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Gold ore

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Gold ore
Released4 January 2001 (Update)
MembersNo
Properties
TradeableYes
EquipableNo
StackableNo
NoteableYes
OptionsDrop
ExamineThis needs refining.
Values
Value150 coins
High alch90 coins
Low alch60 coins
Weight2.267 kg
Respawn time500 ticks (300 seconds)
Grand Exchange
Exchange157 coins (info)
Buy limit30,000
Daily volume8,301,043
View real-time prices
Advanced data
Item ID444
LinkMOID

Gold ore can be mined from gold rocks at level 40 Mining, providing 65 Mining experience. After it is mined, it takes 60 seconds to regenerate. Gold ore is used to smelt gold bars at a furnace. Smelting a gold bar requires level 40 Smithing and gives 22.5 Smithing experience, or 56.2 with goldsmith gauntlets equipped. The bar can then be used again on a furnace to craft various types of jewellery, with sufficient Crafting skill, and an appropriate mould. An anvil is only used to make a gold helmet, and golden bowl for the quests Between a Rock... and Legends' Quest respectively.

A frequently occurring item, gold ore can be acquired through various means, beyond mining. It can be bought from shops, obtained from monster drops and pick-pocketing, as a reward from a variety of chests and reward crates, through the Gnome Restaurant and Volcanic Mine minigames, and can also be obtained by handing in nuggets to Terry Balando at the Digsite.

The chance to successfully mine gold ore scales linearly with the player's mining level. Were it possible to mine gold ore at level 1, players would have a 3% chance per mining cycle to successfully mine the ore. At level 99, players have a 29% chance to successfully mine the ore per mining cycle.[1]

Wearing either mining gloves, superior mining gloves, or expert mining gloves while mining a gold rock generates additional mineable gold. This allows you to mine the same rock once, twice, or thrice more, respectively, before depletion.

Smelting gold ore currently gives some of the fastest Smithing experience available in the game whilst wearing goldsmith gauntlets (or a Smithing cape/Max cape) and smelting at the Blast Furnace. This method tends to average 250,000-350,000 experience per hour, but at maximum efficiency players can reach upwards of 420,000 experience per hour. For non-Ironmen, this method currently has a profit/XP of −1.60, along with additional costs of 72,000/hour to use the Blast Furnace, and 34,767/hour, assuming an average of 36 doses of Stamina potion used per hour. See Blast Furnace/Strategies.

Ordan sells gold ore at a set price of 225, regardless of stock held, and also restocks significantly faster than an ordinary shop. When bought from Ordan and smelted with goldsmith gauntlets equipped, gold ore has a cost of 4.00 per Smithing XP, along with an additional cost of 72,000/hour if using the Blast Furnace.

Mining info

Gold rocks
Level requiredMining 40
Mining XP65 xp
RockGold rocks
Required toolPickaxe
Respawn time1 minute

Money making

The following money making guide is available for Gold ore:

MethodHourly profitSkills
Mining gold ore76,500 Mining 40+ , Crafting 40+ (optional)

Products

ItemMembersSkillsXPMaterials
Gold bar
(Blast Furnace)
Members
  • Smithing 40
  • Smithing 22.5
  • 1 × Gold ore
Gold bar
(Regular furnace)
Free-to-play
  • Smithing 40
  • Smithing 22.5
  • 1 × Gold ore
Gold bar
(Superheat)
Free-to-play
  • Smithing 40
  • Magic 43
  • Smithing 22.5
  • Magic 53

