Do mines just stay there forever?

[Dani]

Does anybody know if the mines that you find randomly by breaking big rocks…do they just stay forever or can they despawn if you break/mine everything inside?

Kinda over seeing it in front of my house D:

…Thanks in advance

[Pheonix Fontaine]

Mines don't appear to despawn. They should spawn 1 per island. The main island is an exception being considered multiple islands and should spawn them on different parts. (Same reason the main island has multiple moonstones if I were to guess.)

I had one spawn at the top of the first staircase. Still not gone over a year and a half after fully clearing it.

Game does need a tool to close or relocate them, but I imagine the way they are coded in, closing them completely would be the only "easy" option.

[Psyringe]

I haven't seen any mines despawn either. I did see other players surrounding mines near their homes with walls, to stop entering them accidentally.

[dartharkonnis]

I honestly feel like we should be able to put bridges over them to be able to walk over them and not have to just walk around them all the time

[CluelessWonder8]

I have an empty mine on the direct path to the town from my home...

I put a wall around all empty mines, at least, as much as can be placed, not just so I don't accidentally walk in, but also to remind me that that one is completely empty. Since the map puts checkmarks on mines once you've opened all the chests, even if there's still ore in there.

[Dani]

Appreciate the info & the replies