Mining
Mining is a gathering profession in Winds of Valen. Players can mine various resources, such as the level 50 Essence Rock found at the center of West Mine Deep Cavern.
Guide
See the Mining Guide for a full walkthrough, tables, and tips.
Overview
How to Train Mining - Equip a tool that requires Mining skill to use. - Mine a rock.
Benefits of Training - Improves your chance to mine an ore. - Allows you to mine higher tier ores.
Skilling Methods
| Level | Mining Node | Resource | Rare Item | Base XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copper Rock |  Copper Ore
|
 Weak Power Gem
|
15 |
| 1 | Tin Rock |  Tin Ore
|
Weak Power Gem
|
15 |
| 10 | Iron Rock |  Iron Ore
|
 Power Gem |
30 |
| 20 | Coal Rock |  Coal Ore
|
 Strong Power Gem
|
80 |
| 30 | Mithril Rock |  Mithril Ore
|
 Fishing Power Gem
|
150 |
| 40 | Gold rock (Ore) |  Gold Ore
|
 Mining Power Gem
|
350 |
| 40 | Gold Rock (Dust) |  Gold Dust
|
Mining Power Gem
|
350 |
| 40 | Silver Rock |  Silver Ore
|
 Strange Gem
|
300 |
| 50 | Essence Rock |  Essence Geode
|
 Resonant Essence Geode
|
550 |
| 60 | Ebony Rock (Ore) |  Ebony Ore
|
 Strong Mining Power Gem
|
550 |
| 60 | Ebony Rock (Dust) |  Ebony Dust
|
Strong Mining Power Gem
|
825 |
Mining Power
Mining Power improves your chance to successfully mine a rock; it's separate from your Mining level. Sources:
Pickaxe (equipped tool, required to mine):
- Copper Pickaxe: +1
- Bronze Pickaxe: +4
- Iron Pickaxe: +12
- Steel Pickaxe: +25
- Dwarven Pickaxe: +50 (tied for best)
- Mithril Pickaxe: +50 (tied for best)
Armor:
- Mining Boots: +5 (dropped by Skeleton Miner)
- Mining Gloves: +15 (craftable at Smithing 21: 2x Steel Plate, 2x Steel Bar, 2x Rough Leather)
Power Gems (socketed into jewellery; a ring and an amulet each have their own gem socket, so both can be filled at once):
- Mining Power Gem: +5 (0.1% drop from Gold/Volcanic Gold rocks)
- Strong Mining Power Gem: +10 (members-only, untradeable; drops from Ebony rocks, see the table above)
Stacking the best of everything (pickaxe + gloves + boots + a Strong Mining Power Gem in both the ring and amulet slots) gives 50 + 15 + 5 + 10 + 10 = 90 Mining Power.
There's also a Mining Potion, but it boosts Mining level (+5 for 600s), not Mining Power - a different stat.