Mining

Intro
Mining is used throughout runescape as a money maker. It wont bring in much money until you are higher level, but the time is worth the great sums of gold that will come pouring in once you are high enough.

Mining Ores
Here is a list of the rocks you can mine and their details. Note that Jagex has updated the look of some (but not all) ore rocks in the game. The old style is a small cluster of three or four uniformly coloured ore rocks. The new look has "veins" of ore in a lump of rock. Both the old and new look for each rock are shown in this table. Some rocks are only offered in a few locations - these are included below for convenience. See the mining maps listing to choose the best location for you to mine more widely available rocks.

Living Rocks
Members who possess high mining can access a cavern via a rope ladder in the Dwarven Mines. In this mine you will find several deposits of coal and gold as well as plentiful fishing spots. Resources are gathered at a faster rate than normal in this mine and require only one click to obtain. Be wary however! The mine is full of aggressive rock creatures (level 120+) who guard these resources with vigilance.

Gems
Often you can obtain magic gems (sapphire, emerald, ruby or diamond) at random when mining; a gem will appear in your inventory and the ore you are mining will still be in the rock. No xp is obtained from this. Wearing a charged Amulet of Glory (members only) will significantly increase your chance of mining a gem. Gems are used both for Crafting and for crossbow bolt tips.

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Mining Familiars can be obtained using the Summoning skill. They provide an invisible mining boost, which will aid you in efficiency. They also may be able to forage for ores or provide a convenient teleport. The scroll abilities for these particular familiars do not pertain to mining. Pouches are tradeable, but the summoning level listed is absolutely required in order to use them or make them.

Three drinks can boost your mining level temporarily, increasing your efficiency.

Cape of Achievement
Once you have mastered the skill and reached level 99 you may want to buy a Mining Skill Cape from the dwarf wearing one at the entrance of the Mining Guild in Falador. Refer to the Achievement Capes guide for more details.

Mines Of Runescape
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Misthalin and Morytania (East)
Name of Mine Number of Rocks Barbarian Village 5 Tin, 4 Coal. Chasm Mine 1 Tin, 4 Copper, 9 Iron, 3 Coal, 5 Silver, 2 Gold, 2 Mithril, 2 Adamant. Digsite Mine 5 Silver. Dorgeshuun Mines 9 Iron, 12 Silver. Edgeville Mine 2 Copper, 2 Tin, 3 Iron, 3 Silver, 6 Coal, 1 Mithril, 2 Adamant. Enakhras' Mine 2 Clay, 32 Sandstone, 25 Granite, 2 Coal. Evil Chickens' Lair 4 Iron, 4 Coal, 3 Silver, 4 Gold, 2 Mithril. Haunted Mine 14 Copper, 15 Tin, 8 Iron, 18 Coal, 11 Mithril, 18 Adamant. Lumbridge Swamp East Mine 5 Tin, 5 Copper. Lumbridge Swamp West Mine 7 Coal, 5 Mithril, 2 Adamant. Mining Camp (Desert) 8 Tin, 10 Copper, 6 Mithril, 6 Adamant. Sophanem Mine 5 Gold. South-east Varrock 6 Tin, 9 Copper, 4 Iron. South-west Varrock 3 Clay, 8 Tin, 3 Iron, 3 Silver.
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Asgarnia and Islands (Central)
Arzinian Mines 146 Gold. Asgarnian Ice Dungeon 4 Blurite. Brimhaven Northwest Mine 10 Gold. Brimhaven Southwest Mine 6 Gold. Crafter's Guild Mine 4 Clay, 6 Silver, 7 Gold. Crandor Isle 10 Coal, 3 Gold, 8 Mithril, 3 Adamant. Dwarven Mine 3 Clay, 10 Tin, 11 Copper, 9 Iron, 11 Coal, 2 Gold, 2 Mithril, 3 Adamant. Family Crest Dungeon 6 "pure" Gold. Fremennik Mine 9 Iron, 2 Mithril. Heros Guild Mine 7 Coal, 2 Mithril, 2 Adamant, 2 Runite. Jungle Mine 1 Iron, 1 Coal, 1 Silver, 2 Mithril, 2 Adamant. Karamja Volcano Gold Mine 4 Gold. Keldagrim 2 Copper, 5 Tin, 4 Iron, 14 Coal, 1 Gold. Keldagrim North Mine 8 Gold, 10 Adamant, 2 Runite. Living Rock Caverns 8 Concentrated Coal, 4 Concentrated Gold. Mining Guild 37 Coal, 5 Mithril. Rellekka Mine 4 Clay, 7 Coal, 3 Silver. Rimmington mine 2 Clay, 2 Tin, 5 Copper, 6 Iron, 2 Gold. Shilo Gem Mine 7 Gem rocks. Shilo Underground Gem Mine 8 Gem rocks. Taverly Mine 2 Copper, 6 Tin, 3 Iron, 2 Coal. TokTz-Ket-Dill Mine 8 Coal, 3 Mithril, 2 Adamant. TzHaar Mine 3 Gold, 3 Silver. TzHaar Stone Slab Mine 16 Stone slab.
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Kandarin (West)
Ardougne Sewers 5 Iron, 5 Coal. Coal Trucks 18 Coal. East Ardougne 11 Iron, 13 Coal. Grand Tree 9 Clay, 8 Iron, 4 Silver, 11 Coal, 4 Gold, 4 Mithril, 3 Adamant. Isafdar and Arandar (Elven Lands) 16 Limestone, 7 Adamant. Jatizso Mine 11 Tin, 10 Iron, 6 Coal, 16 Mithril, 11 Adamant. Light Temple 1 Runite. Lunar Isle Mines 5 Silver, 7 Gold, 4 Gem, Rune Essence and Pure Rune Essence. Neitiznot Runite Mine 7 Coal, 1 Runite Piscatoris Fishing Colony 2 Clay, 2 Tin, 2 Copper, 3 Iron. Port Khazard 4 Clay, 9 Tin, 4 Copper, 9 Iron, 1 Coal, 4 Mithril. Scorpius Shrine Mine 3 Copper. South Ardougne Mine 6 Iron, 4 Coal.
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Wilderness
Hobgoblins' Mine 21 Iron, 31 Coal, 19 Mithril, 8 Adamant. Lava Maze Dungeon 1 Runite. Pirates' Mine 1 Iron, 4 Coal, 4 Mithril, 1 Adamant. Runite Mine 2 Runite. Skeletons' Mine 34 Coal. Steel Mine 2 Iron, 3 Coal.
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