Contents:

• Introduction
• Training Guide
• Mining Chart
• PickAxes
• Mines
• Mining Guild
• Dwarven Stout
• Random Events
• Leveling
• Selling Ores

Introduction

Mining is one of the most profitable skills in Runescape, especially if you can put it together with Smithing, but that requires a lot of work. The easiest is to pick one and focus, since you can never mine enough to smith. No matter what you choose to do in Runescape, you will want to at least get your mining up to 15, since that can provide you with some basic ores for other things, such as crafting.

To start mining, you need a pick axe. A simple bronze pick axe will do for now, until you have a higher mining. Once you have a pick (you should have from tutorial island), go to a mine. You can find a mine by looking on the world map, or by asking someone nice enough to help, but don't beg. Simply (left) click on the rock you want to mine. This may not be a rock you can mine yet, if you repeatedly get no ore. Compare what the rock looks like to the chart below. Note: you can also right-click on a rock, and select prospect to see which ore is in the rock, if you can not tell after a few tries, it is probably out of your mining range.

When you start you can only mine copper and tin, but with a little work you can soon start to be mining coal and making the money. Do not try to sell any of your copper or tin ore, most players will not buy, and it will waste time you can otherwise be spending mining. If you do not plan to smith your copper or tin into bronze, my recommendation would be to just drop the ore, since it will do no good taking up bank space.

One of the most popular mines is the Dwarven mine, located under Ice Mountain, and another entrance from Falador. It has every type of ore in it (except rune), and it is close to a bank for convenience. This makes it one of the most crowded mines, which can make it hard to get ore with so many competitors.

Many places in Runescape have monsters, as you have seen, and mines are not an exception. The most common monster in mines is the scorpion, which has killed many miners, both strong and weak. Until you are confident in your ability to defeat a scorpion, bring protection (sword, armour), especially in case of the King Scorpion.

Training Guide

Levels 1-10: For these first levels, it does not matter where you mine, since all mines contain the basic metals. Start mining either copper or tin, but once you have a ]full load, don’t put it in your bank unless you want to be a smither, and smith it later. Let the ore drop on the ground, because there is little value in selling the tin or copper, and traveling back and forth is a waste of your time.

Levels 10-20: Now that you can start mining iron, you need to find a good mine. The Dwarven mine in one of the most popular, but because of its crowds and scorpions (if you have a lower combat level) is not suitable for mining. For a mine that works for you, and if you are unsure, the south-west Varrock mine is a good place to start. Iron is valuable enough to store in your bank, so take the time to do that.

Levels 20-30: Your mining should be high-enough now that you can start to make a profit. These levels are probably the hardest to get through, since you are still mining iron, but after you get to level 30 you can mine coal. Keep mining iron in the same location as you were, unless you want a change of scenery :)

Levels 30-40: You have two choice upon reaching level 30, either mine coal to make a profit, or keep mining iron to get your level up. Even though the first choice might seem better; the second will benefit you in the long run mining coal at its lowest level takes a while, and when you are competing with people who have the same mining level if not higher, they will usually get the coal before you. (You should switch to Dwarven Mine).

Levels 50-60: Now that you can mine coal in the guild, your mining ability will almost double, and your profits will soar. Don’t mine the Mithril in the guild even thought it is tempting, since you will rarely get it because of higher level people competing to get it. You can also get 3-4 coals before you can get 1 Mithril, which means making money faster and leveling up faster.

Levels 60-70: Levels used to seem short compared to now, right? Since you will be needing hundreds of thousands of experience points to get these higher levels, you must fully commit to mining. Some people take a “vacation” to take a break from mining, and work on other skills, but if if you do stay away for a long time your hard work will go to waste. Hold off on the Mithril until your mining is 65 or more. Keep banking your coal and sell them to make some money. Remember, Adamantine is level 70...

Levels 70-85: If you want to go all the way to rune everything you’ve done will seem like nothing, since you need almost 14 million experience points. Coal and Mithril should be your main mining metal, but Adamantine is easy to get once you get a few levels past level 70. Choose which one will help you make the most profit and sell it. Remember level 85 is the goal for all miners in Runescape.

Levels 85-99: Now that you have reached your goal, you are among the elite miners of Runescape. The only place where you can mine rune is the Wilderness, so make sure you higher protection when you go in. They can be friends, bodyguards or your own weapons, it is a personal choice.

