Mining

Mining money-making methods.

Complete profitable mining activities and cooperative skilling encounters. Compare complete methods without treating a temporary market spread as guaranteed profit.

Showing 5 of 5 skilling methods. Methods with unavailable profitability stay below loaded Wiki Estimates.

Old School RuneScape Mining skill iconMining
Prifddinas Volcanic MineWIKI VERIFIED

Zalcano

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XP rateTeam and contribution dependent

A cooperative skilling boss where players mine, refine and imbue tephra before breaking Zalcano's shield and mining her for rewards.

Level 70 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 3/5
Basalt in-game item iconMining
Salt Mine, WeissWIKI VERIFIED

Mining Basalt

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XP rateAbout 3.25K to 4.25K Mining XP/hr at 650 to 850 basalt

Mine basalt in Weiss and have Snowflake note it for free, using a short local loop instead of searching for a bank that does not exist nearby.

Level 72 Attention 2/5 AFK 3/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Runite ore in-game item iconMining
Selected runite-rock locationsWIKI VERIFIED

Mining Runite Ore

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XP rateAbout 6.25K to 13.75K Mining XP/hr at 50 to 110 ore

World-hop across practical runite rocks, balancing competition, unlocks and the 12-minute respawn rather than assuming unlimited ore availability.

Level 85 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 2/5
Dynamite in-game item iconMining
Blast Mine, LovakengjWIKI VERIFIED

Blast Mining

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XP rateAbout 85.8K Mining and 16.5K Firemaking XP/hr at 330 dynamite

Place and ignite dynamite in a timed wall circuit, collect blasted ore and exchange it for a level-scaled mix of valuable ores.

Level 43 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 3/5
Lead ore in-game item iconMining
Deepfin MineWIKI VERIFIED

Mining Lead Ore at Deepfin Mine

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XP rateAbout 72.9K Mining XP/hr at 1,800 ore

Mine lead rocks in Deepfin Mine and bank at the constructed cave chest, using mining gloves to prevent the local rocks from falling behind your pace.

Level 25 Attention 3/5 AFK 2/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5