Lanayru Mine (Region)

Lanayru Mine is a location that appears in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword in Lanayru Desert. It is where Link first lands during his first visit to the desert.

Link only has to venture through this area once during his first visit to the region, as coming back here is completely optional once Link activates the Bird Statues in main part of Lanayru Desert and those near the Temple of Time. Like most areas of Lanayru Desert, it is connected to the main Lanayru Desert area, Lanayru Gorge, and the port to Lanayru Sand Sea by the Lanayru Caves. However order reach the Lanayru Caves from Lanayru Mine, Link must first obtain the Clawshots from the trial in Lanayru Desert's Silent Realm.

Story
After Link lands here safely, Fi informs him they have landed in an area known as the Lanayru Mine. They find the place barren and the encounter the broken down remains of the Ancient Robot miners. As Link travels through the mine to make his way to Zelda's current location, he comes across a Timeshift Stone. Hitting the Timeshift Stone cause the local time space around it to warp to the Lanayru Mine of the past, restoring the Ancient Robot miners as well as their technology. Link uses the Mine Carts and Timeshift Stones he finds to venture further into the mine which eventually leads him to exit the mine and ends up at the entrance to the main Lanayru Desert.