Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Pickaxes
• Rocks
• Dungeoneering Mining
  • Dungeoneering Pickaxes
  • Dungeoneering Rocks
• Mine Locations
• Dwarven Stout
• Gems
• Shilo Village Gem Mine
• Mining Guild
• Shooting Star
• Arzinian Gold Mine
• Fast Money and Experience
• Rock Respawn Times
• Cape of Achievement

Introduction

Mining is very useful and one of the easiest ways to earn money. To increase your Mining level, you will need to mine ore from rocks. All the different ores come from different colored rocks that are roughly based on the ore, e.g. a Mithril rock would be blue in color. If you do not know what ore a rock contains, then you can find out by prospecting it. To do this, right click on the rock and select Prospect. It will then say what ore is in the rock, providing there is one in it. To mine a rock, click on it while you have a Pickaxe in your inventory that you can use. As your Mining level increases, mining an ore will become quicker. When you have mined a rock, the ore will disappear and the rock will become a light gray color. You will then have to wait for it to respawn before you can mine it again. Rocks that are harder to mine take longer to respawn. Another factor that affects respawn times is how busy the world is: the more people logged in, the shorter the respawn time.

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Pickaxes

To mine, you will need a pickaxe. The better the pickaxe, the faster you will be able to mine the ores. In addition to the Mining level requirement to use, pickaxes also require a certain Attack level to be able to wield it. Most pickaxes are sold by a Dwarf named Nurmof in the Dwarven Mines. Bronze pickaxes can also be bought from most general stores for 1 gp. Below is a list of pickaxes. The Inferno adze, received when you have lit all the beacons in the Beacon Network, acts as both a Rune pickaxe and Dragon axe.

Name	Image	Mining Required to Use	Attack Required to Wield	Member's only	Note(s)
Bronze pickaxe		1	1	No	None
Iron pickaxe		1	1	No	None
Steel pickaxe		6	5	No	None
Mithril pickaxe		21	20	No	None
Adamant pickaxe		31	30	No	None
Rune pickaxe		41	40	No	None
Inferno adze		41	1	Yes	Need 92 Firemaking to get as a reward from the Beacon Network Mini-game
Dragon pickaxe		61	60	Yes	None

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Rocks

Rock	Image	Level	Experience	Member's only	Best Place(s) to Mine
Clay		1	5	No	South-West Varrock and The Grand Tree
Rune essence		1	5	No	Essence Mine (After Rune Mysteries quest)
Copper		1	17.5	No	West Falador Mine and South-West Varrock Mine
Tin		1	17.5	No	West Falador Mine and South-West Varrock Mine
Limestone		10	26.5	Yes	Arandar Mine (After Regicide quest) and east of Varrock.
Blurite		10	17.5	No	Blurite Dungeon
Daeyalt		10	17.5	Yes	Meiyerditch mine
Iron		15	35	No	West Falador, South-West Varrock, and The Grand Tree
Silver		20	40	No	Dorgeshuun Mines and Al Kharid
Elemental		20	0	Yes	Elemental Workshop in Seers' Village
Pure essence		30	5	Yes	Essence Mine (After Rune Mysteries quest)
Coal		30	50	No	Mining Guild, Coal Trucks, and The Grand Tree
Sandstone		35	60	Yes	South of the Desert Bandit Camp
Gold		40	65	No	Karamja Volcano, Crafting Guild, The Grand Tree, and Arzinian Gold Mine (After Between a Rock... quest)
Gem rocks	Various gems	40	65	Yes	Shilo Village (After Shilo Village quest)
Obsidian (Stone slab)		41	40	Yes	TzHaar Obsidian Mine (After TokTz-Ket-Dill quest)
Granite		45	75	Yes	Desert Bandit Camp
Rubium		46	17.5	Yes	Dungeon west of Witchaven (After Kennith's Concerns
Mithril		55	80	No	Mining Guild, The Grand Tree, and the Haunted Mine
Adamantite		70	95	No	Haunted Mine, The Grand Tree, Lleyta Mine, and the Hobgoblin Mine
Runite		85	125	No	Heroes' Guild and Neitiznot

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Dungeoneering Mining

While training the Dungeoneering skill, you will occasionally see different types of rocks that you can mine. The ores that you receive can be smelted and smithed into various weapons and armours. For more information on everything you can smith, please refer to our Smithing guide.

