STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town

The far-off mine refers to the mine found across the dilapidated bridge in the third area of the farmland. To get here, you'll have to have repaired the first bridge, cleared the rubble away, and then repaired the second bridge. It is denoted by having a lone tree often outside of it, Coral Mushrooms collected near it, and then a collection of gold-infused rocks outside the mine entrance.

To clear this mine, it'll be a task and a half. I would suggest not attempting it until you've got a Gold Hammer. This might be a bit of struggle early on, but soon you'll understand the ways to go about getting down fast enough. Enter during a rainy day, after dealing with your animals, and make sure to bring an entree to help you recover in-progress. I would say make sure you've got the Stamina upgrades won from both Sprite mini-games first, as it'll help you immensely to have more energy to spare.

Floors 1-30 aren't too challenging. The yellow moles are predictable enough to avoid, and the ladder down will always be one space away from any wall. Upon entering a new floor, take the time to explore it and see if the ladder is already exposed, saving you stamina from having to search for it. If it isn't, start from the furthest and work your way back, clearing any rocks that are at least a space away from the wall. You may find some pitfalls in your search; they do help you get down faster, but at a cost of stamina. Weigh your chances with these, as if you have plenty of stamina to spare and even some food to recover what is lost, it might be worth it. I have gone as deep as ten floors down with some, one floor with others, so they're random in how far they drop you.

Starting Floor 10, you'll find Raw Rubies you can break open. Floor 20 will start providing Raw Sapphires as well, which are even stronger. Floor 30 will have Raw Emeralds starting to appear in the rotation of rocks to break, and it is frustrating when the ladder is beneath any of these deposits. Floor 30+ is also when the trouble starts to appear in the form of the lightning moles. These annoying pests take one second to appear from the initial surface animation and can stun you from how fast they pop up or disappear. They will also take a decent amount of your stamina every time you're hit. You can cheat the system a little while trying to break a rock by continually pressing the button to keep hammering; as long as there's no resting period between swings, the stunning effects of the moles won't affect you.

Floor 40+ is the home stretch, and the stretch you'll be coming to frequently for end-game materials. Orichalcum Ore Veins start appearing from this floor on, only appearing randomly on even floors. This means you have 42, 44, 46, and 48 to have a CHANCE to spawn a vein, but it isn't guaranteed. What is guaranteed is the vein on Floor 50, which will also be the final floor of the mine and give you this trophy. You'll be coming and going into the mines often, as Orichalcum is needed for a lot of end-tier upgrades (Orichalcum tools, some Giant makers, final upgrade to the house or repairing the hydroculture plant).