Mining

For training this skill, see the Mining Training article.

Mining is a skill in RuneScape Classic that allows players to mine rocks and obtain various ores and minerals. Ores can then be smelted into bars and then into armour and weapons.



Pickaxes
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 you are trying to mine with one click.

Pickaxes can be bought from the Nurmof in the Dwarven Mine. 

Minerals
Unlike modern RuneScape, 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".

Rocks
Iron ore, silver, coal, gold and mithril ore can be exchanged for certificates at Draynor Village market to trade bulk amounts of ore easier and faster.

Gems
While mining rocks for ores, players may randomly mine an uncut gem which include sapphires, emeralds, rubies and diamonds. Mining a gem through these rocks gives no mining experience. Mining gem rocks found in Shilo Village is a more efficient way to obtain uncut gems but can only be accessed after completing the Shilo Village quest. Mining a gem rock requires level 40 mining and gives 50 mining experience.

Uncut gems can be used in the crafting skill to create various pieces of jewelry.

Locations
For a complete list of mines, see the Mines article.

South east of Varrock

 * 3 Iron rocks
 * 9 Copper rocks
 * 5 Tin rocks

North of Al Kharid

 * 2 Copper rocks
 * 1 Tin rock
 * 5 Iron rocks
 * 2 Silver rocks
 * 1 Coal rock
 * 1 Gold rock
 * 1 Mithril rock
 * 1 Adamantite rock
 * 2 Empty rocks

South west of Varrock

 * 2 Clay rocks
 * 8 Tin rocks
 * 2 Iron rocks
 * 3 Silver rocks
 * 4 Empty rocks

South of Falador

 * 4 Copper rocks
 * 1 Clay rock
 * 3 Iron rocks
 * 1 Gold rock
 * 1 Tin rock

North-east of Yanille

 * 2 Empty rocks
 * 3 Mithril rocks
 * 9 Tin rocks
 * 10 Iron rocks
 * 3 Copper rocks
 * 3 Clay rocks

Trivia

 * Drinking Dwarven Stout temporarily increases mining level by 1
 * Joe Bill64 was the first player to gain 99 mining.