User blog comment:Deathrush360/Terraria basic help/@comment-4505682-20111008025631

First order of business after building your home should be to create a better pickaxe as you will be using it a LOT, go into the world and mine the next tier of pickaxe(you should start with copper so the next level is Iron). Iron ore is an almost tan block in the ground which when mined must be made into Iron bars(3 ores per bar) which can be then crafted into an iron anvil(made with 5 iron bars). Once constructed, you can make an iron pick with wood and iron bars(12 iron bars and 4 wood per pickaxe).