Gem | DLC | Gem Chance | Gem Price | |
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![]() | Topaz | 50.0% | 225 | |
![]() | Sapphire | 17.5% | 335 | |
![]() | Ruby | 17.5% | 555 | |
![]() | Emerald | 10.0% | 555 | |
![]() | Diamond | 5.0% | 1,150 |
Mining
Skill ID: melvorD:Mining | |
Release Date: | 11 September 2019 (v0.04) |
Game Version: | |
Type: | Gathering |
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Level 120: | |
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Mining is a skill used to gather ore, Rune Essence,
Pure Essence, and gems for use in many other skills.
Mechanics
Each Mining action takes 3 seconds. This time can be reduced by 5-50% by purchasing pickaxe upgrades, 15% by purchasing the Master of Nature god upgrade, 3% with the
Elite Pillar of Expertise, 2% with
Harold, 3% with
Hex Mastery, 3% when using
Candelabra Lit, 0.2s by reaching the 50% Mastery pool checkpoint, 0.2s while the
Mole +
Eagle Synergy is active, 0.1s by wearing
Dirty Mining Boots, and then by another 0.1s by being on the
Terran Dungeon Ruins hex (0.2s when also owning
Carthulu). Percentage reductions are applied prior to flat reductions, making it possible to reach the global minimum action time of 0.25s when sufficient reductions are active.
Ore amounts can be doubled by wearing Mining Gloves with active charges. Raising Mining to
Level 99 will unlock the
Mining Skillcape for purchase from the Shop. Equipping the
Mining Skillcape will give 1 bonus
Coal Ore for every Mining action. The
Superior Mining Skillcape, which becomes available once
Level 120 has been reached, increases the bonus
Coal Ore quantity to 2 while also providing +5% chance to find gem veins while mining.
Rock HP
Rock HP determines how many ores can be extracted from a rock before it has to respawn. Ore and essence rocks other than Meteorite passively regenerate HP at a rate of 1 every 10 seconds, stopping when a rock reaches its maximum HP. Regeneration does not occur while a rock is respawning after being fully depleted.
For ore and essence rocks besides Meteorite, the maximum HP is calculated as follows:
[math]\displaystyle{ \text{Rock HP}=5 + \text{Mastery Level} + \text{Bonus} }[/math]
Where [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Bonus} }[/math] starts at 0, increasing by:
- +10 if the 95%
Mastery pool checkpoint has been reached
- +20 when both the
Mole and
Bear
Summoning synergy and Perfect Swing Potion is active
- The below amounts when the relevant bonuses are active:
Source | Type | DLC | HP Bonus | Other Modifiers |
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Agility Obstacle 11 | +15 Mining Node HP | +3% Mastery XP for Melvor Realm only +2% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining Gem Veins or Meteorite Ore -20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills | ||
Agility Obstacle 3 | +10 Mining Node HP | +3% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills +3% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +3% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | ||
Agility Obstacle 9 | +10 Mining Node HP | +20 Maximum Hitpoints +5% Food Healing Value +5% Chance to Double Items Globally +10% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills | ||
![]() | Pet | +10 Mining Node HP | ||
Pet | +5 Mining Node HP |
In addition, the following can be used to provide a chance to deal no damage to rock HP while Mining. Note that these bonuses work for ores or essence only, not gem veins.
Source | Type | DLC | Preserve Chance | Other Modifiers |
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![]() | Item | +80% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +80% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | ||
![]() | Item | +40% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +40% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | ||
![]() | Item | +20% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +20% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | ||
![]() | Item | +10% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +10% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | ||
Constellation | +5% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +5% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | +8% Mining Mastery XP +8% Chance to Double Items in Mining +5% Melee Strength Bonus from Equipment +5 Hidden Strength Level +8% Strength Skill XP +8% Mining Skill XP +8% Accuracy Rating +5% Chance to receive gems from Mining (Does not work for Rune Essence) | ||
Agility Obstacle 3 | +3% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +3% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | +10 Mining Node HP +3% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills | ||
![]() | Item (Helmet) | +3% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining +3% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining | +2% Mining Mastery XP |
Using these bonuses effectively increases a rock's HP to [math]\displaystyle{ \frac{\text{Rock HP}}{1 - \text{Preserve Chance}} }[/math]. For example, a rock with a max HP of 12 while the Perfect Swing Potion III is being used will have an effective max HP of [math]\displaystyle{ \frac{12}{1 - 0.4} = 20 }[/math].
Due to passive rock HP regeneration, it is possible (given a sufficiently high maximum rock HP) to ensure a rock always has HP and never has to respawn, no matter how long it has been mined for. To achieve this, the player's chance to deal zero damage to ores must be at least [math]\displaystyle{ \left \lceil 1 - \frac{\text{Action Interval (seconds)}}{10} \right \rceil }[/math].
