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Mining
Written By Salmoneus
Special Thanks to XO Christy, Victory1140, Flummoxer, Thomas154321, Zachary, Bboyjyoung, Blurred Fox, iStealth For some RuneScapers, the tap, tap sound of a pickaxe against a rock is all that's needed to get the day started. This handy skill allows you to get ores from a rock, which can be used in smithing or trading, and it can be quite profitable once you can mine some of the various kinds of metals.
Mining Ores Now that you've found a place to mine, you can either jump right in and click on a rock to mine from, or you can prospect the rock. When you prospect a rock you will search for any ores inside and determine what type of ore is in the rock. This could take some time, so it's best to learn what color each different rock will be when it has ore in it. Now you can click on a rock to mine from it, and your character will keep mining until you obtain the ore. Mining Gems
See the below "Gems" sub-section for more information. Dwarven Stouts
Mature Stouts & Beer As a reward from the Forgettable Tale (of a Drunken Dwarf) Quest you will get 2 Mature Dwarven Stouts which will increase your Mining and Smithing levels by 2, not just the ordinary 1 level. When Brewing Beer there is a chance that it will become Mature and give extra bonuses. To make it more likely that it becomes Mature you can add "The Stuff" which is something you can buy as a reward from Trouble Brewing. Braindeath Rum
Powermining This is also known as "Drop Mining." Powermining is when you rapidly mine ores on drop them solely for the purpose of gaining quick experience. Generally, players will powermine ores that are easy to mine, such as Iron, Copper, Sandstone and Granite. These ores respawn quickly and are easy to obtain.
Pickaxes can be bought from Nurmof's Pickaxe Shop, which is found in the Dwarven Mines. There are two entrances to the mine: the first being in a building northeast of the east Falador bank, and the second being to the south of Ice Mountain (located north of Falador). The shop itself is found to the west of the entrance. You must go around the twisting passage, and the shop is north of the General Store.
Repairing a Pickaxe From time to time, your Pickaxe head may become loose and happen to fly off of the handle while you're Mining from a rock. If this happens, just pick the Pickaxe Head up and reattach it to the handle. A Pickaxe can be damaged beyond use if you mine from a steaming rock, and you will be unable to mine with it. Bring your Damaged Pickaxe to Nurmof and use it with him so that he can fix it for a fee. Of course, we can't forget the main part of mining; the ores! Each ore can be found in a specifically colored rock to match the ore, and when a rock is full of the ore it will change color. Instead of prospecting each rock, it's best to remember what each rock looks like, in order to make mining go much quicker.
Gems While mining rocks, you may happen to mine a Gem. Gems can be used to make various objects such as jewelry or bolt tips, and come in a variety of types. Regular gems, including Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies and Diamonds can all be mined from regular rocks containing ore; the most common ones being Sapphires. If you're a Member and wearing a charged Amulet of Glory, you'll have a better chance of mining gems. There are also other kinds of gems, including Opals, Jades and Red Topazes which can only be mined from the Shilo Village rocks. Once you complete the Shilo Village Quest, you will be able to use these rocks to mine all types of gems.
Special Ores Some of the ores that you'll mine in RuneScape only have a certain purpose, such as being used in a quest. Others have unique uses instead of being able to be smithed into armor and weapons.
Mining Notes
Each ore in the game takes a certain amount of time to respawn, or reappear so that you can mine it. Generally, the higher-level ores take a longer time to respawn than lower level ones, and the number of players on a server also effect ore respawn times: the more people on a server, the quicker an ore will respawn. The following is a chart of approximate respawn times for ores:
Mining Notes
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To begin mining, you should first obtain a basic pickaxe which can be picked
up in a
small house in the 
From time to time you may find an uncut gem while mining. These can be
If you need a quick "level-up," a Dwarven Stout is just the drink for you. Stouts
will raise both your mining and smithing levels by 1 for a short amount of
time. They can be bought from the Rising Sun Bar in 
As well as giving more Hitpoints and Strength, the drink also gives you +1
Mining temporarily. The Rum can be brought from Harpoon Joe's House of Rum in
Miners that are more skilled have the ability to use higher quality pickaxes
which allow you to obtain ores more quickly when mining. Pickaxes range from
Bronze being the lowest quality, and Rune being the highest, but they are rather
expensive. 
