RunePlanet's Official Mining Guide

Content:

* Introduction
* Pickaxes
* Ores
* Gems
* Mining Sites
* Living Rock Caverns
* Witchaven Rubium Mine
* Shooting Stars
* Barbarian Assult Double XP
* Mining Booster's/Aides
* Quests
* The Cape

Introduction:

"Mining is the skill with which you extract ores from rocks. These ores can be smelted into bars and smithed into useful items such as armour and weapons. Before you are able to start Mining, you will need to acquire a key piece of equipment commonly known as the pickaxe. Initially, you will only be able to use a bronze pickaxe, available for purchase at Bob’s Brilliant Axes in Lumbridge, respawn points in Rimmington and the Barbarian Village, and in some general stores across RuneScape. As your skill increases you will find yourself able to wield pickaxes of a higher quality, making it far easier for you to mine. Different rocks contain different types of ore. To find out what ore a specific rock contains you will need to 'Prospect' it. To do this, simply right-click on the rock and select the 'Prospect rocks' option from the list that appears on your screen. This will tell you what ore the rock contains. Over time, you will be able to tell which rocks contain what ore by the colour of the rocks instead of prospecting them. Once you have found type of ore that you wish to obtain, you will need to start Mining the rock. You can do this by either using a wielded pickaxe, or just by having one in your inventory. When you select 'Mine Rocks' from the menu, your character will automatically use the pickaxe. If your pickaxe was in your inventory, it will return there; if you were wielding the pickaxe, it will stay in your wielded inventory slot. The speed at which you mine ores is based on a combination of your Mining level and the type of pickaxe you are using. The animation has no effect on this." (Quoted from Runescape.com)

Pickaxes:

The Mining level required only applies when you wish to use the pickaxe as a tool to mine rocks. If you do not have the required Mining level, you may still wield the pickaxe as a weapon (provided you have the necessary Attack level to do so). For example, if you have a Mining level of 30 and you obtain a rune pickaxe (which needs a Level 41 Mining to be used), you may still use it to attack monsters, but if you try to mine coal ore with it you will not be able to.

Pickaxe Name	Level to Use	Members Only	Image
Bronze Pickaxe	1	No
Iron Pickaxe	1	No
Steel Pickaxe	6	No
Mithril Pickaxe	21	No
Adamant Pickaxe	61	No
Rune Pickaxe	41	No
Inferno Adze	41	Yes
Dragon Pickaxe	61	Yes

Ores:

Ores are what you recieve when you mine a certain type of rock. They can be used for a wide assorment of objects like; Smithing, Crafting, Jewlery, and many other skills.

Ore	Level Required	Experience Gained	Members Only	Image
Rune essence	1	5	No
Clay	1	5	No
Copper	1	17.5	No
Tin	1	17.5	No
Blurite	10	17.5	No
Limestone	10	26.5	Yes
Iron	15	35	No
Elemental	20	0	Yes
Silver	20	40	No
Coal	30	50	No
Pure essence	30	5	Yes
Sandstone	35	60	Yes
Gold	40	65	No
Obsidian	41	40	Yes
Granite	45	75	Yes
Rubium	46	17.5	Yes
Mithril	55	80	No
Adamantite	70	95	No
Living rock remains	73	25	No
Concentrated coal deposits	77	50	No
Concentrated gold deposits	80	65	No
Runite	85	125	No

Gems:

Gems can be found randomly when Mining rocks around RuneScape. After completing the Shilo Village quest, members can also mine gem rocks. Wearing an amulet of glory can increase your chances of getting a gem when Mining

Name of Gem	Experience	Members Only	Image
Opal	65	Yes
Jade	65	Yes
Red topaz	65	Yes
Sapphire	65	No
Emerald	65	No
Ruby	65	No
Diamond	65	No
Dragonstone	Found in a chest in Traverley	Yes
Onyx	Can only be bought from shops	Yes

Mining Sites:

When it is time to extract more valuable ores, it is advisable that you study the locations of the various mines across RuneScape. Try to familiarise yourself with the usefulness of each one, as some are more popular than others. It will take longer to mine the same amount of ore in busier mines than it will in less populated ones.
Free World Sites

