Mining is one of the hardest jobs that you can do, which is why many of us will only get to experience it in things like Merge Mine - Idle Clicker. Look at you; you've managed to find an untapped diamond vein. Who knows how many diamonds are in there? It could set you up for life, but first, you've got to get them out of there. This is where all that hard work comes into play, and maybe you can use some of your newly acquired shiny stones to pay for things so that you can get even more shiny stones until you're all set.
How to Play
Merge Mine - Idle Clicker is a 3D idle clicker game about mining diamonds so that you can mine more diamonds with the mouse. To mine, move the cursor over to the diamond vein and then click the Left Mouse Button. This is also how you interact with the game UI around the diamond vein. The goal is to keep mining diamonds until you've mined enough diamonds to satisfy yourself. You can keep mining yourself or leave it to someone else.
When you begin, there will be the vein and grid below it. Above the grid are icons you can use for upgrades, and at the bottom is a place to buy tools. When you buy a tool, it will take up an empty slot in the grid. You can merge it with another tool of the same type to make a newer and stronger tool. From there, you can assign it to the middle slot at the top to give it to your hired worker. The more you spend on tools and upgrades, the more diamonds you'll mine over time, even when you decide to take a break.
Tips and Tricks
Since this is an idle game, there's value in just leaving it running so that diamonds can accumulate in your absence. You'll need to make sure that the game stays active in the browser; otherwise, it'll just pause until you return. Tools will get more expensive as you buy more, so do a dedicated round of clicking to get a surge of diamonds.