The golden mine: Mine Gold, Grab Loot, Clear Your Way Out

Gold buys upgrades. Barrels hold random loot. That collapsed mine isn't going to clear itself.

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What is The golden mine?

The golden mine is an incremental mining game about digging up gold, buying upgrades, and mining some more. Barrels cough up random items with all sorts of modifier variations, while your big job is clearing the blockage to escape a collapsed mine.

How to play The golden mine

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1. Mine gold and buy upgrades

Mine gold, then spend it on upgrades so you can keep the mining loop rolling.

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2. Break into the barrels

Mine barrels to get random items with varied modifiers. What's inside is a surprise.

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3. Clear your way out

Work on dismantling the blockage. Escaping the collapsed mine is the goal.

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4. Start another run

Press Space on the end screen to start a new run.

Mining notes

A few things before you dig

Q:

How do you control The golden mine?

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The source only specifies one key: press Space on the end screen to start a new run. It doesn't list the controls for mining or using items.

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What are you trying to do?

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Mine gold to buy upgrades, break barrels for random items, and dismantle the blockage to escape the collapsed mine.

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How long does it take to play?

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The creator lists an average playtime of 15–30 minutes.

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What do barrels contain?

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Barrels give you random items with countless variations of modifiers.

Straight to the mine

Play The golden mine directly in your browser, with no installation needed. Jump in and get that gold-to-upgrades loop going.

What's down in the mine?

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Gold feeds the upgrade loop

Mining earns the gold you use to buy upgrades. Then it's back to mining more.

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Random items, varied modifiers

Barrels contain random items with countless variations of modifiers. Gold isn't the only thing worth digging for.

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A collapsed-mine escape goal

You're not just collecting a shiny pile. There's a blockage to dismantle so you can get out.

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Made in 48 hours

The game was created in 48 hours. Its creator made everything except the sounds.

Why pick up the pickaxe?

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For the barrel surprises

Random items and varied modifiers give you a reason to crack open barrels alongside mining gold.

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For a shorter mining session

The stated average playtime is 15–30 minutes. That's a small chunk of time for gold, upgrades, and an escape attempt.

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