RuneScape Money Making Guide Mining Iron

Iron is often used to gain mining experience in RuneScape. It is mined quickly and the respawn is short. Currently iron ore sells for 94 gold and looks like it will be rising soon. Quick gathering and decent money lead to large amounts of gold. Here’s the right way to do it.

If you have read my other guides you probably know noticed I’m all about getting money without doing a lot of work. I let others do the hard work and I rake in the profits. Iron is no exception. Iron is well known as the best F2P mining experience. Players are always at iron locations swinging their picks at the rocks. Most of these players powermine, which means dropping the ore instead of banking. Here’s where I come in.

I go to a crowded world. Yes I said crowded. Typically you want to go to a low populated world to train mining, but we’re making money. I like al-kharid because there are many iron rocks and usually lots of people powermining. Simply walk to the mine, pick up all of the iron laying on the ground and walk to the bank. Rinse and repeat. I have done this many times and 9/10 trips there is enough iron just sitting there for me to pick up and walk right back. The rare occasion where I don't get a full inventory instantly I just mine a few rocks of my own. Lots of different choices so pick your favorite (gold, silver, coal, iron). I get loads and loads of iron like this very quickly.

Now it's time to make money. You can sell the iron or process it to make even more money. You can buy coal and make steel bars to get that smithing level up. After the price of coal you’ll net about 200 gold per bar instead of the 100 gold for the iron ore. You could superheat the ores which cuts into your profit because of the nature rune cost, but gives you magic and smithing experience.

So use what works for you. Let others do the work and you take the money. Let us know how it goes and if you have any other favorite locations.

Check out some of my other guides:

Train Magic and Earn Millions with High Alchemy
Clay, the Hidden Money Maker
Flipping 101, THE way to become a RuneScape Billionaire