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Mega Miners Guide: Your first few minutes in the mine
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OverviewMega Miners is a co-op mining simulator where you and your friends drive massive vehicles, dig out huge caverns, and haul rock to a giant crusher for profit. This guide walks you through picking a vehicle, earning money, spending it wisely, surviving earthquakes, and finding the secrets buried deep in the mine.
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Contents
01
Your first few minutes in the mine
Step
02
What each vehicle does best
Table
03
Live and upcoming events
Events
04
Tools available at the store
Tips
05
Earthquake and lava — when to stop mining
Warn
06
Team roles in co-op play
Check
07
Hidden things worth hunting for
Tips
08
Glossary
Words
09
Common questions
FAQ
01
Your first few minutes in the mine
Step
In short
Getting started is simple: pick a vehicle, buy a basic tool, and head underground.
When you spawn in, three things need to happen before you start earning: choose a vehicle, visit the store, and get into the mine. Once you have some money, the store opens up a long list of tools that make mining faster and more destructive.
- Pick a vehicle choose from the dump truck, excavator, driller, train, or loader.
- Visit the store even a small early purchase like the gravity coil helps you reach gems that are awkward to get on foot.
- Head to the mine drive in and start collecting gems and ore from the walls and floor.
- Bring rocks to the crusher haul what you dig out to the giant rock grinder so it gets refined into money.
02
What each vehicle does best
TableIn short
Each vehicle is built around a specific role.
Each vehicle in the game is built around a specific role. Friends can split these roles between them.
| Dump truck | balanced performance |
| Excavator | fast at ripping out rock, ideal for players who want to dig deep quickly |
| Train | moves large amounts of ore at once, making it suited for the transport role |
| Driller | reaches layers that other vehicles cannot, useful for opening new sections of the mine |
| Loader | nimble and precise, good for managing smaller loads and tight spaces |
03 Live and upcoming events
Events
Events running now or coming soon. They have fixed dates, so check them first.
04
Tools available at the store
Tips
In short
Money milestones signal when each tool becomes affordable.
Money milestones in the game signal exactly when each tool becomes affordable.
Tips worth knowing
- Grab the gravity coil early — it lets you jump up into machines and reach gems that are sitting out of normal reach.
- Pick up the personal rocket ship next — it gets you up to vehicles and high gem deposits.
- The bomb unlocks serious rock clearing; use it to blast open sections of the mine.
- Once you can afford the grappling hook, moving around the mine becomes quicker.
- The nuke is the largest bomb in the game and blasts out the biggest caverns.
- After hitting 5,000 money earned, every item in the store is within reach, including the upgraded mining laser.
05
Earthquake and lava — when to stop mining
Warn
In short
When an earthquake hits, leaving immediately is more important than grabbing one more gem.
Earthquakes happen and bring lava flowing into the mine. Staying underground during one means dealing with cave-ins and lava. The event does end on its own, so the move is to get out, wait it out somewhere safe, and return once conditions clear.
Worth watching out for
The moment you see an earthquake alert, stop digging and head for the surface.
Lava flows through the mine during the event, so keep moving.
Search and rescue mode gives you a different task during dangerous conditions
gather people from the mine and get them out safely.
After the event ends, check the mine before diving back in.
06
Team roles in co-op play
Check
In short
Friends can split into a digging team and a transport team.
When friends play together, they can split roles — one player digs while another hauls to the crusher. You can also split exploration duties so more of the map gets covered at once.
- Assign at least one player to run ore from the mine to the rock crusher continuously.
- Have a dedicated digger focus on going deeper to find rarer gems instead of making transport runs.
- Use a train for the transport role when you have a large group it carries far more per trip than a truck.
- Let one player wander off the main route to search for ancient ruins, dinosaur bones, and hidden treasure while others keep the ore moving.
07
Hidden things worth hunting for
Tips
In short
The mine holds secrets well beyond ordinary ore — ancient ruins, dinosaur bones, emeralds, and rubies are all out there.
A lot of Mega Miners' replay value comes from exploration rather than straight mining. The map is large enough that sticking to the main tunnels means missing a good chunk of what is in it.
Tips worth knowing
- Ancient ruins are buried deep in the mine at several different sites — go further down than you normally would to find them.
- Dinosaur bones and hidden treasures sit off the beaten path, so leave the main tunnel routes and poke around side passages.
- Emeralds and rubies are discrete finds worth tracking down on top of your regular gem haul.
Glossary
Glossary- Rock crusher
- The giant facility where you bring raw ore to be refined into money — hauling here is the final step in every mining run.
- Money
- The in-game currency earned from gems and working around the mine, used to buy tools and upgrades at the store.
- Earthquake event
- An in-game disaster that sends lava into the mine, forcing players to evacuate until it ends.
- Search and rescue
- A separate objective mode where you collect people from inside the dangerous mine and bring them to safety.
- Gravity coil
- An early store item that boosts your jump height so you can reach gems and vehicle entry points that are above ground level.
- Nuke
- The largest explosive in the game, capable of blasting out massive caverns — unlocked once you have earned 3,000 money.
Common questions
FAQDo I need friends to enjoy this game?
No — mining, hauling, and rescue are all things you can do solo.
What should I buy at the store first?
The gravity coil becomes affordable after earning 10 money and immediately helps you reach out-of-the-way gems.
What do I do when an earthquake starts?
Drop whatever you are doing and leave the mine right away. Lava comes in during the event. Wait somewhere safe and head back down once the event is over.
Where are the ancient ruins and dinosaur bones?
They are hidden deep in the mine and away from the main routes. Head further down than you normally would and explore side passages rather than sticking to the tunnels everyone uses for hauling.
Updated Oct 4, 2026
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