# Personal Mines: How They Work and Every Upgrade

**Short answer:** Every player gets a private mine on TalonMC Prison. How it works, mine size and value upgrades, mine skins and the Prestige Shop. Play it at `play.talonmc.net` on Java and Bedrock.

Updated 19 October 2026 from the game code by the TalonMC team

**On this page**

- [Personal Mines: how it works](#personal-mines-how-it-works)
- [How personal mines work](#how-personal-mines-work)
- [Prestige Upgrades for your personal mine](#prestige-upgrades-for-your-personal-mine)
- [Prestige Shop (Prestige Points)](#prestige-shop-prestige-points)
- [Personal Mines FAQ](#personal-mines-faq)
- [More TalonMC Prison guides](#more-talonmc-prison-guides)
- [See it in game: Personal Mines](#see-it-in-game-personal-mines)

## Personal Mines: how it works

Every player owns one private mine, so you never fight anyone for blocks. There is no selling: every block you mine pays money straight into your balance, and upgrades make your mine bigger and more valuable.

**How to open it:** Type `/mine` to teleport to your mine, then `/mine` again for the mine menu. Use `/mine reset` to refill it, `/mine` skin for skins and `/prestigeupgrade` for upgrades.

There are currently 9 Prestige Upgrades and 8 mine skins.

- **Block Sell Price**: Adds $10 per block per level and unlocks better-looking blocks, up to $1,500 extra at level 150.
- **Mine Size**: Makes your mine wider and slightly deeper, up to 20 blocks more per side at level 120.
- **Token, Gem and Essence Boost**: Each adds 0.10x of its currency per level, up to 2.0x at level 20.
- **Combo Mastery**: Your Combo meter fills 20% faster per level, up to 500% at level 25.
- **Prestige Scholar**: Adds 5% Prestige Points per level, up to 100% at level 20.
- **Auto-Open Lucky Blocks**: A one-level upgrade that opens your lucky blocks for you once they are charged.
- **Prestige Shop**: Sells Weekly Crates, a permanent money multiplier, Credits, Booster Crates and Salvage Crates for Prestige Points.

**Note:** Prestige Upgrades reset on rebirth, so you buy them again after each one.

**Tips**

- Block Sell Price and Mine Size must stay within 5 levels of each other until one is maxed.
- Your mine refills by itself once 30% to 70% is mined, and you choose the point. The default is 30%.
- The Prestige Shop at `/prestigeshop` restocks every day at 3PM ET, and prices rise after each purchase.
- At Prestige 25M you can pick your own custom blocks for your mine.

Example: Each block pays $100 base plus your Block Sell Price bonus. At max level 150, that is $1,600 per block before your money boosts.

## How personal mines work

Every player owns one private mine. The first /mine of a session teleports you there; after that /mine opens the mine menu with teleport, reset, auto reset, skin and upgrade buttons.
A new mine is about 25x25 blocks across and 50 blocks deep. The Mine Size upgrade widens it up to 20 blocks more on each side, and each rebirth raises the minimum size by 2 (up to +12).
There is no selling. Every block pays straight into your balance: $100 base plus your Block Sell Price bonus, multiplied by your money boosts and rebirth boost. Every block type pays the same; the Block Sell Price upgrade also changes which blocks fill your mine, from stone and ores up to rainbow terracotta and a final vault palette.
Your mine refills automatically once 30% to 70% of it is mined (you choose, default 30%), or with /mine reset on a 30 second cooldown. There are 8 mine skins, and at Prestige 25M you can pick your own custom blocks.

- One private mine per player (/mine)
- Starts about 25x25, 50 deep; Mine Size upgrade adds up to +20 per side
- Blocks pay money directly, no selling
- Auto reset at 30% to 70% mined, manual reset every 30 seconds
- 8 mine skins, custom blocks at Prestige 25M
- /nightvision toggles night vision in your mine

## Prestige Upgrades for your personal mine
Prestige Upgrades are bought with Prestige Points in /prestigeupgrade (or straight from the /mine menu). They are reset on rebirth. Block Sell Price and Mine Size must stay within 5 levels of each other until one is maxed.

| Upgrade | Effect per level | Max level | At max |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Block Sell Price | +$10 per block mined, and unlocks better-looking blocks in your mine | 150 | +$1,500 per block |
| Mine Size | Makes your mine wider (and slightly deeper) | 120 | +20 blocks per side, +2 deep |
| Token Boost | +0.10x Tokens | 20 | +2.0x Tokens |
| Gem Boost | +0.10x Gems | 20 | +2.0x Gems |
| Essence Boost | +0.10x Essence | 20 | +2.0x Essence |
| Combo Mastery | Combo meter fills 20% faster | 25 | +500% combo gain |
| Prestige Scholar | +5% Prestige Points | 20 | +100% Prestige Points |
| Mortar Madness | +0.5 mortar blasts while mining | 20 | +10 mortar blasts |
| Auto-Open Lucky Blocks | Lucky blocks open themselves once charged | 1 | On |

## Prestige Shop (Prestige Points)
The /prestigeshop sells items for Prestige Points. Prices rise after each purchase and stock restocks every day at 3PM ET.

| Item | Base price (Prestige Points) | Daily stock |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Crate | 200M | 1 |
| Permanent Money Multiplier (+0.25x) | 1M | 3 |
| 50 Credits | 500k | 3 |
| Booster Crate | 250k | 3 |
| Salvage Crate | 100k | 3 |

## Personal Mines FAQ

**How do I upgrade my mine?**
Spend Prestige Points on Mine Size and Block Sell Price in /prestigeupgrade or the /mine menu, or leave Auto Upgrade on. The two must stay within 5 levels of each other until one is maxed.

**How big can my mine get?**
It starts about 25x25 and 50 deep, and the Mine Size upgrade (max level 120) adds up to 20 blocks per side.

**How do mine bosses spawn?**
By hand-mining in your own mine: the base chance is 1 in 18,000 blocks, improved to 1 in 15,000 with the Boss Hunter enchant at level 1,000. No mine bosses spawn in the 5 minutes before a Mega Boss.

## More TalonMC Prison guides

[Prison beginner's guide](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/beginners-guide/)[All 118 Prison Pickaxe Enchants](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/enchants/)[Prison Pickaxe Levels, Quality, Masteries and Combos](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/pickaxe/)[Prestige vs Rebirth: Requirements, Boosts and Milestones](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/prestige-and-rebirth/)[Prison Currencies: Money, Tokens, Gems, Prestige Points and Essence](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/currencies/)[Prison Mine Bosses and the Mega Boss](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/bosses/)[What Is Goku Mode? Prison Power-Up Explained](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/goku-mode/)[Prison Gangs, Gang Top and Gang Upgrades](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/gangs/)[Prison Pets, Hero Pets and Auras](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/pets-and-auras/)[Prison Lucky Blocks](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/lucky-blocks/)[Prison Armor Tiers and Mining Events](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/armor-and-events/)[Mortar, Player Miner, Research, Fossils and PvP](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/side-systems/)[Prison Seasons](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/seasons/)[Prison FAQ](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/faq/)[Prison wiki](https://www.talonmc.net/wiki/prison/)[Prison server](https://www.talonmc.net/prison/)

## See it in game: Personal Mines
Free on Java and Bedrock. One IP for every gamemode.

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