Post by luke dennison on Nov 5, 2010 8:26:43 GMT -5
Alright, Mining. One of the most boring skills to train and yielding only up to 65k experience an hour tops. The cape you never see, and when you do see it, you want it oh so badly. The brown cape... the nice blue trim... what's not to like? Yet you cannot bring yourself to spend hours and hours of grinding to get it. Well this guide will show you the best methods of achieving not only 99, but various ways to get it. If you're looking for fast experience, no problem. A ton of cash and barely any experience, I've got it covered. So go ahead, read some more. You won't be disappointed.
The Fastest way to 99 Mining:
Power mining is no doubt the fastest way. Time spent banking adds up. And if you save several seconds a trip, it helps a lot in the end. So here is how I recommend you start off your training to achieve 99 mining, through powerleveling.
Levels 1-30
First off, buy an iron pickaxe, a steel pickaxe, and a mithril pickaxe. This should cost no more than 2k. Now head over to east Varrock and start mining some copper and tin until you reach 15 mining, dropping your ores as you go and leaving your iron pickaxe behind for your steel at 6 mining. Once you hit 15 mining, mine iron ore until 30. It may seem slow but it goes quite fast, especially once you hit level 21 for your mithril pickaxe.
Levels 30-80
Now, you need to buy an adamant pickaxe and a rune pickaxe. This should cost no more than 25k. The best place to powerlevel these levels are to go to the East Ardougne Mine. It has a good amount of iron ore packed together for the perfect experience per hour. At these levels, you will be gaining approximately 40-50k experience an hour. If you can, also buy a dragon pickaxe. It is only slightly better but it adds up in the end.
Levels 80-99
At about level 80, granite becomes faster than iron for powermining. Keep in mind that the only place to mine granite is in the desert, labeled the “Quarry” on the world map. If you complete the quest “Enakhra’s Lament” then you receive a “Camulet”, which teleports you right under the granite mine. I highly suggest doing the quest as it is very easy and yields a great reward for mining. Please note that you also either need waterskins or the water tiara from the “Dealing with Scabaras” quest, since you need water here. The easiest spot to mine is the spot shaped like a mini “L” (there’s 2 rocks). On a populated server, 2 granite rocks is all you need. Simply mine the two granite rocks, then drop your ore, and continue.
This is the fastest way to 99 Mining. Next I will show you another way to achieve 99, but gaining you some cash.
Levels 1-30
Same as the above, First off, buy an iron pickaxe, a steel pickaxe, and a mithril pickaxe. This should cost no more than 2k. Now head over to east Varrock and start mining some copper and tin until you reach 15 mining, dropping your ores as you go and leaving your iron pickaxe behind for your steel at 6 mining. Once you hit 15 mining, mine iron ore until 30. It may seem slow but it goes quite fast, especially once you hit level 21 for your mithril pickaxe. Bank the ores if you wish for a small profit.
Levels 30-60
Go ahead an buy an adamant pickaxe and a rune pickaxe. A dragon pickaxe isn't really needed unless you are powermining, which is stated above. You will be mining Iron for these levels. I suggest mining North East of Ardougne because it is close to a bank.(About the same as Yanille's) Alternatively, if you have completed Legend's Quest, you can bank in the legends guild just north east of the mining area for faster banking.
Levels 60-85
For these levels, you will be mining coal in the Mining guild in Falador. The experience is slow, but the cash is near 100k-200k per hour.
Levels 85-99
For these levels you can either continue to mine coal or mine Rune ores (Not recommended for the whole way). Mining runite ore can net you maybe 5k experience an hour compared to 20k-30k per hour mining coal. However, it can make you up to 500k cash an hour compared to 100k-200k per hour at coal. If you want to sacrifice experience for cash than this is for you.
Rune Ore Locations:
* In free worlds, there are only 2 runite rocks, located above the lava maze in the level 46 wilderness. This makes it very dangerous to mine runite ore in non member's worlds, as there is the chance of being attacked by revenants.
* Members' worlds Contain 7 more rocks;
o 2 located in the Heroes' Guild basement by the Fountain of Heroes.
o One in the dungeon underneath the Lava Maze which is guarded by level 64 poison spiders and 2 black dragons
o One is surrounded by several Dark Beasts under West Ardougne on the way to the Temple of Light as featured in the Mourning's Ends Part II quest.
o One in the center of the Fremennik Isles (reward for The Fremennik Isles quest), north-east of Neitiznot.
o Two more are accessible in the North Keldagrim mining area accessible after the completion of the Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf quest.
This is how you can achieve 99 Mining whilst making money.
Please Note: Whichever way you choose, I highly recommend doing the Varrock Achievement Diaries up until at least the second armor. This allows you a chance to mine 2 ores at once (Up to Mithril) thus giving you an extra ore and experience (Because you mined 2 ores rather than one) increasing your speed. It helps tremendously with your goal to 99. Also try to wear light clothing such as Penance Gloves, Spottier cape, and boots of lightness, And, If you can, the agility top and bottom (90+ agility needed).