For Serious Training: If your sole goal is to raise your mining level regardless of profit, iron is without a doubt the fastest way to accomplish it. There are many "3-rocks" (three iron rocks surrounding you so you only have to rotate to mine them) throughout Runescape that are perfect for this task. These rocks (because most of them are farther from banks) are suited for powermining (mining and dropping the ores). Other locations, that perhaps don't have as many iron rocks, are often closer to banks and are useful if you wish to bank your ores. It is up to the choice of the miner as to which method to choose.

Mining Chart

Ore	Picture		Mining Req.	Exp.	Respawn Time	Weight
Any Gem	Any rock		1	0	Rock Type
Clay			1	5	1 second	2.25
Tin			1	17.5	5 seconds	2.25
Copper			1	17.5	5 seconds	2.25
Iron			15	35	10 seconds	2.25
Silver			20	40	2 minutes	2.25
Coal			30	50	45 seconds	2.25
Gold			40	65	2 minutes	2.25
Mithril			55	80	3 minutes	2.25
Adamantite			70	95	4 minutes, 30 seconds	2.25
Rune			85	125	30 minutes	2.25

Gems

When you are mining, you will more than likely find a gem, which give some experience towards your mining, but the ore will still remain in the rock. You can sell these or use in crafting to make Jewelry. Wearing the Amulet of Glory (members only), which increases you chances of finding a gem. The Shilo Village has a few "gem rocks" which give specific gems.

Gem	Image
Sapphire
Emerald
Ruby
Diamond
Dragon Stone
Shilo Village Gems
Opal
Jade
Red Topaz

Pickaxes

Pickaxes no longer have a number of swings, but different chances of getting the ore.

Metal	Image	Mining Level	Cost
Bronze		1	1 gp
Iron		4	140 gp
Steel		6	500 gp
Mithril		21	1,300 gp
Adamantine		31	3,200 gp
Rune		41	32,000 gp

The new axes can be bought from the mining store on the western side of the Dwarven mines. Better axes do tend to have better accuracy, but a formula is still being worked out.

Mining Locations

As you can see their are 3 main mines in Runescape, Scorpion Pit, Dwarven Mine, and Edgeville Dungeon. Of these, two are widely used because of their ease in transport, Edgeville is in a dungeon, of course. However, if you know you will be mining one of a certain type of rock that can be found elsewhere, I recommend to mine at the smaller, less crowded mines.

Detailed Mine Information

Varrock South-East Mine
Nearest Bank: Varrock East
Music: Still Night
Surroundings: To get to this mine, leave Varrock from the East gate, and follow the path South. The mine is enclosed by rope, and feels like a children's Sand-Pit. The only entrance is from the North. It's a nice, green environment, and the music is very relaxing here.
Notes: No monsters

Varrock South-West Mine
Nearest Bank: Varrock West
Music: Greatness
Surroundings: This mine is located just South of the West gates of Varrock, and just North of the Champions Guild. It is at the bottom of a gray cliff, and set in a sandy area. The proximity to the Pottery facilities in Barbarian Village, and the abundance of Clay make this a good place to start Crafting.
Notes: There is a Level 4 Mugger, that could give some newer players a problem.

Barbarian Village Mine
Nearest Bank: Edgeville
Music: Dark2
Surroundings: Barbarian Village is found by leaving Varrock, and heading due West, over the river. Barbarian Village is a military place - a lot of the buildings look medieval, but dangerous. This gives the place a nice atmosphere. The tin rocks are spread on either side of the road, and the 4 coal rocks are bunched together on the Northern side of the road, on a steep and fairly annoying hill. Edgeville Bank nearby makes this a good coal-mining place for lower level miners who cannot access the Miners Guild.
Notes: There are Level 7-8 Barbarian Men and Women strolling around, but they are non-aggressive.

Edgeville Dungeon Mine
Nearest Bank: Edgeville
Music: Scape Cave, Forever.
Surroundings: This dungeon is accessed by going down a small trapdoor, South of Edgeville Bank. Edgeville is just North of Barbarian Village. If you follow the Dungeon's natural twists and turns, you will eventually reach a gate. This leads to the mines. These are dark mines, with flickering torches, and prowling skeletons.
Notes: Level 18 and 22 Skeletons, and occasionally Level 28 and 42 Hobgoblins. Those with combat level under 50 would be advised to bring some armour and a weapon.

Mining Guild
Nearest Bank: Falador
Music: Cave Background1
Surroundings: This mine is accessed by going down a ladder just East of Falador East Bank, in the middle of a courtyard, surrounded by buildings except on the far Eastern side. There is a lot of coal, and it it very close to the bank, so this is THE place to mine coal.
Notes: You need a Mining Level of 60 to enter here.