Therefore, the chance required in order to avoid respawns at the an interval of 0.85 seconds is [math]\displaystyle{ \left \lceil 1 - \frac{0.85}{10} \right \rceil = \left \lceil 0.915 \right \rceil = 0.92 = 92\% }[/math] or higher. Currently the maximum possible chance is 91% when the highest tier of Perfect Swing Potion and all other available bonuses are utilized.
Below lists the rock HP at various Mastery levels with and without the maximum possible bonus:
Mastery Level | Max Rock HP | |
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Without Bonus | With Bonus | |
1 | 6 | 86 |
2 | 7 | 87 |
3 | 8 | 88 |
4 | 9 | 89 |
5 | 10 | 90 |
10 | 15 | 95 |
20 | 25 | 105 |
50 | 55 | 135 |
75 | 80 | 160 |
99 | 104 | 184 |
Gem Veins
Gem veins do not regenerate naturally, but rather may be discovered at random when mining any ore after Dragonite. The chance of discovering a gem vein per mining action is 0.533%, which may be increased by 5% if the
Superior Mining Skillcape is equipped, resulting in an overall chance of 0.56%.
The type and size of gem vein discovered is randomly determined. The discovered vein has an 85% chance of being Onyx, a 10% chance of being
Oricha, and a 5% chance of being
Cerulean. The size of the vein may be either small, medium, or large:
- Small veins are discovered with a 62.5% chance, having an HP between 5 and 15
- Medium veins are discovered with a 25% chance, having an HP between 10 and 25
- Large veins are discovered with a 12.5% chance, having an HP between 20 and 60
Meteorites
Meteorites can be discovered at random while studying any constellation in Astrology. When discovered, the HP of the meteorite rock will be increased by a random amount between 5 and 24 HP.
Starfalls
Starfalls can be discovered at random while studying any abyssal constellation in Astrology. When discovered, the HP of Abycite, Mysticite and Echocite will be increased by a random amount between 20 and 200 HP. Each rock will roll a different HP amount.
Mastery Unlocks
Item Mastery Unlocks
Note that the increased chance to double bonuses apply to all types of rocks, despite the description specifically mentioning ore.
Level | Unlock |
---|---|
1 | Each Mastery Level increases maximum Rock HP by 1 |
10 | 1% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
20 | 2% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
30 | 3% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
40 | 4% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
50 | 5% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
60 | 6% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
70 | 7% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
80 | 8% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
90 | 9% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
99 | 15% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
Mastery Pool Checkpoints
Pool % | Pool XP | Bonus |
---|---|---|
10% | 1,150,000 xp | +5% Mining Mastery XP for Melvor Realm only |
25% | 2,875,000 xp | -10% Mining node respawn interval for Melvor Realm only |
50% | 5,750,000 xp | -0.2s Mining Interval for Melvor Realm only |
95% | 10,925,000 xp | +10 Mining Node HP (Melvor Realm Only) |
Total Mastery Pool XP | 11,500,000 |
Skillcapes
Regular Skillcape
The Mining Skillcape is the skillcape for the Mining skill. It can be purchased for 1,000,000
from the Shop once the player reaches
Level 99 in the Mining skill. The Mining Skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
+1 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply)
Superior Skillcape
The Superior Mining Skillcape is the superior skillcape for the Mining skill. It can be purchased for 10,000,000
from the Shop once the player reaches
Level 120 in the Mining skill.
Level 120 can only be reached if the player owns the
Throne of the Herald expansion. Likewise, the superior skillcape can only be purchased if the player owns this expansion. The superior skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
+2 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) and +5% Chance to find gem veins when Mining
Pet
The pet can be unlocked by doing any Mining action.
Pet | Name | DLC | Effect |
---|---|---|---|
Cool Rock | +5 Mining Node HP |
Pickaxes
Pickaxes are permanent upgrades purchased from the Shop that decrease the amount of time it takes to mine ore by their bonus speed percentage. The later pickaxes also provide a number of other bonuses, as listed in the table below. The bonuses provided by these upgrades are permanently active once purchased, they do not need to be equipped or otherwise enabled.
Rocks
"Ore" redirects here. For the Township resource, see Township#Buildings and Resources
Higher tiers of rocks are unlocked as the player's Mining level increases. The quantity received from any ore rock is doubled when Mining Gloves are in use, and normal gems are guaranteed to drop from any ore when
Gem Gloves are used, however neither of these gloves have any effect when used while mining essence or gem veins.
