Mining iron ore
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Mining iron ore can be done in many places but one of the best in the dwarven mines underneath Falador. It's recommended to have at least 15 Dungeoneering as this allows you to enter the mysterious entrance close by where you will find a bank deposit box nearby. This will drastically decrease the time it takes to bank. The output is calculated having full stamina at all times. It should be noted that you will be getting iron ores and sedimentary geodes while mining. The geodes can later be opened to retrieve spirit shards and different gems. The player should use the best pickaxe possible as it will grant more ores per hour. Here you find a table over estimated profit per hour with different mining levels and pickaxes. Using Iron stone spirit will cut the time you spend mining in half and are most likely worth it you can see it being used in the bottom column.
For a close approximation of ore mined per hour (of pure mining) based on your levels and gear see the mining rate calculator.
Mining Level | Pickaxe | Total time per run (sec) | Ore (hour) | Sedimentary geode (hour) | Profit (hour) | Experience (hour) | Using iron stone spirit |
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10 | Iron Pickaxe | 331 | 294 | 29 | 125,890 | 10200 | No |
20 | Steel Pickaxe | 168 | 579 | 58 | 248,495 | 20400 | No |
30 | Mitrhil Pickaxe | 118 | 820 | 82 | 351,791 | 30600 | No |
40 | Adamant Pickaxe | 94 | 1035 | 104 | 444,066 | 40800 | No |
50 | Rune Pickaxe | 82 | 1192 | 119 | 511,089 | 48960 | No |
50 | Rune Pickaxe | 51 | 1914 | 96 | 762,618 | 48960 | Yes |
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