One of the easiest ways to make money is through crafting weapons and armor. Go to the mine, get some ore, take it to the forge and make metal bars, take them to the smithy and make some items, and voila - instant money. Better yet, once you gain levels, you can save money by not having to buy your gear at the store.
��There are several ores that can be mined and refined to make weapons and armor: tin and copper (combine them to make bronze), iron and coal (for steel), mithril, and adamantium. You can also mine clay, silver, and gold, but those are used in Crafting(see crafting page). Different metals require different mining and smithing levels. At first level, the only things you can mine are tin, copper, and clay, and the only weapon you can make is the humble dagger. From there, however, your skill progresses until you can work harder metals.
��Here is a list of the ores and at what level you can mine them.

Picture Mining Level Ore XP
N/A 1 Gems 1
1 Clay 5
1 Tin 17.5
1 Copper 17.5
15 Iron 35
20 Silver 40
30 Coal 50
40 Gold 65
55 Mithril 80
70 Adamantite 95
85 Runite 125

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Smithing levels and XP per bar smelted are as follows:

Picture Smithing Level Bar Required Ore(s) XP
1 Bronze 1 Tin + 1 Copper 6.5
15 Iron 1 Iron Ore(50% success rate) 12.5
20 Silver 1 Silver Nugget 12
30 Steel 1 Iron Ore + 2 Coal 17.5
40 Gold 1 Gold Nugget 22.5
50 Mithril 1 Mithril Ore + 4 Coal 30
70 Adamantite 1 Adam Ore + 6 Coal 38.5
85 Runite 1 Rune Ore + 8 Coal 50

��Gems are a special case. They require Crafting to be cut. See the Crafting page for more details. Gold and Silver can be smelted into bars (requires 40 smithing for gold, 20 for silver), but then you need Crafting to make it into jewelry. You can obtain gems from any monster that drops treasure (1/282 chance) or any rock that gives ore (same chance).
There are several mines scattered around Runescape, and each has different ores that can be mined there:

Barbarian Village: There is a small mine here, and you can also find a pickaxe here. You can mine tin and coal.

Chasm Mine: This is a large chasm due north of Al Kharid. Here you can mine tin, copper, iron, silver, coal, gold, mithril and adamantium, but it is not recommended for newbies, since scorpions always appear to harass the miners. Map.

Crandor Isle Mine: Crandor Isle is the island where you can find the dragon, and can only be found by doing the Dragon Slayer Quest. You can mine iron, coal, mithril, gold, and adamantite here. Map.

Dwarf Mine: A large mine run by dwarves in the new kingdom, inside Ice Mountain. You can mine clay, copper, tin, iron, silver, coal, gold, mithril, and adamantium here. Map.

Edgeville Mine: It is located in the Edgeville Dungeon. You can find copper, tin, iron, silver, coal, gold, mithril and adamantium ores here. The room where the rocks are is inhabited by hobgoblins and skeletons with scimitars, making mining there a dangerous proposition. Map.

Hobgoblin Mine: An open-air mine located in the Wilderness. You can find iron, coal, mithril, and adamantite ores here.

Ice Giants' Dungeon: A small underground mine located at the far southern part of Asgarnia. It is the only place you can find blurite ore, which is a necessary item in a quest; there is also one iron rock here. Map.

Lava Maze Mine: The only place you can find the fabled Runite ore. There are two rocks just north of the entrance to the mine.

Skeleton Mine: An open-air mine in Level 9 of the Wilderness. This mine is all coal rocks (about 25 of them), and has level 25 Skeletons. Map.

Varrock Mine: A large mine SE of Varrock, just north of Al Kharid. Here can be found iron, tin, and copper ores. Map.

Varrock Mine II: Another large mine midway between Varrock and the Barbarian Village, just north of the Champion's Guild. You can find copper, tin, clay, iron, silver, and coal here. Map.

Volcano Mine: A small mine (four rocks) located in the Karamja volcano, near the entrance. All four rocks are gold, and are guarded by level 25 skeletons.

Wilderness Mine: A small open mine located near a small village in the SW corner of Asgarnia. You can mine clay, tin, copper, iron, and gold here. Map.


The chart below is listed by smithing level; it lists what you can make at each level, along with stats for those items. Not all levels have something new, so I have included only those where you gain a new skill. Numbers in parentheses are predictions. Thanks to Lightning for the new Steel and Mithril levels, and Lotta Might for all the XP values.