If you have achieved 99 Mining by using this guide, then Congratulations! You will be respected by everyone who looks at you. Mining is not only a great money maker but also a rare achievement to have. Now go enjoy your cape (The cape can be obtained at the entrance of the Mining Guild South of the East Falador Bank)
Thanks for reading my guide. This guide was requested to be made so I have made it. If you have requests for a guide simply go to this thread: www.powerbot.org/vb/showthread.php?t=173951 and place your request. I will try to get it done as soon as possible.
The Fastest way to 99 Mining:
Power mining is no doubt the fastest way. Time spent banking adds up. And if you save several seconds a trip, it helps a lot in the end. So here is how I recommend you start off your training to achieve 99 mining, through powerleveling.
Levels 1-30
First off, buy an iron pickaxe, a steel pickaxe, and a mithril pickaxe. This should cost no more than 2k. Now head over to east Varrock and start mining some copper and tin until you reach 15 mining, dropping your ores as you go and leaving your iron pickaxe behind for your steel at 6 mining. Once you hit 15 mining, mine iron ore until 30. It may seem slow but it goes quite fast, especially once you hit level 21 for your mithril pickaxe.
Levels 30-80
Now, you need to buy an adamant pickaxe and a rune pickaxe. This should cost no more than 25k. The best place to powerlevel these levels are to go to the East Ardougne Mine. It has a good amount of iron ore packed together for the perfect experience per hour. At these levels, you will be gaining approximately 40-50k experience an hour. If you can, also buy a dragon pickaxe. It is only slightly better but it adds up in the end.
Levels 80-99
At about level 80, granite becomes faster than iron for powermining. Keep in mind that the only place to mine granite is in the desert, labeled the “Quarry” on the world map. If you complete the quest “Enakhra’s Lament” then you receive a “Camulet”, which teleports you right under the granite mine. I highly suggest doing the quest as it is very easy and yields a great reward for mining. Please note that you also either need waterskins or the water tiara from the “Dealing with Scabaras” quest, since you need water here. The easiest spot to mine is the spot shaped like a mini “L” (there’s 2 rocks). On a populated server, 2 granite rocks is all you need. Simply mine the two granite rocks, then drop your ore, and continue.
This is the fastest way to 99 Mining. Next I will show you another way to achieve 99, but gaining you some cash.
Levels 1-30
Same as the above, First off, buy an iron pickaxe, a steel pickaxe, and a mithril pickaxe. This should cost no more than 2k. Now head over to east Varrock and start mining some copper and tin until you reach 15 mining, dropping your ores as you go and leaving your iron pickaxe behind for your steel at 6 mining. Once you hit 15 mining, mine iron ore until 30. It may seem slow but it goes quite fast, especially once you hit level 21 for your mithril pickaxe. Bank the ores if you wish for a small profit.
Levels 30-60
Go ahead an buy an adamant pickaxe and a rune pickaxe. A dragon pickaxe isn't really needed unless you are powermining, which is stated above. You will be mining Iron for these levels. I suggest mining North East of Ardougne because it is close to a bank.(About the same as Yanille's) Alternatively, if you have completed Legend's Quest, you can bank in the legends guild just north east of the mining area for faster banking.
Levels 60-85
For these levels, you will be mining coal in the Mining guild in Falador. The experience is slow, but the cash is near 100k-200k per hour.
Levels 85-99
For these levels you can either continue to mine coal or mine Rune ores (Not recommended for the whole way). Mining runite ore can net you maybe 5k experience an hour compared to 20k-30k per hour mining coal. However, it can make you up to 500k cash an hour compared to 100k-200k per hour at coal. If you want to sacrifice experience for cash than this is for you.
Rune Ore Locations:
* In free worlds, there are only 2 runite rocks, located above the lava maze in the level 46 wilderness. This makes it very dangerous to mine runite ore in non member's worlds, as there is the chance of being attacked by revenants.
* Members' worlds Contain 7 more rocks;
o 2 located in the Heroes' Guild basement by the Fountain of Heroes.
o One in the dungeon underneath the Lava Maze which is guarded by level 64 poison spiders and 2 black dragons
o One is surrounded by several Dark Beasts under West Ardougne on the way to the Temple of Light as featured in the Mourning's Ends Part II quest.
o One in the center of the Fremennik Isles (reward for The Fremennik Isles quest), north-east of Neitiznot.
o Two more are accessible in the North Keldagrim mining area accessible after the completion of the Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf quest.
This is how you can achieve 99 Mining whilst making money.
Please Note: Whichever way you choose, I highly recommend doing the Varrock Achievement Diaries up until at least the second armor. This allows you a chance to mine 2 ores at once (Up to Mithril) thus giving you an extra ore and experience (Because you mined 2 ores rather than one) increasing your speed. It helps tremendously with your goal to 99. Also try to wear light clothing such as Penance Gloves, Spottier cape, and boots of lightness, And, If you can, the agility top and bottom (90+ agility needed).
If you have achieved 99 Mining by using this guide, then Congratulations! You will be respected by everyone who looks at you. Mining is not only a great money maker but also a rare achievement to have. Now go enjoy your cape (The cape can be obtained at the entrance of the Mining Guild South of the East Falador Bank)
Thanks for reading my guide. This guide was requested to be made so I have made it. If you have requests for a guide simply go to this thread: www.powerbot.org/vb/showthread.php?t=173951 and place your request. I will try to get it done as soon as possible.
