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With plenty to do out in Azoria as you play throughFae Farm, you’ll find yourself in the game’s dungeons hunting for resources before long. A steady source of every rock, ore, and gemstone you’ll need, mining in the game’s dungeons requires a bit of preparation beforehand and plenty of hard work inside.
But mining offers access to brand new resources, some of them quite valuable if you’re looking to earna few extra Florins. Primarily used in construction projects and for trades, ore and gemstones are critical to your Fae Farm experience, so here’s where to find them all.
Updated on June 15, 2025:With both the Coasts of Croakia and Skies of Azoria DLC out now for Fae Farm, we’re updating our Mining guide for the game to include information about the resources added in the DLC, as well as more info on how to use your ores in Fae Farm.
What Are Ores And Gemstones?
As you work your way through the mystical happenings in Azoria when youfirst begin playing Fae Farm, your initial exposure to mining isclearing rocks from your Homestead. It’s a solid introduction to how touse your pickaxto break up rock clusters - something you’ll be doing a good amount of once you begin diving intothe game’s dungeons.
When you do, you’ll discover all sorts ofore nodescontaining different metals, as well asgemstone nodesin various colors and materials that produce a rainbow of gems. There are alsoCoal and Clay rocksto be found, which are less-noticeablerounder, dark rocksthan the ones that produce Stone.
While you’ll also be breaking up a good amount of Stone for construction projects back home,ores, gems, and Coal rocks seem to be limited to dungeons only. If you want the good stuff, you’ll have to be brave.
Each dungeon has its own set of ores and gemsavailable, so you’ll be going back and forth quite a bit if you find yourself needing more. There aretwo ores and four gemstonesin each dungeon, offering quite the spread of resources. Naturally,rarer and more expensive resources are late-game grabs, so don’t worry too much until you begin progressing through Fae Farm’s story.
You’ll need toupgrade your pickax consistentlyto keep up with your work, though, astougher ores require more hits, and somemay not break if your pickax isn’t strong enough. You’ll run into this fairly early on whenCleoinstructs you through Saltwater Mines inChapter Three, occasionally requesting tool upgrades before she lets you continue.
Like with the rest of your tools, visitCinder the Blacksmithtoupgrade as necessary. She’ll offertwo tool upgrades per dungeonthroughout the main story in Fae Farm, and you’ll want the upgrades before long in the progressively more difficult dungeons.
Mining uses Energy, and more of it than you expect, so be sure tobring plenty of foodif you’re in for a long day in the Mines. You’ll also find some green energy floating throughout town after it gets dark each night, so it’s never a bad idea to pop outside to gather some free energy and head back in to finish your tasks.
Plenty of ores and gemstones will berequired to make assorted sealsyou’ll need to keep progress through dungeons open and fast travel across the region, so be mindful to keep some on hand. Each region tends to use the gemstones and ore found in the dungeon in that region, so it’s not a bad idea tokeep some of everything in your storage.
Every Mining Resource: Gems, Ores, And More
In the table below, we’ve kept track of all the mining resources you can collect in Fae Farm. We’ve pinned down which floors of the dungeons you can find these resources in, as well as any enemies that may also drop them.
Rocks and Ores
1-15
10-24
5-12
9-15
15-21
21-24
4-11
5-11
Befriending critters in Croakia,using your Critter Conch near themto converse
Breaking up rocks in all three areas of Skyvale
Regional ore from Windhaven, above Azoria
Regional ore from the Starlight Isles, above the Fae Realm
Alexandrite
Regional ore from Howling Heights, above the Mountains
You’ll occasionally find enemies who drop gemstones and ores as well, but with a randomized drop rate, they’re not the most reliable way to farm resources in Fae Farm.
