Originally posted by Miyokonami
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The way I do it is run from the bottom to the top hitting all the mining locations on the way, then run back down and hit whatever I missed...by the time I'm back to the beginning, the mining points I'd hit on the way up have re-spawned, so I just run up and down, back and forth, until I'm out of pickaxes (I bring 3 stacks, usually lasts about and hour or so).
Throw out copper, tin, silver, and the random pebbles you come up with. Save Darksteel (18k each on fairy), Gold (10k), and Zinc (2k). Iron can go either way, depending on what you get...they only sell for a few hundred gil about, so if you still have pickaxes (and none of the crap ores I mentioned earlier) then pitch Iron's one at a time in favor of a potentially better "drop". Save the flintstones you get, too, they stack and sell for up to 5k a stack.
Now here comes the fun part...after you're all out of pickaxes, go to the middle chamber of Yughott Grotto (G-8) and start taking out the Orcs in that chamber...after you've cleared them out, wait for Ashmaker Gotblut to pop, he's a weak NM that you should have no trouble taking out solo (I pwn him in like 5 hits wearing mining gear). He drops Hermit Wands (5k at auction) and Priest's Robes (100k at auction!), but the robes don't drop nearly as often. Still, you'll get one eventually, and that's definitely a nice payday, coupled with a couple darksteels and golds, and you're looking at 150k+ for 2 or 3 hours work. I've never made less then 50k in a trip after selling off the ores I collect.
Unfortunately, you're going to have to get your mining set first, which is 4 pieces, Field Hose, Field Boots, Field Gloves, and Field Tunic. It cost me about 80k total for a complete set at auction, but they can be crafted if you know someone with high enough skill (Not sure on what that takes, the guy in our ls I asked to craft them for me just gave me the money to buy it myself at auction cause he was feeling lazy that day...must be nice
I'm kinda negligent in my crafting, but based on what I've heard from the crafters in our ls, it's kinda a pain in the ass, and you need to lay out loads of gil (or time) to skill up past the crap recipes, but I'm sure you already knew that...
Good Luck!
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