Mining

The 2003 manual contains information related to this topic.

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[]

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.

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

Rocks[]

Prospecting a rock

Mining

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".

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

Gems[]

Finding a gem whilst mining

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 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	1 level	Visible

Quests[]

Mining is required to complete various quests:

Level 3 to mine plain rocks for Rocks during Underground Pass
Level 10 to mine Blurite rock in The Knight's Sword
Level 40 to mine "perfect" gold in Zanash dungeon during Family Crest
Level 40 to mine Rock of Dalgroth in Ogre Enclave during Watchtower
Level 50 to mine rockslide in White Wolf Mountain during Hero's Quest
Level 52 to smash boulders in Legends caverns during Legend's Quest
Mining plays an important role in Digsite quest. Players can search the specimen trays, dig in level 1, 2 and 3 sites, and pan for gold nuggets in the nearby river.

The following quests give Mining experience rewards:

Digsite - $XP=(Level+1)\times 300$
Doric's Quest - $XP=(Level+1)\times 75+100$
Hero's Quest - $XP = Level \times 50 + 75$
Plague City - $XP=Level\times 75+175$

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]

References[]

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

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

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