Dungeoneering Pickaxes

Below is a table showing all the different kinds of pickaxes available to you while Dungeoneering.

Name	Image	Mining Required to Use	Attack Required to Wield	Member's only
Novite pickaxe		1	1	No
Bathus pickaxe		10	10	No
Marmaros pickaxe		20	20	No
Kratonite pickaxe		30	30	No
Fractite pickaxe		40	40	No
Zephyrium pickaxe		50	50	Yes
Argonite pickaxe		60	60	Yes
Katagon pickaxe		70	70	Yes
Gorgonite pickaxe		80	80	Yes
Promethium pickaxe		90	90	Yes
Primal pickaxe		99	99	Yes

Dungeoneering Rocks

Below is a table showing all the different kinds of rocks that you can mine while Dungeoneering.

Rock	Image	Level	Experience	Member's only
Novite		1	15	No
Bathus		10	27.5	No
Marmaros		20	41	No
Kratonium		30	56.5	No
Fractite		40	71	No
Zephyrium		50	85	Yes
Argonite		60	100.5	Yes
Katagon		70	117	Yes
Gorgonite		80	131.5	Yes
Promethium		90	148	Yes

Mine Locations

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Dwarven Stout

There is a way to temporarily raise your Mining level. Go to the bar in Falador, and talk to the barmaid. Order a Dwarven stout (they cost 3 Coins each). When you drink it, your Mining level will temporarily go up by 1, as will your Smithing level. Drinking the stout will also lower some levels, but they will restore within a few minutes. These are also available free in the Dwarven pass under the Wolf Mountains (must have completed Fishing Contest to access) between Taverley and Catherby. It is also possible to brew Dwarven stouts, which may occasionally produce a Dwarven stout (m); these add two to your Mining and Smithing levels.

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Gems

Sometimes when you are mining, you will find a gem. These can either be sold or cut and used to craft amulets and the like. The higher the level needed to mine a rock, the higher the chance of finding a gem. You will also find more gems if you are wearing an enchanted dragonstone Amulet of Glory (members only). Members can mine gems at the Shilo Village mine inside the walls (must have completed Shilo Village Quest), which yields only gems (any gem from opals to diamonds).

Shilo Village Gem Mine

This is a members-only feature. If you have completed the Shilo Village Quest, you will gain access to some gem rocks. Mining each gem yields 65 Mining experience. The rocks randomly yield uncut Jade, Opal, Red Topaz, Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, or Diamond gems.

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Mining Guild

The Mining Guild is located in Falador and attached to the Dwarven Mines. You need level 60 Mining to enter. Inside, there are 37 Coal rocks and 5 Mithril rocks.

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Shooting Star

In the Shooting Star Distractions and Diversions, you hunt the surface for fallen meteorites. By using a telescope in the study of a player owned house, you may predict where the next star in going to land. Once you have spotted the star, you can start mining it. Each layer requires a certain Mining level to be mined, with a minimum of level 10 Mining. While mining you will receive mining experience and Stardust. When you have mined it down to its core, a Star sprite will be released. Talk to this creature to exchange your stardust for a reward. Star sprites can only reward you once per day, and you can only carry or have in the bank a maximum of 200 Stardust at any time.

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Arzinian Gold Mine

Requirements: Between a Rock... quest

Items Needed: Golden helmet, Pickaxe, and possibly 4 coins for ferry trips.

Items Recommended: Ring of charos (a), Amulet of glory, and a Chisel (allows you to cut the mined gems for Crafting XP).