Item sources

SourceLevelQuantityRarity
King Black Dragon276 100 (noted)2/128
Lesser demon Regular82; 87; 94 12/128
Lesser demon Wilderness Slayer Cave94 5 (noted)2/39
Kalphite Queen333 250 (noted)4/126
Pyrefiend43; 48 18/128
Greater demon Wilderness Slayer Cave104 10 (noted)1/41
Harpie Bug Swarm46 18/128
Bloodveld76; 81 12/128
Gargoyle111 10–20 (noted)10/128
Tribesman32 15/138
Mummy (Ancient Pyramid)103 1100/513
Hero80 11/128
Earth impling36; 46 11/10
Gold rocks40 1Always
Skeleton brute132 12/128
Eclectic impling jarN/A 11/10
Gnome75 18/128
Barrel (Shaman Caves)N/A 1 (noted)Rare
Eclectic impling50; 60 11/10
Earth impling jarN/A 11/10
Vet'ion454 675 (noted)6/126
Venenatis464 675 (noted)6/126
Thermonuclear smoke devil301 200 (noted)2/107
Gnome child75 18/128
Angry barbarian spirit166 12/128
Berserk barbarian spirit166 12/128
Enraged barbarian spirit166 12/128
Skeleton heavy130 12/128
Skeleton hero146 12/128
Skeleton thug130 12/128
Skeleton warlord132 12/128
Professor ManglethorpN/A 6–11 (noted)23/512
Giant skeleton (Tarn's Lair)100 12/128
Zombie (Tarn's Lair) Low level40–56 32/128
Mutated Bloodveld123 17/128
Flaming pyrelord97 13 × 8/128
Marble gargoyle349 10–20 (noted)3 × 10/128
Insatiable mutated Bloodveld278 13 × 7/128
Insatiable Bloodveld202 13 × 2/128
Extra supply crateN/A 8–11 (noted)Varies
Deranged archaeologist276 10 (noted)6/131
Grotesque Guardians 40–50 (noted)2 × 7/142
Shop Counter (ore)82 110/80
Skeleton (mage)94 12/128
Gnome woman75 18/128
Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) Medium level40; 63; 72; 77 12/128
Skeleton (Tarn's Lair) High level81; 87 12/128
Brimstone chestN/A 100–200 (noted)4/60
Elf (Thieving)85 11/128
Zalcano336 86–756 (noted)3/36
Larran's big chestN/A 150–250 (noted)4/60
Larran's small chestN/A 81–179 (noted)4/60
Elven Crystal ChestN/A 350–500 (noted)12/256
The Nightmare814 9–176 (noted)4/100
Monumental chestN/A 300–360 (noted)3 × 1/30
Pyrelord60 28/128
Infernal pyrelord134 23 × 8/128
Phosani's Nightmare1024 165–305 (noted)4/100
Chaos Golem70 2–36/52
Ancient chestN/A 1–2,978 (noted)2 × 1/33
Gold vein40 1Always
Chest (Tombs of Amascut)N/A 12–569 (noted)3 × 1/27
Tribeswoman32 15/138
The Whisperer587; 791; 1146 88; 133 (noted)1/100
The Leviathan593; 798; 1157 67; 101 (noted)8/100
Phantom Muspah741 180 (noted)2 × 10/235
Calvar'ion264 200 (noted)6/128
Ore pack (Volcanic Mine)N/A 0–8 (noted)Common
Spindel302 180 (noted)6/128
Chest (Ancient Vault) Smoke quartzN/A 400 (noted)1/5
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 3N/A 1501/70
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 4N/A 150615/43,400
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 5N/A 1502,725/19,250
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 6N/A 1502,375/16,800
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 7N/A 1505,832/45,920
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 8N/A 15014,472/114,240
Chest (moon key)N/A 500 (noted)1/107
Zombie Pirate's LockerN/A 10–30 (noted)12/173
Zombie pirate Diary22; 28; 34 5–15 (noted)12/378
Zombie pirate Regular22; 28; 34 5–15 (noted)12/1,260
Amoxliatl Post-quest 20–30 (noted)2 × 5/58
Frost Nagua104 10–20 (noted)3/34
Reward CartN/A 8–11 (noted)Varies
Doom of Mokhaiotl558–908 20–60 (noted)5/104
Eldric the Ice King350 60–100 (noted)2 × 2/56
Branda the Fire Queen350 60–100 (noted)2 × 2/55
Earthen Nagua128 4–8 (noted)2/32
Ore stall (Port Roberts)82 110/75
Maggot King741 24–32 (noted)5/159

Spawns

Location Members Spawns Map
North Brimhaven mineMembers1Show map
Varrock - west bank basement[2]Free-to-play1Show map
Ruins (east), level 27 WildernessFree-to-play1Show map
Rogues' Castle (3rd floor[UK]4th floor[US]), level 53 WildernessMembers1Show map
Rogues' Castle (ground floor[UK]1st floor[US]), level 53 WildernessMembers3Show map
  1. ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 6 June 2020. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ This spawn requires telekinetic grab to obtain.

Shop locations

SellerLocationNumber
in stock		Restock
time		Price
sold at		Price
bought at		Change
Per		Members
TzHaar-Hur-Lek's Ore and Gem StoreMor Ul Rek01m 225 222.0%Members
TzHaar-Hur-Lek's Ore and Gem Store (Karamja gloves)Mor Ul Rek01m 195 522.0%Members
Ore storeJatizso56s 165 1053.0%Members
Ore seller.Blast Furnace in Keldagrim1002m 225 600.0%Members
TzHaar-Hur-Rin's Ore and Gem StoreMor Ul Rek121m 225 222.0%Members
TzHaar-Hur-Rin's Ore and Gem Store (Karamja gloves)Mor Ul Rek121m 195 522.0%Members
Petrified Pete's Ore ShopVolcanic Mine∞N/A150N/A0.0%Members
Mistrock Mining SuppliesMistrock06s 150 1052.0%Members
Port Roberts Ore StallPort Roberts51m 165 1052.0%Members
Deepfin Point Ore ExchangeDeepfin Point101m 165 1052.0%Members

Changes

Date Changes
10 September 2020
(Update)

The Grand Exchange buy limit was changed from 13,000 to 30,000.

16 April 2015
(Update)

The experience boost from goldsmith gauntlets is now correctly applied when using gold ore on a furnace.

RuneScape 2
Beta 		29 March 2004 –
present

References

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