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Runite ore is obtained from mining runite ore rocks, requiring level 50 Mining, and grants 125 Mining experience. Runite can be smelted in a furnace with 1 luminite and 1 runite ore to form a rune bar, requiring level 50 Smithing. Rune bars can be smithed into various types of rune weapons and armour.
After the Mining & Smithing rework, runite ore never runs out when mining it.
Using the superior locator, a reward from Mobilising Armies, players can teleport to one of five runite mines across RuneScape. Players should be aware that two out of the five possible locations are within the Wilderness, and the player may encounter player killers (PKers); no warning will be given upon activation of the locator.
Mining[]
 Runite ore
| |
|---|---|
| Mining level |  50
|
| Source | Runite ore rocks |
| Experience (per ore) | |
| Mining | 125 XP |
| Equipment | 14.75 XP |
Respawn rate[]
Mine locations[]
The runite rocks in the wilderness
For free-to-play players, without level 45 Dungeoneering, runite ore can be dangerous to mine. Two rocks can be found at the Lava Maze runite mining site in the wilderness.
An alternative to the Wilderness is the Mining guild resource dungeon. This mine is more popular because it is much more safe, and as such it can be very hard to find a rock that hasn't already been mined. The release of this mining site more than doubled the number of non-member runite rocks; the following oversupply of ores significantly deflated the price of Runite ore.
For members, several other less dangerous options exist to mine runite, including the Heroes' Guild, Keldagrim north mine, and the Neitiznot runite vein. These ores are often mined and as a result are usually depleted. If the voice of Seren is active in the Trahaearn clan district in Prifddinas, runite rocks can become harmonised and are similar to gold and coal deposits in the Living Rock Cavern. Harmonised runite rocks allow multiple ores to be collected from one rock by multiple players at once until the rock deactivates.
| Location | Requirement | Members | Rocks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining Guild resource dungeon | 60 Mining, 45  Dungeoneering
|
No | 3 | Also contains mithril and adamantite rocks |
| Lava Maze runite mining site | None | No | 2 | In the Wilderness, north of the Lava Maze |
| Keldagrim north mine | Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf | Yes | 2 | 10 adamantite rocks are in the same area |
| Prifddinas | Plague's End | Yes | 2 | The rocks are found in the Trahaearn Clan district |
| Heroes' Guild mine | Heroes' Quest | Yes | 2 | |
| Central Fremennik Isles mining site | Fremennik Isles | Yes | 1 | Need to cross a bridge to get to the rocks |
| Mourner Tunnels mine | Mourning's End Part II | Yes | 1 | Mourner Equipment, unless Within the Light quest has been completed. |
| Lava Maze Dungeon mine | None | Yes | 1 | In the Wilderness |
Transmutation[]
 Level
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Initial resource | Energy | Result | XP
|
Profit/loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 6  Adamantite ore
|
10  Incandescent energy
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1 Runite ore
|
23.2 | −4,043 |
Drop sources[]
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| Source | Combat level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living rock patriarch | 95 | 3 | Always |
| Abomination | N/A | 4 | Common |
| Barrows: Rise of the Six | N/A | 30–34 | Common |
| Elite rune dragon | 130 | 6 | Common |
| Glowing cracker | N/A | 5 | Common |
| Gregorovic | 1000 | 10–15 | Common |
| K'ril Tsutsaroth | 98; 650 | 4–6 | Common |
| Looting | N/A | 1 | Common |
| Mature grotworm | 98 | 1 | Common |
| Nex | 1001 | 80 | Common |
| Raptor key | N/A | 75 | Common |
| Rune dragon | 127 | 4 | Common |
| Vindicta | 1000 | 10–15 | Common |
| Vorago | 10000 | 15–28 | Common |
| Abyssal demon | 98 | 1 | Rare |
| Abyssal demon (elite) | 107 | 1 | Rare |
| Cyclossus | 89 | 1 | Rare |
| Trader | N/A | 1 | Rare |
| Araxxi | 3000 | 50 | Uncommon |
| Avaryss, the Unceasing | 1000 | 10–15 | Uncommon |
| Beastmaster Durzag | 2000 | 50–98 | Uncommon |
| Corporeal Beast | 785 | 20 | Uncommon |
| Demon Flash Mob | N/A | 5 | Uncommon |
| Demon boss | 200 | 5 | Uncommon |
| General Graardor | 210; 624 | 2 | Uncommon |
| Glacor | 112 | 2–3 | Uncommon |
| Gold key | N/A | 10–14 | Uncommon |
| Grotworm | 63 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Helwyr | 1000 | 10–15 | Uncommon |
| Imperial mage akh | 130 | 2 | Uncommon |
| Imperial ranger akh | 130 | 2 | Uncommon |
| Imperial warrior akh | 130 | 2 | Uncommon |
| K'ril Tsutsaroth | 98; 650 | 2 | Uncommon |
| King Black Dragon | 276 | 3 | Uncommon |
| Queen Black Dragon | 900 | 30 | Uncommon |
| Rare drop table | N/A | 90–110 | Uncommon |
| Shade Catacombs/Rewards | N/A | 10–19 | Uncommon |
| Solak | 2000; 7000 | 81–104 | Uncommon |
| TokHaar-Ket-Zek | 112; 400 | 2 | Uncommon |
| WildyWyrm | 1337 | 20 | Uncommon |
| Yakamaru | 10000 | 50–155 | Uncommon |
| Adventurer's chest | N/A | 1–8 | Unknown |
| Falador resource bundle | N/A | 1 | Unknown |
| Magical chest | N/A | 3–10 | Varies |
| Fire spirit | N/A | 1 | Very rare |
Disassembly[]
| Disassembly XP | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Item quantity required | 1 |
| Material count | 1 |
| Base junk chance | 53.8% |
| Possible materials | |
| Often | |
 Simple parts | 100% |
Trivia[]
- Runite ore used to be called rune ore.
- Runite is considered a delicacy to dragons, as discovered in the Varrock Museum.