Smithing Level Item Bars required XP
1 Bronze Axe 1 12
1 Bronze Dagger 1 12
2 Bronze Mace 1 12
3 Bronze Medium Helmet 1 12
4 Bronze Short Sword 1 12
5 Bronze Scimitar 2 25
6 Bronze Long Sword 2 25
7 Bronze Large Helmet 2 25
8 Bronze Square Shield 2 25
10 Bronze Battle Axe 3 38
11 Bronze Chain Mail 3 37
12 Bronze Kite Shield 3 38
14 Bronze 2-handed Sword 3 38
16 Bronze Plate Legs/Skirt 3 37
18 Bronze Plate Mail Body 5 63
Smithing Level
Item
 Bars required XP
15 Iron Dagger 1 25
15 Iron Hatchet 1 25
17 Iron Mace 1 25
18 Iron Medium Helmet 1 25
19 Iron Short Sword 1 25
20 Iron Scimitar 2 50
21 Iron Long Sword 2 50
22 Iron Large Helmet 2 50
23 Iron Square Shield 2 50
25 Iron Battle Axe 3 75
26 Iron Chain Mail 3 75
27 Iron Kite Shield 3 75
29 Iron 2-handed Sword 3 75
31 Iron Plate Legs/Skirt 3 37
33 Iron Plate Mail Body 5 125
Smithing Level
Item
 Bars required XP
30 Steel Dagger 1 37
31 Steel Axe 1 37
32 Steel Mace 1 37
33 Steel Medium Helmet 1 37
34 Steel Short Sword 1 37
35 Steel Scimitar 2 75
36 Steel Long Sword 2 75
37 Steel Large Helmet 2 75
38 Steel Square Shield 2 75
40 Steel Battle Axe 3 112
41 Steel Chain Mail Body 3 112
42 Steel Kite Shield 3 112
44 Steel 2-handed Sword 3 112
46 Steel Plate Legs/Skirt 3 112
48 Steel Plate Mail Body 5 187.5
Smithing Level
Item
 Bars required XP
50 Mithril Dagger 1 50
51 Mithril Axe 1 50
52 Mithril Mace 1 50
53 Mithril Medium Helmet 1 50
54 Mithril Short Sword 1 50
55 Mithril Scimitar 2 100
56 Mithril Long Sword 2 100
57 Mithril Large Helmet 2 100
58 Mithril Square Shield 2 100
60 Mithril Battle Axe 3 150
61 Mithril Chain Mail 3 150
62 Mithril Kite Shield 3 150
64 Mithril 2-handed Sword 3 150
66 Mithril Plate Legs/Skirt 3 150
68 Mithril Plate Mail Body 5 250
Smithing Level
Item
 Bars required XP
70 Adamantite Dagger 1 62.5
71 Adamantite Axe 1 62.5
72 Adamantite Mace 1 62.5
73 Adamantite Medium Helmet 1 62.5
74 Adamantite Short Sword 1 62.5
75 Adamantite Scimitar 2 125
75 Adamantite Arrowheads(10) 1 62.5
76 Adamantite Long Sword 2 125
77 Adamantite Large Helmet 2 125
78 Adamantite Square Shield 2 125
80 Adamantite Battle Axe 3 187.5
81 Adamantite Chain Mail Body 3 187.5
82 Adamantite Kite Shield 3 187.5
84 Adamantite 2-handed Sword 3 187.5
86 Adamantite Legs/Skirt 3 187.5
88 Adamantite Plate Mail Body 5 312.5
Smithing Level
Item
 Bars required XP
85 Runite Dagger 1 75
86 Runite Axe 1 75
87 Runite Mace 1 75
89 Runite Medium Helmet 1 75
90 Runite Arrowheads(10) 1 75
90 Runite Scimitar 2 150
91 Runite Long Sword 2 150
92 Runite Large Helmet 2 150
93 Runite Square Shield 2 150
95 Runite Battle Axe 3 225
96 Runite Chain Mail Body 3 225
97 Runite Kite Shield 3 225
99 Runite 2-handed Sword 3 225
99 Runite Legs/Skirt 3 225
99 Runite Plate Mail Body 5 375
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