Dwarven Mine - Back of Cave/Scorpions
Nearest Bank: Falador
Music: Cave Background1
Surroundings: This mine is just outside the Mining Guide, or alternatively can be accessed from a staircase in the Falador houses, on the far East of the City, right next to the fence.
Notes: There are Level 14 Scorpions, Level 32 Pit Scorpions (which are very small), and Level 32 King Scorpions. This means that to be safe anyone under level 40 Combat should should stay clear, and anyone under level 55 should bring weapons and armour.

Rest of the Dwarven Mines
Nearest Bank: Falador
Music: Cave Background1
Surroundings: This is located just outside the Scorpion area, and is accessed by just walking through the Scorpion area. If this is too dangerous for you, then you should access it by the entrance to the West of Barbarian Village, on a small rise. However, this means that the nearest bank will be in Edgeville if the Scorpions are too dangerous, and this is a long hike.
Notes: There are non-aggressive Level 10 Dwarves hanging around, giving this mine a really industrial feel.

Rimmington Mine
Nearest Bank: Falador
Music: Long Way Home
Surroundings: This mine is located to the South-West of the Southern Exit of Falador. Its not an ideal mine for banking, as it isn't too close to Falador. However, its a pleasant change from the Underground mines, with peaceful music and lots of green trees.
Notes: None.

Crafting Guild
Nearest Bank: Falador
Music: Nightfall
Surroundings: The Crafting Guild is located West, and just South of the South Exit of Falador. This mine is fenced off with a very high and military looking wall, which can give you a really superior feel that you can get in. This place is unrivalled in its abundance of Crafting ores of Gold, Silver and Clay. Which you would expect, it being the Crafting Guild!
Notes: You need Level 40 Crafting, and a brown apron to get in here.

Scorpion Pit/Chasm Mine
Nearest Bank: Al Kharid
Music: Arabian2
Surroundings: This mine is set just North of Al Kharid, or a long way South East of Varrock. It is a dip in the land, surrounded by cliffs, with the only entrance from the South. The variety of ores here is unrivalled by any F2P mine, with everything except Clay and Runite provided. There is also a Fire and Water Rune respawn.
Notes: There are Level 14 Scorpions, and Level 32 Pit Scorpions (the little ones again) here. This makes it a dangerous mine for some lower levels.

Lumbridge Swamp Mine
Nearest Bank: Draynor
Music: Yesteryear
Surroundings: This Mine is South of Lumbridge, or a long way South East of Draynor. Unfortunately, Draynor is a long way away, so banking ores from here is difficult. This is the favorite place of the Superheaters. Put simply, take a Fire Staff and a load of Nature Runes here, smelt all your Mithril and Adamantite Ores into bars (which requires a Smithing Level of 55 and 70 respectively, and a Magic Level of 43) and then Bank Trips are a lot less frequent. This is a favorite non-Wilderness Mine to get higher-leveled ores. Pretty marshy round here as well.
Notes: Some low level Rats and Goblins on the way could prove a problem for Level 3's.

Wilderness - Steel Mine
Nearest Bank: Edgeville
Music: Dangerous
Surroundings: This Mine is in level 6-7 Wilderness, North and slightly East of Edgeville. This is not a very popular mine, as there are better places to mine both Coal and Iron.
Notes: Aggressive Level 22 Skeletons here. Not a Multi-Combat Zone though.

Wilderness - Skeleton Coal Mine
Nearest Bank: Edgeville
Music: Army Of Darkness
Surroundings: This mine is Due North of Edgeville, in Level 9 - 11 Wilderness. It is a good place to get coal for those whose Mining Level is below 60, but care must be taken as PKers stop off a lot near here. See Wilderness Mining.
Notes: Aggressive Level 18 Skeletons here. Not a Multi-Combat Zone, but very very close to one.

Wilderness - Hobgoblin Mine
Nearest Bank: Edgeville
Music: Wilderness2
Surroundings: This is North east of Edgeville Bank, but is a long trek as it is in Level 29 - 32 Wilderness! This is a good place to get high level ores, but can be very dangerous due to PKers, and all the monsters round here. See Wilderness Mining.
Notes: A lot of seriously aggressive, Level 28 Hobgoblins around here. You will get attacked frequently. Take as much Weapons and Armour as you can afford to lose, and those under 60 Combat should just steer well clear.