Melvor Rocks
Rock | Ore | Type | Requirements | DLC | XP | Respawn Time | Ore Value | ||
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![]() | Rune Essence | ![]() | 2x Rune Essence | Essence | 5 | 1s | 0 | ||
Copper | ![]() | Copper Ore | Ore | 7 | 5s | 2 | |||
Tin | ![]() | Tin Ore | Ore | 7 | 5s | 2 | |||
Iron | ![]() | Iron Ore | Ore | 14 | 10s | 5 | |||
Coal | ![]() | Coal Ore | Ore | 18 | 10s | 13 | |||
Silver | ![]() | Silver Ore | Ore | 25 | 15s | 25 | |||
Gold | ![]() | Gold Ore | Ore | 28 | 15s | 30 | |||
![]() | Crystal | ![]() | Crystal | Ore | ![]() | 28 | 2m | 100 | |
Mithril | ![]() | Mithril Ore | Ore | 65 | 20s | 65 | |||
Adamantite | ![]() | Adamantite Ore | Ore | 71 | 30s | 88 | |||
Runite | ![]() | Runite Ore | Ore | 86 | 1m | 100 | |||
![]() | Pure Crystal | ![]() | Pure Crystal | Ore | ![]() | 95 | 4m | 750 | |
Dragonite | ![]() | Dragonite Ore | Ore | 270 | 101 | 2m | 135 | ||
![]() | Pure Essence | ![]() | Pure Essence | Essence | 30 | 2m, 10s | 3 | ||
Corundumite | ![]() | Corundumite Ore | Ore | 112 | 2m, 10s | 185 | |||
![]() | Onyx | ![]() | Onyx | Gem Vein | 265 | N/A | 3,000 | ||
Iridium | ![]() | Iridium Ore | Ore | 92 | 2m, 20s | 240 | |||
Palladium | ![]() | Palladium Ore | Ore | 96 | 2m, 30s | 295 | |||
Augite | ![]() | Augite Ore | Ore | 119 | 2m, 40s | 400 | |||
![]() | Oricha | ![]() | Oricha | Gem Vein | 385 | N/A | 4,500 | ||
Meteorite | ![]() | Meteorite Ore | Ore | 330 | N/A | 750 | |||
Divinite | ![]() | Divinite Ore | Ore | 138 | 3m | 575 | |||
![]() | Cerulean | ![]() | Cerulean | Gem Vein | 510 | N/A | 6,500 |
Abyssal Rocks
Rock | Ore | Type | Requirements | DLC | XP | Respawn Time | Ore Value | ||
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Essence | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssal Essence | Abyssal Essence | Level 1 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 72 | 5s | 1 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssium Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abyssium Ore | Abyssal Rock | Level 1 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 258 | 10s | 5 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Nightopal | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Nightopal | Abyssal Gem | Level 5 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 537 | N/A | 100 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abycite | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Abycite Fragment | Abyssal Rock | Level 8 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 465 | N/A | 12 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Azurian Outcrop | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Azurian Fragment | Outcrop | Level 12 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 490 | 15s | 19 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Brumite Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Brumite Ore | Abyssal Rock | Level 15 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 638 | 1m, 20s | 18 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Shadowpearl | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Shadowpearl | Abyssal Gem | Level 18 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 1,121 | N/A | 100 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Mysticite | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Mysticite Fragment | Abyssal Rock | Level 22 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 848 | N/A | 35 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Gloomite Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Gloomite Ore | Abyssal Rock | Level 25 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 1,107 | 2m | 40 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Obsidian Outcrop | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Obsidian Fragment | Outcrop | Level 30 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 1,428 | 2m, 30s | 60 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Witherite Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Witherite Ore | Abyssal Rock | Level 35 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 1,810 | 2m, 30s | 60 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Moonstone | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Moonstone | Abyssal Gem | Level 40 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 3,516 | N/A | 400 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Echocite | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Echocite Fragment | Abyssal Rock | Level 45 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 3,535 | N/A | 80 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Netherite Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Netherite Ore | Abyssal Rock | Level 50 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 4,215 | 2m, 40s | 120 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Voidheart | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Voidheart | Abyssal Gem | Level 55 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 11,145 | N/A | 800 |
Gems
Normal Gems
Each Mining action has a 1% chance of discovering a random normal gem. The chance to receive gems when mining ores can be increased by bonuses such as that from Terra, or can be guaranteed through the use of
Gem Gloves. If the
Clue Chasers Insignia is equipped, the chance to find gems is increased by 10% (For example, a 20% chance becomes [math]\displaystyle{ 20\% \times 1.1 = 22\% }[/math]). The chance to receive a gem is capped at 100%, so any bonuses above this limit have no effect.
While mining Pure Essence, there is a chance that a
Runestone will be dropped instead of a normal gem. The chance of Runestone drops is not subject to the usual normal gem drop chance bonuses, and so the base chance of 1% may only be increased to 1.1% while wearing the
Clue Chasers Insignia.
