Coal



Coal is one of the most important mined materials in RuneScape. Level 30 or higher Mining is needed to mine coal, giving 50 experience per ore mined.

Coal is required to smelt all smithable metals above iron (except for gold or silver), in increasing amounts.
 * Steel Bar: 2 coal
 * Mithril Bar: 4 coal
 * Elemental Bar: 4 coal
 * Adamant Bar: 6 coal
 * Runite Bar: 8 coal

While the Mining Guild is a good source of coal for those with the required mining level to enter, it can still get very busy, leading some miners to take on the risky Wilderness coal mine, or the even riskier Hobgoblin mine. If the player would rather face tough monsters than revenants, then Crandor Island is available after completing the Dragon Slayer quest, though it is a long way back to a bank.

The coal mine in north-east Keldagrim is somewhat far from a bank, but by wisely using energy, players manage to use this mine effectively due to its general lack of players. The Dwarven Mine is popular, but those under combat 65 may want to avoid it as they may be attacked by King Scorpions. The clear advantage of the Mining Guild is its closeness to a bank.

The Coal Trucks in Kandarin may be a good solution for members without the required mining level for the Guild, since they can mine and store 120 coal in the trucks at the mine, then retrieve it from the trucks by Seers' Village. This allows players four and a quarter full loads of coal in one trip, or five and a quarter full loads if they carry one load with them.