 This is the ironman / hardcore ironman Mining guide, the guide for regular players can be found here.

Mining is a skill that allows players to obtain ores and gems from rocks. With ores, a player can then either smelt bars and make equipment using the Smithing skill or sell them for profit.

Pickaxes

Pickaxe Name	Level Needed	Obtained from
Bronze Pickaxe	1	Mining Store
Iron Pickaxe	1	Mining Store
Steel Pickaxe	6	Mining Store
Mithril Pickaxe	21	Mining Store
Adamant Pickaxe	31	Mining Store
Rune Pickaxe	41	Mining Store
Inferno Adze	41	Skilling Shop
Dragon Pickaxe	61	Skilling Shop, Chief Thief Robins Silver Stall
Infernal Pickaxe	61	1k Perfect Dragon Scales + Dragon Pickaxe

Mining Store

To access the Mining Store, you can trade Miner Magnus in Neitiznot (North) just east past the rocks

He can also be found in the Donator Zone, in the room with a furnace.

Skilling Shop

The Dragon Pickaxe and Inferno Adze can be bought from the Skilling Point Store, this can be found by trading Max either at Edgville, or at the Donator Zone.

The Inferno Adze is mainly used as a hatchet. However, it can be used as a pickaxe but it is only equvalent to the rune pickaxe. This means that the Dragon Pickaxe, which only costs 500 skill points is a much better option for mining.

Chief Thief Robins Silver Stall

The Dragon Pick axe can also be stolen from Chief Thief Robins Silver Stall, which can save spending 500 Skill points. However this item is very rare.

Shooting Star

Every pickaxe, excluding the Inferno Adze, has a gilded version available. These gilded versions are exactly the same as the normal versions, just with a golden trim. To obtain these you pay with star dust, which can be obtained in the Shooting Star minigame. This could be a better alternative to buying a dragon pickaxe from the skill shop if you are saving up skill points.

Experience Table

Type of Ore	Level Needed	Ironman xp	Hardcore Ironman xp
Tin Ore	1	180	108
Copper Ore	1	180	108
Iron Ore	15	350	210
Silver Ore	20	400	240
Coal	30	500	300
Gold Ore	40	650	390
Mithril Ore	55	800	480
Adamant Ore	70	950	570
Runite Ore	85	1.250	750

Note: When you reach level 99, xp will get reduced by half.

Non-donators who do not want to venture into The Wilderness will have to stick with mining Adamant.

Ironmans:
You will have to mine roughly 299.145 Runite Ores, or 393.612 Adamant Ores in order to reach 200 million experience from level 99.

Hardcore Ironmans:
You will have to mine roughly 498.575 Runite Ores, or 921.013 Adamant Ores in order to reach 200 million experience from level 99.

Location of Rocks

Neitznot (North)

Neitznot (North) contains all the types of Rocks except for Rune. There is also a furnace/ anvil so players can train their Smithing skill at the same time.

North-East of the KBD Lair

The only area where Non-Donators can mine Rune ore is located in the Wilderness. This rock is located north-east of the King Black Dragon's Lair. If you are Mining here be careful as Player Killers may come to kill you.

Donator Zone

As the name of the place suggests, you need to be a Donator to enter this area. Just the the North of the bank, you can find one of each of these rocks: Coal, Gold, Mithril, Adamant, and most importantly Rune.

Silver rock

The silver rock can be found in South Karamja, north of Shilo village.

Useful Items and Boosts

Picture	Item/Boost	Effect	How to Obtain
	Knowledge Effect	All experience gained will be increased by: 75% for 10 minutes for normal donators 100% for 20 minutes for super donators 110% for 40 minutes for extreme donators	Go to the Donator Zone, in the building to the west of the bank and click on the Defence Totem (Knowledge effect).
	Bonus Experience	All experience gained will be multiplied by 3 until the bonus experience runs out.	Logging in every day grants 200k Bonus Exp. Every 10th vote streak rewards you with 500k Bonus Exp. Purchase 1m Bonus Exp for 5k premium points.
N/A	Monthly Bonus	All experience gained is multiplied by 1.1 Voting during this time adds an additional 1.25 multiplier.	Play during the 1st to the 5th of every month.
	Brawling Gloves (Mining)	Doubles all mining experience gained.	Dropped by all Revenants. Received as a Voting Sortition Reward. Bought from skilling point store. At random from a Brawler Chest.
	Expert Mining Gloves	Increases experience gain by 30%. Can be increased to a maximum of 80% via the prestige feature shop.	Obtained from the Shooting star store
	Celestial Signet	This ring will provide 11 invisible mining stats, which may incease mining speed by up to 80%. The ring also provides 30% chance of giving two ores at the same time.	Obtained from the Shooting star store
	Prospector Kit Outfit	Provides 20% bonus mining experience.	Buy from the donator shop (if it's in the monthly rotation).
	Golden Mining Outfit	When the helm, body, legs and boots are worn the mining experience gained will be increased by 10%.	Buy from Max the Skilling Points Shop.
	Infernal Pickaxe	Has a 1/2 chance of granting Smithing experience while mining ores.	Bought from players. Use 1k Perfect Dragon Scales on a dragon Pickaxe.

The Skill Cape

If you reach level 99 in Mining, you can talk to the Wise Old Man at home to obtain the Skill cape. He is located at home, in the building north of the bank.

The 99 cape costs 90K Gp and comes with a matching hood. Both the Mining cape and hood give +9 bonus to all defense stats.

For HCIM, this cape will cost only 300 gp.

If you reach 200m experience in the Mining skill you will also unlock the ability to buy the Master Mining Cape. It is exactly the same as the normal Skill cape. However, you can adjust the trim colour to whatever you like. This cape costs 15m Gp.