Runescape Mining Runescape is a massive online adventure by JaGex Ltd. Mining in Runescape is a hard to level but rewarding skill when used by itself or in conjunction with Smithing. This guide tells you a bit about mining and what the ores are used for.
When you start off mining you should mine tin and copper till your level 20 before you start mining iron. Iron ore sells for about 80 gold pieces on the Grand Exchange (as of January 2098) or can be smelted with a 50% success rate unless you have a ring of forging (Members only). You should continue mining iron ore till you are level 35 and start mining coal. Coal is very important as all high level smithers need it, this sells for about 150-170 gold pieces on the Grand Exchange. Coal is used to make Steel, 2 coal per one iron ore, Mithril, 4 coal per one mithril ore, Adamant, 6 coal per one Amdamant ore and Runite, 8 coal per runite ore. As you can see it is always in demand and very easy to sell.
Now thats your level 55 you can mine mithril ore, mithril ore sells for about 350 gold pieces each on the Grand exchange or can be smelted with 4 coal to make Mithril bars which sells for about 1,000 gold pieces each.
Once you are level 60 mining you now have access to the mining guild. It has 37 coal and 5 milthril so you can easily mine coal with little competition on a quiet server.
When your 70 you can mine Adamant ore which sells for about 1,100 on the Grand Exchange or can be smelted with 6 coal into Adamant Bars.
At 85 you can mine runite ore which sells for 12,500 - 13,000 gold pieces at the Grand Exchange or it can be smelted with 8 coal into Runite Bars.
Tips
Some useful tips are:
- Always equipt your pick when ever possible while mining as them frees up one space in your Inventory.
- Try to avoid wearing armour as this makes your energy run out sooner.
- Try to get the best pick possible for your level.
Pros and Cons of Runescape Mines (Free to Play)
This is a short guide on a few Free to play runescape mining sites.
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Varrock Area:
South East Mine - 6 Tin, 9 Copper and 4 Iron. To find this mine exit Varrock through the East gate and head south following the path.
Pros: Close to Bank, good for low levels
Cons: High levels come and mine the iron, level 6 rat hangs around just north of the mine
South West Mine - 3 Clay, 8 Tin, 3 Iron and 3 Silver. To find this mine exit Varrock through the West gate and follow the wall south or exit Varrock through the south gate and head west.
Pros: Close to Bank, only place where low levels can mine silver in a safe enviroment
Cons: level 6 Mugger hangs around just south of the mine
Alkharid:
Scorpion mine - 1 Tin, 4 Copper, 9 Iron, 3 Coal, 5 Silver, 2 Gold, 2 Mithril and 2 Adamant. To find this mine head east from Lumbridge and go through the toll gate then head north or head south from varrock and go into the desert.
Pros: Large Variety of ores
Cons: Level 14 Scorpions attack low levels
Lumbridge:
East Mine - 5 Tin and 5 Copper. To get to this mine you head through the lumbridge graveyard and follow the path.
Pros: Close to bank, safe area
Cons: Low level ores, not much variety.
West Mine - 7 Coal, 5 Mithril and 2 Adamant. To get to this mine you head West from the East mine or Head to the wizard tower bridge and go east along the coastline.
Pros: Lots of Variety
Cons: It's always busy
Barbrian Village:
Barbarian Village - 5 Tin and 4 Coal. To find this mine head west of Varrock along the path.
Pros: Small run to back
Cons: Not many ores, lots of competition
Falador:
Mining guild - 37 Coal, 5 Mithril. To find this mine head south of the East bank and climb down the ladder surrounded by some buildings
Pros: Lots of ore, bank right up the ladder
Cons: High levels take the mith, Need level 60 mining to enter
Dwarven Mine - 3 Clay, 10 Tin, 11 Copper, 9 Iron, 11 Coal, 2 Gold, 2 Mithril and 3 Adamant. To enter this mine from the east bank in Falador head east to the wall and then go north till you find a building with stairs, go down these stairs to find the mine.
Pros: Bank short distance
Cons: Level 14 and 32 scoprions at one half.
Crafter's Guild Mine - 4 Clay, 6 Silver and 7 Gold. To get to this mine head to the south wall and follow it on the outside till you find the crafting guild.
Pros: Lots of gold
Cons: Long way to bank, Popular spot, Need level 40 Crafting for entry
Rimmington Mine - 2 Clay, 2 Tin, 5 Copper, 6 Iron and 2 Gold. To get to this mine head south till you find Port Sarim then head west.
Pros: Not popular mine
Cons: Someone is usually mining the gold, hard to find for the first time.
