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==In-Game Text==
 
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''"Now a miner, before he begins to mine the veins, must consider seven things, namely : the situation, the conditions, the water, the roads, the climate, the right of ownership, and the neighbours."''
 
''"Now a miner, before he begins to mine the veins, must consider seven things, namely : the situation, the conditions, the water, the roads, the climate, the right of ownership, and the neighbours."''
  
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… but first of all the vein must be located. Prospecting allows you to search for suitable locations for conducting a mining operation.
 
… but first of all the vein must be located. Prospecting allows you to search for suitable locations for conducting a mining operation.
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==Nodes==
  
==About==
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The initial signpost for a Mine Entrance or Well must be built on the appropriate Node with {{i|Prospect}} activated. '''NOTE:''' While a Copper Node and Iron Node look different, they are functionally the same.
Prospecting allows one to find the location of ore hidden underground.
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As of the "Nickels and Dimes" update (25-4-2013), a second mine node type has been added, the Copper node, differentiated only by the color of the node on the ground when prospecting and the result of the Ore when smelted.
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{{!}} '''Copper Node'''
 
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{{!}} '''Iron Node'''
A [[Woo-Woo-Wand]] can be used to find iron nodes and well points. To find copper nodes and iron nodes you must use the [[Dowsing Rods]].
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{{!}} '''Well Point'''
 
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==How to Prospect==
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{{!}} [[File:Coppernode.jpg]]  
To use, equip either a [[Woo-Woo-Wand]] or [[Dowsing Rods]] and toggle the skill in the Adventure Menu (V), Prospect (P). While active, a floating arrow appears above the characters head and will bounce around much like a compass needle trying to point north. It can go from bouncing randomly around to more stabilized direction. Direction is merely orientational, and once you walk close to an ore spot it will be marked as brown circular patch of ground with grey or brown lines covering it.
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{{!}} [[File:Ironnode.jpg]]  
 
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{{!}} [[File:Wellspot.jpg|172px|180px]]
<br>[[File:orenode.jpg]]
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==Tips==
 
The easiest way to find an iron node is to use the regular [[Woo-Woo-Wand]] and zoom your camera out far and just wander around in a sort of large expanding circular pattern around the location you desire the Iron node. The prospecting arrow will lock on to a node only when the node is within render range in the world.
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 17 June 2023

Prospecting icon.png Prospecting
"Allows you to search for suitable locations for conducting a mining operation"
Requirements:
Skill(s) required:
Proficiencies required:
700 Flora & Fauna icon.png Flora & Fauna
625 Hunting & Hideworking icon.png Hunting & Hideworking
1675 Mines & Mountains icon.png Mines & Mountains
Skills Unlocked:
Crafts Unlocked:
Builds Unlocked:
Others Unlocked:

In-Game Text

"Now a miner, before he begins to mine the veins, must consider seven things, namely : the situation, the conditions, the water, the roads, the climate, the right of ownership, and the neighbours."

– Georgius Agricola, de Re Metallica

… but first of all the vein must be located. Prospecting allows you to search for suitable locations for conducting a mining operation.

Prospecting Devices

Equipping a Prospecting Device allows you to Prospect icon.png Prospect. Prospecting reveals the locations of Well Points and Ore Nodes which are hidden underground. When Prospecting a pink arrow will appear above your head which will spin randomly until you get close enough to a Node for it to lock on. Once it has locked on it will towards point the nearest Node's. Once you are close enough a Node will appear on the ground as a patch with brown, gray, or blue steaks running through it. Currently a Prospecting Device's Purity does NOT matter.

Item Hands Finds
Dowsing Rods icon.png Dowsing Rods 1 All Mine Entrance icon.png Mine Entrance Nodes.
Woo-Woo-Wand icon.png Woo-Woo-Wand 2

Nodes

The initial signpost for a Mine Entrance or Well must be built on the appropriate Node with Prospect icon.png Prospect activated. NOTE: While a Copper Node and Iron Node look different, they are functionally the same.

Copper Node Iron Node Well Point
Coppernode.jpg Ironnode.jpg Wellspot.jpg