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{{SCP|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.

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==[[file:Silver_Excavation.png|25px]]Useful things and info[[File:Dragon pickaxe.png|25px]]==
*The excavation silver relic offers a 5% chance to give double ores when mining, and creatures in the Living Rock Caverns will no longer be aggressive
**This is very useful once the player is mining concentrated coal and gold deposits
*All ores have a greatly increased re-spawn timer, no waiting 12 minutes for a runite ore to come back
*The golden mining set, obtained from Lava Flow Mine, will provide a 1% XP boost per piece, and 6% xp boost while the full set is worn
*The infernal pickaxe can be made by combining a smouldering stone with a dragon pickaxe
**The infernal pickaxe has a 1/3 chance of instantly destroying the ore you mined, and giving you the smithing XP for that ore (no coal required)
*The endless harvest gold relic can be used most effectively when mining concentrated coal and gold deposits, this will allow the player to mine without having to bank or drops ores
*A coal bag (purchased from the Dungeoneering rewards shop, or web store) can be useful when mining concentrated coal, if you're not dropping the ore

==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.

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

===Pickaxes===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|Item
!{{SCP|Mining}}
!{{SCP|Attack}}
!Source
!Ticks between rolls
|-
|[[File:Bronze_pickaxe.png]]
|Bronze pickaxe
|1
|1
|Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)
|8
|-
|[[File:Iron_pickaxe.png]]
|Iron pickaxe
|1
|1
|Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)
|7
|-
|[[File:Steel_pickaxe.png]]
|Steel pickaxe
|6
|5
|Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)
|6
|-
|[[File:Black_pickaxe.png]]
|Black pickaxe
|11
|10
|Clue Scrolls
|5
|-
|[[File:Mithril_pickaxe.png]]
|Mithril pickaxe
|21
|20
|Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)
|5
|-
|[[File:Adamant_pickaxe.png]]
|Adamant pickaxe
|31
|30
|Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)
|4
|-
|[[File:Rune_pickaxe.png]]
|Rune pickaxe{{Refn|The Gilded pickaxe and Inferno adze are functionally equivalent.}}
|41
|40
|Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal)
|3
|-
|[[File:Dragon_pickaxe.png]]
|Dragon pickaxe{{Refn|The 3rd age pickaxe is functionally equivalent.}}
|61
|60
|Wilderness Bosses
|2.83{{Refn|3 ticks by default, 1/6 chance to be 2 ticks.}}
|-
|[[File:Infernal_pickaxe.png]]
|Infernal pickaxe
|61{{Refn|Also requires 85 [[Smithing]] to use.}}
|60
|Smouldering stone from Cerberus + Dragon Pickaxe
|2.83{{Refn|3 ticks by default, 1/6 chance to be 2 ticks.}}
|-
|[[File:Crystal_pickaxe.png]]
|Crystal pickaxe
|71{{Refn|Also requires 50 [[Agility]] to use.}}
|70
|Crystal tool seed from Zalcano + Dragon Pickaxe
|2.75{{Refn|3 ticks by default, 1/4 chance to be 2 ticks.}}
|}
{{Reflist}}

===Prospector kit===
The [[Prospector kit]] obtained from [[Prospector Percy's Nugget Shop|Prospector Percy]] in the [[Lava Flow Mine]] provides a total of 2.5% bonus Mining experience when worn as well as a additional chance to not deplete the resource while mining.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Item
! data-sort-type="number" |XP Boost
! data-sort-type="number" |Deplete chance reduction 
! data-sort-type="number" |Cost (in {{plinkp|Golden nugget}})
|-
|{{plinkt|Prospector helmet|txt=Helmet}}
|1%
|10%
|40
|-
|{{plinkt|Prospector jacket|txt=Jacket}}
|1%
|10%
|60
|-
|{{plinkt|Prospector legs|txt=Legs}}
|1%
|10%
|50
|-
|{{plinkt|Prospector boots|txt=Boots}}
|1%
|10%
|30
|-
! colspan="2" |'''Complete set'''
!'''<center>4%</center>'''
!'''<center>40%</center>'''
!'''<center>180</center>'''
|}

===Mining Gloves===
[[Mining Gloves]] obtained from [[Mining Guild Mineral Exchange|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.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Item
! data-sort-type="number" |XP Boost
! data-sort-type="number" |Deplete chance reduction 
! data-sort-type="number" |Cost (in {{plinkp|Unidentified minerals}})
|-
|{{plinkt|Mining gloves}}
|1%
|10%
|60
|-
|{{plinkt|Superior mining gloves}}
|1%
|20%
|120
|-
|{{plinkt|Expert mining gloves}}
|1%
|30%
|60
|}

===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]].