Location of Deposits	Available Ore Rocks	Members Only	Image of Location
North - West of the Duel Arena	3Coal, 5 Silver, 2 Mithril, 9 Iron, 2 Adamantite, 3 Copper, 2 Gold, 1 Tin	No
South - West of the Lave Maze (Wilderness)	31 Coal, 19 Mithril, 16 Iron, 8 Adamantite	No
Barbarian Village	4 Coal, 5 Tin	No
In fenced area of the Crafting Guild	7 Gold, 6 Silver, 6 Clay	No
North Crandor Island	7 Coal, 6 Silver, 6 Clay	No
South Crandor Island	3 Coal, 3 Adamantite, 7 Mithril	No
North - West of Edgeville (Wildneress)	34 Coal	No
North Edgeville (Wildneress)	3 Coal, 2 Iron	No
South - East (Edgevilly Dungeon)	2 Adamantite, 1 Mithril, 6 Coal, 3 Silver, 3 Iron, 2 Tin, 2 Copper	No	/
North of Lave Maze (Wilderness)	2 Runite	No
Lumbridge Swamp (South - East of Lumbridge Castle)	5 Copper, 5 Tin	No
Lumbridge Swamp (South - West corner)	2 Adamantite, 5 Mithril, 7 Coal	No
South - East Varrock	9 Copper, 6 Tin, 4 Iron	No
South - West Varrock	3 Iron, 3 Silver, 8 Tin, 3 Clay	No
North - East of Rummington	2 Gold, 6 Iron, 2 Tin, 2 Clay, 5 Copper	No
South of Ice Mountain (Must enter through trap door)	5 Clay, 11 Tin, 7 Copper, 12 Iron, 11 Coal, 2 Gold, 2 Mithril, 3 Adamantite	No	No Image Available at this moment.
Mining Guild (Drop down ladders in East Falador. South of the East bank. Gates in Dwarven Mine)	34 Coal, 5 Mithril	No	No Image Available at this moment.
South - West of Arandar	18 Limestone	Yes
South of the Bandit Camp (Kharidian Desert)	28 Granite, 32 Sandstone, 4 Clay, 2 Coal	Yes
South - West coast (Brimhaven)	6 Gold	Yes
South - West of Legend's Guild	13 Coal, 11 Iron	Yes
South of Ardougne Zoo	4 Coal, 11 Iron	Yes
West of Falador	6 Tin, 2 Copper, 3 Iron, 2 Coal	Yes
East of Rellekka	2 Mithril, 9 Iron	Yes
West of Lletya (Isafdar)	7 Adamantite	Yes
East of the Pirate's Hideout (Wilderness)	1 Iron, 4 Mithril, 1 Adamantite, 3 Coal	Yes
South - West of Nardah (Kharidian Desert)	5 Gold	Yes
East of General Store (Port Khazard)	2 Mithril, 2 Tin, 2 Copper	Yes
South - East of Fight Arena (Port Khazard)	9 Iron, 2 Mithril, 4 clay, 2 Copper, 7 Tin, 1 Coal	Yes
North - East of the Helmet Shot (Rellekka)	4 Clay, 7 Coal, 3 Silver	Yes
North - West of the Ruins of Uzer (Kharidian Desert)	7 Clay	Yes
North of Shilo Village (Karamaja)	1 Iron, 2 Mithril, 2 Adamantite, 1 Coal, 1 Silver	Yes
North - West of Shilo Village (Karamaja)	7 Gem Rocks	Yes
Battlefied (South of West Ardougne)	3 Copper	Yes
Desert Mining Camp (South of Shantay Pass) (You must have start The Tourist Trap)	4 Copper, 4 Tin, 4 Coal, 3 Iron	Yes
Beneath the Heroes' Guild (North of Taverley) (You must have complete the Heroes' Quest)	2 Mithril, 2 Adamantite, 11 Coal, 2 Runite	Yes
Grand Tree Mine (Through a trap door under Grand Tree in the Tree Gnome Stronghold)	9 Clay, 8 Iron, 4 Silver, 11 Coal, 4 Gold, 4 Mithril, 3 Adamantite	Yes
Living Rock Caverns (Down a rope at the Northen end of the Dwarvin Mine	8 Concentrated Coal, 4 Concentrated Gold, Lots of Living Rock Creatures	Yes
North of Keldagrim	8 Gold, 10 Adamantite, 2 Runite	Yes	No Image Available at this moment.
North - West in Keldagrim's mines	84 Gold	Yes	No Image Available at this moment.
In the Haunted Mine, South of Mort Myre Swamp	2 Clay, 7 Copper, 12 Tin, 15 Coal, 8 Mithril, 9 Adamantite	Yes	No Image Available at this moment.
Mourner Tunnels (In the wester dark beast cave)	1 Runite	Yes	No Image Available at this moment.
Coal trucks (West of McGrubor's Wood)	19 Coal	Yes	No Image Available at this moment.
Keldagrim	5 Tin, 2 Copper, 14 Coal, 4 Iron	Yes	No Image Available at this moment.

