diff --git a/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm b/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
index 1c93444aad..6d460dd850 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ var/list/mining_overlay_cache = list()
 	var/datum/artifact_find/artifact_find
 	var/ignore_mapgen
 
+	var/ore_types = list(
+		"iron" = /obj/item/weapon/ore/iron,
+		"uranium" = /obj/item/weapon/ore/uranium,
+		"gold" = /obj/item/weapon/ore/gold,
+		"silver" = /obj/item/weapon/ore/silver,
+		"diamond" = /obj/item/weapon/ore/diamond,
+		"phoron" = /obj/item/weapon/ore/phoron,
+		"osmium" = /obj/item/weapon/ore/osmium,
+		"hydrogen" = /obj/item/weapon/ore/hydrogen,
+		"silicates" = /obj/item/weapon/ore/glass,
+		"carbonaceous rock" = /obj/item/weapon/ore/coal
+	)
+
 	has_resources = 1
 
 /turf/simulated/mineral/ignore_mapgen
@@ -154,6 +167,16 @@ var/list/mining_overlay_cache = list()
 			mined_ore = 2 //some of the stuff gets blown up
 			GetDrilled()
 
+	if(severity <= 2) // Now to expose the ore lying under the sand.
+		spawn(1) // Otherwise most of the ore is lost to the explosion, which makes this rather moot.
+			var/losses = rand(0.5, 1) // Between 0% to 50% loss due to booms.
+			for(var/ore in resources)
+				var/amount_to_give = Ceiling(resources[ore] * losses) // Should result in at least one piece of ore.
+				for(var/i=1, i <= amount_to_give, i++)
+					var/oretype = ore_types[ore]
+					new oretype(src)
+				resources[ore] = 0
+
 /turf/simulated/mineral/bullet_act(var/obj/item/projectile/Proj)
 
 	// Emitter blasts
diff --git a/html/changelogs/Neerti-MiningBooms.yml b/html/changelogs/Neerti-MiningBooms.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5123dc30e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/Neerti-MiningBooms.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+################################
+# Example Changelog File
+#
+# Note: This file, and files beginning with ".", and files that don't end in ".yml" will not be read. If you change this file, you will look really dumb.
+#
+# Your changelog will be merged with a master changelog. (New stuff added only, and only on the date entry for the day it was merged.)
+# When it is, any changes listed below will disappear.
+#
+# Valid Prefixes: 
+#   bugfix
+#   wip (For works in progress)
+#   tweak
+#   soundadd
+#   sounddel
+#   rscadd (general adding of nice things)
+#   rscdel (general deleting of nice things)
+#   imageadd
+#   imagedel
+#   maptweak
+#   spellcheck (typo fixes)
+#   experiment
+#################################
+
+# Your name.  
+author: Neerti
+
+# Optional: Remove this file after generating master changelog.  Useful for PR changelogs that won't get used again.
+delete-after: True
+
+# Any changes you've made.  See valid prefix list above.
+# INDENT WITH TWO SPACES.  NOT TABS.  SPACES.
+# SCREW THIS UP AND IT WON'T WORK.
+# Also, all entries are changed into a single [] after a master changelog generation. Just remove the brackets when you add new entries.
+# Please surround your changes in  double quotes ("), as certain characters otherwise screws up compiling. The quotes will not show up in the changelog.
+changes: 
+  - rscadd: "Mining can now be done with explosives.  The effectiveness depends on the spot chosen to explode, so using an ore scanner is advised."