===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]].

==Red Sandstone==
[[File:115px-Red sandstone detail.webp|50px]] [[Red sandstone]] is the product of mining red sandstone rocks with Mining level 81. It can be made into robust glass by using the robust glass machine or the Superglass Make spell. Robust glass is then used to create 6 dose potion flasks. Players can mine a daily limit of sandstone depending on their [[Donator benefits|donator rank]]. See [[Donator benefits]] page for details on daily limit. See the [[Red Sandstone]] article for more details.

==Training Mining==
===Shooting Stars===
[[file:Crashed_star.webp|right]]
*Shooting Stars are the best mining XP at any level, are AFK to mine, and provide the player with stardust (Donators get bonus dust)
**Shooting stars will not appear in any of the other methods below since they are mentioned here, but are limited time random events (there is no cap on stars you can mine per day, or stardust you can hand in)
*Stars require their size*10 mining level to mine, and as they are mined, they go down in tier
**If a size 9 star lands, it requires level 90 mining to mine it, once it has been mined through that layer, it will then require 80 mining, and so on
*Gold+ donators can easily get to the star with ;;star, and it will also display the time until the next one if there is no current star
*Pickaxe tier does '''not''' matter for the shooting star, which means the bronze pickaxe in your toolbelt is good enough
*Shooting Star loot table
**Star dust can be traded in at the end of the star for rewards, 200 dust is one loot roll
***You will always get: 150k, 150 astral runes, and 150 cosmic runes
{| class="wikitable" id="tab_alternatingtable"
|-
! !!Item Name !! Rarity !! Quantity
|-
|{{plinkp|Uncut sapphire}} || Uncut sapphire || 111/1000 || 250
|-
|{{plinkp|Uncut emerald}} || Uncut emerald || 111/1000 || 100
|-
|{{plinkp|Uncut ruby}} || Uncut ruby || 111/1000 || 50
|-
|{{plinkp|Coal}} || Coal || 111/1000 || 250
|-
|{{plinkp|Gold ore}} || Gold ore || 111/1000 || 100
|-
|{{plinkp|Mithril ore}} || Mithril ore || 111/1000 || 50
|-
|{{plinkp|Uncut diamond}} || Uncut diamond || 83/1000 || 25
|-
|{{plinkp|Uncut dragonstone}} || Uncut dragonstone || 83/1000 || 10
|-
|{{plinkp|Adamantite ore}} || Adamantite ore || 83/1000 || 25
|-
|{{plinkp|Runite ore}} || Runite ore || 83/1000 || 10
|-
|{{plinkp|Uncut onyx}} || Uncut onyx || 1/1000 || 1
|}


==Levels 1 - 99==
===[[File:Iron ore detail.png|25px]]Levels 1-68[[File:Gold ore detail.png|25px]]===
*From level 1 to 15 you can mine copper and tin. These can be mined in the Varrock Southeast Mine.
*Level 15 to 30/35/45/68 mine Iron. These can be mined in the Varrock Southeast Mine.
**When you want to stop mining Iron you have a variety of options:
***Coal at 30. This can be mined in the Falador Mine.
***Sandstone at 35. This can be mined at the Bandit camp Quarry.
***Granite at 45. This can be mined at the Bandit camp Quarry.

===Levels 68-77+===
*The [[Lava Flow Mine|lava flow mine]] is a minigame where players are mining away the crust from lava pools
*This minigame is extremely AFK, good XP/hr and awards the player with the golden mining set
*The XP/hr here is slightly less than concentrated deposits, but is more AFK

===[[File:Coal.png|25px]]Levels 77+[[File:Gold ore detail.png|25px]]===
[[file:Concentrated_gold_deposit.webp|right]]
*The best location for mining Concentrated ore deposits is in the Platinum+ level of the Donator Zone. Alternatively, those without the rank can mine the deposits in the Living Rock Caverns
**The concentrated coal deposits require 77 mining, and the concentrated gold deposits require 80 mining
*[[file:Silver Excavation.png]]Players should have the '''Excavation [[relic|silver relic]]''' here to avoid getting hit by the NPCs
*If you want the max XP/hr you will need to empty your inventory with ;;e
*If you want to keep your ores, either use the endless harvest relic, which will automatically double the ores and bank them, or teleport home to bank, and teleport back with the Nexus