Mining Drill
EngramLevel 80
An incredibly effective gasoline-powered harvesting tool that utilizes an energy beam to collect valuable resources at distance.
- Weight
- 20
- Stack
- 1
- Durability
- 700
- Melee damage
- 1
- Unlock level
- 80
- Engram points
- 35

Mining Drill is a weapon in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 80 for 35 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Fabricator using 5 different resources.
Crafting recipe
132 Polymer
482 Metal Ingot
180 Crystal
120 Cementing Paste
36 Black Pearl- 180 Craft XP
- 15 s Craft time
Crafting Mining Drill requires 5 resources, including 132x Polymer, 482x Metal Ingot, and more. Available crafting stations: Fabricator, Tek Replicator. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 80 · 35 engram points
Crafting XP: 180Craft time: 15 s
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Polymer | Metal Ingot | Crystal | Cementing Paste | Black Pearl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 132 | 482 | 180 | 120 | 36 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 264 | 963 | 360 | 240 | 72 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 463 | 1,690 | 631 | 421 | 127 |
| Journeyman 2x | 845 | 3,085 | 1,152 | 768 | 231 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 1,518 | 5,543 | 2,070 | 1,380 | 414 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 2,904 | 10,604 | 3,960 | 2,640 | 792 |
Weapon stats
- Uses Ammo
- Yes
- Equip Time
- 0.67
- Hit Damage
- 6
- Melee Damage
- 1
- Ammo Per Clip
- 200
- Ammo Per Shot
- 1
- Reload Duration
- 0.5
- Time Between Shots
- 0.1
- Durability Per Shot
- 0.05
- Melee Damage Impulse
- 0.2
- Allow Use While Riding
- Yes
- Disable On Electric Storm
- Yes
- Harvest Resource Multiplier
- 1
Uses ammo
Loot crates
Acquisition
Found in loot crates
37 crate sources across 2 maps
Best chanceAbandoned Cargo Tier 2Genesis Ocean0.69%Level 1+Up to AscendantBest qualityKrakenGenesis +1 map0.46%Level 1+Up to Ascendant
Genesis17 crate sourcesView map