Mining is a very important skill in Runescape. It is necessary if you want to specialize in smithing. To mine all you need to do is have a pick axe in you inventory then click on the rock. To see what is inside a rock without having to actually mine it you can right click on the rock and click prospect rock. If there is any ore inside the rock it will say so. Below is a list of all the ores and the minimum mining levels for them. For a mining maps goto the maps section or click
here.
Mining Table
|
Ores/Gems |
Min. Mining Lvl |
Exp Gained |
|
Sapphire

|
1 |
0 |
|
Emerald

|
1 |
0 |
|
Ruby

|
1 |
0 |
|
Diamond

|
1 |
0 |
|
Clay

|
1 |
5 |
|
Copper

|
1 |
17.5 |
|
Tin

|
1 |
17.5 |
|
Iron

|
15 |
35 |
|
Silver

|
20 |
40 |
|
Coal

|
30 |
50 |
|
Gold

|
40 |
65 |
|
Mithril

|
55 |
80 |
|
Adamantite

|
70 |
95 |
|
Runite

|
85 |
125 |