Living Rock Caverns:

The Living Rock Caverns can be accessed by a rope climb found at the northern end of the Dwarven Mine. It's filled with dangerous, aggressive creatures, so prospective miners should make sure they're no slouches in the combat stakes too. The caverns hold many wonders for miners, most notable of which are the concentrated minerals deposits and the living rock creatures who dwell here.

Witchaven Rubium Mine

After completing the Kennith's Concerns quest, you'll gain access to a rubium mine beneath Witchaven. To reach the mine, head down into the shrine, through the secret door and through the caverns to the mine area. Inside the mine itself, you'll find 6 places to mine rubium in both the second and third of the main chambers.

Shooting Stars

Shooting stars fall across RuneScape with some regularity and bring great rewards for dedicated miners. Aside from the excellent training opportunities they provide, you can also earn some items add some interest to your training.

Barbarian Assult Double XP

It is possible to get double XP when mining ores. Travel to Barbarian Assault and talk to Commander Connad to receive a penance horn; this can be charged by playing waves of the minigame, as long as you ensure that the switch in the waiting room is changed to 'XP'. With charges on the horn, you will automatically receive double XP when mining ores. You can then 'check-potential' the horn at any time to find out how many charges remain on it.

Mining Booster's/Aides:

Summoning (Members Only):

Summoning Familiar	Summoning Level to Use	Special Feature of Summoning Familiar	Image of Summoning Familiar
Desert Wyrm	18	Right Click to gather Ores, Invisible Mining Boost of 1
Void Ravanger	34	Forgages for Ores, Invisible Mining Boost of 1
Obsidian Golem	73	Invisible Mining Boost of 7
Lava Titan	83	Invisible Mining Boost of 10

Drinks:

Drink Name	Drink Special Effects	Image of Drink
Dwarven Stout	Temporarily increases your Mining and Smithing levels by one
Braindeath Rum	Temporarily increase your Mining and Strength levels. The amount that your skills rise depends on your stats.

Quests:

Name of Quest	Amount of Mining XP Given	Member Only
Swept Away	100 - 9,900xp (10 portions of Goulash worth 10xp each towards skill of your choice)	Yes
Myths of the White Land	500xp (Lamp granting 500 xp to skill of your choice)	Yes
Meeting History	500 - 2,500xp (Tome of experience)	Yes
The Tale of Muspah	800xp	Yes
Doric's Quest	1,300xp	No
Darkness of Hallwvale	2,000 - 6,000xp (Tome of experience)	Yes
Legacy of Seergaze	2,000 - 9,500xp (Tome of experience)	Yes
Plaque City	2,425xp	Yes
A Fairy Tale part II - Cure a Queen	2,500xp (Lamp granting 2,500xp to a skill of your choice)	Yes
The Giant Dwarf	2,500xp	Yes
Heroes' Quest	2,575cxp	Yes
The Lost Tribe	3,000xp	Yes
Another Slice H.A.M.	3,000xp	Yes
Between a Rock	5,000xp	Yes
The Great Brain Robbery	5,000xp (Blessed lamp giving 5,000xp to any skill over level 30 of your choice)	Yes
King's Ransom	5,000xp (Lamp granting 5,000xp in one skill over level 50 of your choice)	Yes
Summer's End	5,000xp	Yes
Enakhra's Lament	7,000xp	Yes
Defender of Varrock	10,000xp	Yes
Digsite Quest	15,300xp	Yes
One Small Favour	10,000xp - 20,000xp (2 Lamps grant 10,000xp to any skills over level 30 of your choice)	Yes
Troll Stronghold	10,000xp - 20,000xp (2 Lamps grant 10,000xp to any skills over level 30 of your choice)	Yes
Kennith's Concerns	12,000xp	Yes
TokTz - Ket - Dill	15,000xp	Yes
Recipe for Disasty	20,000xp (Lamp giving 20,000xp in a skill over 50 of your choice)	Yes
The Temple at Senntisten	23,000xp (Lamp giving 23,000xp to any skill of your choice)	Yes
The Curse of Arrav	30,000xp	Yes
While Guthix Sleeps	100,000 - 400,000xp (Stone of Jas giving 100,000 xp to skills over level 65)	Yes

The Cape:

Once you've mastered the skill of Mining, you should know head over to the mining guild and speak to one of the dwarves at the entrance and pay 99k to get the Mining Cape of Accomplishment!