Any gems dropped (including Runestones) may be doubled if any global or Mining specific item doubling bonuses apply. The
Mole and
Octopus synergy and/or
Gem Finder Scroll may also be used for a chance to receive an additional normal gem of any type whenever a normal gem is dropped while Mining - this additional gem also has a chance to be doubled. If the synergy is active while mining
Pure Essence, then a
Runestone will be obtained in place of a random gem.
Superior Gems
Superior gems can drop from any gem vein (in addition to the gem provided by mining the vein) with a chance of 10% per action. This chance can be increased by any things providing a bonus to the chance to receive a quality superior gem. Superior gems may also drop while mining Meteorite, but only when a bonus to the chance to receive a superior gem is active, as the base chance is 0%.
Random superior gem drops cannot be doubled, nor does the Mole and
Octopus synergy or
Gem Finder Scroll apply.
The possible gem drops are shown below.
Gem | DLC | Gem Chance | Gem Price | |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Onyx | 50.0% | 3,000 | |
![]() | Oricha | 30.0% | 4,500 | |
![]() | Cerulean | 15.0% | 6,500 | |
![]() | Zephyte | 5.0% | 9,000 |
Potion
The Perfect Swing Potion provides a chance to mine from a rock without lowering the rock's HP. This potion has no effect while mining from a gem vein.
Perfect Swing Potion | |||
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Potion | Tier | Charges | Effect |
![]() | I | 30 | +10% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +10% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
![]() | II | 50 | +20% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +20% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
![]() | III | 80 | +40% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +40% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
![]() | IV | 100 | +80% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +80% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
The Gem Detector Potion provides a chance to receive a quality superior gem while mining either a gem vein or Meteorite Ore.
Gem Detector Potion | |||
---|---|---|---|
Potion | Tier | Charges | Effect |
![]() | I | 10 | +2% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining a "Gem Vein" Node or Meteorite Ore |
![]() | II | 20 | +4% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining a "Gem Vein" Node or Meteorite Ore |
![]() | III | 30 | +7% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining a "Gem Vein" Node or Meteorite Ore |
![]() | IV | 40 | +10% chance to receive a Quality Superior Gem while Mining a "Gem Vein" Node or Meteorite Ore |
Summoning Boosts
This table shows all the Summoning Familiars and Synergies that provide a bonus to Mining.
Familiar 1 | Familiar 2 | Effect | ||
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Mole | +3% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Mining (Cannot be doubled) | |||
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+3% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Mining (Cannot be doubled) | ||
Mole | Crow | x2 Rune Essence gained from Mining | ||
Mole | Monkey | x2 Silver gained from Mining x2 Gold gained from Mining | ||
Mole | ![]() |
-0.2s Mining Interval for Melvor Realm only | ||
Mole | ![]() |
+30% chance to gain +1 additional Meteorite in Mining (Cannot be doubled) | ||
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x2 Abyssal Essence gained from Mining |
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x2 primary skill resource gained from Mining for Outcrop nodes |
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-50% Mining Abyssal XP +1 additional quantity of primary resource gained in Mining for Abyssal Realm only (cannot be doubled) |
Skill Boosts
- Main article: Mining Boosts
Skill boosts are special enhancements that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the player's skills. These boosts can come from a variety of sources such as equipment, potions, pets, and masteries. Global boosts are boosts which apply across all skills. A boost can be assumed to be for the listed skill only, unless specifically stated it is a global boost. Boosts help the player to progress faster and achieve higher levels of mastery in each skill. The following are some common types of skill boosts and what they do:
- Increased Skill XP: Increases the amount of experience points (XP) gained.
- Decreased Skill Interval: Reduces the time it takes to complete skilling actions, allowing the player to perform more actions in a given period.
- Preservation Chance: Increases the likelihood that resources or items used during skill actions are not consumed.
- Increased Chance to Double Items: Gives a higher chance of receiving double the items or resources when performing skill-related actions.
- Increased Mastery XP: Enhances the rate at which mastery XP is gained for a skill.
For more information on general skill boosts that apply to all skills, refer to the Skill Boosts page.
Trivia
Prior to the release of V1.0, the source code file for the Mining skill was called rockHitting.js
, which is in contrast to other skills' source files which are named eponymously (i.e., woodcutting.js
for Woodcutting). This used to be case for Mining as well[1], however it turned out that some browsers or extensions block a script called mining.js
, likely in an attempt to prevent unwanted crypto mining, so the file was eventually renamed.
Upon release of V1.0, Mining became one of a small number of tick-based skills, at which point the source file was renamed once more to rockTicking.js
.
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