Mining
Mining is a Gathering Profession that allows the player to harvest and refine resources from ore veins.
Nodes
Main Article: Gathering
A mining node takes the form of an ore vein.
There are three tiers of logging node: Metal Vein, Polymetal Vein, and Ancient Metal Vein.
Resources
Below is an overview of each node and the resources they drop:
| Node | Appearance |
|---|---|
| Metal | 150px |
| Polymetal | 150px |
| Ancient Metal | 150px |
Workbench
See: Workbench
File:Mining Workbench.jpg
The Mining Workbench.
The Mining Workbench is used to refine resources gathered via the mining profession.
Nearby workbenches can be identified with the 
icon on the Minimap.
Items that can be refined using the workbench are seen below. Players require 5 of any resource to refine it.
| Raw Material | Refined Into |
|---|---|
 Ancient Fossils |
 Ceramics
|
 Iron Ore |
 Iron Ingot
|
 Soft Crystal |
 Powder Filler
|
 Meteoric Metal |
 Star Energy
|