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Mining Training Guide
Last updated: 2026-04-05 by Uzendayo.
Note: XP rates are approximate and can vary based on factors such as rockertunities chance and personal efficiency.
Level Milestones
| Levels | Ore | XP / hr | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–15 | Copper & Tin Use Dwarven army axe |
~5,000 | Burthorpe · Ashdale · Lumbridge Swamp |
| 15–20 | Iron | ~15,000 | Burthorpe mine |
| 20–30 | Coal | ~25,000 | Gunnarsgrunn mine |
| 30–40 | Mithril | ~40,000 | Varrock SW · Dwarven Resource Dungeon |
| 40–50 | Adamantite & Luminite | ~45,000 | Dwarven Mine · Varrock · Anachronia Western Ruins |
| 50–60 | Runite | ~60,000 | Mining Guild recommended |
| 60–70 | Orichalcite & Drakolith | 55k–65k | Mining Guild with 45 Dungeoneering |
| 70–80 | Necrite & Phasmatite | 65k–75k | |
| 80–89 | Banite | 75k–85k | Wilderness Pirates' Hideout |
| 90–110 | Light & Dark Animica | 100k–140k | Anachronia · Empty Throne Room |
| 110–120 | Primal Rocks | 150k–180k | Daemonheim surface mines |
Alternative Methods
Shooting Stars
- XP/hr: 88k–172k
- Locate via Portable telescope or in Wizards Tower
- Join 'Star Find' FC for star scouting
- Visit the Star Map for locations & abbreviations.
Alaea Crablets
- XP/hr: ~120k
- High-level content
- Requires 97 Mining
- Access to the Eastern Lands.
Useful Equipment
Gear
- Skillchompas
- Tagga's corehammer
- Quarrymaster aura
- Best tier pickaxe you can use
- Best tier ore box you can use
Upgrade your pickaxe as soon as possible for maximum efficiency.
Consumables & Aids
Ore boxes increase inventory efficiency and reduce banking trips.
Automatic Banking
- Sign of the porter — Automatically sends ores to the metal bank
- Grace of the elves — Stores up to 500 porter charges, spawns Seren spirits
- Grace of the elves (with Dark Facet of Grace) — Stores up to 2,000 porter charges
Outfits
- Golden mining suit — +1% XP per piece (6% total), provides Varrock armour bonus
- Magic golem outfit — +5% critical swing chance, +1 rockertunity multiplier, removes living rock aggression
- Golem outfits (Sapphire/Emerald/Ruby) — +5% critical swing chance, provides Varrock armour bonus
- Varrock armour — Chance to mine 2 ores at once (easy/medium achievements unlock)
Summoning Boosts
- Desert wyrm pouch — +1 Mining damageLevel 18 Summoning
- Void ravager pouch — +3 Mining damageLevel 34 Summoning
- Obsidian golem pouch — +7 Mining damageLevel 73 Summoning
- Lava titan pouch — +10 Mining damageLevel 83 Summoning
- Gargoyle familiar — +12 Mining damageLevel 75 Summoning
Quests for Mining XP
| Quest | XP |
|---|---|
| What's Mine is Yours | 1,000 |
| Boric's Task I | 1,500 |
| Boric's Task II | 3,500 |
| Boric's Task III | 8,000 |
| Plague City | 2,425 |
| The Restless Ghost | 1,000 |
| Dwarf Cannon | 1,000 |
| The Giant Dwarf | 1,000 |
| Forgotten Shoes | 1,500 |
| A Soul's Bane | 2,500 |
| The Dig Site | 2,000 |
| Elemental Workshop | 1,500 |
| One Small Favour | 2,000 |
| Heroes' Quest | 2,575 |
| The Lost Tribe | 3,000 |
| Between a Rock... | 5,000 |
| Defender of Varrock | 10,000 |
| Kennith's Concerns | 12,000 |
| Stellar Born | 30,000 |