Ore Values & Respawn Times
Every ore tier pays differently — more money, more Ancient Energy and more XP the deeper you go — and each block regenerates in place after its own respawn timer. This is the full reference table; see Mining for how the loop fits together.
Sell prices
These are the base sell prices straight from /sellprices. Your actual payout shifts from here: boosters and bonuses add on top, while sell tax is taken when you mine outside a safe zone — see Selling & the Shop for how the final number is worked out. The "refined" column is the value once an ore is upgraded into its refined form.
| Ore | Base | Refined |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| Iron | $0.05 | $0.10 |
| Lapis | $0.13 | $0.26 |
| Redstone | $0.34 | $0.68 |
| Gold | $0.86 | $1.72 |
| Diamond | $2.19 | $4.38 |
| Emerald | $3.46 | $6.92 |
| Ancient Debris | $5.47 | $10.94 (Netherite Scrap) |
| Calcite | $10.94 | — |
Calcite has no refined form — it's a flat money block, which is why the Calcite Caverns run lives or dies on raw throughput.
Respawn times
Each ore you break regenerates in the same spot after its respawn time:
| Ore | Respawn |
|---|---|
| Coal | 45s |
| Iron | 62s |
| Calcite | 67s |
| Lapis | 75s |
| Redstone | 113s |
| Gold | 135s |
| Diamond | 158s |
| Emerald | 180s |
| Ancient Debris | 202s |
Higher-tier ores also grant more Ancient Energy and XP per block, and deepslate variants are worth a little more than the regular block (a 1.10× energy multiplier on the deepslate version).
Which pickaxe mines what
Each ore needs a good enough pickaxe. Each material handles a band of tiers:
| Pickaxe | Mines up to |
|---|---|
| Wooden | Coal (and Iron from Level 10) |
| Stone | Lapis |
| Golden | Redstone |
| Iron | Gold |
| Diamond | Emerald (incl. Diamond and Calcite) |
| Netherite | Everything, incl. Ancient Debris |
Two extra rules to know:
- Emerald always needs Level 100, no matter which pickaxe you're holding.
- A high-enough-leveled pickaxe paired with a matching prison level can mine one ore tier above its material's normal range — so a well-levelled lower-tier pickaxe can reach into the next band before you've upgraded the material itself.
You'll also need a region that allows the tier — see The Mines for where each ore lives.
Version history
v2.0.0
- Calcite sell price doubled from $5.47 to $10.94 per block.