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About Gold Miner
Gold Miner is one of the defining casual games of the 2000s: a claw swings back and forth above an underground scene full of gold nuggets, diamonds and worthless rocks, and you press once to drop it. Everything after that is out of your hands — the claw grabs whatever it hits and hauls it up, slowly if it's heavy.
The strategy is entirely in the timing and in knowing what to leave. Big nuggets are worth the wait; large rocks take just as long and pay almost nothing, and each level has a cash target you must reach.
How to play Gold Miner
- Drop the claw
- ↓ or click
- Use dynamite
- ↑ or the dynamite button
- The claw swings back and forth automatically.
- Press to drop it — it grabs the first thing it touches.
- Heavy objects take longer to pull up, costing time.
- Reach the level's cash target before the timer runs out.
- Spend earnings between levels on strength and dynamite.
Gold Miner tips
- Ignore the big rocks; they cost as much time as a big nugget and pay a fraction.
- Diamonds are small, fast to retrieve and worth a lot — always take them.
- Use dynamite on a rock you've accidentally grabbed to drop it and save time.
- Buy the strength upgrade early; it makes heavy gold viable.
Gold Miner — questions
How do you get a high score in Gold Miner?
Prioritise diamonds and small nuggets, which pull up fast, and ignore large rocks entirely — they cost the same time as a big nugget for almost no money.
What is dynamite for?
Blowing up something you've grabbed by mistake. If the claw is slowly hauling a worthless rock, dynamite destroys it and returns the claw immediately.
Does it work on a Chromebook?
Yes — a light 2D game with nothing to install.
- Categories
- Casual & Hyper-Casual
- Platform
- Web browser — desktop, mobile, and Chromebook
- Cost
- Free, no download or sign-up