| Gold rocks | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 4 January 2001 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Varies | ||||||||||||||||||
| Map icon |  | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Mine | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | A rocky outcrop. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Object ID | 11371 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
Gold rocks are a type of rock that contains gold ore; a Mining level of 40 or higher is required to mine them, granting 65 Mining experience for each ore mined. Once mined, a gold rock takes about a minute to respawn.
The Arzinian Mine, after completing Between a Rock..., and Crafting Guild, after completing the Hard Falador Diary, are the ideal places to mine gold.
Wearing mining gloves, superior mining gloves, or expert mining gloves makes the rock not deplete upon mining gold, allowing you to mine one, two, or three additional ore, respectively, before depleting.
Locations
| Location | Members | Spawns | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agility Pyramid mine |  | 5 | Show map |
| Al Kharid mine |  | 2 | Show map |
| Crafting Guild mine | | 7 | Show map |
| Deepfin Point | | 6 | Show map |
| Dondakan's mine | | 147 | Show map |
| Dwarven Mine | | 2 | Show map |
| East Salvager Overlook mine | | 5 | Show map |
| Evil Chicken's Lair mine | | 4 | Show map |
| Grand Tree mine (east) | | 4 | Show map |
| Isle of Serpents (inaccessible) | | 13 | Show map |
| Isle of Souls mine | | 4 | Show map |
| Karamja Volcano mine | | 4 | Show map |
| Keldagrim south-west mine | | 1 | Show map |
| Lunar Isle mine | | 7 | Show map |
| Mistrock mine | | 5 | Show map |
| Mynydd mine | | 10 | Show map |
| North Brimhaven mine | | 10 | Show map |
| North Crandor mine | | 3 | Show map |
| North Mor Ul Rek mine | | 3 | Show map |
| The Onyx Crest | | 4 | Show map |
| Rimmington mine | | 2 | Show map |
| South Brimhaven mine | | 6 | Show map |
| South Mor Ul Rek mine | | 7 | Show map |
| Stonecutter Outpost | | 3 | Show map |
| Sunbleak Cave (inaccessible) | | 1 | Show map |
| Tlati Rainforest | | 5 | Show map |
| Trahaearn mine | | 14 | Show map |
| Vatrachos Island | | 4 | Show map |
| Wilderness - Resource Area | | 4 | Show map |
| Witchaven Dungeon ('perfect' gold ore) | | 4 | Show map |
Mining info
Rocks deplete and produce gold ore on every successful mining attempt, though more can be gained using special equipment.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gold ore | 1 | Always | 157 | 90 |
 | 'perfect' gold ore | 1 | Always[d 1] | Not sold | 90 |
- ^ 'Perfect' ore drops instead of gold ore from the rocks in Witchaven Dungeon.
The probability to succeed on a given mining attempt scales with Mining level according to the figure below.[1]
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The mining gem drop table has a 1/256 chance to roll on every mining attempt;[2] if the player is wearing a charged amulet of glory, amulet of glory (t), or amulet of eternal glory, the probability increases to 1/64.2.[3][4] If the table successfully rolls, the player may receive an uncut gem or nothing, and in either case can not receive an ore.[5] This neither depletes the rock nor grants Mining experience. The rates shown are for every mining attempt.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nothing | N/A | 70/32,768; 70/8,216[d 1] | N/A | N/A |
 | Uncut sapphire | 1 | 32/32,768; 32/8,216[d 1] | 206 | 15 |
 | Uncut emerald | 1 | 16/32,768; 16/8,216[d 1] | 416 | 30 |
 | Uncut ruby | 1 | 8/32,768; 8/8,216[d 1] | 1,011 | 60 |
 | Uncut diamond | 1 | 2/32,768; 2/8,216[d 1] | 2,455 | 120 |
Tertiary
The following items can drop together with the main resource. The rates shown are for a successful mining attempt.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Crystal shard | 1 | 1/65[6][d 1] | Not sold | N/A |
 | Clue geode (beginner) | 1 | 1/296–1/208[d 2] | Not sold | N/A |
 | Loop half of key (moon key) | 1 | 1/1,977[d 3] | Not sold | N/A |
 | Clue geode (easy) | 1 | 1/2,521–1/1,685[d 2] | Not sold | N/A |
 | Clue geode (medium) | 1 | 1/2,966–1/1,982[d 2] | Not sold | N/A |
 | Clue geode (hard) | 1 | 1/4,894–1/3,271[d 2] | Not sold | N/A |
 | Clue geode (elite) | 1 | 1/14,832–1/9,912[d 2] | Not sold | N/A |
 | Rock golem | 1 | 1/295,640–1/294,165[d 4] | Not sold | N/A |
- ^ Crystal shards are only dropped in Prifddinas.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The drop rate increases with Mining level; see Clue geode § Rates for more details. Drops as a scroll box after the completion of X Marks the Spot.
- ^ Key halves are only dropped in Varlamore.
- ^ The drop rate increases with Mining level; see the pet calculator for more details.
Equipment
Varrock armour 1, 2, 3, and and 4 give a 10% chance to receive an extra ore.
Mining gloves allow one additional ore to be mined before the rocks deplete.
Superior mining gloves allow two additional ores to be mined before the rocks deplete.
Expert mining gloves allow three additional ores to be mined before the rocks deplete.
Celestial rings and signets provide an invisible +4 boost to Mining level, regardless of charges. When charged with stardust, they also give a 10% chance to receive an extra ore.
Prospector kit boosts Mining experience by 2.5%.
Amulet of glory increases the chance of obtaining gems when charged.
Mining capes give a 5% chance to receive an extra ore.- Varrock armour, celestial rings, and Mining capes roll independently; multiple bonus resources can be given.
Changes
| Date | Changes |
|---|---|
| 20 March 2024 (Update) |
Map icon for the 2 standard variants changed from |
| 15 March 2023 (Update | poll) |
|
| 7 December 2022 (Update | poll) |
The random tick delay after mining gold has been removed. |
| 21 January 2016 (Update | poll) |
The object was graphically updated |
See also
References
- ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 6 June 2020. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Mod Ash: "Each gold roll has a 3% success at level 1, if that were permitted, and a 29% at level 99. Interpolate linearly between those. (...)"
- ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Mod Ash: "It adds a gem roll before each ore roll, and if you receive a gem you don't get the ore roll."
- ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Mod Ash: "All charged amulets of glory, including the eternal one, have the same benefit for getting gems."
- ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Mod Ash: "[the actual increase when wearing the Amulet of Glory while mining is] 1/86 rather than 1/256 for a gem."
- ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Mod Ash: "Yes, [the mining gem table has] got [...] chance of giving no gem."
- ^ "Araxxor CAs, Poll 82 Updates & More!". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 11 September 2024. Archived from the original. "Mining: Quantity is unchanged. Rate is improved to 1/65 from 1/127."