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Hefner: /* Equipment */

2024-05-12T19:13:10Z

Equipment

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	==Equipment==		==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.		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]] is recommended if using the fastest training methods. Mining rocks with it 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 pickaxe]]s or [[smouldering stone]]s. The former are usually cheaper, but using the infernal pickaxe can still be somewhat expensive for some players.		Using an [[infernal pickaxe]] is recommended if using the fastest training methods. Mining rocks with it 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 pickaxe]]s or [[smouldering stone]]s. The former are usually cheaper, but using the infernal pickaxe can still be somewhat expensive for some players.

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Other methods

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	Mining [[crashed star]]s offers low experience rates but requires very little attention. As part of the [[Shooting Stars]] [[Distraction and Diversion]], a shooting star will fall at a random spot selected from a predetermined list. Once the player has found a crashed star, they can mine it for 42–63 minutes depending on its tier before the star depletes. Each tier can be mined for seven minutes without interaction, only requiring the player to click again whenever the star degrades a tier.		Mining [[crashed star]]s offers low experience rates but requires very little attention. As part of the [[Shooting Stars]] [[Distraction and Diversion]], a shooting star will fall at a random spot selected from a predetermined list. Once the player has found a crashed star, they can mine it for 42–63 minutes depending on its tier before the star depletes. Each tier can be mined for seven minutes without interaction, only requiring the player to click again whenever the star degrades a tier.

	This method is fully available at level 60 Mining since the lowest star now falls at tier 6, but it can begin at level 10 Mining if the star is mined down to a suitable tier. The [[stardust]] can be exchanged for a [[celestial ring]], which gives an invisible +4 boost to Mining. Considering the [[Grand Exchange]] price of [[soft clay]], each stardust is worth ~~{{Coins\|{{GEP\|Soft clay\|100}}/150}}~~ when using the stardust to buy [[soft clay pack]]s.		This method is fully available at level 60 Mining since the lowest star now falls at tier 6, but it can begin at level 10 Mining if the star is mined down to a suitable tier. The [[stardust]] can be exchanged for a [[celestial ring]], which gives an invisible +4 boost to Mining. Considering the [[Grand Exchange]] price of [[soft clay]], each stardust is worth when using the stardust to buy [[soft clay pack]]s.

	Experience and stardust rates are shown in the table below. The rates include the time spent finding a new star as well as some idle time whenever the star degrades a tier.		Experience and stardust rates are shown in the table below. The rates include the time spent finding a new star as well as some idle time whenever the star degrades a tier.
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	==Ore table==		==Ore table==

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	Mining is a great skill to make money with at high level, you can start off at home then move to the west side of the Skilling Island and mine in the pit. (2x XP in wilderness).		Mining is a great skill to make money with at high level, you can start off at home then move to the west side of the Skilling Island and mine in the pit. (2x XP in wilderness).

Hefner: /* Levels 15–30: Iron ore */

2024-04-21T14:38:54Z

Levels 15–30: Iron ore

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	===Levels 15–30: Iron ore===		===Levels 15–30: Iron ore===
	Mining [[iron ore\|iron]] offers the fastest experience from level 15 to 30.		Mining [[iron ore\|iron]] offers the fastest experience from level 15 to 30.


	===Levels 30–55: Coal ore===		===Levels 30–55: Coal ore===

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Fastest experience

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	==Fastest experience==		==Fastest experience==
	To gain Mining experience most efficiently, players should always drop the ores they mine (also known as "powermining" or "dropmining"). This can be done by holding the shift key and clicking on the ore once shift drop has been enabled in the ~~[[Options#Controls\|~~options~~]]. Mobile users can toggle the tap-drop option~~.		To gain Mining experience most efficiently, players should always drop the ores they mine (also known as "powermining" or "dropmining"). This can be done by holding the shift key and clicking on the ore once shift drop has been enabled in the options.

