Mining/Training

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Mining is used to obtain ores and gems. To start Mining no requirements are needed.

This page was last updated for (v0.15.3).
This article is about training the Mining skill. For the skill itself, see Mining.

Pickaxes

Upgrading your pickaxe should be done whenever you have the possibility to. The upgrades are available in the shop.

Equipment

If available to the player then rings such as File:Aorpheats Signet Ring (item).png Aorpheats Signet Ring,   Ancient Ring of Skills, or   Ancient Ring of Mastery should be equipped depending on whether the player prioritizes item, skill experience, or mastery experience gain.

In addition   Clue Chasers Insignia may be equipped to increase the drop rate of Mastery Tokens, and also very slightly increase the rate of gem drops if not using   Gem Gloves.

Gloves

Mining offers two alternative Gloves. Which can be found in the shop.

Training

Mining → Runecrafting & Smithing

This method opens up the option to train   Smithing and   Runecrafting after   Mining training has been completed. The key here is to get 500,000  to purchase   Gem Gloves to provide a steady source of gems and therefore passive income while Mining. Some sort of Money Making method is advised to fund the initial purchase of gloves. If in need of money, the gems gained from using   Gem Gloves can be sold to fund the repurchase of gloves, however note that it is recommended to at least keep any   Diamonds as they are useful in the late game for   Diamond Luck potions.

When first starting with Mining, it is recommended to use any Mastery Pool experience to increase the Mastery level of rock(s) that are currently being mined (or rocks that will soon be mined) to around level 30-40. This is because each Mastery level increases the Rock HP, greatly reducing the amount of time spent waiting for rocks to respawn while Mining (as respawning will occur less frequently). In the later levels, it is more beneficial to save pool experience for the Mastery pool checkpoint bonuses.

Level 1-15: Copper/Tin Ore

Mine either   Tin Ore or   Copper Ore. Ideally, an equal amount of tin and copper will be mined in order to create   Bronze Bars for training   Smithing later.

Level 15-30: Iron Ore

Mine   Iron Ore until you unlock   Coal Ore.

Level 30-50: Coal Ore

Mine   Coal Ore until you unlock   Mithril Ore. Any   Coal Ore mined will be needed for   Smithing training later.

Level 50-99: Mithril Ore

From here on it is recommended to mine   Mithril Ore with   Gem Gloves equipped all the way until   Level 99. This is because:

Once 99 Mining is achieved, the   Mining Skillcape becomes available for purchase from the Shop. When equipped, this provides 1 extra   Coal Ore for each ore mined.

Level 99: Rune Essence

With the   Mining Skillcape equipped you have to mine about 330,000   Rune Essence for   Level 99.   Gem Gloves do not work with   Rune Essence, therefore if affordable the   Mining Gloves are a good alternative to speed up the process.

Level 99: Coal ore

After mining   Rune Essence, about 235,000   Coal Ore will still be needed. Equipping   Gem Gloves while mining this is recommended.