Mining level

Mining level refers to the material strength of a tool necessary to mine any given material. If an ore requires a mining level greater than that of the tool used to mine it, the mining process will take significantly longer and the block will not drop any materials when broken.

Below is a list of the mining level of different pickaxes and the mining level required to mine different ores.

Tinkers' Construct Pickaxe Head materials
Tinkers' Construct Pickaxes are made by combining different (customizable) parts. However, the Pickaxe's mining level depends on the mining level of the Pickaxe Head.