Wilderness - Runite Mine
Nearest Bank: Edgeville
Music: Forever
Surroundings: This is in Level 46 Wilderness, and is just above the Lava Maze. This is a very very dangerous place to be - a favorite hunting ground of every decent PKer.
Notes: Lots of curiously unaggressive Deadly Red Spiders. This may be a bug, and may not. It's the PKers that are dangerous round here, though. Any running should be to the South-East, as heading West leads straight into a Multi-Combat Zone.

Mining Guild

You may enter the mining guild once you have a mining level of 60. Inside you will find more than 20 coal rocks and 3 Mithril rocks. There are two entrances to this guild, one through the building right behind Falador bank, and another in back of the Dwarven Mines by the coal rocks. If you are level 59 and wish to enter, you can drink a Dwarven stout to boost your mining level by one, but it will wear off.

Dwarven Stout

Need to smith something, but you need 1 more level to make it? No problem! Simply go the Falador bar, talk to the barmaid, and order a Dwarven Stout for 3 gp. When you drink the beer, your smithing and mining levels will temporarily go up 1 level. For smithing you can expect to need 2-4 Dwarven Stouts per trip to the anvils, depending on what you are something

Random Events

The Swarm - A swarm of insects common anywhere in Runescape. They will attack you hitting occasional 1's. There has been no way currently to defeat them, just run away and they will disappear.

Rock Smoke - The rock will literally start to smoke and if you keep mining, will blow up you pickaxe. Take to the Dwarven pickaxe salesman to fix it for a fee.

Pick Falls Apart - Similar to the event above, this does not happen with any visual event. Simply pick up or pickaxe head, then in your inventory click to reattach it.

Rock Golem - Will keep attacking, to escape run out of the line of sight (so you cant see them).
Levels:
Rock Golem (Level 156) - High Level Players
Rock Golem (Level 120) - Medium Level Players (ex. 67)
Rock Golem (Level 79) - Low Level Players
Rock Golem (Level 49) - Very Low Level Players

Leveling

This shows the number of ores you would need to go ten levels. Note: The number is added on top of what you already have mined, so if your level 70, it gives you the number you would need to go from 70-80, no 1-80.

Basic (Complete) Stats:

Level 1-10: You need to mine 66 Tin/Copper Ores (1153 exp)
Level 10-20: You need to mine 190 Tin/Copper Ores (3316 exp), this will allow you to mine Iron (Level 15) and Silver (Level 20)
Level 20-30: You need to mine 509 Tin/Copper Ores, 255 Iron Ores, or 223 Silver Nuggets (8893), this will allow you to mine Coal (Level 30)
Level 30-40: You need to mine 1364 Tin/Copper Ores, 682 Iron Ores, 597 Silver Nuggets, or 478 Coal (23,891 exp), this will allow you to mine Gold
Level 40-50: You need to mine 3664 Tin/Copper Ores, 1832 Iron Ores, 1603 Silver Nuggets, 1283 Coal, or 987 Gold Nuggets (64,109 exp)
Level 50-60:You need to mine 9852 Tin/Copper Ores, 4926 Iron Ores, 4311 Silver Nuggets, 3449 Coal Ores, or 2653 Gold Nuggets (172,409 exp), this will allow you to mine Mithril Ores (Level 55)
Level 60-70: You need to mine 26,508 Tin/Copper Ores, 13,254 Iron Ores, 11,598 Silver Nuggets, 9278 Coal Ores, 7137 Gold Nuggets, or 5799 Mith Ores (463,885 exp), this will allow you to mine Adamantite Ore (Level 70)
Level 70-80: You will need to mine 71,340 Tin/Copper Ores, 35,670 Iron Ores, 31,212 Silver Nuggets, 24,969 Coal Ores, 19,207 Gold Nuggets, 15,606 Mith Ores, or 13,412 Addy Ores (1,248,441 exp)
Level 80-90: You will need to mine 192,016 Tin/Copper Ores, 96,008 Iron Ores, 84,007 Silver Nuggets, 67,206 Coal Ores, 51,697 Cold Nuggets, 42,004 Mith Ores, or 35,372 Addy Ores (3,360,264 exp), this will allow you to mine Runite Ores (Level 85)
Level 90-99: You will need to mine 439,320 Tin/Copper Ores, 219,660 Iron Ores, 192,203 Silver Nuggets, 153,762 Coal Ores, 118,279 Gold Nuggets, 96,102 Mith Ores, 80,962 Addy Ores, or 61,505 Rune Ores (7,688,099 exp)

