Mining

Overview

Mining is a gathering skill trainable in Minescape. It is used to mine various ores from across the world, from copper and tin, to gold and runite. Many ores exist in the game--some for Smithing, some for Crafting--but all are useful in one way or another.

Ores

Name	Level	Experience	Location(s)
Copper	1	17.5	East Varrock Mines
Tin	1	17.5	East Varrock Mines
Clay	1	5	West Varrock Mines, Rimmington Mines
Rune Essence	1	5	Rune Essence Mines
Iron	15	35	East Varrock Mines, Al-Kharid Mines
Silver	20	40	West Varrock Mines, Al-Kharid Mines, Crafting Guild
Coal	30	50	Falador Mines, Al-Kharid Mines, South-West Lumbridge Mines
Gold	40	65	Falador Mines, Al-Kharid Mines, Crafting Guild
Mithril	55	80	Falador Mines, Al-Kharid Mines, South-West Lumbridge Mines
Adamantite	70	95	Falador Mines, Al-Kharid Mines, South-West Lumbridge Mines
Runite	85	125	Wilderness*. Mining Guild
Amethyst	92	240	Mining Guild

Pickaxes

Name	Level Required to Wield	Location of Purchase
Bronze Pickaxe	1 Attack, 1 Mining	Bob (Lumbridge), Nurmoff (Falador Mine), Smithing 5
Iron Pickaxe	1 Attack, 1 Mining	Nurmoff (Falador Mine), Smithing 20
Steel Pickaxe	5 Attack, 6 Mining	Nurmoff (Falador Mine), Smithing 35
Black Pickaxe	10 Attack, 11 Mining	Nurmoff (Falador Mine), Clue Scrolls
Mithril Pickaxe	20 Attack, 21 Mining	Nurmoff (Falador Mine), Smithing 55
Adamant Pickaxe	30 Attack, 31 Mining	Nurmoff (Falador Mine), Smithing 75
Rune Pickaxe	40 Attack, 41 Mining	Nurmoff (Falador Mine), Smithing 90
Dragon Pickaxe* (Not implemented)	60 Attack, 61 Mining	Wilderness Bosses*, King Black Dragon*

Training Areas

Level Range	Location	Ores Mined
1 - 15	Varrock East Mines	Copper + Tin
15 - 60	Falador Mines or Al-Kharid Mines	Iron
60 - 99	Mining Guild	Iron + Coal