag stops you collecting more. Before a farming run, move sprays, certificates, and any non-essential items into your shop storage containers so every slot is free for mined gems.
Mine the rock nodes
There are 10 distinct Rock Nodes, each with a higher net worth requirement, rising all the way to $500,000,000 for Node 10. Higher nodes carry better drop tables for the top gems.
Watch the Quick Sell rate before you dump gems. When it reads a positive bonus, it is a better time to sell your haul.
Brew gem events at the Mixing Cauldron
The Mixing Cauldron sits at the center of the cavern. Feed it collected jewels to start a 20-minute server-wide mutation event. Each jewel type needs a different number of gems to brew, and the rarer the jewel, the fewer you need and the stronger the mutation.
| Jewel | Jewels needed to brew |
|---|---|
| Ruby | 5 |
| Sapphire | 7 |
| Emerald | 8 |
| Amethyst | 9 |
| Aquamarine | 10 |
| Carnelian | 11 |
| Lapis | 12 |
| Citrine | 13 |
| Morganite | 14 |
| Titanium | 15 |
Ruby produces the strongest mutator at 110x, and Titanium is lowest at 7x. The cauldron has two cooldowns: a brew can be launched once every 30 minutes, while repeating an individual jewel event requires a 4 hours wait.
How to confirm your setup is working
You know the loop is running correctly when the node’s HUD counter shows a shortened time to the next jewel, such as “Next jewel in 2:25,” instead of the base five minutes. That reduced timer confirms your Speed and Luck buffs, graded pickaxe, and accessory duration are all active together. Keep the buffs topped up, clear your bag between hauls, and brew a Ruby event whenever your cooldown allows to squeeze the most value out of every session.