	===Levels 1–15: Copper/Tin ore===		===Levels 1–15: Copper/Tin ore===

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Hefner: /* Ore table */

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Ore table

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	!Level		!Level
	!Experience		!Experience
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Rune essence}}~~
	\|1
	\|5
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Clay}}~~
	\|1
	\|5
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{plinkt\|Copper ore\|txt=Copper}}		\|{{plinkt\|Copper ore\|txt=Copper}}
	\|1		\|1
	\|~~17.5~~		\|200
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{plinkt\|Tin ore\|txt=Tin}}		\|{{plinkt\|Tin ore\|txt=Tin}}
	\|1		\|1
	\|~~17.5~~		\|200
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Blurite ore}}~~
	~~\|10~~
	~~\|17.5~~
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Limestone}}~~
	~~\|10~~
	~~\|26.5~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{plinkt\|Iron ore\|txt=Iron}}		\|{{plinkt\|Iron ore\|txt=Iron}}
	\|15		\|15
	\|35		\|290
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Silver ore}}~~
	~~\|20~~
	~~\|40~~
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Volcanic ash}}~~
	~~\|22~~
	~~\|10~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{plinkt\|Coal}}		\|{{plinkt\|Coal}}
	\|30		\|30
	\|50		\|570
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Pure essence}}~~
	~~\|30~~
	\|5
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Pay-dirt}}~~
	~~\|30~~
	~~\|60~~
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Sandstone\|pic=Sandstone (10kg)}}~~
	~~\|35~~
	~~\|30,40,50,60~~
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Gold ore}}~~
	~~\|40~~
	~~\|65~~
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Gem rocks\|pic=Uncut red topaz}}~~
	~~\|40~~
	~~\|65~~
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Granite\|pic=Granite (5kg)}}~~
	~~\|45~~
	~~\|50,60,75~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{plinkt\|Mithril ore}}		\|{{plinkt\|Mithril ore}}
	\|55		\|55
	\|80		\|610
	\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Lovakite ore}}~~
	~~\|65~~
	~~\|60~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{plinkt\|Adamantite ore\|txt=Adamantite}}		\|{{plinkt\|Adamantite ore\|txt=Adamantite}}
	\|70		\|70
	\|95		\|1050
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{plinkt\|Runite ore\|txt=Runite}}		\|{{plinkt\|Runite ore\|txt=Runite
			(Wilderness only)}}
	\|85		\|85
	\|~~125~~		\|4120
	\|-		\|-
	~~\|{{plinkt\|Amethyst}}~~
	~~\|92~~
	~~\|240~~
	\|}		\|}

Hefner: /* Fastest experience */

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Fastest experience

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	==Fastest experience==		==Fastest experience==
	To gain Mining experience most efficiently, players should always drop the ores they mine (also known as "powermining" or "dropmining"). This can be done by holding the shift key and clicking on the ore once shift drop has been enabled in the [[Options#Controls\|options]]. Mobile users can toggle the tap-drop option.		To gain Mining experience most efficiently, players should always drop the ores they mine (also known as "powermining" or "dropmining"). This can be done by holding the shift key and clicking on the ore once shift drop has been enabled in the [[Options#Controls\|options]]. Mobile users can toggle the tap-drop option.

	~~===Levels 1–37: Questing===~~
	Early levels can be skipped by completing [[Quest experience rewards#Mining\|quests that give Mining experience]]. Completing [[Doric's Quest]], [[The Dig Site]], [[Plague City]], [[The Giant Dwarf]], [[The Lost Tribe]] and [[Another Slice of H.A.M.]] grants a total of 27,525 Mining experience, which will get the player from level 1 to 37. All of these quests have fairly low requirements, and completing them allows the player to use an [[adamant pickaxe]] right from the start.

	===Levels 1–15: Copper/Tin ore===		===Levels 1–15: Copper/Tin ore===
	From level 1 to 15, players should mine [[Copper ore\|copper]] or [[tin ore\|tin]]. This can be done anywhere, though the [[Lumbridge Swamp]] mining site is debatably the easiest due to its relative lack of players and aggressive monsters, and its collection of copper and tin rocks.		From level 1 to 15, players should mine [[Copper ore\|copper]] or [[tin ore\|tin]]. This can be done anywhere, though the [[Lumbridge Swamp]] mining site is debatably the easiest due to its relative lack of players and aggressive monsters, and its collection of copper and tin rocks.

	===Levels ~~15–45/70~~: Iron ore===		===Levels 15–30: Iron ore===
	~~[[File:Iron ore powermining.gif\|thumb\|Mining iron in the Mining Guild.]]~~		Mining [[iron ore\|iron]] offers the fastest experience from level 15 to 30.
	Mining [[iron ore\|iron]] offers the fastest experience from level 15 to 45. At level 45, 3-tick mining granite becomes faster assuming good performance, however this method is much easier and offers relatively fast experience at higher levels. Players who are inexperienced with tick manipulation methods, or do not plan to use tick manipulation at all, are advised to mine iron up to level 70 (before switching to the [[#Levels 70–99: Volcanic Mine\|Volcanic Mine]]).

