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Master RuneScape mining! Learn where to find tin, copper, iron, coal, mithril, addy, and rune ore. Discover efficient routes, smithing tips, and the best mining locations for all levels.

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Master RuneScape mining! Learn where to find tin, copper, iron, coal, mithril, addy, and rune ore. Discover efficient routes, smithing tips, and the best mining locations for all levels.

Walkthrough
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    Start by mining tin and copper. You can get a free pickaxe from Barbarian Village.
  2. 2
    No one buys raw tin or copper, so smith them into bronze bars. A good route is to mine at the Varrock Southeast mining site, smith bars at the furnace north of Lumbridge, and then use the anvils in Varrock.
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    To make bronze bars, you need 1 tin and 1 copper.
  4. 4
    At level 15 mining, you can mine iron ore. Good locations include Dwarven Mines, Varrock mining sites, and the Scorpion Pit.
  5. 5
    Smithing iron ore has a 50% chance to turn into a bar. Using magic can increase this to 100%. Iron bars can be sold for about 100gp each, or certs for about 500gp.
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    At level 30 mining, you can mine coal. Popular spots are southwest of Varrock, Barbarian Village, and northwest of Edgeville.
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    The mining site northwest of Edgeville has over 20 coal rocks but is guarded by level 25 skeletons and is in the Wilderness (levels 8-10). If venturing here, take 3 items (best weapon, legs, chest) and avoid getting a skull to protect your gear. You will lose coal and pickaxe if you die.
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    You can heal at the Monastery south of the Edgeville mining site and store coal in Edgeville.
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    Coal certs can be sold for 1k each.
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    At higher levels, you can mine mithril and addy, though they are harder to sell.
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    At level 60 mining, you can access the Mining Guild, which has 20 coal rocks and 4 mithril rocks. It is safer than the wilderness and has a bank nearby at the Falador south bank, but can be crowded.
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    At level 85 mining, you can mine rune ore.
Tips
  • Consider smithing bronze swords and selling them to the sword shop in Varrock for profit.
  • Use magic to guarantee iron bars when smithing, instead of the usual 50% chance.
  • If mining coal in the Wilderness, use a 2-handed weapon to save an inventory slot (no shield needed) and take advantage of the 3-item rule to protect your most valuable gear.
  • Store excess coal in Edgeville before returning to mine more.
  • The Mining Guild is a safer and more convenient option for coal and mithril mining once you reach level 60.
  • Experience in Mining and Smithing.
  • Potential profit from selling ores, bars, or smithable items.
  • Access to higher-tier ores and the Mining Guild at higher levels.

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