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 | |||||
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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[1] | 41 | 40 | Tobias Bronzearms (Ironmen) Skilling Tools Shop (Normal) | 3 | |||
Dragon pickaxe[2] | 61 | 60 | Wilderness Bosses | 2.83[3] | |||
Infernal pickaxe | 61[4] | 60 | Smouldering stone from Cerberus + Dragon Pickaxe | 2.83[5] | |||
Crystal pickaxe | 71[6] | 70 | Crystal tool seed from Zalcano + Dragon Pickaxe | 2.75[7] |
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 ) | |
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Helmet | 1% | 10% | 40 | |
Jacket | 1% | 10% | 60 | |
Legs | 1% | 10% | 50 | |
Boots | 1% | 10% | 30 | |
Complete set |
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 ) | |
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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 | |
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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 ) | |
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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 ) | |
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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 ) | |
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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 ) | |
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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.
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.
Familiars
Familiar | Level | Invis. Boost | |
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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.
Donator Benefits
Chance to receive noted skilling supplies | ||||||||
;;star teleport | ||||||||
Bonus Stardust per action | ||||||||
Red sandstone limit per 12 hours | ||||||||
Mined red sandstone automatically converted to Flasks | ||||||||
Coal bag capacity | ||||||||
Gem bag capacity |