Free-to-play Mining training

Mining is a fairly tedious skill to train, giving slow experience. However, it can be a very rewarding skill in terms of money.

Equipment
Pickaxes are the only tool required in mining. It is recommended to get the best pickaxe available for your level as it is worth it in the long run.

Quests

 * Doric's Quest, a quest that gives 1,300 Mining experience. However, you will need to obtain 2 iron ores that cannot be mined until level 15 Mining. You can buy the iron ores though.

Level 1 to 15
Tin and Copper are the main ores mined at this level. They give decent pro experience (17.5 experience per ore) and profit and can be smithed. An alternative, slower but more rewarding method is clay. Clay gives 5 experience per ore. Clay is a good money-maker for new players.

A good place for new miners would be in Lumbridge Swamp mine where the Mining Tutor is located. A better alternative is in the South-East Varrock Mine, being near of a bank. For clay, you can mine it in the South-West Varrock Mine. However, players under combat level 13 should beware the aggressive level 6 Mugger. You can also train on rune essence if you have completed Rune Mysteries.

Level 15 to 99
Iron is a fast method of mining which yields a fairly good profit and gives good experience (35XP per ore). This is a very good method of power-mining from level 40+. With the aid of a Rune pickaxe, you are able to mine iron ores in a single strike! Power-mining grants you 37500 per hour.

Good locations for this ore are:
 * South-East Varrock Mine
 * Al-Kharid Mine
 * North East of Rimmington, Near the Crafting Guild

Level 20 to 30
Silver ore can be mined at level 20, however, it is not recommended past level 30 mining where coal can be mined.

A good location for this ore is in the South-West Varrock Mine.

Level 30 to 99
Coal can be mined at level 30. This ore is crucial to smithing and therefore it is a very good method if you bank ores as you can make good money from this. Coal gives 50 experience per ore.

Good locations for this ore are:
 * Dwarven Mine
 * Barbarian Village
 * The Mining Guild (60 mining required)

Level 40 to 70
Gold ore can be mined at level 40 mining. Gold ore gives 65 experience.This is a valuable ore which many people mine for the money. However, it is not recommended to mine gold for experience as many people try to mine these valuable ores.

A good location for this ore is in the Crafting Guild (40 crafting and a brown apron required). Another good location for this is the Karamja-Crandor volcano, as many players here are training on the Lesser Demons Beware, though if you are under lv. 45 combat, the skeletons here are aggressive to you.

Level 55 to 70
Mithril ore can be mined at level 55. This ore gives 80 experience and is a middle-level money maker. This ore is not recommended past level 70.

A good location for this ore is the Mining Guild (60 mining required). For players who are more daring, the Bandit camp mining site in the Wilderness is a good location. With 22 Mithril rocks in place, players can easily get a full inventory without having to wait for the rocks to respawn. If a revenant attacks, run southwards to the north-western Wilderness Volcano entrance until reaching the south-west exit of the volcano, and bank there.

Level 70 to 99
Adamantite ore can be mined at level 70. This is a very good money-making method of mining, because each ore can sell for. This ore is recommended to 99 as runite ore, despite being able to be mined at level 85, can only be found in very deep wilderness (level 46).

Good locations for this ore are in the Dwarven Mine, the Lumbridge south-west mine, or on Crandor Isle.

Level 85 to 99
Runite ore can be mined at level 85. This is everyones mining goal, since ores sell for. Since the wilderness is no longer PvP it is far less dangerous to mine this ore, but if you bump into a revenant you may still die. It is highly recommended you world hop if you see a revenant coming, or have mined the ore. Wear either only a rune pickaxe, or your best armour, weapon and some food if you intend on fighting for your ore.

The only runite ores in free-to-play are found in level 46 wilderness, near the Lava Maze.

Level 60 to 99
This is a method for fast mining exp.

These are the stats you will need besides level 60 mining:
 * Level 43 magic
 * Level 50+ smithing (the higher the better)

These are the items you will need in your inventory:
 * Staff of fire (wielded)
 * Rune pickaxe
 * Nature runes, the amount will be listed below (or as much as you want depending on your mining goal)
 * If your smithing is level 50 to 69, you will need 22 mithril ore (4 free inventory spaces)
 * If your smithing is level 70 to 84, you will need 20 adamantite ore (6 free inventory spaces)
 * If your smithing is level 85+, you will need 18 runite ore (8 free inventory spaces)


 * Note: If you are willing to take gems as random award (not random event) additional free spaces can be allocated.

You will need to go to the mining guild and just mine coal there until you have a full inventory. Once you have a full inventory you use the spell Superheat Item on your mithril/adamantite/runite ore. The spell will smelt your ore and leave you with no coal. Keep mining more coal and use Superheat Item until you run out of mithril/adamantite/runite ore.

If you have mithril ore, you can mine up to 92 coal without banking. If you have adamantite ore, you can mine up to 126 coal without banking. If you have runite ore, you can mine up to 152 coal without banking.

You can repeat this method over and over again.

Level 70 to 99
This is a method for fast mining exp.

These are the stats you will need besides level 70 mining:
 * Level 55 magic

These are the items you will need in your inventory: Mine Adamantite ore and use High Alchemy on it this makes a small profit if you buy nature runes for under 240 coins
 * Staff of fire
 * Rune pickaxe
 * Nature runes