Mining

Mining is a skill that allows players to obtain ores and gems from rocks. The higher a player's Mining level is the more likely they are to successfully extract ore. With ores, a player can then either smelt bars and make equipment using the Smithing skill or sell them for profit.

Equipment

The only item required to mine is a pickaxe. A certain attack level is required to wield one, but players are still able to use the pickaxe to mine without the Attack level requirement. Players should use the best pickaxe available for the fastest mining speed.

Using an infernal pickaxe will give a 1/3 chance for the ore to automatically combust, which will consume the ore. This reduces the number of ores that need to be dropped, and also grants some passive Smithing experience. Making an infernal pickaxe requires level 85 Smithing, and it can be charged with dragon pickaxes or smouldering stones. This effect can apply to all standard ores, sandstone, red sandstone, and Zalcano tephra. NOTE: Red sandstone and Tephra products will not be destroyed.

The crystal pickaxe has the fastest mining speed, and it should be used if the player has enough crystal shards for it.

Pickaxes

Item				Source	Ticks between rolls
	Bronze pickaxe	1	1	Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)	8
	Iron pickaxe	1	1	Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)	7
	Steel pickaxe	6	5	Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)	6
	Black pickaxe	11	10	Clue Scrolls	5
	Mithril pickaxe	21	20	Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)	5
	Adamant pickaxe	31	30	Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)	4
	Rune pickaxe	41	40	Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)	3
	Dragon pickaxe	61	60	Wilderness Bosses	2.83
	Infernal pickaxe	61	60	Smouldering stone from Cerberus + Dragon Pickaxe	2.83
	Crystal pickaxe	71	70	Crystal tool seed from Zalcano + Dragon Pickaxe	2.75

Prospector kit

The Prospector kit obtained from Prospector Percy in the Lava Flow Mine provides a total of 4% bonus Mining experience when worn as well as a additional chance to not deplete the resource while mining.

Item		XP Boost	Deplete chance reduction	Cost (in )
	Helmet	1%	10%	40
	Jacket	1%	10%	60
	Legs	1%	10%	50
	Boots	1%	10%	30
Complete set		4%	40%	180

Mining Gloves

Mining Gloves obtained from Belona in the Mining Guild provides additional chance to not deplete the resource while mining. Expert mining gloves are created by talking to Belona and combining mining gloves and superior mining gloves.

Item		XP Boost	Deplete chance reduction	Cost (in )
	Mining gloves	1%	10%	60
	Superior mining gloves	1%	20%	120
	Expert mining gloves	1%	30%	60

Celestial Ring

The Celestial ring can be obtained from the Shooting star activity. While worn it will grant a +4 invisible mining level boost and while charged with stardust will grant a 1/10 chance to double the mined resource.

An Celestial signet grants the effect of the celestial ring while also providing a 1/10 chance to not use a crystal pickaxe charge while mining.

Item		Invis. Mining Boost	Extra Ore Chance	Save Crystal Tool Charge
	Celestial ring (uncharged)	4
	Celestial ring	4
	Celestial signet (uncharged)	4
	Celestial signet	4

Gem Bag

The gem bag can store ALL forms of uncut gems with the except of Uncut onyx and Uncut Zenytes.

Players can right-click to open the bag, which will have gems that the player mines from a gem rock or which are found randomly while mining be automatically placed inside the bag, providing there is space for it.

Capacity of the gem bag scales with Donator benefits.

Item		Cost (in )	Cost (in )	Cost (in )
	Gem bag	50	100	2000

Coal Bag

Players can right-click to open the bag, which will have coal that the player mines from a coal rock be automatically placed inside the bag, providing there is space for it.

Capacity of the coal bag scales with Donator benefits.

Item		Cost (in )	Cost (in )	Cost (in )
	Coal bag	50	100	5000

Amulet of Glory

If the amulet has any charges, wearing it while Mining will increase the chances of rolling an uncut gem table from 1/256 to 1/86. It will also significantly increase the speed of mining gem rocks.

Auras

Quarrymaster

When this aura is activated, it increases the odds of successfully mining. These can be purchased from the Loyalty reward shop.

Item		Increased mining success	Cost (in )
	Quarrymaster aura	3%	2,500
	Greater quarrymaster aura	5%	5,000
	Master quarrymaster aura	7%	12,500
	Supreme quarrymaster aura	10%	15,000

Resourceful

When this aura is activated, it decreases the chance of depleting the resource. These can be purchased from the Loyalty reward shop.

Item		Decreased depletion chance	Cost (in )
	Resourceful aura	10%	2,500

Lovakengj House

When activated, the Lovakengj house aura will automatically smelt the mined item yielding smithing xp.

This effect can apply to all standard ores, sandstone, red sandstone, and Zalcano tephra.

Familiars

Familiar		Level	Invis. Boost
	Desert wyrm pouch	18	1
	Void ravager pouch	34	1
	Obsidian golem pouch	73	7
	Lava titan pouch	83	10

Area Effects

Mining Guild

• +7 Invisible mining level boost
• Mined ores respawn twice as fast.
• Chance to find unidentified minerals improved to 1/50 per mining action.

Donator Zone

• +7 Invisible mining level boost
• Mined ores respawn within 5 seconds.
• Chance to find unidentified minerals improved to 1/50 per mining action.

Relics

Glorious Gatherer (Silver)

• Increases experienced gained in gathering skills by 5%.

Excavation (Silver)

• Offers a 5% chance to mine two ores at once.
• Inhabitants of the Living Rock Caverns are no longer aggressive.

Endless Harvest (Gold)

• Resources gathered from Woodcutting, Mining, Fishing, and Farming are doubled and sent directly to the bank.
• NOTE: This same effect is applied by the shooting star buff after turning in stardust to the star sprite.

Catch 'em All (Gold)

• Offers 50% higher drop rate on all pets.