Mining can be a slow skill at times, but knowing how to manage those ores you mine can lead to big profits.
Mining gold can be a slow, but extremely profitable way to raise mining. There are several places to mine gold. There is the Crafting Guild, Karamja, TzHaar, Keldagrim, and the Gold Mines that you can access as a reward from the Between a Rock quest. Be sure to note that when using the quest mine, the dwarf will bank it for you at a cost of one gold ore every five you send him.
First, take at least 10,000gp to the mines southwest of Varrock.
First, Mine 26 Iron Ores from the surrounding rocks. Then ask the people around you if they want to make some runescape money 
by helping you, or wander into Varrock asking people. Tell them you will pay them 1,000gp for every 26 noted Iron Ore they bring you. While they are taking the Iron Ore to the bank, continue mining. When they come back, you should have 26 Iron Ore mined already. Trade them 1,000gp and the 26 Iron Ore for the 26 noted Iron Ores. You can repeat this as many times as you want, as long as you have enough money and some helpers.
When you are finished Mining and trading ores, take all of your noted Iron Ore (including the ore in your bank) to World 1. Go to Falador and try to sell there, or post on the forums. Sell for around 90-100gp each, which gives you a profit of at least 51gp per ore.
Mining coal is one of the easiest and quickest ways to make money, and respawns approximately every 30 seconds. It can sell from 150-200 runescape gold each, and is found in many different mines. Though you can mine it at level 30 mining, 40+ is advised so you are able to mine faster.
If you have a combat level of at least 29, I would recommend mining in the Dwarven Mines, where there are many coal rocks. It would be wise to wear armor, though, if your combat is lower than level 65 because there are many King Scorpions and scorpions in the area which hit quite high for their level. Another great mine is the Al Kharid mine. Just like the Dwarven Mines though, scorpions are around the rocks and wearing armor is recommended for lower-leveled players. Not too many coal rocks are in Al Kharid, but it's still a good choice because the Duel Arena bank is nearby. The south-western part of Lumbridge Swamp has another mine that contains a fair number of coal rocks and is somewhat close to a bank.
Once you reach 60 Mining, go to the Mining Guild, which contains 37 coal rocks. Even though it might get crowded at times, there are so many rocks there that you won't have to worry about fighting with one another for coal.
Crandor Isle may be far away from a bank, but don't be discouraged to go try to mine coal at that location. You'll get virtually no competition even on the most populated worlds.
Another good place to mine coal is just west of Seer's Village. There are coal trucks, which when fully loaded hold 120 coal, which let you transport coal to a place near the Seer's Village bank.
Mithril ore is another great ore to mine, which requires at least 55 Mining--runescape power leveling. Mithril can be sold from 150-400 gp each, which is great money if you add it all up. Mithril is located in many mines but mines that stand out are the Mining Guild, Lumbridge Swamp, and Crandor.
The Mining Guild has 5 mithril rocks which are also close to a bank. However, you will get a lot of competition, so this area is not recommended.
Southwest of the Lumbridge Swamp is a mine containing five mithril rocks and are usually open for mining. Since this place is not very well-known, you will get little competition while mining your ores.
On Crandor Isle, there are at least six mithril rocks that are almost always open, so take advantage of this and mine them! Mithril ore takes at least two minutes to respawn, though, so you might want to do something else while waiting for those rocks to respawn. World hopping is also a good way to increase your mining speed.
Adamantite ores are a bit harder to get than other ores, but they sell from 1000-1500 gp, which can bring you with a large sum of cash if you mine many of them. They can be mined at level 70 Mining. Adamantite ore can be found in the Dwarven Mines just outside the underground entrance to the Mining Guild. The area south-west of Lumbridge Swamp also has two rocks of adamantite ore. On Crandor Island, there are three adamantite ore rocks that are almost never mined as well and are great and almost always open for a miner.
Note: If you are looking to stock up in a lot of ores it would be wise to world hop since adamantite ores take at least four minutes to respawn.
Mining runite makes much more money than many other skills, and sells for a whopping 12,000 gp each! It's possible to make up to 1 million gp per hour, believe it or not. For mining runite, it is strongly suggested to world hop because ores take 12-30 minutes to respawn. For F2P, runite ores are located only in level 46 wilderness near the Lava Maze. Members can mine runite at the Heroes' Guild and the Lava Maze Dungeon. However, mining runite isn't the easiest thing to do. If you're not careful, you can die in a flash. Beware of revenants if you are taking any wilderness routes!
Things you need to mine runite:
- F2P
- 85 mining
- Bronze Pickaxe or better
You have a choice of two outfits to wear:
Outfit 1:
- Rune Full Helmet
- Rune Plate Body
- Rune Plate Legs
- Rune Kiteshield
- Power Amulet or Holy Symbol
- Leather Boots/Fighting boots/Fancy boots
- Any Cape
- Dragon Hide Vambraces
- Pickaxe wielded
Outfit 2:
- Rune Full Helmet
- Dragon Hide Body
- Dragon Hide chaps
- Rune Kiteshield
- Power Amulet
- Leather boots/Fighting Boots/Fancy boots
- Any cape
- Dragon Hide Vambraces
- Pickaxe wielded
Inventory: Carry about 10-20 lobsters, and make room for the ores. As you mine more, eat or drop some of the lobsters to make more space to mine runite. The idea is to have many lobsters in case you are under attack by a revenant. Mine until two lobsters are left then head back to the bank located near Bounty Hunter for easy, close, and fast storage.
If under attack by a revenant, turn on the prayer needed for the type of attack it is using. If you do not have 37+ prayer run away immediately, since some revenants hit as high as 30! Always run a far distance and log out. Remember, these ghosts are known to follow people for several screen lengths.
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