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Iron Stats

Level 15-25: You will need to mine 156 Iron Ores (5431 exp)
Level 25-35: You will need to mine 417 Iron Ores (14,564 exp)
Level 35-45: You will need to mine 1118 Iron Ores (39,106 exp)
Level 45-55: You will need to mine 3004 Iron Ores (105,124 exp)
Level 55-65: You will need to mine 8080 Iron Ores (282,792 exp)
Level 65-75: You will need to mine 21,743 Iron Ores (760,993 exp)
Level 75-85: You will need to mine 58,520 Iron Ores (2,048,173 exp)
Level 85-95: You will need to mine 157,514 Iron Ores (5,512,964 exp)
Level 95-99: You will need to mine 121,797 Iron Ores (4,262,873 exp)

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Coal Stats

Level 30-40: You will need to mine 478 Coal Ores (23,861 exp)
Level 40-50: You will need to mine 1283 Coal Ores (64,109 exp)
Level 50-60: You will need to mine 3449 Coal Ores (172,409 exp)
Level 60-70: You will need to mine 9278 Coal Ores (463,885 exp)
Level 70-80: You will need to mine 24,969 Coal Ores (1,248,441 exp)
Level 80-90: You will need to mine 67,206 Coal Ores (3,362,264 exp)
Level 90-99: You will need to mine 153,762 Coal Ores (7,688,099 exp)

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Mithril Stats

Level 55-65: You will need to mine 3535 Mithril Ores (282,792 exp)
Level 65-75: You will need to mine 9513 Mithril Ores (760,993 exp)
Level 75-85: You will need to mine 25,603 Mithril Ores (2,048,173 exp)
Level 85-95: You will need to mine 68,913 Mithril Ores (5,512,964 exp)
Level 95-99: You will need to mine 53,286 Mithril Ores (4,262,873 exp)

Selling Ores

Current Market Prices

The market for ores is constantly changing, its hard to set an exact price that lasts for long.

The Official RSR Price Guide is routinely updated for this purpose.

People might want more for each in large quantities, but these are the average market price's. Read below how to sell and get the ores and. Always remember one common rule to buying and selling, BUY LOW AND SELL HIGH, if you want to be successful in money remember to follow this guideline. Remember to sell ore as high as you can. Say your selling coal for 200 a piece, and someone offers 100, and you accept. You figure your only losing a few hundred, so you can get back mining. But say you were selling 1,000 ores, that 100 would add up to be 100,000, seem a little bit more important? What about 175 instead of 200? You loose 25,000. No matter what hold out at long as you can, most buyers will eventually give in to the higher prices, giving you more profit.

Where To Sell Your Ores

You've got the advertising part down, now you need to know where to advertise. The best idea is to post in an crowded area, like Varrock Square. EVERY day you will find crowds of people selling and buying there (In F2P), though it might be kind of hard to find your buyer/seller in the crowd.

What To Sell For

You've got all the basic techniques down, now you need to know what to sell your ores for. If you want a good bargain you need to "Play the Market", by selling for 10-20% higher than average ore prices you can get much better profit off of your ores. Smithers in general are the ones you need to look for, they just want ores to smith so they can one day smith Rune and be rich (They probably are already), so they are willing to pay more than average prices for your ores, or less to try to cheat you out of your money for their profit. Other people that don't just want a bunch of ores to smith are not going to go above the normal price of the market, so ignore them. This method will take quite some time and patience for you to get a good buyer, so you might be waiting a while. When a person comes up and says,

QUOTE
"I'll buy your 50 Coal for 7k"

Then don't accept his offer, this is about the norm of Coal at the time and you can get higher. If a person comes up and says,

QUOTE
"I'll buy your 50 Coal for 10k"

Then you have yourself a Smither. This deal is exactly what your looking for, its right in between the norm and high price of Coal and what most miners look for. But if suddenly in the trade the guy says,

QUOTE
"Well I guess ill just give you 9k"

Or if he goes up to 45k in money then clicks "Accept", he's trying to get a better deal! People will do this often now that they have gotten your attention and make you think you've gotten a good deal. Remember every miner keeps every last cent, it all counts.

Helpful Things With Selling

Having a friend in RS that buys your ores for good prices is one of the best things you can have. Once you find a person on the market that's buying for above average prices, try to make friends with him and put him on your List. If this goes on for long enough he will be your established buyer, and buy ores from you at any chance. Also ALWAYS keep your promises to sell something, if your friend asks if you can sell him 100 Mithril and you say yes to it, then you need to give him those 100 Mithril or your friendship and good's trading would come to a sudden halt.