Tin rock

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Tin rock
Release								4 January 2001 (Update)
Members								No
Quest								No
Location								Varies
Options								Mine, Prospect, Examine
Examine								This rock contains tin ore.
Map
See locations section
Advanced data
Object ID								113029, 113030, 113031, 113089, 113090, 113091, 113149, 113150, 113151, 114185, 114186, 114187
Links								MROD

Tin rocks contain tin ore that can be mined with a pickaxe. It can be mined with a Mining level of at least 1. It is one of the first rocks that can be mined, along with copper rocks.

Mining

Tin rock
Mining level	1
Output	Tin ore
Core
Stone spirit	Tin
Geode	Sedimentary
Rock stats
Durability	40
Hardness	0
XP multiplier	0.66
Base ore qty	1

Critical swing chance
15%	2
20%	8
Rockertunity multiplier
×5	6
×6	N/A
Double ore chance
5%	4
10%	5
Varrock armour	1 (4%)
Geode chance
10%	N/A
15%	N/A

Locations

Mine	Amount	Location	Requirements	Members
Ashdale Mine	2	North-eastern part of Ashdale	N/A
Burthorpe mine	5	North-west of Taverley, south-west of Burthorpe	N/A
Desert Mining Camp	4	Kharidian Desert	The Tourist Trap
Dwarven bronze mine	5	Northern section of the Dwarven mines	N/A
Highweald mine	3	Highweald Forest	Partial completion of  Visions of Havenhythe
Lumbridge south-east mine	3	The south-east corner of Lumbridge Swamp	N/A
Rimmington mine	2	North of Rimmington	N/A
Tutorial Island mine	4	Tutorial Island Underground	Tutorial Island (partial completion)
Varrock south-east mine	1	Directly east of Varrock's south entrance.	N/A
Varrock south-west mine	2	West of Varrock south entrance. Near Champions' Guild.	N/A
Warforge south tunnel mine	1	Warforge Dig Site south tunnels	Out of the Crucible

Loot

100%

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Tin ore	1	Always	642	10

Secondary

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE price	High Alch
	Tin stone spirit	1	1/10	120	N/A
	Sedimentary geode	1	Varies	1	1
	Uncut lapis lazuli	1	Common	6	6
	Deathspore arrow tips	Unknown	1/1,000	52	115
	Book page 3	1	Common	1	1
	Thorobshuun key	1	Uncommon; Always	1	1
	Sealed clue scroll (easy)	1	70/225,000	Not sold	N/A
	Sealed clue scroll (medium)	1	30/225,000	Not sold	N/A

Achievements

• It's Mine! ( 15) – Mine one of each of the listed ores.
• Everything Is Oresome ( 20) – Increase the capacity of your ore box by mining 100 of each of the listed ores.

Graphical updates

Tin rocks were updated in March 2011 with the Lumbridge Swamp graphical rework, however they weren't updated in other areas until the release of 2011 Easter event. They were updated again with the release of Mining and Smithing rework in January 2019.

• 
  Tin rock after 29 March 2004 (update)
• 
  Tin rock after 15 March 2011 (update)
• 
  Tin rock after 7 January 2019 (update)

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

• patch 21 January 2019 (Update):
  • The mine to the south east of Varrock now houses tin ore, as previously stated on the world map icon tooltip.
  • The Varrock south-east mining icon now includes tin ore (but not enough to spawn rockertunities).

• update 7 January 2019 (Update):
  • Tin rocks have been graphically updated.

• hidden 31 January 2012 (Update):
  • Mining rocks and veins have been renamed using the respective ore names.

• update 19 April 2011 (Update):
  • The graphical update to mining rocks released with the Lumbridge Swamp improvement has been applied across the rest of the game.

• update 15 March 2011 (Update):
  • Tin rocks have been graphically updated in Lumbridge Swamp.

• update 4 January 2001 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Tin ore, like all other mined rocks, used to respawn at a rate indirectly proportional to the number of people in the rock's RuneScape world before the update on 13 March 2017.