	~~Wearing [[Varrock armour 1]] or higher increases the overall experience rate for this method, as it gives the player 10% chance to mine 2 ores at once while worn.~~

	From level 15 to 60, players should mine iron at a location that has three [[iron rocks]] in a triangle, as such a formation that allows the player to mine all three rocks without moving. Drop the ores while waiting for the rocks to respawn. There are eleven such locations available at this level:

	~~# [[Legends' Guild mine\|Legends' Guild Mine]]~~
	~~# [[Al Kharid Mine]]~~
	~~# [[Piscatoris mine\|Piscatoris Mine]]~~
	~~# [[Lovakengj mine\|Lovakengj Mine]]~~
	~~# [[Verdant Valley]]~~
	~~# [[Mount Karuulm mine\|Mount Karuulm Mine]]~~
	~~# [[Resource Area]] (level 51 [[Wilderness]])~~
	~~# [[South Mor Ul Rek mine]]~~
	~~#[[Isle of Souls]]~~
	~~#[[Sisterhood Sanctuary mine\|Sisterhood Sanctuary Mine]]~~
	~~#[[The Stranglewood mine\|Stranglewood mine]]~~

	If using [[tick manipulation]], the best place to mine iron is in the [[Legends' Guild mine]], which has 4 iron rocks close to each other in the eastern part. Start the 3-tick cycle with a herb and tar (or other suitable items) while moving between rocks, and drop the ores between mines. This method is faster than using a triangle spot, but because this method is much more advanced and significantly harder than using a triangle spot, it is only recommended for players who plan on 3-tick mining granite from level 45 onwards.

	From level 60 onwards, the pay-to-play area of the [[Mining Guild]] becomes the best option, as the [[respawn]] time for rocks mined in this area is halved. This makes it so the players do not have to wait for the rocks to respawn or use tick manipulation; with correct timing and accurate clicks, players can drop the ore between mines and keep mining continuously.

	Players can expect to gain up to around 45,000–55,000 experience per hour below level 60 when not using tick manipulation. From level 60 and above, the maximum experience rate in the Mining Guild caps at around 70,000–80,000 experience per hour, depending on performance and the pickaxe used.

	Banking the ores is not recommended as this slows down experience rates a lot and the iron ores are usually not worth very much. Ironmen who wish to bank their ores are advised to use the pay-to-play area in the Mining Guild, which has a triangle spot near to the bank chest. For those below level 60, an alternative location to bank iron ores is the [[South-east_Ardougne_mine\|Monastery Mine]], using the [[Ardougne_cloak_1\|Ardougne cloak]] to teleport to the mine and then a bank teleportation method such as the [[Ring_of_dueling#(8)\|Ring of dueling]] teleport to Castle Wars to bank your ore.

	===Levels ~~45–99~~: ~~Granite~~===		===Levels 30–55: Coal ore===
	[[File:Tick manipulation - Mining.gif\|thumb\|3-tick granite mining in action.]]		[[File:Tick manipulation - Mining.gif\|thumb\|3-tick granite mining in action.]]
	[[Tick manipulation\|3-tick]] mining [[granite]] (commonly referred to as "3t4g", 3-tick 4 granite) at the [[Bandit Camp Quarry\|Quarry]] offers the fastest Mining experience from level 45 onwards. 3-tick mining is done by using [[swamp tar]] on a clean herb (or other suitable items) to set up the 3-tick cycle and then moving to a granite rock to mine it. When timed correctly, the player will skip the delay from moving to the granite rock and has a chance to receive a rock every three ticks. The player will need to move between four granite rocks to continuously keep up the 3-tick cycle.		[[Tick manipulation\|3-tick]] mining [[granite]] (commonly referred to as "3t4g", 3-tick 4 granite) at the [[Bandit Camp Quarry\|Quarry]] offers the fastest Mining experience from level 45 onwards. 3-tick mining is done by using [[swamp tar]] on a clean herb (or other suitable items) to set up the 3-tick cycle and then moving to a granite rock to mine it. When timed correctly, the player will skip the delay from moving to the granite rock and has a chance to receive a rock every three ticks. The player will need to move between four granite rocks to continuously keep up the 3-tick cycle.
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	==Other methods==		==Other methods==

Hefner at 14:28, 21 April 2024

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			Mining is a great skill to make money with at high level, you can start off at home then move to the west side of the Skilling Island and mine in the pit. (2x XP in wilderness).

	==Equipment==		==Equipment==

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