Mining in TFG
Deep dive documentation for Ores in TFG systems.
You will need a pickaxe or mining hammer to mine ores.
A regular hammer can also break stone type blocks quickly, but will not result in dropped ores. It can still be useful for extracting stone blocks however.
Recipe: gtceu:shaped/pickaxe_copper
Recipe: gtceu:shaped/mining_hammer_copper
Pickaxe
Breaking an ore block with a pickaxe will yield raw ores (poor, normal, or rich), as well as some stone dust. These are not worth much mB each and you will need multiple to make a single ingot, however some other minerals are only useable in this state, such as coal.
Mining Hammer
These are basically a pickaxe with a 3x3 range, and will yield raw ores as well. Also good for clearing stone after you've hammered the ores out!
Holding sneak will only break a single block at a time.
Basic ore processing
Processing ores will result in much greater amounts of usable metal. The first step is to use a Quern to crush the raw ore. This step can be automated in the future with improved machines such as the Millstone, Crushing Wheel, Macerator, and Forge Hammer.
Purifying dust
Recipe: gtceu:shapeless/crushed_ore_to_dust_copper
To make your crushed ores melt into even more mB, first place them in a crafting grid along with a Hammer. This will produce Impure Dust. To purify the dust, throw it in water or Right Click a Cauldron filled with water.