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For information on training this skill, see the Mining training article.
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Mining is a skill in RuneScape Classic that allows players to mine rocks and obtain various ores and minerals. Ores can be smelted into bars and then forged into armour and weapons.

Pickaxes[]

Mining

A player attempting to mine. A pickaxe bubble is visible above their head.

Before attempting to mine a rock, a player must have a pickaxe. The higher the level the pickaxe, the more swings the player will automatically take at the rock they are trying to mine with one click.

Pickaxes can be bought from Nurmof's Pickaxe Shop in the Dwarven Mine. Bronze Pickaxes can also be bought from various General Stores and other shops.

Image Pickaxe Level # of Swings Price
Bronze Pickaxe Bronze pickaxe 1 1 1 coin
Iron Pickaxe Iron pickaxe 1 2 140 coins
Steel Pickaxe Steel pickaxe 6 3 500 coins
Mithril Pickaxe Mithril pickaxe 21 5 1,300 coins
Adamantite Pickaxe Adamantite pickaxe 31 8 3,200 coins
Rune Pickaxe Rune pickaxe 41 12 32,000 coins

Rocks[]

Unlike in RuneScape 2, attempting to mine a rock containing ore you do not have the Mining level for does not warn you that you cannot mine it. You will instead receive the message "You only succeed in scratching the rock".

Image Rock Image Ore Level Experience Respawn Rate Fatigue SU (%)
Empty rock Strange rocks Rocks Rocks 1 0 9 seconds 0 (0.000%)
Clay rock Clay rock Clay Clay 1 5 1 second 80 (0.1066%)
Copper rock Copper rock Copper ore Copper ore 1 17.5 2-4 seconds 280 (0.3733%)
Tin rock Tin rock Tin ore Tin ore 1 17.5 2-4 seconds 280 (0.3733%)
Blurite rock Blurite rock Blurite ore Blurite ore 10 17.5 8:30 minutes 280 (0.3733%)
Iron rock Iron rock Iron ore Iron ore 15 35 4-7 seconds 560 (0.7466%)
Silver rock Silver rock Silver Silver 20 40 50-70 seconds 640 (0.8533%)
Coal rock Coal rock Coal Coal 30 50 25 seconds 800 (1.0667%)
Gold rock Gold rock Gold Gold 40 65 50-70 seconds 1040 (1.3866%)
Gem rock Gem rock Uncut Opal Uncut Jade Uncut Red Topaz
Uncut sapphire Uncut emerald Uncut ruby Uncut diamond
Uncut gems 40 50 120 seconds 800 (1.0667%)
Mithril rock Mithril rock Mithril ore Mithril ore 55 80 110 seconds 1280 (1.7066%)
Adamantite rock Adamantite rock Adamantite ore Adamantite ore 70 95 180-220 seconds 1520 (2.0266%)
Runite rock Runite rock Runite ore Runite ore 85 125 12-15 minutes 2000 (2.6667%)

Gems[]

Uncut sapphire Uncut emerald Uncut ruby Uncut diamond

While mining rocks for ores, players may randomly find an uncut gem which include sapphires, emeralds, rubies and diamonds. Finding a gem from regular rock gives no Mining experience. Mining gem rocks found in Shilo Village is a faster way to obtain uncut gems, but the mine can only be accessed after completing the Shilo Village quest.

The higher level rocks have greater likelihood of finding a gem and wearing Charged Dragonstone Amulet also increases the chance.

Uncut gems can be used in the Crafting skill to create various pieces of jewellery.

Certing[]

Giles
Jinno
Giles and Jinno cert ores.

The following certificates can be exchanged by Giles in Draynor Village or by Jinno in Zanaris. Certing ores is useful to trade bulk amounts easier and faster.

Locations[]

Main article: Mines
Mining4

Mining spot south-west of Varrock.

There are various mining sites in RSC, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.

Boosts[]

Image Item Boost Visibility
Dwarven Stout Dwarven Stout 1 level Visible

Quests[]

Mining is required to complete various quests:

The following quests give Mining experience rewards:

  • Digsite -
  • Doric's Quest -
  • Hero's Quest -
  • Plague City -

Trivia[]

Mining before change

Before a hidden update mining had to be done by right-clicking.

  • "Joe Bill64" is the first known player to reach level 99 Mining, doing so in 2002.
  • The Mining system was changed in November 2002 to give visual feedback of the rock's state, and the respawn times were halved
  • In 2002, low-fatigue soft rocks and high-fatigue hard rocks were introduced for variety. They were removed with the release of sleeping bags in May 2003
  • In the early days, players had to use their pickaxes on the rocks to be able to mine them.
  • Before a hidden update on 27 February 2002, players had to do mining with right click. [1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. madonion. P2P & Other Updates. Rune News. "Plus, now you can Mine/ Fish with only one click!!" 26 February 2002.
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