Mining is essential to the OSRS game; every player wants to maximize mining. This OSRS mining guide will explain everything you need to know about mining, profitable methods, the fastest ways to reach level 99, and alternative methods.
Mining Boosters
Some equipment can help you mine faster and level up. Below is the equipment to use.
Pickaxe
Always use the best pickaxe that’s available to you
Prospector outfit
This outfit is equivalent to anglers, lumberjack, and other skilling outfits in OSRS. This outfit is a reward from the motherlode mine and offers an exp 2.5% boost when you wear the full set.
You can get the prospector outfit from the motherlode mine shop in exchange for golden nuggets. You receive these nuggets passively when you mine at the motherlode mine.
The extra 2.5% mining experience is important because it will play a big role in reaching 99 mining. Note that the motherlode mine offers an excellent hourly mining experience.
The whole prospector outfit is worth 180 nuggets.
Varrock armor
You have a 10% chance of mining 2 ores compared to one when you don’t have it. You will get the experience for both ores, which makes Varrock armor an excellent wearable.
You can swap the prospector jacket for the Varrock armor when you wear the full prospector set. The Varrock armor can take over the jacket’s abilities, allowing you to enjoy the benefits of both outfits simultaneously.
Complete the Varrock achievement diaries to obtain the Varrock body armor.
Mining Gloves
Depending on the glove type, you can get mining gloves for 60, 120, and 240 unknown minerals in the mining guild.
Mining gloves might not deplete a rock when you wear them.
There are three variants of mining gloves: expert mining gloves, superior mining gloves, and regular mining gloves.
Expert mining gloves reach the amethyst ore; superior gloves go up to reunite the ore, while the regular gloves reach the gold ore.
Combining mining gloves, Varrock armor, and prospector armor provides the most efficient mining experience.
Questing
Level 1-33 mining
It can be sluggish to gain your first mining levels, and It’s therefore recommended to skip them and work on other quests instead.
Doric’s Quest (Levels 1-10)
Doric’s quest is a must for every player, and it’s quite easy because it only takes 1 minute. You only need items from the grand exchange that will give you access to level 10 mining.
Plaque City (10-18)
This quest has no requirements and is easy to complete. Plaque city is very important because you will need it for disaster subquests. Once you complete this quest, the reward experience will jump to level 18 mining.
The Digsite (Level 18-33)
Completing this quest will award you 15300 mining experience and push you to level 33 mining.
This quest requires some requirements. They include:
●10 Herblore
●10 Agility
●25 Thieving
The fastest way to achieve 99 Mining
Power mining
Power mining is the quickest way to reach 99 mining. You must shift drop every item you mine when your inventory is full instead of going to the bank.
Levels 1-15 (Tin and Copper ore)
There are many tin and copper, and mining spots around the OSRS. You are free to mine copper and ore if you don’t want to complete the mining quests above. However, the best mining spot is the Varrock mine, which takes 15 minutes and has an Exp rate of 10k/hr.
Levels 15 – 75 (Iron Ore)
You can unlock iron ores once you reach level 15. Power mine iron ores until you reach level 75 for the fastest experience. The most efficient setup is the 3 rock location for maximum experience.
You will start instamining once you reach level 60, which boosts your experience.
Locations to mine iron ore
Mining guild, Alkharid, Wilderness Resource, Tahaearn mine, Fossil Island, Piscatoris, and Legends mine.
The best location for ore mining is the Mining guild because of the +7 level boost.
Level 75-99 (3-Tick Granite Quarry)
This quarry offers the fastest way for train mining in OSRS. However, you should be careful because it’s very click-intensive, and most people don’t succeed. Go for the motherlode if you are lazy and prefer AFK.
You require waterskins for this location because it’s situated in the desert. An amulet 4 will also do the trick.
Granite Quarry Location
You can access the Granite quarry in the Kharidian desert, south of the bandit desert and east of Nardah. Use the magic carpet to reach the bandit camp quickly and walk south.
Motherlode mine (30-70/99 mining)
You can access the motherlode mine from level 30. It requires a lot of AFK mining and is the only way of getting the prospector.
You can utilize the Motherlode mine to AFK your way to 99 mining.
How does the motherlode mine work?
There are two parts in the motherlode mine, the downstairs and the upstairs. You need level 72 mining to access the upstairs, which costs 100 golden nuggets. You can mine ore from the wall veins and receive a paydirt that rewards you with 60 experiences each. Go to the cleaning area when the inventory is full and place the paydirt into a hopper.
You will get the clean paydirt in the sack at the end of the circuit.
Alternative training
Level 61 (Gemstones)
Players can access the Shilo Village after completing the Hard Karamja diary. Gem rocks have good hourly profit rates and experience.
Levels 70-99 (Volcanic mine)
The mine can be accessed by players who have completed the Bone Voyage and a minimum of Level 50 mining. A crystal pickaxe is very good here.
Level 75-99 (Blast Mine)
You can obtain the runite ore from the blast mine once you reach level 75. You will be blasting rocks to get the ore and must speak to the operator to retrieve it. It offers an excellent way of getting hourly experience and money.
Mining Guild
The mining guild is accessible to P2P and F2P players with level 60 mining. It offers the same level boost as other skiing guilds. This guild has many rocks, including coal, iron, adamantite, mithril, Amethyst, and Runite.