The Resonant Excavation Site

At the furthest reach of the trembling mine shaft, the air hums with a bone-shaking frequency that threatens to bring the ceiling down. Wedged deep within a jagged seam of quartz is the Echo-Drill, its brass gears grinding in a rhythmic cycle that has fractured the local bedrock. The surrounding area is littered with the heavy tools and valuable ores of the mining team that abandoned the site when the tremors became violent. Dust still hangs thick in the air, illuminated by the guttering light of a forgotten lantern and the sparkle of freshly unearthed gemstones.