Runite ore (2024)

This article is about the ore. For the rock it's extracted from, see Runite rocks.

Runite ore
Released							13 August 2001 (Update)
Members							No
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Drop
Examine							This needs refining.
Values
Value							3,200 coins
High alch							1,920 coins
Low alch							1,280 coins
Weight							2.267 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							11,254 coins (info)
Buy limit							4,500
Daily volume							2,704,118
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Advanced data
Item ID							451

Runite ore can be mined at level 85 Mining providing 125 Mining experience. After runite rocks are mined, it will take twelve minutes until it reappears. Runite ore is used with eight coal to smelt runite bars. Smelting a runite bar gives 50 Smithing experience.

Wearing expert mining gloves while mining a runite rock grants a guaranteed extra gather before depleting.

Ore chance[edit | edit source]

At 99 mining, runite ore has a 19/256 chance of depletion every 3 ticks (1.8 seconds), when using a rune pickaxe. In the case of a rune pickaxe, the expected amount of time for success is 256/19 * 3 ticks, roughly 24.25 seconds.

For the median time to success, consider that the chance of not getting the rock in x rolls is (237/256)^x. Solve for (237/256)^x = 0.5, you get x = 8.99 approximately. So median time (i.e. the time after which 50% of rocks would be mined) is 8.99 * 3 ticks, which is about 16.18 seconds.

Mining info[edit | edit source]

Runite rocks
Level required					85
Mining XP					125 xp
Rock					Runite rocks
Required tool					Pickaxe
Respawn time					12 minutes 6 minutes in Mining Guild

Money making[edit | edit source]

The following money making guides are available for Runite ore:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills
Mining runite ore	727,610	85+
Mining runite ore (free-to-play)	447,760	85+ , 40 (optional), 40+ (optional), 25 (optional)

Products[edit | edit source]

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Runite bar (Blast Furnace)		85	50	1 × Runite ore 4 × Coal
	Runite bar (Catalyzed)		85	100	1 × Runite ore 4 × Coal 1 × Smithing catalyst
	Runite bar (Normal furnace)		85	50	1 × Runite ore 8 × Coal
	Runite bar (Superheat)		85 43	50 53	1 × Runite ore 8 × Coal 1 × Nature rune 4 × Fire rune

Item sources[edit | edit source]

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Abyssal Sire	350	6(noted)	4/139
Ancient Wyvern	210	2–3(noted)	3/132
Ancient chest	N/A	1–65(noted)	2 × 1/33
Barbarian Assault/Gambles High	N/A	20(noted)	1/32
Brimstone chest	N/A	10–15(noted)	1/30
Brutal black dragon	318	3(noted)	2/128
Brutal blue dragon	271	1(noted)	2/128
Brutal red dragon	289	2(noted)	2/128
Cerberus	318	5(noted)	3/128
Chest (Ancient Vault) Shadow quartz	N/A	20(noted)	1/5
Chest (Ancient Vault) Blood quartz	N/A	20(noted)	1/5
Chest (Ancient Vault) Ice quartz	N/A	20(noted)	1/5
Corporeal Beast	785	20(noted)	12/512
Dark beast	182	1(noted)	1/128
Duke Sucellus	538; 758	30; 45(noted)	2/100
Elven Crystal Chest	N/A	7–10	9/256
Extra supply crate	N/A	1–2(noted)	Varies
Frozen cache	N/A	18(noted)	3/80
Gargoyle	111	1	2/128
Grotesque Guardians		3–6(noted)	2 × 4/137
Larran's big chest	N/A	15–20(noted)	2/60
Larran's small chest	N/A	5–10(noted)	2/60
The Leviathan	593; 798	27; 40(noted)	2/100
Lizardman shaman	150	3–5(noted)	4/250
Long-tailed Wyvern	152	1–2(noted)	3/123
Marble gargoyle	349	1	3 × 2/128
Monumental chest	N/A	60–72(noted)	3 × 1/30
Nex		2–30(noted)	Uncommon
Night beast	374	1(noted)	3 × 1/128
The Nightmare	814	1–16(noted)	2/100
Ore pack (Giants' Foundry)	N/A	1(noted)	30 × 0.29/100
Ore pack (Volcanic Mine)	N/A	1(noted)	Common
Phantom Muspah	741	18(noted)	2 × 3/220
Phosani's Nightmare		11–26(noted)	2/100
Revenant cyclops	82	2–4	1/52.97
Revenant dark beast	120	2–4	1/30.94
Revenant demon	98	2–4	1/43.76
Revenant dragon	135	2–4	1/24.87
Revenant goblin	15	2–4	1/431.95
Revenant hellhound	90	2–4	1/47.93
Revenant hobgoblin	60	2–4	1/90.37
Revenant imp	7	2–4	1/756.25
Revenant knight	126	2–4	1/26.61
Revenant maledictus	397	2–4	1/24.87
Revenant ork	105	2–4	1/36.3
Revenant pyrefiend	52	2–4	1/102.26
Reward casket (master)	N/A	5–8(noted)	1/30.3
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 10	N/A	12	2,340/16,000
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 12	N/A	35	110/4,800
Rewards Chest (Fortis Colosseum) Wave 8	N/A	12	1,876/114,240
Rock Golem (monster) High level	120; 159	1	1/128
Rune dragon	380	2–5(noted)	6/127
Runite rocks	85	1	Always
Sarachnis	318	4–6(noted)	1/100
Scorpia	225	3(noted)	4/128
Shop Counter (ore)	82	1	2/80
Spitting Wyvern	139	1–2(noted)	3/123
Spoils of war	N/A	4–8(noted)	3 × 1/90
Supply crate	N/A	1–2(noted)	Varies
Taloned Wyvern	147	1–2(noted)	3/123
Vardorvis	572; 784	18; 27(noted)	2/100
Vyrewatch Sentinel	151	1	2/93
The Whisperer	587; 791	42; 63(noted)	2/100
Zalcano	336	3–27(noted)	2/36
Zulrah	725	2(noted)	2 × 11/248

Store locations[edit | edit source]

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Seller	Location	Number in stock	Restock time	Price sold at	Price bought at	Change Per	Members
TzHaar-Hur-Lek's Ore and Gem Store	Mor Ul Rek	0	1m	4,800	480	2.0%
TzHaar-Hur-Rin's Ore and Gem Store (Ironman)	Mor Ul Rek	1	1m	4,800	480	2.0%
TzHaar-Hur-Rin's Ore and Gem Store	Mor Ul Rek	1	1m	4,800	480	2.0%
TzHaar-Hur-Rin's Ore and Gem Store (Karamja gloves)	Mor Ul Rek	1	1m	4,160	1,120	2.0%
TzHaar-Hur-Rin's Ore and Gem Store (Karamja gloves, Ironman)	Mor Ul Rek	1	1m	4,160	1,120	2.0%
TzHaar-Hur-Lek's Ore and Gem Store (Karamja gloves)	Mor Ul Rek	0	1m	4,160	1,120	2.0%
Hendor's Awesome Ores	Mining Guild	0	2m	3,200	2,240	2.0%
Petrified Pete's Ore Shop	Volcanic Mine	∞	N/A	855	N/A	0.0%

Treasure Trails[edit | edit source]

• Mining a piece of runite ore whilst wearing the full Prospector kit is required to complete the master clue scroll skill challenge assigned by Sherlock. Varrock armour 4 can take the place of the prospector jacket for the purposes of this clue.

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