Mining money making

Mining Lead Ore at Deepfin Mine

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 MiningAttention 3/5AFK 2/5Risk 1/5WIKI VERIFIED
Lead ore in-game item iconMining
At a glance

Profit, XP and account fit

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XP rateAbout 72.9K Mining XP/hr at 1,800 ore
Required level25 Mining
Attention3/5
AFK2/5
Risk1/5
Working capitalPickaxe plus access and optional bank-chest construction
LocationDeepfin Mine

Requirements

Mandatory and recommended are kept separate

Hard requirements

25 Mining

Required to mine lead rocks.

Pandemonium

Required for the Deepfin Mine route.

Pickaxe

Use the best practical pickaxe for the account.

Recommended

60 Mining and Superior mining gloves

The rocks otherwise struggle to respawn fast enough for the current route.

70 Mining and Expert mining gloves

Provide a stronger extra-gather effect.

70 Construction

Required to construct and use the local bank chest for the banking method.

Varrock armour

Adds a 10% double-ore chance after the relevant diary tier.

Charged Celestial ring

Adds another independent double-ore chance and an invisible Mining boost.

Location and access

Deepfin Mine

1

Complete Pandemonium and reach Deepfin Mine through the current Sailing-area route.

2

Construct the cave bank chest with 70 Construction for the banked method. Without it, treat the activity as power-mining or use a different transport plan.

Gear progression

Only equipment that changes this method

Basic

Deepfin mining

Mining

Use a strong pickaxe and the bank chest when constructed.

  • Dragon pickaxe
  • Mining gloves
  • Varrock armour
  • Deepfin travel item
  • Gem bag if desired
Useful becauseAccessible Mining levelNearby bank when built
TradeoffsRocks can lag behind without stronger glovesBank requires 70 Construction
Recommended

High-output lead route

Mining

Stack the effects that add ore and keep rocks active.

  • Crystal pickaxe
  • Expert mining gloves
  • Varrock armour 4
  • Charged Celestial ring
  • Mining cape at 99
Useful becauseMore ore per hourMultiple independent bonus rolls
TradeoffsHigh equipment and skill requirementsCrystal pickaxe uses charges

Recommended inventory

Adjust quantities to your trip and risk plan

+Dragon or crystal pickaxe
+Deepfin travel supplies
+Gem bag if desired
+Open inventory space for lead ore
+Nature runes and fire staff only when intentionally using the separate Superheat option

Method

A repeatable practical cycle

1
Reach Deepfin Mine

Use the route unlocked by Pandemonium and confirm the bank chest is available if banking.

2
Mine the lead rocks

Use mining gloves to keep enough rocks available for the pace.

3
Bank locally

Deposit ore at the constructed chest rather than dropping it.

4
Separate superheating

Only add Superheat Item when its nature-rune cost and the two-ore bar recipe improve the session.

XP vs profit

What changes the tradeoff

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

Lead ore gives 40.5 Mining XP each. Mining gloves and double-ore effects can raise output, while Superheat Item changes the method into a separate Magic and Smithing cycle.

Profitability

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Common mistakes

Method-specific checks

1

Assuming the local bank chest exists without 70 Construction

2

Using the 1,800 ore rate without mining gloves

3

Adding Superheat Item without pricing nature runes

4

Confusing lead ore with older non-OSRS references

Useful upgrades

Improvements that affect this method

1
Superior mining gloves

Reduce rock downtime at 60 Mining.

2
Expert mining gloves

Improve the extra-gather effect at 70 Mining.

3
Local bank chest

Converts the route from dropping ore to a practical money maker.

4
Varrock armour and Celestial ring

Add independent chances for extra ore.

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