Instructions:

1. Put on your golden helmet and talk to Dondakan. He will fire you into the mine.
2. Mine 27-28 Gold ore
3. Unequip your helmet or disconnect and log back in to leave (Disconnecting allows you to keep your helmet on and mine 28 Gold ore, but may be slower).
4. Head east across the footbridge to the Dwarven Boatman standing by a boat
5. Hand over your gold ore, which he will bank for you.
6. Repeat 1-5 until you have all the gold you want.

Dwarven Boatman Price:

The Dwarven Boatman takes one ore off the top and one more for every 5 gold ore you give him (rounded down). The maximum number of ore you can mine per trip is 28, although it is recommended that you only mine 27. If you mine 28 ores, you must leave the area by logging out and back in, which can be time consuming. If you leave one empty slot, you can simply unequip your helmet when you want to leave.
The following table summarizes his price:

Why "Ring Of Charos(a)"?

This Ring provides two key benefits:

1. You do not need to pay the Dwarven Ferryman, so you can leave those 4 GP for ferries behind and carry one more ore per trip.
2. The Dwarven Boatman will give you a discount on his services.

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Fast Money and Experience

Requirements: The Lost Tribe quest and a Mining level of at least 15.

Items needed: Pickaxe, Light source, and a Tinderbox

Instructions:

1. Getting to the Mines:
   1. Go to Lumbridge Castle carrying your Pickaxe, Light source, and Tinderbox
   2. Open the trapdoor in the kitchen of the castle, climb down the ladder and walk to the east side of the cellar.
   3. Squeeze through the hole and follow the path until you reach Kazgar. Talk to him and ask him to show you the way through the mine.
   4. Once you have done this you will appear at the mine right next to Mistag Mistag.
      
      
2. Mining the Ores:
   1. You can mine Iron or Silver ores in the mine. There are more silver ores, and Mistag will pay you much more for them, so it is recommended that you mine silver instead of iron if you have 20 mining. However, iron will prove easier to mine.
      
      
      
      
3. Selling Ores to Mistag:
   1. Mistag will pay you 13.6 coins per Iron ore, rounded down. It is best to sell to him in multiples of five to get the most coins. He will pay you a much more rewarding 60 coins per Silver. Below is a table for easy reference of what Mistag will pay for your ores. If you have an amount not shown in the table, such as 17, you can add the coins for 10 ores and 7 ores to get the amount Mistag will pay you.
      
      

      Amount of Ores	Payment for Iron	Payment for Silver
      1	13 gp	60 gp
      2	27 gp	120 gp
      3	40 gp	180 gp
      4	54 gp	240 gp
      5	68 gp	300 gp
      6	81 gp	360 gp
      7	95 gp	420 gp
      8	108 gp	480 gp
      9	122 gp	540 gp
      10	136 gp	600 gp
      20	272 gp	1,200 gp

      
      
      
4. When you have sold the ores, you can carry on mining until the amount of money or mining experience you desire is achieved. There is no need to bank since you aree selling the ores and no inventory space is used up. Also, if you do not attacking the cave miners and guards there, then you will not need any food (the Cave goblin miners are combat level 11 and the Cave goblin guards are level 24).
   
   
5. If you wish to leave, then talk to Mistag and ask him to lead you back out of the mine. He will bring you right next to Kazgar. Squeeze trough the hole to the northwest and you will end up in the Lumbridge Castle basement. If you have done part of the Recipe for Disaster, then you can bank right here at the chest, otherwise, walk to the west side of the cellar and go up the stairs. If you have not partly completed this quest and wish to bank, then head to the bank on the top floor of the castle.
   
   

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Rock Respawn Times

Below is a table showing how long rocks will take to respawn, before they can be mined again. The amount of people on any world also affects the amout of time. At the top you will see the amount of players and after a rock type you will see the respawn time for each amount of players in that certain world.

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Cape of Achievement

Once you have reached Mining level 99 you may want to buy yourself a Mining cape from the Dwarf, next to the ladder to enter the Mining Guild, for 99k.

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